Re: Star Wars Ep 8
Well, I imagine absolute dollars are what interest Disney executives the most though.
It's a Star Wars film, so that will get people into theatres, but there's only so many times you can do that and disappoint people before you start to sour the brand and I think what you are seeing now are early warning signs that would have me very worried about Episode 9, especially as the Solo film is rumoured to be a dud.
Rian Johnson created a real momentum killer of a film, it will still make money but the drop-off is noteworthy and the next one needs to be exceedingly good to make up for it (problem is, JJ is making it, so not much chance of that).
The problem is, the saga Star Wars films are about the Skywalker family at their heart, and RJ abandoned that in exchange for social justice issues that have no place in Star Wars, at least, not in such a heavy-handed way.
Well, I imagine absolute dollars are what interest Disney executives the most though.
It's a Star Wars film, so that will get people into theatres, but there's only so many times you can do that and disappoint people before you start to sour the brand and I think what you are seeing now are early warning signs that would have me very worried about Episode 9, especially as the Solo film is rumoured to be a dud.
Rian Johnson created a real momentum killer of a film, it will still make money but the drop-off is noteworthy and the next one needs to be exceedingly good to make up for it (problem is, JJ is making it, so not much chance of that).
The problem is, the saga Star Wars films are about the Skywalker family at their heart, and RJ abandoned that in exchange for social justice issues that have no place in Star Wars, at least, not in such a heavy-handed way.
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