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Hello there. Somehow, Star Wars memes have returned. It's not a trap, this is where the fun begins.
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Are we seriously bringing this nonsense over here to Lemmy as well? The ridiculous binarization of the quality of film & TV has utterly killed media discourse. If everything has to be either "amazing" or "trash fire," there is just simply nothing to be talked about anymore.
Was the OT amazing? Yes, it was. I can get on board there.
Was the PT amazing? No, it was not. Maybe some of it was good, and most of it better than its reputation, but overall the PT was fine. In fact, overall, most content is fine.
Was the ST a garbage fire? No! It was also fine. Some of it was ok, some of it was actually good. But as a whole, it was fine.
Rogue One? Pretty good! Not mind-blowing, not bad, better than "fine."
Solo? Very watchable. Not bad, worse than "fine."
The Mandalorian? Quite good! Occasionally mind-blowing, regularly excellent, always better than "fine."
Ahsoka? Also pretty good! Better than "fine."
Most media is just fine, and ALL media exists on a spectrum of quality; and pretending like it has to be either mind-blowing or unwatchable dreck makes the whole conversation fall apart. Being able to admit it, and to admit that there are some good elements and some bad elements, or just some things you didn't jive with, makes you sound more like an adult.
I generally agree, but
I'm sorry this objectively is wrong. The ST was the definition of garbage fire. There was nothing fine with it.
I do not think that word means what you think it means.
I know exactly what it means
Then this is exactly the kind of conversation-ending, inane, useless statement I'm talking about. You're not actually saying anything; the only possible responses are agreement (in which case, nothing has been gained) or disagreement (in which case, no one's mind will be changed). It's the most boring, the most tiring way to have an online discussion. Stating your opinion as an opinion, with a reasoning, is so much more interesting and productive.
I'm not interested in a discussion, this topic was already discussed enough and you can read the obvious results everywhere online.
The general consensus is that Episode 7 was a soulless remake of Episode 4 and would be fine by itself if it weren't for Episode 8 and 9, which managed to even turn Episode 7 to an irrelevant piece of media.
And yet the prequel trilogy, after almost two decades, is being reevaluated and reconsidered. Conversations never end. Things are examined in a new light and different pieces are focused upon. If the conversation about Star Wars was forced to end after one poorly-received decision, the whole franchise would've ended with the Special Edition.
No, that was the groupthink. There's no consensus reasoning for those conclusions, which means it was just the "Orthodox Online Opinion." I prefer to think for myself.
No they were not re-evaluated - a few years ago some trolls on the internet sarcastically praised them and then some daft idiots didn't get the joke and thought they were serious.
"everyone I don't agree with is a troll"
or maybe the opinion you thought was so ridiculous that nobody would ever seriously hold it isn't as ridiculous as you thought and you need to get some perspective
the objective definition of garbage fire is literal refuse that is aflame. the sequel trilogies are movies, not quickly-oxidizing litter. the phrase can be used subjectively to describe the percieved quality of something, which is what you're doing here. if you're going to pedant at least do it right.
I'm quite sure they are the latter
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I rather enjoyed 7 and 8. Granted I'm not a huge Star Wars fan, but I thought they were fun adventure movies with some really cool moments.
I agree with you. And the shitty memes and all the people that go along with them are honestly single handedly driving me back towards reddit and the star wars cantina sub
Whoa buddy. Nobody deserves to do that to themselves.
But yeah, the groupthink and useless discussion-enders drive me up a wall. Hate leads to suffering, but you wouldn't know it in the Star Wars fandom.
The moderator of this community literally removed my last comment expressing this exact sentiment hahah. People took their toxicity and brought it here. Star Wars is literally serious business in these people’s eyes.
Hi, this was automod. It catches heavily downvoted comments automatically. Often this can occur with content that does have to be deleted for safety. But you were not manually singled out for your opinion.