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THREAD FOR THOSE WHO HATED THE MOVIE

Discussion in 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' started by Kript, Dec 13, 2017.

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Which points do you agree were not well made and you did not like?

  1. 1.Luke as a character

    192 vote(s)
    57.1%
  2. 2.Phasma being wasted

    148 vote(s)
    44.0%
  3. 3.Forced and bad humor

    200 vote(s)
    59.5%
  4. 4.Finding out nothing about Snoke and his premature death

    181 vote(s)
    53.9%
  5. 5.Rey parents being nobodies

    128 vote(s)
    38.1%
  6. 6.Maz and Luke's lightsaber

    123 vote(s)
    36.6%
  7. 7.The knights of ren are forgotten and nowhere to be seen

    176 vote(s)
    52.4%
  8. 8.Leia flying through space scene

    219 vote(s)
    65.2%
  9. 9.Luke's weightless death

    147 vote(s)
    43.8%
  10. 10.The whole Finn and Rose plotline

    225 vote(s)
    67.0%
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    This is like an AA meeting or a counciling session for me. To learn how others see things about this movie is refreshing. We all have our interests and passions. Some people like cars, others working out. Mine is Star Wars.
     
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    Well time tends to heal wounds. I'm just not sure why this thread has 255 pages to begin with. Was it that bad at launch?
     
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    Some fans have multiple issues with the movie. Not all fans have the same issues. Then fans who love the movie come in to debate whether the issue should be an issue, which often takes up 5 pages or more. From those discussions other people see different issues, some they hadn't been able to put their finger on, so then there are discussions that branch off of the other discussions.

    To be honest, I can't understand how someone can't understand the haters (even if they don't agree with them). We get people saying they didn't like Twilight or whatever movie and they didn't talk about it for months afterward. What is missed is that this isn't Twilight. People have emotions, time, money and more invested into this franchise, and for better or worse, this is now part of the saga. It deals with legacy characters, it adds nuance to the stories that have been told, it adds and expands canon, it adds characters and takes them away or makes some favorites less significant while making others more super significant and it adds or diminishes the world building. It's the first saga being told not by GL thus style and design, theme and pacing ect are all being analyzed. Is it under more scrutiny? Absolutely, but some fail to ask if it is also deserving of the added scrutiny, and I for one believe it is. It's a different creature.

    People in general resist change. The ST, especially after TLJ has underwent a whole lot of obvious change.

    Was it that bad at launch? Are you asking about the movie, or the criticism? It doesn't matter, because to some the answer is yes to both. I can only speak for myself, but my opinion is that TLJ has so many issues that I'm still discovering some nearly a year after its release. The death of Han and how little it effects the story so far, how people seem to not care much about it within universe (at least not those closest to him) is one such issue. With every other I've had with the movie, I felt this one, but never put my finger on it until it was mentioned. If nothing else, TLJ is a whirlwind of emotion. In that sense, RJ was a genius, I only wish it could have been positive emotion for me.

    When people come here and ask things like "How long are you going to keep this up?" type questions, it seeks to invalidate our opinion (even if that's not the intention, that's the perception). It lengthens the thread another page as people chime in. I've seen the page grow quiet a few times for days, so that for me tells me it is dying down, up until a month or two ago, every day there was a new post by somebody. I wouldn't say the hate or dislike is slowing, but most issues have been talked out. I have no issue with people coming here to ask questions or debate with someone who's willing, but don't deny us our opinion. Don't try and shame us or demean us for our passion. Often times, that re-invigorates us more than anything else. If you have nothing to contribute to a civilized discussion, I would say coming into our space and dismissing our opinion is a form of trolling. Most of us have little issue with answering questions about the issues we have with the movie.

    Lastly, I believe people keep coming here because we're hoping IX can somehow save what we perceive as the tragedy that is TLJ. Although we see it as unlikely, we are fans who by definition root for one in a million odds. Maybe it can't fix everything about TLJ and the ST, but maybe it can make it at least as tolerable as the PT, with different weaknesses and strengths.
     
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    That's my problem with the fandom: it's too passionate. Like you calling it "tragedy" as if its comparable to an actual tragedy were people died.
     
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    The reason why this thread is so long is because, for some reason, the people who loved the movie felt the need to come in here and argue with those of us who didn't.

    This thread is about 5 times longer than the "loved it" thread because the "loved it" crowd came in here to argue whereas, for the most part, the "hated it" crowd left the "loved it" thread alone. I don't know why the people who loved it felt the need to come into the thread for those who hated it, so you'll have to ask them about their/your motivations.
     
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    I think LFL was fine having a passionate fandom as long as they were buying tickets and buying merchandise. The moment they realized the whole "subversion" bit didn't work and backfired, is when we got this media push about fans being "too intense".

    Fringe elements notwithstanding, I think the backlash (if even small in number) is strong in intensity but restrained in actually posing a danger to anything but profit margins. In short, I don't think any of us are too passionate. If you own SW you want your fan base to passionate, just not crazy. And I think being able to discuss what we don't like about TLJ is inherently healthy and reasonable. That's just my take.
     
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    Nobody criticized the fan base for being "too passionate" when we were collectively making this movie saga the most valuable one on the planet. Star Wars/LFL has spent decades reaping the rewards of the passionate fan base, and encouraging more of the same. It is pretty disingenuous to now turn around and say "hey you guys shouldn't take all of this so seriously..!! stop being so passionate..!!"
    Sorry, but that's some pretty lame wordsmithing.
     
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    I think you have to take people's post in context and not equate it to real life stuff. 99% of the fans have a grip on the movies and would never compare them to war, poverty, or any issue going on around the world. The passion is no different then loving a rock band, loving a sports team, loving a TV show, as it's an outlet for everyone.

    You have to understand TLJ took an iconic character in Luke Skywalker and turned him upside down for many fans, so Disney HAD to know that it would be divisive. I'm not arguing the fact of whether you liked it or I hated it, I'm just saying there had to be a conversation with Bob Iger and Kathleen Kennedy when they read the script, and was this the right way to portray Luke in the new movies? If they didn't atleast entertain that some fans would be p***ed off then that tells me they are out of touch. If they knew it was going to p**s off fans, and still decided that this was the best route to go, then atleast they were sticking to what they believed.
     
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    Definition of Tragedy: an event causing great suffering, destruction, and distress, such as a serious accident, crime, or natural catastrophe.

    Event, as in movie... SW saga movies have been called events in the past.

    Suffering, I could say I've suffered by the making of TLJ. Not only because of the negative emotion I had leaving the theater, but also because of the response by some toxic portions of the fan base.

    Destruction, to some, it appears SW is being destroyed in some fashion.

    Distress, I think the fact that this page has gone over 255 pages speaks for itself.

    Serious accident, possibly if TLJ is interpreted as a blunder either by RJ or KK or Disney as a whole, one that can damage the brand.

    Crime, okay, in a legal sense absolutely not, but tragedy doesn't have to hit every single possible meaning of the definition.

    It doesn't fit all the criteria, but within the conversation, I think it mostly fits. Granted, somewhat exaggerated, but within the boundaries of reason. What's sad is that I take the time to write and take time to explain things and you turn around and clumsily pick a single statement out of context to try and argue that TLJ and the ST isn't on the same level of a hurricane, earthquake or tsunami when that isn't even what is being discussed. It's preposterous, you are deflecting a losing argument due to an ineptitude to intelligently and respectably represent your point of view, because I believe, deep down inside, you have no reasonable argument as to why you, and a small number of others, insist on coming into this thread to try and shame, demean and invalidate us because we dare to dislike something you happen to love.

    If you want a conversation or an honest answer, I'm always willing. Do yourself a favor though, come here with honest intentions to productive and intelligent conversation or don't come here at all. That's the same respect we've granted you lovers in your love thread.
     
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    I personally came here to challenge people's opinions and to have mine challenged in return.
     
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    If that's how it came off I'm sorry. I was typing in a general sense, but this is a open forum I have every right to be this thread as you do.
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    Just say you dislike it that's all I'm implying. It's a language usage issue, as to what I'm trying to get across.
     
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    @Sparafucile, @Andrew Waples, you've both said your peace.

    Now is the time to either leave things be, or find something about the film to discuss.
     
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    It’s complicated. It’s caused a major tremor in the force for some die hard fans such as myself. I thought the movie was well done. I just don’t agree with the direction Disney chose to take the story in. But the size of this thread shows how passionate we fans can be whether for good or bad.
     
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    Plenty of other threads to do that. You came in here to argue. You know it, I know it. Doesn't bother me, I enjoy a good argument myself. But for some reason the "hated it" crowd are perfectly happy discussing it amongst ourselves, whereas the "loved it" crowd were just too insecure to let the "hated it" thread be.
     
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    Discuss whatever you want about the movies. We will not be discussing fans or their intentions, or anything else relative to this statement.
     
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    I think that's a good rule, it's just that I see an awful lot of "how long will you keep coming here?" and "why are you people discussing a movie if you hated it so much?" type of questions in here, so I apologize for thinking that discussing fans and their intentions was fair game.
     
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    A reoccurring topic brought up by visitors to this thread which, funnily enough, has nothing to do with the subject of critiquing the film or expressing disdain towards it at all.
     
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    Everyone is free to post wherever they like, however they like, so long as it is within the rules. The "lovers" who come here have every reason to, for the sake of a good discussion and fans discussing topic to topic, point to point. Yes, some come only to troll and rial things up, but they are taken care of, or will be notified shortly after an offense not to do so again.

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    The film is beautifully shot. No doubt. But, in my opinion, and it's just an opinion, the story group failed big time, and RJ knows very little about the universe he was playing in. He showed a ton of disregard for the world and what went before. And that comes back to the story group. They really should have tempered his worst instincts. Making Luke a shadow of himself was a bad bad bad idea. Why go there? To "subvert" expectations?

    I will always be a star wars fan (got several tattoos and I'm turning them into a sleeve), but TLJ is a failure as far as I'm concerned. I LOVED Rogue One. Absolutely loved it. I really enjoyed Solo and I don't care what anyone says, I really liked TFA. I'm definitely going to see IX, but TLJ is the worst film of them all since AOTC. As a matter of fact, it has made me rethink and rewatch the PT. If that was RJ's intent, then on that he succeeded.
     
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    It seems like RJ felt he had to diminish Luke to pass on being the Hero to Rey. I’d have rather they left Luke out completely than feel how my wife and I felt leaving the theaters. I can deal with Snokes Demise and learn more about him in books. I think it was unsatisfying though.

    The film looked awesome, the story sucked badly all around lame. Run out of gas...really? Poe dereliction unforgivable.
     
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