Star Wars' Trilogy Break Can Restore The Best Of Disney Era Movies
Lucasfilm moving away from the trilogy format for Star Wars movies is a good sign for the franchise's future. Kathleen Kennedy's comments that Star Wars trilogies aren't the focus anymore signals a change of tack for the Disney era. Star Wars trilogies have been the status quo for generations, but it's good that the focus is shifting more towards filmmaker-driven stories than a structure that no longer fits the movies.
Lucasfilm has had mixed results during the Disney era of Star Wars. Its sequel trilogy was a financial success, but divided the audience. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and Solo: A Star Wars Story experimented with the stand-alone movie format, with Rogue One lauded for telling an original story whilst still tying into Star Wars: A New Hope. The failure of Solo though resulted in Lucasfilm focusing on world-building with Disney+ Star Wars shows like The Mandalorian and Obi-Wan Kenobi. The movies have been in a hiatus period while a road map was established for future stories in a galaxy far, far away, with Kennedy saying «I hesitate to use the word trilogies anymore because Star Wars is much more about persistent storytelling»
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The three Star Wars trilogies that make up The Skywalker Saga tell a complete story across nine movies. Anakin and Luke Skywalker’s story though is now complete, and Lucasfilm is right to change its approach by freeing itself from the Star Wars trilogy mold, even if characters from them are used going forward. Rey, Finn, and Poe shouldn't be forgotten, but there is no reason for them to be confined to the rigid storytelling device that any Star Wars trilogy dictates. Rogue One also focused on new characters, which
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