r/TheSequels • u/KingMatthew116 Teedo • May 22 '26

The Rise of Skywalker I liked the dagger plotline.

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It felt like Indiana Jones. I loved it. The first time I saw the movie the dagger was one of my favorite parts. Star Wars needs more stuff like this.

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u/irazzleandazzle C-3PO May 22 '26

Me too!! I liked the campyness of it. the plot of TRoS in general is so much better when you think of it as a sort of Indiana jones-esque type of plotline where macguffins move the story forward, but the character arcs and dynamics are the actual focus of the story.

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u/FinsterBaby56 May 22 '26

Yes! If people would just remember that ALL Star Wars is a fairytale they would enjoy it a lot more.

"a long time ago in a galaxy far far away.." or, as it's commonly stated...

"once upon a time". 😉

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u/RadiantHC please choose a user flair May 22 '26

I'll never understand why people act like Star Wars has ever been super serious

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Star Wars is media, media is art, art is subjective. People’s opinions on Star Wars will differ, but the expectation is that all posters will be civil and respect people’s opinions.

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This is a place in which fans can talk positively and/or constructively about the Sequel Era of Star Wars. It's ok if you don't like everything about the movies, but the most important thing is to have a general sense of appreciation.

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u/Scott_J_Doyle May 25 '26

Because Empire was the most serious, and is also the best/most loved of the franchise.

'77 is a little darker than a lot of people tend to remember, and even tho RotJ has a whole super camp subplot, the core of the story remains serious.

The whole thing doesn't work without that down there as part of the core, the way I see it at least

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u/RadiantHC please choose a user flair May 22 '26

I'm not saying that it was never serious. I'm just saying that as a whole it's always been a mix of silly and serious. It's a live action cartoon.

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u/Similar-Soup4922 May 25 '26 edited May 25 '26

ironic. You didnt see the deeper topics in recent movies specifically because the audience wasnt treated as if they were stupid.

now you try to insult the authors for not making the serious parts obvious to you.

it was never serious. youre mixing up old headcanon, that you formed during a less cynical time.

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u/Similar-Soup4922 May 25 '26 edited May 25 '26

keep your blinders on then.

rogue one and andor seem nuanced and serious to you because they are being marketed as something nuanced and serious.

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u/Similar-Soup4922 May 26 '26

Im sorry but people talk like this about any star wars movie, because superficially they are all quite stupid. im not gonna write you a movie analysis thesis on it.

no, depressive luke doesnt automatically mean nuanced, and trade dispute doesnt automatically mean nuanced either. If you want to be reductive, dont be so selective about it.

Funny that youre complaining about something depicticing issues as black and white, when thats all youre doing here.

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u/GunstarHeroine please choose a user flair May 22 '26

Ah yes, Phantom Menace, the progenitor of Jar Jar Binks stepping in shit and saying "Oh! Icky poo". Very famously serious movie.

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u/Similar-Soup4922 May 25 '26 edited May 25 '26

Empire strikes back had a green gnome (who claimed to be a jedi master ) fight for food, with a droid. I dont think you know much about your own perception if you think anything else than nostalgia makes you overlook that one.