The past decade ofStar Warshas been… a lot: interesting, thrilling, exhausting, disappointing.
What one word describesThe Rise of Skywalkerin the cleanest, most charitable way?
And after all the buildup, it… did not do really do that.
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Like, at all.
After leaving the theater and hopping online, there was overwhelmingly a collective feeling of what the hell wasthat?
that made it even moreincendiary to talk aboutthanLast Jedi.
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(Case in point: the filmscomic adaptationisfinallycoming out in February after it was announced back in 2020.)
The film ultimately posits that Rey being a Palpatine doesnt matter since shes chosen her own name and family.
Is Disney bad at this, owningStar Wars?
That questions been hovering around for years, and sparked up once again in the wake ofThe Acolytescancelation.
Will audiences be willing to stick their neck out again and see where this is all going?
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