"so you're friend hated 'The Last Jedi?"
"oh yeah, he had so many problems with it."
"But you said he's going to go see it again?"
"probably four or five times."
That is the power of The Force.
"Star Wars" is incredibly dumb. I had a chance to absorb all the universe that has been built. And frankly...story wise...it's a children's book. with puppets and drama. Japanese comics have this similar melodrama. Which is where most of "Star Wars" has been stolen from. Even the name is childish and simple. Like a retarded kid looked up into the sky and muttered those two words. Sorry George.
Which gets me to thinking how much overthinking we do in the service of...fantasy (movies)...
We are no longer talking about a movie anymore. We're talking about a cult or a movement. People love to live in worlds that aren't...this. Whatever this is. And I completely understand. The world presented to us have open endings. As do most movies. But they do conclude in some shape or another. There is a finality of stories. Whilst predictable and logic dumb. It does also explain why people like comic book movies. They are an escape of the drudgery of life. Which the stuff you face on a daily basis sucks. Bills, screaming kids, spouses, responsibilities melt away when you are locked into a dark theater. Many people still believe they can stay in their homes with 100" screens and still get that experience. "Natz!" Says I. You are going to somewhere else that can't be interrupted. Which is why I get heated when people go to the movies and talk. These people can't grasp the concept that people go to movies so that they would go away. To be reminded of the outside thoughtlessness of people like this...well, face punching is in order.
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