The thing that blows my mind is that all the dorectors had to so is paint by numbers. You make a safe 8/10 and everyone would be in love.

They had to go out of the way to get people to get weird and fuck it up.

Its a simple forumula. Pick a samurai movie, add lazers, done.

Look at the mandalorian. That is literally a unknown stranger taking a baby through the desert with lazers. Perfect formula, everyone is happy.