Star Wars Episode 8

[Vegita-San]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

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.

It's also a growing representation of people who can't stand any comment they deem 'negative'.

over on another board, an episode 8 thread was going along just fine, but got closed because the mods didn't like the direction it was going in. I.e. Mostly 'negative' comments.

smh. people really are a bunch of snowflakes these days. if this is the new star wars, which is basically just badly copying the old better star wars, they can have it.

Originally Posted by newfan

It seems people can't be allowed to dislike, or like something that others feel opposite about.
Was it you who posted that a similar thing is happening with the new Star Trek series? I can't remember. Also, this new and old, sure, new movies and direction but they had been using the old characters and finishing their stories.

Yep. dare to say 'it's crap' and watch out. the 'be nice' police will come at you real hard.