• GrouchyGrouse [he/him]
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    9 months ago

    One of the funniest and depressing things I read in recent years was some dude saying "dune is proof you can make a star wars film for adults" and all I could think was "you are so close to understanding star wars is for children but still so far away."

    • UlyssesT [he/him]
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      9 months ago

      It's for children, yes, and it can also a good time for adults as long as the adults don't get utterly absorbed into it.

      • GrouchyGrouse [he/him]
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        9 months ago

        For sure. I mean it's "all ages" entertainment. Who doesn't like seeing Chewbacca throw around some space nazis. But people take it too far. I feel bad for the kid who played Anakin. The star wars nerds really raked him over the coals and just... that poor boy never deserved that hate.

        • UlyssesT [he/him]
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          9 months ago

          Ahmed Best got decades of homophobic and racist hate vomited his way after Jar Jar made it to the big screens.

          • GrouchyGrouse [he/him]
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            9 months ago

            That's another example. Poor dude just did a job and they bullied him for it.