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My Thoughts on Star Wars - Part 1
12 years ago
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*lights come up one at a time, revealing a lone being standing on stage, slowly he raises his head until it is in perfect position, his eyes open, looks around, then stares straight at the audience, he takes a few slow deep breathes, opens his mouth, and says...*
I have a confession to make everyone. This is a secret that I have been keeping, for several years now. I know I am probably going to piss a lot of people off for what I am about to say, but I cannot lie anymore. I…cannot stand the Star Wars franchise. Before you press the back button, or put down a negative comment spamming or trolling me, hear me out first. There are a number of reasons why I think that the franchise is overrated in my opinion. These reasons are the following; the hype, the love and hate given to the movies, and the bullying I endured growing up.
The overhyping of the Star Wars franchise is something that has bothered me ever since the movies ended after Revenge of the Sith. People have been known to hype the movies up so much to newcomers, that they almost consider them godly. To be honest, I don’t praise them that highly, I just see them as science-fiction movies that spawned a HUGE fan base. Even though I will probably not see them again until the fanbase has died down, I will say that I was hyped to see them when I was little. I saw them and thought they were excellent movies, not knowing how much they were loved by many people.
Fans have been in a love/hate relationship with the franchise. What I mean by that is die-hard fans say they love the original trilogy while they utterly hate the prequel trilogy. Why so much hate for the prequels? I think they are good in their own way, because they did their job of telling a coherent story; the life, death, and rebirth of Anakin Skywalker. The prequel tells how he became Darth Vader, and the original tells of his rebirth. I say it’s a well-paced tragedy, almost Shakespearean (without the use of words that no one knows). Even if you are a fan, and say that the prequel trilogy is a pile of shit, I must ask you to take another look at this trilogy and tell me if there were any aspects of it that you did enjoy.
Growing up as a fan, I can say I had my share of being bullied because I liked Star Wars. It all started in 6th grade for me. I told one of my classmates that I was a fan of Star Wars, they at first didn’t care which was typical for someone who never watched the movies. Then, they told a few other classmates and then the bullying started. They would constantly sing “Star Wars lost the battle”, over and over. It got so annoying, that I just wanted to take out my frustration on them (fortunately I didn’t). I only had a few friends who I could turn to, but they knew what I was going through, because they were fans as well.
After so many years of harboring this secret, I finally said to myself that the time was right for me to spill the beans. The reasons I gave; the hype, the fans love and hate for the movies, and the bullying I endured growing up are all factors in why I feel this way about Star Wars. Now that you know how I feel about this, I hope this will help you understand why.
Next time: 3 things that I still love about the Star Wars Universe. That one will be more positive than this one, I promise.
The overhyping of the Star Wars franchise is something that has bothered me ever since the movies ended after Revenge of the Sith. People have been known to hype the movies up so much to newcomers, that they almost consider them godly. To be honest, I don’t praise them that highly, I just see them as science-fiction movies that spawned a HUGE fan base. Even though I will probably not see them again until the fanbase has died down, I will say that I was hyped to see them when I was little. I saw them and thought they were excellent movies, not knowing how much they were loved by many people.
Fans have been in a love/hate relationship with the franchise. What I mean by that is die-hard fans say they love the original trilogy while they utterly hate the prequel trilogy. Why so much hate for the prequels? I think they are good in their own way, because they did their job of telling a coherent story; the life, death, and rebirth of Anakin Skywalker. The prequel tells how he became Darth Vader, and the original tells of his rebirth. I say it’s a well-paced tragedy, almost Shakespearean (without the use of words that no one knows). Even if you are a fan, and say that the prequel trilogy is a pile of shit, I must ask you to take another look at this trilogy and tell me if there were any aspects of it that you did enjoy.
Growing up as a fan, I can say I had my share of being bullied because I liked Star Wars. It all started in 6th grade for me. I told one of my classmates that I was a fan of Star Wars, they at first didn’t care which was typical for someone who never watched the movies. Then, they told a few other classmates and then the bullying started. They would constantly sing “Star Wars lost the battle”, over and over. It got so annoying, that I just wanted to take out my frustration on them (fortunately I didn’t). I only had a few friends who I could turn to, but they knew what I was going through, because they were fans as well.
After so many years of harboring this secret, I finally said to myself that the time was right for me to spill the beans. The reasons I gave; the hype, the fans love and hate for the movies, and the bullying I endured growing up are all factors in why I feel this way about Star Wars. Now that you know how I feel about this, I hope this will help you understand why.
Next time: 3 things that I still love about the Star Wars Universe. That one will be more positive than this one, I promise.
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I'm sorry you were bullied. Kids can be insensitive jerkoffs. -Ravio
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