Mark Hamill, the outspoken Luke Skywalker actor, has argued both for and against the current direction of the Disney Star Wars franchise. Now, Frank Oz, the talent behind Yoda, drops some wisdom on the fandom worthy of the Jedi Master he represents.
“It’s about expectations. The movie didn’t fill their expectations. But as filmmakers, we’re not here to fulfill people’s expectations.”
Frank Oz (Yoda)
Now, it’s easy to say something like, “Frank Oz has to say stuff like that, Disney pays his salary.” However, the iconic puppeteer has had no problems in the past speaking out against the direction some of his affiliated franchises have gone. He recently referred to the Muppets as “a shadow of what it once was.”
This brings up the point, who are these new Star Wars films for? There is a whole new generation of Star War fans out there, many of them younglings still in grade school. They don’t seem as angry about the direction Rey, Finn and Poe are headed in. Isn’t that more important for the future of the fandom?
One important fact still remains: The Last Jedi was actually a huge box office success bringing in over 1 billion dollars. Something is working, but the aggressive anti-Disney Star Wars fans don’t want to acknowledge it.
“I love the movie, all the people who don’t like this ‘Jedi’ thing is just horse crap.”
Frank Oz (Yoda)
Well, we are less than 9 months away from the final installment of the latest Star Wars trilogy finalé, Episode IX. Only upon its release will we know how much impact all the online negativity, trolling and hate will have on the success of the Skywalker swan song.
For this Star Wars fan, I’m still very excited! Until December 20th, may the Force be with you, always!
“referred TO the Muppets…” English is important! 😉
You’re a 100% correct Gary. That was amateur and I fixed it, thank you.
Ok i get it, we want the exact same thing, we want Filmmakers t o make FILMS and not to shove their politics down our throats or the throats of our childreen.
I am Star Wars Fan for 40 years because of Star Wars i do not mind Religion, Gender or Race, because of Star Wars i met some really good ppl that now be put in drawers like Gay, People of Colour or other stuff that i never interested was intrested in putting them in.
I am fighting for LGBT rights, i was called a national treasure by the LGBT Community, i am the only white guy who also is German in a all black Community as well.
I have friends all over the world, i attended a Gay wedding as well as a Turkish events with a lot of breaks for prayers.
Yet because i do not like that Filmmakers tries to tell us what we and our childreen should think i am called “TOXIC” because of what exactly?
Because i do not see ppl of color, religion and do not care about genders and just see human beings all along?
If i am shopping with my nephew and we see two guys kissing and he asks me what they do i tell him that they probably are a loving couple and they are kissing i do not say “OHH thats a GAY couple and they are kissing”.
No fuck u Filmmakers it is just a couple nothing more and nothing less and if u make a deal out of it u are the real toxic ppl here specialy if u then say my point of view is wrong as they belong in a drawer and has to be pointed out as gay, thats stupid bullshit.
Just because they do not have any new ideas they still do not have to come up with such crap.
I went to the movies to get pulled into another world, now i get pulled into a political discussion if i want that i would just stay home and watch the news.
Thats my opinion on this and i can not speak for all of us as i think everyone has their own opinion about that and their own reasons to not like the shit that some so called Filmmakers try to pull off here.
I am Maahr Krell, i am with the Fandom Menace and if u are SJW, NPC or BETA u can suck it!
Mandalorian quote:
Gar liser viinir a gar shi Kelir ash’amur haryc,
meh kyr’am smiles laam bat ni ni Kelir smile norac!