Why Is Modern Star Wars So Much Better Without Jedi?
Star Wars was once a humble trilogy of beloved films that covered only a tiny corner of its theoretically massive universe. Fans imagined the immense possibilities that could have existed on either side of its main events. Today, it seems like only the stories on the sidelines get any positive attention.
It would be an understatement to describe the most recent Star Wars trilogy as controversial. There isn't a single moment of those three films that didn't earn hate from some portion of the fanbase. Though Star Wars fans deserve a portion of the pushback they get for being unpleasable, a few entries have broken through with greater acclaim.
The Mandalorian Is Better Without Jedi
The two best-received pieces of Star Wars content in the past several decades are unquestionably The Mandalorian and Andor. The Disney Plus series have a couple of things in common. They both take place between trilogies, either immediately before or after the original trilogy. They both introduce loads of new characters as their primary cast. They also both feature little to none of the old Jedi Order vs. Sith stuff that makes up so much of the earlier franchise. It's a background element that occasionally rears its head in The Mandalorian, and it hasn't been mentioned at all in Andor. The central story of both works is free from the larger good and evil narrative. They both operate in the gray areas of the franchise in ways that other films and shows were too scared to. This seems to fit Disney's approach to the franchise more than the more traditional entries of the new trilogy.
The more mystical aspects of the Star Wars galaxy have always been fairly central to the films. The franchise has always stayed in the soft science fantasy area of the
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