juliansteed
Well-Known Member
They still could have addressed some of that in the actual films with better writing or dialogue. You don't need minutes long exposition dumps either. The OT was great about establishing enough of the roles just through bits of dialogue, how characters reacted, and other smaller details. Neither 7 or 8 do this well.There's almost nothing explained about the First Order for casual fans to pick up on. I'm fairly certain most probably think its just the Empire. You have to search for it. It shouldn't be that way. I give 7 a very slight pass since it had to introduce so much but there is literally zero excuse for 8 not to provide any more details or any real development for any character.
I agree 100%. Despite all the expanded universe material out there for the hardcore fans, Star Wars is first and foremost a movie franchise and the story told in the movies should be able to stand on its own. The books, video games, animated series' were all inspired by the movies and not vice-versa. The expanded universe stuff is there to enhance the story or tell spin-off stories for the die hards but shouldn't be required to build the universe or fill in huge gaps in the story.