The Rise of Skywalker showed that there are limits to the love of Star Wars

The last decade Star Wars it was… a lot: interesting, exciting, exhausting, disappointing. You choose a descriptor and it can probably be applied at any point thereafter The Force Awakens revived the franchise, the two spinoff films did what they could and The Last Jedi tried to make new swings. What does a word describe? The Rise of Skywalker in the purest, kindest way? But what about “compromise”?

The Rise of Skywalker It was released in theaters on 20th December 2019 and at that time all eyes were on it. It was a film in a precarious position: outside of its mission to encapsulate the Disney-branded Skywalker Saga, it had to contend with attitude. Carrie Fisher dies between films, plus a discussion of how returning director JJ Abrams and co-writer Chris Terrio will build on the road appointed by He wakes up and End. Hitting during the Christmas season, he made himself the ultimate “last” in an equally remarkable year. Avengers: Endgame and Game of Thrones final.

Yes, there was a lot of pressure Get up deliver the goods and finish to everyone’s satisfaction. And after all the build up, he really didn’t. In general, like. Sure, people like the movie or find it enjoyable, but there’s no denying that something happened during production, resulting in a movie that leaves a strange taste in your mouth. After leaving the theater and entering the Internet, I thought, “What the hell that?” this made it even more so It’s annoying to talk about from The Last Jedi. This part might have been inevitable, but the rest of the film owes the film seriously, as it is, to its odd moments. fan service punches and knowing that he was born after that original director Colin Trevorrow left the project. Whatever high points the film does have, they exist in a film that looks so hot it should have been the catalyst for its events. to put Fortnite pre-release but not the film itself.

If The Last Jedi his shadow fell Star Wars for seven years The Rise of Skywalker is a monster that has swallowed the entire franchise and still hasn’t digested it or just had to give up and spit it out. Although it made money, it didn’t take long to suspect that Disney was embarrassed by the reactions it received. (Subject: the movie comic adaptation does finally 2020 will be released in February after the announcement.) First any goodwill earned The Force Awakens basically it is eroded once in real time Get up It was revealed that Palpatine somehow returned, or later when Chewbacca was “killed”. If he hadn’t, the “Rey is Palpatine’s grandson” revelation could have been the first kiss of death for the film and the last for the Skywalker Saga. The movie ultimately states that it doesn’t matter that Rey is Palpatine because she chose her own name and family. But in adopting the Skywalker surname, she trades one legacy name for another that can read hilariously like the story of a woman pulling off the most sophisticated identity theft scheme in the universe.

Disney is bad at it, own it Star Wars? This question has been floating around for years and then resurfaced The Acolyte’s cancellation The results are ambiguous: on the one hand, Andor some really good ass television and other media like High Republic and various video games has been pretty consistently good. At the same time, Disney can’t seem to get any kind of firm hold on the film and television front: it just hasn’t happened. new theatrical film since Get up came out and for every new announcement one (or three) movies coooooo what’s going on feels like an ongoing joke. Likewise, it’s a silly shot of what a show will be like, what cameos it will inevitably feature, and what the future holds. Audiences seem to like what’s airing now Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, but if the jury is still out on whether it will go as far as the creators hope, or if its wings will be clipped from under it and it can’t deliver on its promise, the problem goes far beyond this franchise.

There is some light at the end of the tunnel; i.e. Dave Filoni The Mandalorian & Grogu In 2026, the film and a second season Ahsoka, plus the second (and sadly final) season Andor in April. Will audiences be willing to stick their necks out again to see where it all goes? It’s easy to say yes and point to Marvel, which many feel is having its strongest year since Avengers: Endgame. But the MCU has yet to have a movie that completely disrupts the establishment The Rise of Skywalker he did and he’s about to pull some interesting new tricks from his arm. If Star Wars it will get back to the same level…well, it just takes some work and more importantly, consistency and belief.

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