• Godort@lemm.ee
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    13 days ago

    The worst possible thing to happen to any series is the fandom taking things too seriously.

    Sometimes its okay to have a series of silly movies about space wizards. It doesn’t need to to have any deeper meaning.

    • CeeBee_Eh@lemmy.world
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      12 days ago

      The worst possible thing to happen to any series is the fandom taking things too seriously.

      Literally gatekeeping other people’s enjoyment.

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      12 days ago

      It’s also okay to have standards.

      Just because someone dumps a bucket of slop in front of you doesn’t mean you have to eat it.

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        12 days ago

        You can have a good silly movie about space wizards that isn’t taken too seriously but is really well made. People like to forget, but that’s what Star Wars started as.

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          12 days ago

          That’s certainly what some people wanted it to be.

          Also doesn’t mean that’s all it can ever be. Especially after 45 years.

        • lugal@lemmy.world
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          12 days ago

          Star Wars started as a metaphor for the Vietnam war (with the US as the bad guys). In The Force has always been a lot of philosophy. Just because you didn’t get it as a kid, doesn’t mean it was silly.

          And I say that as a trekkie who never really liked Star Wars but I see why people do and can appreciate it