Abstract
- Star Wars has embraced the prequels, nevertheless it’s time for the franchise to discover new eras and tales.
- Star Wars has struggled to actually let go of the prequels.
- Upcoming Star Wars tasks might lastly transfer past the prequel trilogy and the Skywalker Saga.
Through the years, Star Wars has lastly come to offer the prequel trilogy the love and recognition it at all times deserved; nevertheless, now the franchise wants to maneuver on. The prequel trilogy really did introduce a few of Star Wars’ finest characters and has turn into beloved amongst Star Wars motion pictures and TV reveals. But, at first, they have been thought-about to be a few of Star Wars’ worst motion pictures.
Actually, initially, the prequels obtained a big quantity of backlash. Within the years for the reason that trilogy was launched, although, the fanbase has grown more and more keen on this period and these characters, and, for that reason, the franchise has revisited this level in the Star Wars timeline in a number of new tasks. Whereas a lot of these additions have been amongst Star Wars’ finest TV reveals, it really is time for Star Wars to discover new eras, new characters, and new tales.
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Disney Initially Tried To Keep away from The Prequels
Star Wars: The Drive Awakens makes it clear that, initially, Disney Star Wars believed the prequel trilogy was finest ignored. Actually, this led to one of many largest complaints concerning the sequel trilogy. The Drive Awakens has a jarring variety of similarities to the unique Star Wars trilogy, A New Hope particularly, making it clear that Disney anticipated the nostalgia for the unique motion pictures being the pull for audiences.
This impacted the villains, the heroes, and the actors within the sequel trilogy. Kylo Ren, who was arguably the most important villain within the sequels (regardless of that Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker twist) was not solely Darth Vader’s organic grandson but additionally mirrored his look and his position. Rey, like Luke, was a seeming no person from a desert planet who discovered she had unbelievable energy within the Drive. And, after all, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, and Mark Hamill (to a lesser extent) all performed a task within the film.
This largely backfired for Disney
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, as many viewers perceived these selections as redundant and unoriginal.
Nonetheless, this largely backfired for Disney Star Wars, as many viewers perceived these selections as redundant and unoriginal. In contrast, the sequel trilogy had little or no reference to the prequel trilogy, and it averted repeating these story arcs. Actually, even with the love triangle between Finn, Rey, and Kylo Ren, the sequel trilogy steered away from a romance like Padmé and Anakin’s, which was a big a part of the prequel trilogy arc.
Star Wars Has Discovered To Love The Prequels
Regardless of the avoidance of the prequels the sequel trilogy exhibited, Disney Star Wars has since paid appreciable consideration to the prequel trilogy tales, characters, and actors. For one, reveals like Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars: The Dangerous Batch, and Star Wars Rebels have both straight intersected with the prequel trilogy or have had robust connections to that period and its characters. Extra lately, Star Wars reveals akin to Ahsoka and Obi-Wan Kenobi have additionally straight constructed upon the prequels, together with by seeing the return of fan-favorite actors Hayden Christensen and Ewan McGregor.
Even reveals that appear distinct from the prequel trilogy have confirmed to be related to this period.
Actually, even reveals that appear distinct from the prequel trilogy have confirmed to be related to this period. The Acolyte was a superb instance of this. Though the present was set 100 years earlier than Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace and was billed as a present with out prequel trilogy connections, it was kind of a setup for the problems that might come up within the prequels. This was confirmed not solely with the clear parallels between Osha and Anakin Skywalker but additionally with the stunning Grasp Yoda cameo within the present’s finale.
In fact, many of those have been fantastic additions. The Dangerous Batch fleshed out the clone troopers in a means that lastly revered their humanity and gave them full arcs (together with, shockingly, a number of blissful endings), and The Clone Wars and Rebels revealed a lot extra concerning the fall of the Jedi and the ramifications of their demise. Furthermore, Christensen and McGregor are really a few of Star Wars’ finest actors, and their returns have been unbelievable. Even so, Star Wars might now be relying too closely on the prequel trilogy.
Star Wars Wants To Evolve Past The Prequels
It has been a optimistic flip within the franchise for the prequel trilogy to lastly be receiving a lot love and appreciation; nevertheless, there could be an excessive amount of of factor. It is true that the prequels didn’t deserve the hate they initially obtained, and the tales within the prequels are undoubtedly among the most vital in Star Wars. In any case, the autumn of Anakin Skywalker and the creation of the Empire are paramount within the franchise.
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universe is expansive, and there’s a lot extra to discover.
Even so, although, the Star Wars universe is expansive, and there’s a lot extra to discover. Needing new tales would not detract from how nice the prequels have been; it simply implies that the franchise wants innovation to maneuver ahead, particularly now that the Skywalker Saga is over. It stays to be seen whether or not Star Wars is really prepared to maneuver on from the Skywalker Saga, nevertheless.
As talked about, even reveals that appeared new, akin to The Acolyte, weren’t really all that separate from the prequel trilogy. Furthermore, the reveals set in the course of the Darkish Occasions and the New Republic period—together with genuinely modern reveals like Andor and The Mandalorian—are inherently linked to the Skywalker Saga. So far, then, Star Wars hasn’t actually pulled away.
Upcoming Star Wars tasks is perhaps a bit extra promising in that regard. Lots of Star Wars’ upcoming motion pictures stay closely underneath wraps, from Rey’s Star Wars film rumored to be titled New Jedi Order to the film concerning the authentic Jedi regarded as titled Daybreak of the Jedi. But, New Jedi Order is confirmed to happen 15 years after The Rise of Skywalker, and Daybreak of the Jedi shall be set 25,000 years earlier than the prequels.
Theoretically, new Star Wars motion pictures will subsequently really start to maneuver past the prequel trilogy and the Skywalker Saga. Notably, although, feedback about New Jedi Order have already indicated that the prequel trilogy Jedi Order’s rule towards attachments shall be carried out in Rey’s personal Order, suggesting that Star Wars’ Jedi will proceed to be formed by that period. This raises questions on whether or not the franchise will ever utterly transfer on from the prequels and the Jedi Order that George Lucas created.
George Lucas would have needed to continuously convey one thing new to
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Partially, audiences could also be hoping that is true; many have been dissatisfied to see Star Wars change fingers from Lucas to Disney. Nonetheless, the shortcoming to maneuver on from Lucas’ prequels is not what Lucas would have performed or needed had he nonetheless been on the helm. Moderately, George Lucas would have needed to continuously convey one thing new to Star Wars. Hopefully, with the various upcoming tasks within the works, Star Wars will lastly do exactly that and transfer on from the prequels whereas nonetheless respecting how unbelievable they’ve been.
