Not Sparks.

Were you around in the late 90s-early 2000s? Because let me tell you that the prequels did not spark joy for people then. It was insane the amount of hate leveled at Ep 1-3. Hell kids at Jake Lloyd’s school bullied him so hard he quit acting.

So you never know, 7-9 might spark joy for people in 20 years.

Wait 10 years, and people will make memes and change public opinion about the sequels.

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 member when this meme would've been OT vs prequels... Now I'm not bold enough to say we'll ever see the sequels redeemed and considered at least passable/sparks joy, but I'm also old and realize they weren't really made for me. Then again the prequels kinda were and I kinda hated them as a kid (aside from 3)...

This is the first time I've seen praise for the prequels. Weird.

The prequels suck so much arse. They are proof positive that George Lucas did not make Star Wars on his own because without his ex and Kasdan what we got was unmitigated garbage with hideous design choices, awful soporific dialogue, overwrought action scenes and terrible, racist humour.

Fuck the prequels and fuck George Lucas. He ruined Star Wars for the true fans. I saw all of the original trilogy in their first runs. The prequels took a huge shit on everything I loved about Star Wars.

Let's stop the collective gaslighting of pretending the prequels were good just because the new trilogy was garbage.

This is some dumbass elitism. Let people enjoy what they enjoy. Star Wars is a space fantasy. Rey gets Jar Jar pregnant in the lost 10th movie. It was glorious.

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In ten years people will simp for the Sequels and shit on.... whatever the newest movie is.. "The new protag's not as cool as Rey!!1111"

It'll happen

People HATED the prequels when they came out, trust me. Your kids will love the new trilogy and you'll remember it with fondness. That's just the way it goes.

Serious question, how often have you rewatched the prequel trilogy? Say what you want about the sequel trilogy, but at least it can be entertaining. The prequels can be so boring.

V, half of IV and Rogue One spark joy.

The rest, not so much.

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Just wait until you're old and there's a new wave of kids for whom the sequels are a core part of the franchise. It's been freaky to watch it happen with the prequels.

Lol the prequels are shit

I like ep7 honestly. It has problem, but it's also...fun? Ep8 is pure nonsense(carpet bomber in space...? Jedi leia?) and it makes me drop the whole franchise. I heard ep9 is even more nonsense.

I fell asleep watching ep1 lol.

The sequels are kind of the opposite of the prequels.

• Set after the OT
• First 2 movies are good but last one is trash
• Terrible overarching plot but cool in the moment to moment
• Terrible background lore (how did we even get here??)

There are so many great ideas on the new trilogy that are just thew there on the movies and never expanded into a coherent story...

It seriously implies it would spark joy.

I thought that no one could do worse movies than the prequels. Disney proved me wrong.

It's certainly not the number one song in heaven.

I always liked Jar Jar, I still think C-3PO is the most intolerable character. I liked Kylo in the sequels which made the movies ok.

I liked the sequels a lot actually