If you don't, cool, get outta here. If you do and want to complain about something in this thread, cool, get outta here.
I see a lot of toxicity in this particular fandom, but it's also hugely popular, meaning it must have aspects that resonate with people. Let's see if we can generate some positivity!
What do you personally like about the franchise?
Me? It's the fantasy/sci-fi fusion. You have plasma cannons and lightsabers and spaceships, but also an underlying narrative about a greater force and the need for good and balance in the universe. You have an order of space samurai monks who were in charge of protecting and enforcing this balance. There's a novelty to seeing this fusion fully realized that no other sci-fi series outside of books does quite as effectively, I think. And it's created to be cinematic and flashy, making it feel wholly unique from books in that respect.
I also love its simplicity. There is a value to depth and nuance in stories, but sometimes you want more of a blockbuster feel, a feel-good story. Star Wars is this. There's good and evil, the technology is designed to look cool, and the story never gets overly complicated outside of a few instances. It's mostly about selling you the spectacle of awesome space technology and magic powers, and it does a really good job at doing that.
I think these things are enough to make an otherwise cliche narrative engaging. Darth Vader is the basic black knight trope, but he's got robot armor and a laser sword, so it feels new and exciting. There's a mix of simplicity (overt use of tropes such as the fallen hero, redemption, temptation, the hero's journey, etc.) and creativity (in the setting, world building, and aesthetic design) that works together to create a gripping universe.
I really love the tech and magic seen in the series.
What about you?
I see a lot of toxicity in this particular fandom, but it's also hugely popular, meaning it must have aspects that resonate with people. Let's see if we can generate some positivity!
What do you personally like about the franchise?
Me? It's the fantasy/sci-fi fusion. You have plasma cannons and lightsabers and spaceships, but also an underlying narrative about a greater force and the need for good and balance in the universe. You have an order of space samurai monks who were in charge of protecting and enforcing this balance. There's a novelty to seeing this fusion fully realized that no other sci-fi series outside of books does quite as effectively, I think. And it's created to be cinematic and flashy, making it feel wholly unique from books in that respect.
I also love its simplicity. There is a value to depth and nuance in stories, but sometimes you want more of a blockbuster feel, a feel-good story. Star Wars is this. There's good and evil, the technology is designed to look cool, and the story never gets overly complicated outside of a few instances. It's mostly about selling you the spectacle of awesome space technology and magic powers, and it does a really good job at doing that.
I think these things are enough to make an otherwise cliche narrative engaging. Darth Vader is the basic black knight trope, but he's got robot armor and a laser sword, so it feels new and exciting. There's a mix of simplicity (overt use of tropes such as the fallen hero, redemption, temptation, the hero's journey, etc.) and creativity (in the setting, world building, and aesthetic design) that works together to create a gripping universe.
I really love the tech and magic seen in the series.
What about you?
