Our Disney Star Wars Sequel Trilogy Movie was Professionally Reviewed!

Our Disney Star Wars Sequel Trilogy Movie was Professionally Reviewed!
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When Star Wars: The Last Jedi came out, I’ll admit as a professional critic that I was blindsided by the fan’s passionate disapproval of the second sequel on Friday morning. What happened? I’ve been a fan of Star Wars films since I was a kid when “STAR WARS” came out in 1977. But how did fan disappointment and hatred proliferate so quickly and sustain themselves for this past decade? The answers are now given to me by way of The Disney Star Wars Trilogy Documentary. Writer-director Coach Groves starts from the moment the Walt Disney Company purchased it in 2012.

The filmmaker and his cohorts, the fine folks over at Echo Base Network, combed through seemingly the entirety of YouTube to tell this story. The documentary, hosted by Doomcock, opens with Disney’s purchase of LucasFilm and the announcement that Kathleen Kennedy would be in charge of it. Then, with words that would live in infamy, Kennedy vowed to fans that she was there to “protect the characters” that we had grown to love over our lifetime. Immediately, the buzz was palpable as J.J. Abrams was set to direct a new title in the franchise, and the original cast was back. When The Force Awakens came out, it was met with generally positive reviews. But then small cracks started to form.

Soon excitement and anticipation would be revived with Rian Johnson taking the writing and directing duties on The Last Jedi. He would also present the treatment for the ninth title to its director, Colin Trevorrow. Then the cracks started to show when Mark Hamill started expressing his frustrations with Johnson’s take on Luke. Many then believed the director had “screwed the pooch” with the eighth entry. Then issues with Trevorrow led to the final death nail with the Abrams-helmed. The Rise of Skywalker. Disney is the corporate face of Star Wars, giving a reason for lifelong fans to give up and walk away.

The Disney Star Wars Trilogy Documentary is a laudable effort from the crew at Echo Base Network. They meticulously illustrate the events bringing Star Wars to the point of fan hatred or, worse, apathy. They present it from both the fans’ perspective and common a level-headed and commonsense viewpoint. The way Groves highlights Hamill’s frustrations with Johnson is brilliant. It’s incredible to me that Hamill was allowed to say what he said without LucasFilm snipers pointing red-laser dots on his forehead. The film also shows various telling clips and quotes from Kennedy, leaving us to wonder what happened to lead her to stray off mission.

There are two other illuminating segments in the documentary. The first deals with Johnson’s response to fan hatred for his efforts on The Last Jedi. The other is the “thanks but no thanks” attitude Bob Iger gave to George Lucas when it came to passing on his treatments and scripts. Instead, Iger and Kennedy gave it to the new kids at Disney to play with.

Where The Disney Star Wars Trilogy Documentary succeeds is in the way it documents fan reactions and charts the emotional downward spiral of the longtime fanbase. The film is a veritable who’s who of internet fandom featuring many known critics such as John Campea and Jeremy Jahns. Infamous YouTubers Geeks & Gamers, Nerdortic, and That Star Wars Girl are here as well. Even the never-controversial Ben Shapiro gets a few clips.

My favorite moment of the movie happens when each of the sequels comes out. At first, there was a lot of excitement among fans and critics alike, lauding the return of Star Wars. However, as time passes, this excitement dissipates as if the rose-colored veil of fandom has lifted, and a new reality sets in. It’s fascinating to see this change in quick succession.

For me, Star Wars has good and bad issues. I’m not exactly on the “Death of the franchise” bandwagon, but at the same time, Disney clearly doesn’t care about hardcore fans (the ones who have spent millions on merchandise since 1977). But I also know there are fans who still love Star Wars in its current state. Though critical of Disney, I believe that The Disney Star Wars Trilogy Documentary presents a fair, level-headed, and comprehensive prosecution of the Walt Disney Company and its treatment of this beloved franchise.

Original Article:
https://filmthreat.com/reviews/the-disney-star-wars-trilogy-documentary/2/

Our Documentary:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdJONGbOTVc&t=485s