The hiring of Simon Kinberg to pen the next trilogy of “Star Wars” films has fueled a bunch of speculation. Last week the talk turned toward what era of “Star Wars” the new films would cover, with rumors swirling that it would be set after “The Rise of Skywalker” and would feature Daisy Ridley’s Rey […]

No offence to Daisy but surely Rey’s story is done. Especially when you end it so badly.

Branch out! Pick a different time! You’ve got a whole universe to play in!

  • Granbo's Holy Hotrod@lemmy.worldEnglish
    13·
    11 days ago

    The story wasn’t new or interesting, and there was no struggle or connection. The character was just the best because they said so.

  • originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com
    176·
    11 days ago

    its a space soap opera. maybe youre not familiar with soaps, but they tend to maintain characters… branching out isnt exactly common.

    i want more rey

    • Balrog@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      26·
      11 days ago

      I just feel like Star Wars needs to be written better. I didn’t like Rey because I didn’t like the story. I’m sure I’m not in the minority with this sentiment. If they can flesh out characters more, including Rey, and create more original stories, like Rogue One, then the general population and original fans together will be happy.

      • Num10ck@lemmy.worldEnglish
        8·
        11 days ago

        Star Wars has some exquisite backdrops and such flimsy dialogue. its gloriously tragic.

        without fleshed out characters exhibiting humanity, its not a story.

      • assaultpotato@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        102·
        11 days ago

        You’re not alone - Disney Star Wars has being either absolutely fantastic (Rogue One, etc.) or absolutely trash (789, etc.). Rogue One had good characters with interesting motivations and growth. Jyn had to come to terms with her fathers role in the empire and make choices on how to tackle unclear situations.

        The new trilogy featured Rey, who… never changed or grew or really faced any meaningful challenge? She was just… always stronger/better because she just was. It felt more like playing a video game where your character fights increasingly big bad guys but never actually changes skills or unlocks new stuff.

        And c’mon… “somehow Palpatine has returned” is the laziest piece of shit you can think of. That’s some 5th grade fiction writing assignment shit.

        • Rhaedas@fedia.io
          7·
          11 days ago

          I enjoyed the first movie. In retrospect they could have expanded better within the movie instead of the outside novelettes to explain each character more in depth. I don’t think she’s a Mary Sue any more than Anakin is, even less so, but again I read the backstories and get why it feels that way without them. The other two movies stumbled for a lot of reasons, ruining what I think could have been a good story. Honestly from the very start, when Luke tosses the sabre away, I was like “oh no…” Not what I wanted or needed from that.

    • Phil_in_here@lemmy.caEnglish
      13·
      11 days ago

      What Disney fails to understand is that Star Wars fits so many genres. It doesn’t need to be space opera. That’s what the trilogy was, but that’s not the whole universe.

      People really liked the western. People really liked the spy thriller.

      I think people would really like the buddy cop movie. I think people would really like the samurai movie. I think people would really like the creature horror movie.

      • edric@lemm.eeEnglish
        16·
        11 days ago

        Yeah, that’s why the Andor series was so great. They didn’t make a Star Wars show, they made a great heist show that just so happened to transpire in the Star Wars universe.