What Do Star Wars Fans Actually Want?

thegamer.com:

The Star Wars sequel trilogy suffered from an identity crisis right out of the gate. Each new instalment seemed to try and make up for the “sins” of its predecessor. And in turn, the portion of the fanbase that screamed the loudest kept moving the goal post.

The Force Awakens premieres, and it’s labelled a “New Hope clone”. So they make a huge departure from the originals in The Last Jedi, but then it’s an “insult to the fans”. Then it all culminates in The Rise of Skywalker, an awkward two-and-a-half-hour retcon/apology tour. Towards the end, neither side of the divide was happy with the trilogy.

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Even putting that split aside and assuming that the majority opinion is that Rian Johnson’s take on the series sucked, I don’t even think this crowd knows what it wants anymore. It knows what it doesn’t want, but that’s about it. And a loud part of this crowd has quickly become one of the worst, most abusive fandoms out there.

First, they were mad that Finn was a Black Stormtrooper. They tried to justify their racism with lore by saying that the Clone Troopers aren’t Black, but that didn’t work because Finn clearly wasn’t a Clone Trooper. Then it was “I’m not racist, it’s just forced diversity”, whatever that means.

Then in 2017, Kelly Marie Tran and Laura Dern were the targets. The abuse directed at Tran in particular was so horrific that she was driven off social media. Again, it was all “I’m not racist, I just didn’t like Rose! Her sister was cool!” Y’know, the one who had no lines and died ten minutes into the movie? That’s the appropriate amount of diversity, I guess.

With Disney seemingly caving in to their demands, Rose’s role was significantly smaller in The Rise