I saw the first Star Wars in the theater in 1977, so my take will vary from a fair portion of the fan base due to being a generation older. Way back in 1980, when Luke Confronts Obi Wan's force ghost about his father, Obi Wan resorts to what he said is true "from a certain point of view"and I knew that the Jedi story would be far from black and white back then. Even Lucas retconed himself but much of the original footage has been taken from history. Even he didn't have a clear vision of where he was going or doing back then and often winged it. So I really don't see how Disney politicized the show as claimed. The original series had a lot of Fascist/Communist themes in regards to the Empire. I lived the Cold War and grew up with it. See the originals before the prequel series came out and you'll see what I mean. The Acolyte really should have been 12 episodes and of at least 50 minutes each to further develop the story and close holes. Episodes three and four could have been combined, showing two different views of events. At least the finale was really cool. Star Wars has never had much of a script to begin with. It was a B-rate story dressed up with unseen and new types of special effects to give it that WOW factor. Further on in the series depends more upon special effects to carry it. As to plot lines, its often someone behaving like a petulant child or teenager with a temper tantrum with the characters inflicted with airheadedness with each movie. This really takes off with the prequel series. All in all, I give the Acolyte a 7 out of 10. The acting in much of Obi-Wan was awful and then some, which made it worse in my opinion. The thing that bugs me the most is that the Makeup department makes Lee Jung-Jae look like a driver's license picture from the beginning. If it had started with him looking as he really is and then went into being scraggly at the end of the series, it would have had far more impact. I see that often Star Wars under whatever umbrella often has Asian men looking like driver's license pictures.
That's an interesting observation. I've been a fan of this franchise since 2003, so I understand some of the key points you've made. Thanks for watching!😊
@@nukritik2933 I would have liked to see more character development. The ending didn't surprise me at all. Yoda knew all along and was arrogant in thinking that the order would never fall or he was a total airhead unable to connect things together. The prequel trilogy bugs me because where things are headed is so obvious to everyone but the Jedi. When the starlight station fell, and the Jedi closed up all their temples is when they created their downfall. They switched from an order based on being for the people to keeping their own power and fearing to lose it. All of this is cannon. It's been interesting to see how Star Wars evolved for nearly 50 years.
@@nukritik2933 It would be nice if they would plan out their shows and dedicate towards quality, instead of several different sows. The focus is too much on putting out different shows rather than developing a show or movie.
Imma get hunted for this comment, but the acolyte was perfect.
To each their own 😁
I saw the first Star Wars in the theater in 1977, so my take will vary from a fair portion of the fan base due to being a generation older. Way back in 1980, when Luke Confronts Obi Wan's force ghost about his father, Obi Wan resorts to what he said is true "from a certain point of view"and I knew that the Jedi story would be far from black and white back then.
Even Lucas retconed himself but much of the original footage has been taken from history. Even he didn't have a clear vision of where he was going or doing back then and often winged it. So I really don't see how Disney politicized the show as claimed. The original series had a lot of Fascist/Communist themes in regards to the Empire. I lived the Cold War and grew up with it. See the originals before the prequel series came out and you'll see what I mean.
The Acolyte really should have been 12 episodes and of at least 50 minutes each to further develop the story and close holes. Episodes three and four could have been combined, showing two different views of events. At least the finale was really cool.
Star Wars has never had much of a script to begin with. It was a B-rate story dressed up with unseen and new types of special effects to give it that WOW factor. Further on in the series depends more upon special effects to carry it. As to plot lines, its often someone behaving like a petulant child or teenager with a temper tantrum with the characters inflicted with airheadedness with each movie. This really takes off with the prequel series.
All in all, I give the Acolyte a 7 out of 10. The acting in much of Obi-Wan was awful and then some, which made it worse in my opinion. The thing that bugs me the most is that the Makeup department makes Lee Jung-Jae look like a driver's license picture from the beginning. If it had started with him looking as he really is and then went into being scraggly at the end of the series, it would have had far more impact. I see that often Star Wars under whatever umbrella often has Asian men looking like driver's license pictures.
That's an interesting observation. I've been a fan of this franchise since 2003, so I understand some of the key points you've made.
Thanks for watching!😊
@@nukritik2933 I would have liked to see more character development. The ending didn't surprise me at all. Yoda knew all along and was arrogant in thinking that the order would never fall or he was a total airhead unable to connect things together. The prequel trilogy bugs me because where things are headed is so obvious to everyone but the Jedi.
When the starlight station fell, and the Jedi closed up all their temples is when they created their downfall. They switched from an order based on being for the people to keeping their own power and fearing to lose it. All of this is cannon.
It's been interesting to see how Star Wars evolved for nearly 50 years.
@@bohemiansusan2897 It certainly has. Disney really needs to get their act together 😑
@@nukritik2933 It would be nice if they would plan out their shows and dedicate towards quality, instead of several different sows. The focus is too much on putting out different shows rather than developing a show or movie.