If you are just soley basing on toy sales then yeah ST will be buried....for now
Because heed my word PT younglings one day the ST will rise out from the ashes as the younglings from that era will crown it king of all SW but unlike the PT resurgence their glorious praises will actually have a leg to stand on as Hamill, Ford and Fisher will bring a level of legitimacy that far surpasses Ian McDiarmid being in the PT and who also was in the ST as well!
Nah. Unlike the ST. The PT had great support, various video games, shows and books to maintain its popularity. Also nobody gives a crap about Luke and them in that movie cause they had **** all to do but die. Stop being a cheerleader and learn facts. If kids don?t like it now they def won?t like it in the future. I see kids everywhere quote the PT lines.
You have chosen death
I have the high ground
And hello there.
Memes everywhere dedicated to PT and cosplay and discussion. Take a step outside the forum bubble and look around Twitter, Reddit, tik tok, YouTube and even Facebook and you?ll see.
Kids aren?t dumb they know when something sucks.
That?s like saying soon ghostbusters 2016 will rise and overthrow the original even tho it didn?t sell the first time. Unrealistic thinkinging.
If I want to see Luke I?ll watch his compelling journey on the OT. Not be a defeated loser who hides in a rock
I have said this before.. but its a SW thread so I will say it again.
I am not so sure that the ST were emerge as the Great SW trilogy some think it is because the kids who were young will grow up and like the PT generation profess their love and defend the ST tooth and nail.
The reason is...
OT and PT just had ZERO competition.
The OT was something truly special. Nothing was even close.. Add to the fact toys that were tied to the movie to increase out fascination with the films. SW was everywhere nothing was there at the same scale to fight for kids attention.. Maybe Pong
Fast forward 16 years.. PT. Again almost zero competition. The closest thing at the time was LOTR but lets face it.. Those are not movies for kids.. I would have loved it but at 3+ hours long per movie the younger kids probably have trouble focusing on a film series like that. Plus the PT hit at the early moments of the truly great gaming revolution.
Imagine if the OT and PT had other films like the Marvel / Harry Potter / Transformers / Pixar and then through on the huge amounts of gaming and social media. My son who is 12 hardly played with toys himself (believe me I tried) and non of his friends did. Its just not the same today as it was.
If there was never any SW films until say 5 years ago.. Meaning a Modern OT.. Does anyone think any of us would be as awe struck?
So I will be very surprised if the the ST gains a ton of steam. I think its possible that it wont be looked at as harshly but I dont see it getting the 2nd wind that the PT gets.
As for kids not being dumb and knowing when something sucks.. Well Jar Jar, Barney, and the Tella Tubies might have something to say about that.... Weird they we all huge around the same time.. Whats up with the PT generation