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Where does the core saga go after Episode 9?

Jedi Marso

Jedi Marso

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I think one of the difficulties the franchise is suffering from is a case of 'where do we go from here?' As one poster pointed out in another thread, the tale was essentially told in the OT. Ultimately the prequels were unnecessary, the sequels largely appear to be rehashing old ground and re-telling the same story again, and the anthology movies seem to be headed in the direction of telling stories about long-established characters whose arcs are completed and fates are known.

SW has always been 'space fantasy' rather than true science fiction. Lucas borrowed heavily from a lot of mythological sources- the Arthurian legends being a standout that is easy to point to. Luke is the young Arthur, Obi-Wan is his Merlin, and his father's lightsaber Excalibur, and so on. Leia starts out as Guinevere to Han Solo's Lancelot, until the narrative is changed to make her Luke's sister. The storyline of ANH is essentially a re-telling of Kurosawa's 'Hidden Fortress,' while the entire OT is a monomyth, or 'Hero's Journey' in the classic style.

Part of the dilemma of where to go next comes from the fear, from Disney's perspective, that introducing new characters and a fresh storyline might kill the golden goose. This is why we get stuff like Rogue One, Solo, and probably a Boba Fett and maybe an Obi-Wan movie in the anthology series. None of these break any new ground, but are 'safely familiar' to the fanbase.

Given that SW is a fantasy and draws heavily on mythological themes, do you think it would be a good idea to dig into the classics and adapt one of them into the next core trilogy of the SW saga? You've got lots of Greek and Roman classics, Norse, Celtic, and even eastern themes that could be followed. Would the life story of Miyamoto Musashi or the Trojan War be somehow translatable into a space fantasy in a galaxy far, far away? What do you think?
 
I posted this in the Fatigue thread, but I'll reiterate it here. I think it's a mistake to do a trilogy that is completely disconnected with previous SW films. The PT worked because it primarily told the story of two characters with whom we were completely familiar. TFA worked because it reunited us with the big three after 30 years. TLJ followed suit, albeit with less success than its predecessor. Rogue One had a tenuous connection to known characters, but it filled in an immediate backstory to ANH. It was also a novelty, which I think is what attracted viewers. Lightning doesn't strike twice, though.

Episode XI will be the first trilogy film to not feature any character from the OT -- unless they bring back Force Ghost Luke or, just maybe, Anakin. At this point, Rey, Finn, Kylo Ren, etc... can swim on their own now, so that will work to bring it through. But if Rian Johnson's new trilogy is completely new in characters and setting, I don't think it will fly.

The familiarity is what keeps people coming back, and as Solo has shown us, even that is fleeting if not done correctly. Unless future trilogies follow the stories of Rey et al. and introduce new blood that way, I think they will end up like Solo.
 
It looks like they already are done with the Skywalker story.

I'll never be done with Star Wars, but I am done with this.
 
Then again it's never been said that it's not Ben Skywalker.
It's never been said Han and Leia ever even married.
And now they're Saying Solo isn't even Han's real last name.
I guess we'll just have to wait and see what they make up next as they go along.

*Never mind. Now that I think about it, he would more likely be Ben Organa.
Is it any wonder the kid changed his name?
 
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Rian Johnson apparently is doing a new trilogy.

I think the best bet would to be an Old Republic movie; similar to KOTOR, set 4,000 years before the republic. They literally have no storytelling constraints, with the old EU no longer in play. A reboot of Revan, something completely original, doesn’t matter: they have complete freedom in this era, from the smallest details (costume design, character templates) to the biggest (they could literally burn down the whole republic if they wanted)
 
SamusAranX said:
I think the best bet would to be an Old Republic movie; similar to KOTOR, set 4,000 years before the republic. They literally have no storytelling constraints, with the old EU no longer in play. A reboot of Revan, something completely original, doesn’t matter: they have complete freedom in this era, from the smallest details (costume design, character templates) to the biggest (they could literally burn down the whole republic if they wanted)
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A Skywalker rules the galaxy benevolently, with the exception of wanting to be the only one who wields the Force. So the trilogy revolves around him and his armies hunting down Force sensitive folks. The return of the midichlorians! :lol:
 
It would be nice to go back in time to KOTOR perhaps, and show a true Jedi and Sith war.
 
I was answering the question. They aren't going to stop making films until the money stops flowing in. It's too soon to tell whether Solo is indicative of that but whilst the franchise remains viable they won't arbitrarily stop at nine.
 
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