Re: Solo: A Star Wars Story (May 25th, 2018)
Yes TFA and TLJ are a bit like TDKR in that the fact that they all have good to great acting, cinematography, action visuals, and dialogue with the biggest "problems" coming from the overall narrative and character motivations. Someone who doesn't really care if Luke or Bruce retreat or quite and just accept their motivations without any preconceived notions as to how they should behave generally favor those films (both critics and casual audiences as the reviews and box office attest.) Critics and casual movie goers also probably have an easier time just writing these off as straight fantasy flicks or even silly and so don't get bogged down in technicalities like specific military or battle tactics.
But those of us who "know" these characters and how we think they should behave can be much harder to win over if it isn't done right in our minds or if the action sequences evolve out of obvious contrivances as opposed to organically. And when one or the other (character motivations/definitions vs. movie quality) is out of whack then we get these funny canon/non-canon debates.
Like you and JAWS I'll take a so so movie with the characters done right over an above average film that screws up the way I think that the characters should act. And for some people (especially those who post online) once one is messed up then they instantly dismiss the other as being equally messed up but it just isn't always (or even often) the case.
With the integrity of OT characters and satisfaction with their arcs being my #1 concern with any new SW movie it allows me to do weird things like being more willing to accept TPM back into the fold at the expense of the easily better made TFA and TLJ.
Yes TFA and TLJ are a bit like TDKR in that the fact that they all have good to great acting, cinematography, action visuals, and dialogue with the biggest "problems" coming from the overall narrative and character motivations. Someone who doesn't really care if Luke or Bruce retreat or quite and just accept their motivations without any preconceived notions as to how they should behave generally favor those films (both critics and casual audiences as the reviews and box office attest.) Critics and casual movie goers also probably have an easier time just writing these off as straight fantasy flicks or even silly and so don't get bogged down in technicalities like specific military or battle tactics.
But those of us who "know" these characters and how we think they should behave can be much harder to win over if it isn't done right in our minds or if the action sequences evolve out of obvious contrivances as opposed to organically. And when one or the other (character motivations/definitions vs. movie quality) is out of whack then we get these funny canon/non-canon debates.
Like you and JAWS I'll take a so so movie with the characters done right over an above average film that screws up the way I think that the characters should act. And for some people (especially those who post online) once one is messed up then they instantly dismiss the other as being equally messed up but it just isn't always (or even often) the case.
With the integrity of OT characters and satisfaction with their arcs being my #1 concern with any new SW movie it allows me to do weird things like being more willing to accept TPM back into the fold at the expense of the easily better made TFA and TLJ.
