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I'm looking around on Facebook and in the comments of news articles and I'm seeing more and more a disturbing narrative developing.
OP: "This movie really sucked."
Replier: "You're an old fogey! Let me guess, you wanted an Empire Strikes Back remake, didn't you???"
* cue a bunch of other people chiming in, agreeing *
OP: "No, not at all. I just didn't feel like the story went anywhere and nothing was explained from the last movie and it doesn't leave me interested at all in seeing what happens next."
Replier: "It's because you love the EU books, I bet! Or want it to be like the OLD Star Wars! This is the NEW Star Wars!!!"
And so forth and so on. I don't know if this is just a growing defense mechanism of the "new fans," studio PLANTS or what, but it's a little discouraging to see. I actually liked the movie but I can see why large portions of it don't hold water.
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