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⌈ Secret Post #4595 ⌋

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[(Anonymous)]

I do not agree. Well, no, actually I do agree with a lot of what you say about TFA. I just don't agree that TLJ is moving in a better direction. (It also isn't that new? I'm not sure what you saw that was 'fresh' about it?) TLJ continues a lot of what I thought were bad elements from TFA, and it did also borrow heavily from ESB the same way TFA borrowed from ANH (Skywalker family revelations, personal connections being drawn between the light and dark sides, unfortunate moral choices, etc).

Mostly, though, I think I just don't like the sequel series, and I freely admit that it's more for feel than any objective reason. The sequel series just makes the galaxy feel small. Everything's winnowed down to a couple of big forces duking it out in what feels like an empty backdrop rather than a living galaxy (a feeling which TLJ in particular did nothing to make better). The prequels at least added a lot of worldbuilding depth to the galaxy, even if not all of it was particularly appreciated, and the original trilogy at least had a tangible sense of weight and scale from the moment Alderaan was destroyed. You felt every death on Alderaan through Leia's reaction. The six planets destroyed by Starkiller Base left you feeling nothing. The Empire felt huge, ponderous and grinding, but the First Order feel like a dying remnant throwing a massive flailing tantrum at emptiness. There's reasons for them to feel that way, yes, but it doesn't ... Everything feels small and sordid in the sequel series. It's just not a sensation I like in a Star Wars movie.

[(Anonymous)]

I think you just summed up nicely why I prefer the prequels to the sequels. The prequels really did feel like there was a whole universe. I feel nothing when it comes to the First Order.