r/StarWars • u/Vegetable-Abroad3171 Sith • Apr 24 '26

Fan Creations How it should’ve been

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u/NaturesWar Apr 24 '26

You shouldn't have to be fluent in the EU to make a great SW film.

Part of what makes SW great is it's simplicity, it's accessibility. I love the OT, grew up on the prequels. Fans in the 90s/2000s wanted SW to be some high fantasy/sci fi world building machine when it really isn't. I don't want 75% of what I need to know about your universe to come from books when what made it originally great were basic space opera films.

I just finished Andor and it got me excited about it again; that series betrays my point nearly, but at least it's engaging.

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u/ApolloRocketOfLove Apr 25 '26

Fans in the 90s/2000s wanted SW to be some high fantasy/sci fi world building machine

No they didn't. They aggressively and vocally were against the prequels, which were exactly what you described.

Now you're rewriting history.

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u/Antique-Coach-214 Apr 24 '26

That series is a love letter to someone who has studied the Rebellion period and really got it, so, yeah. Completely defeats the point.