Star Wars Movies Can Succeed By Not Copying Marvel’s Model
It appears that the newest model for Disney’s building of franchises is that of the interconnected TV show/movie universe. The MCU has been leaning heavily on it for the past couple of years, and it seems to have become a staple of the way they tell stories now. All the Disney Plus TV shows are canon, and need to be watched in order to understand most of what’s happening in the films. A casual fan wouldn’t be able to go into Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness without having watched WandaVision first, because they wouldn’t have the necessary context.
Star Wars also seems to be heading down this path, as the shows have gained just as much importance as the main films themselves in terms of understanding Star Wars lore. In the lead up to the release of Obi-Wan Kenobi, the franchise and fans alike circulated lists of what Star Wars material would be necessary (or at least helpful) to watch before this newest show in order to catch up on all the important story beats. This, when taken to an extreme in the way that Marvel has done, can become a problem. It starts to alienate new viewers, and feels overwhelming even for long-time fans.
Is Having To Watch The Disney Plus MCU Shows Too Much Homework?
It’s not just that the TV shows and movies all connect — now, they are all necessary to understand the overall story. Instead of a viewer who missed one of the shows missing a small reference in a film, they’re missing entire plot lines because of how directly the entries tie into each other. Connecting all of the shows and movies in a franchise this way is a fun idea in theory, but in practice it simply becomes overwhelming.
It’s one thing for people who are already fans to keep up with what’s going on; since they’ve been
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