This will undoubtedly vary from person to person, but I felt there was enough to connect the failed hero to redeemed path in the films as presented. Now, I know that I am a very different person when it comes to willingness to engage with the material but I was able to read enough that I could follow the steps for Luke.
To carry forward your analogy I will disagree. I see it as Johnson changing the key. I'm not doing the whole "Oh, I'm being subverted in my expectations so 'Wow!'" I'm not so superficial on that. What I see is Johnson taking a much more minor key with the story. I think it almost has echoes of ROTS in its tone. At least at this point, I am willing to stop staring at what Johnson says he is doing and just be in the story. Thus far, I am following the music just fine.
To carry forward your analogy I will disagree. I see it as Johnson changing the key. I'm not doing the whole "Oh, I'm being subverted in my expectations so 'Wow!'" I'm not so superficial on that. What I see is Johnson taking a much more minor key with the story. I think it almost has echoes of ROTS in its tone. At least at this point, I am willing to stop staring at what Johnson says he is doing and just be in the story. Thus far, I am following the music just fine.
It is in terms of tone, but I think implications are larger and similar in tone to ROTS as well.
It's time for this thread.... to end.
Why do you care what *I* find entertaining? And in the reverse, you don't enjoy the movie. That's fine. Not all movies are for everyone. Go and be well.
People all over these boards give their opinion. That's all I just did. I could have given the opinion in the TNG thread that "I hate "Unification" and given reasons, and I doubt anyone would have problem even if they loved it
You didn't just give an opinion, you asked a question:
My answer is it shouldn't matter to you. You don't like the movie, move on from it and live your best life. Lots of people don't like things. Some people don't like Star Wars at all. Some people don't like Star Trek. It happens. You don't need to contunally request others to justify their opinions nor continually try to justify yours. Move on and be well.
GE is struggling according to... whom? Looking at wait times in the park right now (12:15PM Florida time on a Tuesday), the wait time for Smugglers Run is 60 minutes, tied with Test Track at Epcot as the longest wait time in all of Disney World. Avatar Flights of Passage is only 55 minutes, Frozen Ever After is 40, Big Thunder Mountain is 20, Expedition Everest is 30. I would say it is doing quite well. Looking over st Disneyland, a similar story. Smugglers Run is the longest wait in the park at 55 minutes, the next longest is Peter Pan's Flight at 35, and Space Mountain at 30. Considering Smugglers Run has multiple ride vehicles ("cockpits") I would say that is healthy interest.
GE is not failing, not in either park. What has been true is that park attendance in general has been down due to non-Star Wars fans trying to avoid the opening crowds. If the huge opening crowds have not appeared, it is because people have been trying to avoid them and most people plan their DL or WDW trips months in advance so it will take a few more months for things to equal out and regular crowds reappear. You can clearly tell this is the case in DL where the wait time for Peter Pan is barely over 30 minutes. That is down from more than 70. People have been planning around expected crowds (in spite of Disney planning for them as well) and as a result this has been a great year for the people who have gone because wait times are down on everything. The fact Smuggler's Run is so high indicates a huge interest in that ride over the other options. So GE is not a flop. People didn't trust Disney to plan for the crowds so they planned their trips later to avoid the crowds they expect and that Disney's careful planning prevented. The numbers speak loud and clear that this is the case and that nothing is failing. Everything is succeeding and overall park attendance has been down in both DL and WDW during this period. That uncomfortable crowds have not appeared does not mean a lack of success. Everyone I've heard who has been there has raved about it.