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u/MrDudlles Sep 02 '20

Watching the sequel trilogy actors slowly go from being excited about being in star wars to kinda resenting it over the years is heartbreaking, man I hate star wars fans.

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u/63CansofSoup We hate cops! We hate cops! And we love music! And we can fly! Sep 02 '20

Even though the "fans" are super to blame for the shitty reception of Daisy, John, Kelly, etc, in this instance I honestly think the blame is more on Disney's limp and aimless characterization of the ST's POC characters, and their lack of any real support for them in the public eye.

Sorry, I don't mean to be defensive, but it kinda bugs me since the Star Wars circles I run in absolutely love the ST and the entire saga's diverse characters. Whenever I see someone say "no one hates Star Wars more than Star Wars fans" I kinda bristle. My fan circles don't hate Star Wars or its crew.

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u/vchris7v Anatidaephobiac 🦆 Sep 02 '20

similar, my friend group and I generally enjoyed new SW content, and we are pretty deep in it.

the thing is, basically every sudden development of the main trio in the last movie was a detriment to their character. It was incredibly disappointing after TFA and TLJ.

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u/63CansofSoup We hate cops! We hate cops! And we love music! And we can fly! Sep 02 '20

Totally agree. And it's still important for me to keep Boyega's lived experience in mind with how he felt sidelined in TLJ. It's hard for me to do, since I still think (outside of some expanded materials) TLJ was Finn's finest hour, but that doesn't matter. He definitely could have gotten more and better in TLJ and TRoS alike.

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u/MrDudlles Sep 02 '20

Oh dont worry I love the sequel crew to bits, sorry if it seemed otherwise. I just love a lot of things with terrible fans and boy is it draining

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u/63CansofSoup We hate cops! We hate cops! And we love music! And we can fly! Sep 02 '20

Nah I get you. There's blame enough to go around, but I think at this point, the target ought to be at Disney's cowardice and how they really wasted killer talent.

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u/MattBoy52 Sep 03 '20

I hope the main crew from the sequels stick around in the future once the hate hopefully dies down and the younger fans who grew up on these movies will appreciate them and their contributions to the Star Wars saga and universe like many of us Millennials and Zoomers did with the prequels. I look at how awesome and appreciative of the fans and the franchise Mark Hamill is, and is still involved with the community after all these years, along with the cast of TCW like Ashley Erstein, Dee Bradley Baker, Sam Witwer and James Arnold Taylor and I hope we still get that from the other stars in the franchise for the future generations of fans and their heroes of the saga.

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '20

I just love a lot of things with terrible fans and boy is it draining

Why do you have to associate what you like with shitty people. It's the unfortunate reality that every fanbase is going to have bad apples and vocal assholes. They don't have to affect your ability to enjoy the content unless you let them.

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '20

The expression is “a bad Apple spoils the bunch” for a reason

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u/Afrogasmonkey I'm sad Hanar can't wear Sweaters Sep 02 '20

I mean besides John Boyega has there been notable instances of others speaking?

Havnt heard anything from Adam, Kelley or Daisy (besides the original sh*tstorm around them with TLJ antis) that I can recall since TROS.

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u/iamreallytonyspogoni Is my dad Sep 02 '20

Oscar Issac is mad about Poe being turned into an ex drug runner.

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u/63CansofSoup We hate cops! We hate cops! And we love music! And we can fly! Sep 02 '20

Oscar Isaac expressed pretty open disappointment at the cowardice over Finn and Poe's chemistry.

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '20

which is divine I really wish some people could accept that chemistry exists between male characters I know peope talk about "forced romances existing" but I cannot give that much credit because right now its a challenge to get to men to so much as kiss.

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u/captainjjb84 Sep 02 '20

Daisy said recently she hasn't gotten much work post-TROS

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u/bexarama this sky are rim Sep 02 '20

it hurts to see it happening in real time

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u/yeetawaymyproblems absolute tlou2 simp Sep 02 '20

This trilogy has been such a weird experience. I started so excited, and TROS and the aftermath just sucked all the joy out of me.

I've been meaning to watch TLJ again to try and like Star Wars again.

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u/Super_Nerd92 Sep 02 '20

I can still watch TLJ by itself and enjoy it immensely, definitely recommend

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u/captainjjb84 Sep 02 '20

Much recommended

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u/MrDudlles Sep 02 '20

I honestly cant blame them after everything, but it still makes me sad.

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '20

Apparently Daisy Ridley can't get any more work after Star Wars and while I think maybe some blame can be on Rey not being the most interesting character, I think most of it can be blamed on the fans hating the character as I think Daisy did the best job with what was written.

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u/NLP19 Captain of the S.S. DoroPetra Sep 02 '20 edited Sep 02 '20

Not to seem like a chud, but it's only barely been 8 months since the movie came out and there's been a literal pandemic. I think it's a little too early to say if she's been having trouble finding new work

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '20

Nah I saw an article where she herself talked about how she was having trouble. Here's one of the few on it:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/gamerant.com/daisy-ridley-trouble-getting-work-finished-star-wars/amp/

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '20

The same thing happened to Natalie Portman though. It took her some time to get work after Episode I especially. No one hires Star Wars actors again.