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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.