For sure. It is weak film, always was. But it did the job it needed to. Established the new characters and updated the setting. It was the job of the sequels to run with that and strengthen the story beats by delving further into a deeper more meaningful story. Good character development covers up plot holes and logic inconsistencies every time. If you love the characters and story, you'll forgive any nonsense. The sequels intentionally shy away from any sort of character bonding, like they were afraid to put off any section of the fanbase or something. Everything is kept as superficial as possible. And the story skips over the parts it should be focusing on. So we can get back to the action I guess. So we're left with three stand alone movies that have little to do with each other. What makes both the previous trilogies so enduring is they strengthen each other. The only movie that really works alone is the original Star Wars. The Phantom Menace sucks, but the trilogy as a whole makes it at least worth a watch. The Ewoks are dumb as hell, but we don't care cause we've already been on some epic adventures, we'll put up with it. Anyhow, Disney bungled the whole thing. Best just to close the door on that chapter of Star Wars and start fresh with something entirely new.
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