Rabid Whiphid
04-04-2007, 02:48 PM
Hi, guys.
I propose a new rule for SW fandom. A new rule that I think makes perfect, logistical sense and which all people everywhere should agree with, and adhere to!
I have met a number of people who describe themselves as SW fans, who say that the first two movies (ANH and ESB) were perfecto, two of the greatest films ever made, and then ROTJ was disappointing and everything that came after 1983 ranged from disappointing to downright awful. This seems to be a fairly common opinion that I have run into over and over again.
Equally prominent (if slightly more forgiving) is the opinion that the "Original Trilogy" (episodes 4,5,&6) was good but the "Prequel Trilogy" (episodes 1,2,&3) was bad.
Well, here's my theory, and the new rule I'd like to propose. SW is 6 movies. If you hate half of it (3 out of 6 movies) or certainly more than half of it (4 out of 6 movies), you are no longer allowed to describe yourself as a SW fan!!
Seriously, consider this logic, before you begin flaming in a fury of indignaion. SW is not Star Trek. SW is not Lord of the Rings. It is not a franchise that was started by one creator, then taken away and continued by other people who "didn't get it", or adapted by other people whose interpretation of the original work is open to debate.
The 6-part Star Wars saga is entirely the product of one author, who claims that all 6 little parts make up one big story. Now - if you read a novel which consisted of 6 chapters, and you loved 2 or 3 chapters, but disliked 4 or even 3 of those chapters, wouldn't you normally just say, "I didn't like that book. It started out good but it fell apart halfway (or more than halfway) through."???
Yet many people who describe themselves as "SW fans", openly despise half (or in some cases more than half) of the story they claim to be a fan of. Why not just simply admit, "I'm not a fan. I thought I was when it started, but then it went in a direction I didn't care for, so I guess I'm not a fan."
Doesn't that make sense?
Consider also that in school, a 50% test score is a failing grade. Getting only half the questions right means you still flunked, and the entire effort is a failure.
So once again I must proclaim - If you hate half or more than half of SW, you're not allowed to call yourself a SW fan! Haha. :nahnah:
Oh yes, one more thing - before responding, I ask that you please bear 2 things in mind: First - that I am only being semi-serious, though I think this logic seems perfectly agreeable, and second - that the EU does not figure into this equation. We all agree that the heart and soul of SW are the 6 films. There's a large percentage of SW movie-viewers who disregard the EU, if they are even aware of its existence. So limiting this discussion to the 6 films, what do you think of my new rule? Personally, I think I am a genius. :yoda:
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I propose a new rule for SW fandom. A new rule that I think makes perfect, logistical sense and which all people everywhere should agree with, and adhere to!
I have met a number of people who describe themselves as SW fans, who say that the first two movies (ANH and ESB) were perfecto, two of the greatest films ever made, and then ROTJ was disappointing and everything that came after 1983 ranged from disappointing to downright awful. This seems to be a fairly common opinion that I have run into over and over again.
Equally prominent (if slightly more forgiving) is the opinion that the "Original Trilogy" (episodes 4,5,&6) was good but the "Prequel Trilogy" (episodes 1,2,&3) was bad.
Well, here's my theory, and the new rule I'd like to propose. SW is 6 movies. If you hate half of it (3 out of 6 movies) or certainly more than half of it (4 out of 6 movies), you are no longer allowed to describe yourself as a SW fan!!
Seriously, consider this logic, before you begin flaming in a fury of indignaion. SW is not Star Trek. SW is not Lord of the Rings. It is not a franchise that was started by one creator, then taken away and continued by other people who "didn't get it", or adapted by other people whose interpretation of the original work is open to debate.
The 6-part Star Wars saga is entirely the product of one author, who claims that all 6 little parts make up one big story. Now - if you read a novel which consisted of 6 chapters, and you loved 2 or 3 chapters, but disliked 4 or even 3 of those chapters, wouldn't you normally just say, "I didn't like that book. It started out good but it fell apart halfway (or more than halfway) through."???
Yet many people who describe themselves as "SW fans", openly despise half (or in some cases more than half) of the story they claim to be a fan of. Why not just simply admit, "I'm not a fan. I thought I was when it started, but then it went in a direction I didn't care for, so I guess I'm not a fan."
Doesn't that make sense?
Consider also that in school, a 50% test score is a failing grade. Getting only half the questions right means you still flunked, and the entire effort is a failure.
So once again I must proclaim - If you hate half or more than half of SW, you're not allowed to call yourself a SW fan! Haha. :nahnah:
Oh yes, one more thing - before responding, I ask that you please bear 2 things in mind: First - that I am only being semi-serious, though I think this logic seems perfectly agreeable, and second - that the EU does not figure into this equation. We all agree that the heart and soul of SW are the 6 films. There's a large percentage of SW movie-viewers who disregard the EU, if they are even aware of its existence. So limiting this discussion to the 6 films, what do you think of my new rule? Personally, I think I am a genius. :yoda:
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