Should Disney erase PT from canon?

Pfft.

 

First off, that is subjective, so the writing and characters is your opinion, and that's fine and dandy. Second off, objectively, CGI has definitely improved since the late 90's and early 2000's. As have special effects improved since the Original Trilogy.

 

Oh well, children do need their naps after all...

Anyway, back on track, erasing the prequels from canon would not only alienate prequel fans, but also fans of The Clone Wars. Without the prequels, there would be no TCW. Plus, it would leave people even more confused about what's canon and non-canon. Erasing all of that from the Star Wars lore would make Disney/LFL lose many fans and customers.

 

I respectively disagree. While they would most likely fix the problems of the prequels, the remakes would have their own problems, as no movie is 100% perfect. Good point, though!

 

Exactly how could Disney "fix" the Prequel movies? Transform them into a tale of one-dimensional morality? Which is what I suspect they would do? Which is what a lot of fans seemed to want them to be?

While we're at it, Disney might as "fix" the Original Trilogy. Then again, perhaps they should not "fix" anything, since they're unwilling to "fix" "The Force Awakens".

 

I'm just talking the theoretical sense. As much as I like the prequels, I do have some problems with them. I think for the most part they're fine the way you are, just a couple of nitpicks on my part. If they remake the first two trilogies at some point, chances are they'll remake the sequels too. I do doubt that remakes will actually happen, though!

 

As a kid of the prequels it blew my mind when I started going online as a teenager and seeing that everyone pretty much seemed to universally hate my favorite movies. To answer the forum question though, No they should not reboot the Prequels. That would devastatingly disrespectful to George Lucas and his vision. If you hate them so much, I have a crazy idea, do not watch them. If the unfortunate day comes when they do announce a reboot ,they won't, I will consider them non canon until the end of time and pop in my Revenge of the Sith bluray.

 

If Disney erases the Prequels from the franchise, then they should erase every movie and television series produced by George Lucas. And I probably wouldn't watch another SW production made by Disney ever again.

 

If you want to waste time and air hoping for something that will never happen in this galaxy or one far, far away go ahead. You could always form your own canon as I have seen some do.

 

*Sigh* I really wish certain threads didn't exist. All it does is bring out the dark side of certain Star Wars fans.

 

Why are you on this thread then!? You're just trolling and giving a neutral/negative rating to anyone who doesn't agree with you. I'm not trying to be rude, but just be a bit nicer, alright?

Yes...

 

OK, so let's just assume for arguments sake that what you are saying is something that LucasFilm actually intends to do.

Let's talk honest logistics on that point regarding Canon. We'll start with the films. If you erase the Prequels, then LucasFilm needs to do a rerelease of the the OT in order to remove any prequel references. On to The Force Awakens, they need to remove Ewan McGregor's voice from Rey's flashback scene. On to Rogue One now, we have the pesky issue of having a Prequel character having key scenes where he actually speaks, that character being Bail Organa, plus there's the Clone Wars era tank that Jyn is initially being held on. So just looking at the films we already have huge issues that would need to be addressed. Rian Johnson is a noted Prequel fan as well, so there's a high chance that there will be PT references in his film as well.

Now on to television. Right of the bat, if we erase the PT we also have to erase The Clone Wars series as well. Erasing The Clone Wars then creates major problems for Rebels as well. Several Clone Wars characters are also in Rebels such as Ahsoka and the clones. We also have direct PT references and characters in Rebels as well, such as Bail Organa and Darth Maul. So not only does erasing the PT majorly screw with the films, but it also screws up their TV shows, including one that is still ongoing.

Now onto videogames. We already know that Battlefront II is going to have PT content in it. Do they just erase that part of the game, plus any errant PT references in any of the other games like the mobile games too?

We also have tons of PT references in the books and comics which are to numerous to list. Not to mention all the Star Wars source books that have PT references in them.

This is all before considering the negative financial issues that would arise from the deletion of the PT, not to mention fan backlash. I could seriously go on for much longer.

Are you starting to see where the deletion of the Prequels is a much more multifaceted issue than many think it is? A full on Star Wars reboot would be much more easy to handle. In fact, at some point in the very distant future, that will no doubt inevitably happen(preferably not in our lifetime).

I am one of the fans that has issues with the PT as well, however, just like most other fans who had issues with those films, I have made peace with them and choose to focus on the good things they brought to the Star Wars universe. No one's saying you have to like the PT or even bother watching the films again, but even if you find them entirely irredeemable, erasing them from the Canon is not a workable solution.

 

I don't really fret about neutral ratings myself. That being said, I am curious what it was about my post that deserved a clouded rating? Not mad, but I don't see the logic.

 

I'd be happy if Disney just said: "Forget about Midichlorians. Fake news." and we never had to deal with them again

 

They only ever existed to explain Anakin's conception and force ghosts. Unless Darth Plagueis material or something force ghost related is released, I wouldn't expect to hear of them.