This is a series apologizing for itself when it didn’t need to. This is a submissive, sloppy apology for a terrific movie. The Rise of Skywalker kowtows to toxic fandom, retconning, quite crassly, the bold decisions of The Last Jedi. What’s more, this feels like a point-of-no-return move for the integrity of this series. Rise of Skywalker feels even lamer in light of the glorious payoff of the same year’s Avengers: Endgame, Hollywood’s ultimate testament to filmmakers planning ahead and staying organized. Lucasfilm didn’t have a plan for the sequel series–and it shows. Long- running rumors that eventually became unofficial news stories about this troubled production have proven to be true. One feels uneasy just calling it a “movie” because that implies cohesiveness. Taken at face value, Rise of Skywalker is, easily, by some distance, the worst Star Wars movie ever. Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
Ian McDiarmid and Daisy Ridely in 'The Rise of Skywalker' (Disney/Lucasfilm) 11. The best part: The television series received a warmer reception, with positive reviews and an impressive six-season run. The cinematic future of the once-towering franchise remained in limbo for half a decade before Disney stepped in to shake things up.
Released four weeks after The Dark Knight broke box office records and captured the zeitgeist, the Saturday morning serial approach of The Clone Wars felt dated and was shrugged off by audiences, grossing $68.3 million worldwide (compare that to Revenge of the Sith‘s $849 million haul three years earlier).
The Clone Wars works best for very young viewers, and this is the only theatrical Star Wars film not to receive a single Academy Award nomination. The popularity and longevity of this decades-old series has a lot to do with how much it appeals to audiences of all ages, bringing families and generations together in passionate fandom. Set between the events of Episode II and Episode III, this 98-minute 3D animated novelty served as a big-screen lead-in to the premiere of the TV show of the same name two months later. Roger Ebert summed it up perfectly with the first line of his 2008 review: “Has it come to this?”
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