Oh, I'm very aware that the "Godfather Saga" has been on the top of the AFI Best Films list for ages and ages, and that a lot of people adore the films! And while I don't love the films, I can appreciate how well-made and complex they are, they just don't work for me on any sort of personal level. I don't like any of the characters, I don't share a single one of their aspirations, I don't identify with any of them and so on and so forth.
So I don't like gangster films as a genre, because my issues with the "Godfather" movies extend to the whole genre, and here's a Star Wars series that's essentially a gangster show. Okay, fine, lots of people like gangster movies and I hope the people who like both Star Wars and mob dramas like this show. But what I'm seeing in this show is a gangster drama... that isn't nearly as well-made as the "Godfather" flicks.
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Martoto (4198)
2 years ago
Nobody claimed it was anywhere near as well made as the Godfather films. Your OP was about doubting the wisdom of showcasing a character whose ambition is to become a powerful crime lord on Tatooine. Giving the audience nobody, as you said, they should be able to "root for". I've cited just one film from a large and popular genre that shows that the producers were wise in at least that way to set a drama series in the criminal underworld (of a fairy tale, space adventure universe to be exact). I didn't realise you were questioning the wisdom to make a show in a genre that does not work for you, personally. And the neglect to make it well enough for you to recognise it but still not like it.
Let me know if LFL ever get back to you personally with an explanation.
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