,I'VE ,GOT A ,BAD ,FEEL+ ,AB\T ,?IS 
,/> ,W>S1 ,9TELLECTUAL ,PROP]TY1 & ,CULTURAL ,EXPROPRIATION 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,PET] ,GELD]LOOS 

,TEXT 3 

,TO SAY ,I AM A ,/> ,W>S FAN W\LD BE AN UND]/ATEM5T4 ,9 HI< S*OOL1 ,I C\LD W9 ! ,/> ,W>S ,TRIVIAL ,PURSUIT BO>D GAME 9 ONE TURN3 ,I DIDN'T GET ANY ANSW]S WRONG & KEPT GO+ >\ND ! BO>D UNTIL ,I HAD COLLECT$ ALL ! TOK5S 7YEAH1 NOT MANY FRI5DS74 ,( C\RSE1 AS ,I GOT OLD]1 ,I REALIZ$ ?AT ! ,JUNGIAN >*ETYPES1 ,DAOI/ PHILOSOPHY1 & TALE ( REBELLION AGA9/ AU?ORITY ?AT HAD SO 5*ANT$ ME W]E MIX$ 9 ) A DEMOCRATIC /ORYL9E ( RE/OR+ A 0RI<TFUL0 GOV]NM5T1 ALONG ) PL5TY ( RACIAL /]EOTYPES & SETTL] TROPES4 ,NONE!LESS1 IT IS H>D TO DISAV[ ! FANTASY WORLDS ONE GR[S UP )4 ,! TOTAL CONV]SION ( ,/> ,W>S 9TO A 0FRAN*ISE0 IS OCCASION 5\< TO COMM5T ON H[ WE MI<T RESPOND :5 CAPITALISM EVISC]ATES AN IMAG9>Y WORLD WE LOVE4 ,! K9D ( CULTURAL RESI/ANCE ,I WANT TO EXPLORE ALSO (F]S SOME TACTICS = DEAL+ ) PROBLEMATIC ASPECTS ( ! ORIG9AL MOVIES4 

,A LONG TIME AGO1 9 A GALAXY F>1 F> AWAY 

,TO DISCUSS H[ CAPITALISM RU9$ ,/> ,W>S1 WE NE$ TO *>T ! GALAXY'S LONG DECL9E4 ,MY /EADFA/ POSITION IS ?AT ! ONLY REAL ,/> ,W>S IS ! ORIG9AL TRILOGY1 ,EPISODES ,I,V TO ,V,I4 ,I WILL LAT] CONTRADICT ?IS POSITION1 BUT = N[1 BE> ) ME3 ALL ( ! SUBSEQU5T MOVIES >E %IT4 

,:5 ,EPISODE ,I CAME \T1 ,I RU%$ TO ! !AT] ! V]Y FIR/ DAY4 ,FROM ! MOM5T ,I WALK$ \T1 = ! NEXT HALF WEEK1 ,I WAS DUMB/RUCK1 TRY+ DESP]ATELY TO 9V5T EXCUSES = :AT WAS UND5IABLY A TR\BL+LY CLUMSY MOVIE4 ,ONCE ! TRILOGY HAD WRAPP$ UP1 IT WAS CLE>3 ,GEORGE ,LUCAS HAD LO/ HIS T\*4 ,LEAV+ ASIDE ! AWKW>D DIALOGUE1 !RE W]E NUM]\S PLOT CONTRADICTIONS1 AS ?\< HE HAD =GOTT5 :AT HAD HAPP5$ 9 ! ORIG9AL TRILOGY4 

,FUR!RMORE1 HE WAS UNABLE TO RECAPTURE ! SPIRIT ( ! ORIG9ALS4 ,GRANT$1 IT HAD TO BE A DIFF]5T /ORY1 NOT ONE ( AN UND]DOG REBELLION1 BUT ( A DECAD5T ,REPUBLIC & ,J$I ,ORD] UNABLE TO F5D (F A GR[+ ?REAT4 ,UN=TUNATELY1 ,LUCAS DOES NOT CREATE ANY 9T]E/+ PLOT \T ( ?IS CONFLICT4 ,A TRILOGY 9 :I* ! BAD GUYS W9 PROVIDES M\?-WAT]+ OPPORTUNITIES = REV]S+ CLI*$ /ORYL9ES OR QUE/ION+ MORAL ASSUMPTIONS1 YET ,LUCAS DOES NOT EXPLORE ANY WEAKNESS OR FLAW 9 ! ,S5ATE OR ON ! ,J$I ,C\NCIL ?AT LETS ,PALPAT9E TRIUMPH 7EXCEPT MAYBE BAD ACT+874 ,EVIL W9S 9 ! PREQUEL TRILOGY BECAUSE1 WELL1 ?AT'S H[ ,A ,NEW ,HOPE BEG9S4 ,& LETT+ A /ORYL9E GET C>RI$ ALONG EXCLUSIVELY BY ! DEM&S ( ! NEXT 9/ALLM5T IS SIMPLY NOT GOOD WRIT+ 7?\<1 AS WE %ALL SEE1 ,J4,J4 ,ABRAMS HAS L[]$ ! B> SO MU* ?AT ! PLOT ( ! PREQUEL TRILOGY />TS TO SEEM BRILLIANT74 

,LUCAS EV5 SEEMS TO =GET ! G5RE HE IS WRIT+ 94 ,/> ,W>S IS NOT SCI5CE FICTION1 IT'S FANTASY 9 SPACE1 COMPLETE ) KNI<TS1 WIZ>DS1 MON/]S1 & PR9CESSES4 ,HIS S\RCE MAT]IAL WAS NOT ,>?UR ,C4 ,CL>K1 BUT ,JOSEPH ,CAMPBELL1 ! ,BRO!RS ,GRIMM1 ,TOLKI51 & ,LAO-TZI1 & AT NO PO9T 9 ! ORIG9AL DOES HE EXPLA9 H[ ?+S WORK OR EXPLORE H[ TE*NOLOGY AFFECTS SOCIETY4 ,NONE!LESS1 9 ,EPISODE #a HE SUDD5LY1 9EXPLICABLY1 TRIES TO ELUCIDATE ?AT ! ,=CE WORKS BECAUSE MIDI-*LORIANS4 ,:I* DOESN'T ACTUALLY EXPLA9 ANY?+ & ALSO *EAP5S ! MO/ POT5T ELEM5T ( ! GALAXY & ! ONE 9 LEA/ NE$ ( EXPLA9+4 

,:AT DOES ANY ( ?IS HAVE TO DO ) CAPITALISM8 ,IT'S NOT JU/ ?AT ,I'M DISAPPO9T$ 9 ,GEORGE1 ! WAY ,I MI<T BE--AGA91 & AGA91 &1 OOH1 \*1 AGA9--) ,T]RY ,GILLIAM4 ,9 ?IS CASE1 !RE IS A QUE/ION ( COMM]CIALIZATION4 

,A LONG TIME AGO1 9 A ,HOLLYWOOD F>1 F> AWAY1 ,GEORGE ,LUCAS WAS A CULTURAL WORK]1 CREAT+ AWESOME /ORIES 7C'MON1 :O CAN'T LOVE ,WILL[8 OH %IT1 MORE ,EUROC5TRIC FANTASY1 UR<7 \T ( MY?S & >*ETYPES ?AT >E COLLECTIVELY ELABORAT$ & PASS$ ON4 ,AS A MEMB] ( ! MO/ PRIVILEG$ /RATUM ( ! WORK+ CLASS1 HE HAD ! OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME A PROP]TY [N]1 & AS SOON AS ! COMM]CIAL SUCCESS ( ,/> ,W>S MADE ?AT POSSIBILITY MANIFE/1 HE SEIZ$ IT ) BO? H&S4 ,HE & HIS TEAM W]E PIONE]S ( VISUAL & AUDIO EFFECTS1 BUT MORE ?AN ?AT1 HE WAS A PIONE] ( ! CULTURAL FRAN*ISE1 M>KET+ ,/> ,W>S P>APH]NALIA FROM ! GET GO4 ,& ?AT HAS BECOME HIS ,EMPIRE4 

,! PREQUEL TRILOGY WAS BAD NOT BECAUSE SOMETIMES FILMMAK]S LOSE !IR T\* 7& IT'S 9T]E/+ H[ ?IS HAPP5S MU* MORE 9 C9EMA ?AN AMONG NOVELI/S2 P]HAPS DECAD5CE IS PROPORTIONATE TO 9VE/M5T & RETURNS871 BUT BECAUSE = ! DECADES BETWE5 ,RETURN ( ! ,J$I & ,A ,PHANTOM ,M5ACE1 ,GEORGE'S PR9CIPLE FOCUS WAS ON M>KET+ & MONEY-MAK+4 ,! PREQUEL WAS B\ND TO BE CRAP4 ,& HIS LOYALTY TO ! FANTASY GALAXY HE HAD CREAT$ WAS B\ND TO BE WEAK] ?AN ,DISNEY'S (F]+ PRICE4 

,IT WAS NO CO9CID5CE ?AT ! 9DU/RY REPRODUC$1 ON A META SCALE1 ITS [N /YLI/IC TEMPLATE3 9 A SEQUEL1 ! VILLA9S HAVE TO BE BIGG] & BADD]4 

,I ,WILL ,NOT ,GIVE ,UP ,MY ,FAVORITE ,DECORATION444 ,!RE ,WILL ,BE ,NO ,B>GA9 

,AN ECONOMIC SUBTEXT TO ?IS UNFOLD+ TRAG$Y IS ?AT ,GEORGE ,LUCAS HAD ! DEMOCRATIC RI<T TO DISAPPO9T & BETRAY MILLIONS ( FANS1 FIR/ MAK+ A TRAVE/Y1 & !N SELL+ ! :OLE GALAXY TO ! ,MC,DONALDS ( VIDEO 5T]TA9M5T4 ,HE [N$ ! ,9TELLECTUAL ,PROP]TY4 ,& ?IS TE*NICAL MUMBO-JUMBO IS SO CONV9C+ A MY? ?AT AMONG ALL ! BETRAY$1 ,I HAV5'T HE>D ANYONE QUE/ION+ ,LUCAS' LEGITIMACY 9 S5D+ ,/> ,W>S ?R\< ! SLAU<T]H\SE ( DREAMS4 

,BUT !RE IS AN ELEM5T WE HAVE OV]LOOK$4 ,I M5TION$ ?AT ! PREQUEL TRILOGY CONFLICT$ ) SEV]AL M9OR PLOT DETAILS FROM ! ORIG9AL TRILOGY4 ,?IS IS SOME?+ ?AT ,LUCAS CLE>LY FAIL$ TO NOTICE1 BUT ! FACT ?AT IT IS KN[N1 ?AT ,I CAN M5TION IT1 %[S !RE W]E O!R EYES BE+ MORE ATT5TIVE4 ,T5S ( ?\S&S ( FANS1 9 FACT1 COMM5T$ ON !SE 9CONSI/5CIES1 ALL ( !M1 AT ?AT PO9T1 PEOPLE :O KNEW ,/> ,W>S1 & C>$ AB\T IT1 MORE ?AN ,GEORGE ,LUCAS HIMSELF4 

,LET US NOT SPEAK ( M]ITOCRACY4 ,%[ ME ! CORPSE6 ,:O [NS ! ,/> ,W>S GALAXY8 

,N[ ,I ,AM ! ,MA/] 

,! SAD ANSW] IS1 ,DISNEY1 ! L>GE/ NEWS & 5T]TA9M5T CORPORATION ON ! PLANET4 ,& Y\ DON'T GET ,DEA? ,/> BIG BY RESPECT+ >T1 BUT BY BL[+ UP EV]Y?+ ?AT /&S 9 Y\R WAY4 

,DISNEY'S ME?OD REPRES5TS A :OLE NEW LEVEL ( CULTURAL PRODUCTION3 COMP>TM5TALIZ$1 TE*NOCRATIC1 EYES ALWAYS ON ! BOTTOM L9E4 ,!IR GOAL WAS TO MAKE ! FIR/ 9 A LONG L9E ( BLOCKBU/]S4 ,TO DO ?IS1 IT W\LDN'T BE 5\< TO MAKE SOME?+ ?AT W\LD ?RILL ,/> ,W>S FANS4 ,DO+ SO W\LD REQUIRE ESOT]IC REF]5CES TO ! ORIG9AL TRILOGY & ! T>GET M>KET W\LD BE 9 ! T5S ( MILLIONS RA!R ?AN BILLIONS4 

,SO1 A PRIORI1 !Y HAD TO MAKE A CR[D PLEAS]1 !Y HAD TO MAKE SOME?+ VISUALLY /UNN+ BUT PLOTWISE1 TAME & SAFE4 ,:Y NOT A REMAKE8 ,! WAVE ( REMAKES SWEEP+ ,HOLLYWOOD IS NOT A SIMPLE FA%ION1 BUT A CALCULAT$ M>KET+ DECISION3 MOVIES ?AT ALREADY GOT FAM\S REPRES5T ACCUMULAT$ ADV]TIS+ CAPITAL1 A BR& ?AT 9 L>GE P>T WILL SELL ITSELF1 & SURELY !RE IS PL5TY ( M>KET RESE>* %[+ ?AT ,BOOM]S & ,G5 ,X]S >E P>TICUL>LY PRONE TO NO/ALGIA4 

,! FIR/ SIGN ?AT ! F9ANCIAL DEP>TM5T1 & NOT A SQUAD ( ,/> ,W>S N]DS1 W]E RUNN+ ?+S WAS ! HIR+ ( ,J4,J4 ,ABRAMS1 JU/ 9 FROM %OOT+ A ,/> ,TREK MOVIE4 ,I DON'T BELIEVE IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO LIKE BO? ,/> ,W>S & ,/> ,TREK1 BUT IT'S A TOTAL IGNORAMUS :O W\LD SUPPOSE ! TWO >E SIMIL> & W\LD ?9K ( RECRUIT+ ,/> ,TREK TAL5T = ! NEXT ,/> ,W>S PRODUCTION1 ! WAY Y\ MI<T BR+ 9 ,RIDLEY ,SCOTT = ,BLADE ,RUNN] AFT] ,ALI5 WAS A HIT4 

,( C\RSE1 ,I USE ! WORD 0TAL5T0 IRONICALLY 9 ?AT S5T5CE4 ,J4,BRO ,ABRAMS' ,/> ,TREK FLICK WAS PROBABLY ! WOR/ ( ALL ( !M1 & !RE HAVE BE5 A LOT4 ,!RE IS NOT A CREATIVE BONE 9 ?AT WRET*$ MAN'S BODY4 ,HIS ONE1 S+UL> TAL5T IS TO MAKE BUTTLOADS ( MONEY (F ( P]FECTLY M$IOCRE /ORYL9ES4 ,BUT ,EPISODE ,V,I,I1 ,! ,=CE ,AWAK5S1 IS AN ATROCITY EV5 = HIM4 ,P]HAPS1 9 A TRAGIC ACT ( P]SONAL HOMAGE TO ! MAN BEH9D ! MY?1 HE WANT$ TO SLAP TOGE!R SOME?+ SO AWFUL ?AT PEOPLE W\LD HAVE FOND MEMORIES ( ,GEORGE ,LUCAS' PREQUEL TRILOGY4 

,IT SEEMS TO ME ?AT ONE ( ! FIR/ /EPS 9 WRIT+ A SEQUEL IS TO LOOK AT :]E ! ORIG9AL 5DS & FIGURE \T :]E TO GO FROM !RE1 BUT ! ODI\S1 9SIPID ,J4,J4 ,ABRAMS WAS 9CAPABLE EV5 ( ?IS SIMPLE TASK4 ,EV]Y:]E 9 ! SEQUEL TRILOGY HIS GROSS1 LATTE-/IRR+1 SM>TPHONE SCRE5-SWIP+ F+]S PROB$1 ! RESULT WAS NO?+ BUT A ?9LY VEIL$1 9F]IOR REMAKE ( ! ORIG9AL TRILOGY PLOT4 

,AT ! 5D ( ,RETURN ( ! ,J$I1 ! ,EMPIRE IS MO/LY DE/ROY$1 & ! ,REBELLION JU/ HAS TO WALTZ 9TO ,CORUSCANT & PUT ! ,NEW ,REPUBLIC TOGE!R4 ,AT ! BEG9N+ ( ,ABRAMS' MONEY-MAK+ VOMIT1 ! ,EMPIRE IS MORE P[]FUL ?AN EV]1 & ! ,REBELLION IS /ILL A REBELLION4 ,ONLY ! NAMES HAVE *ANG$4 ,EV5 ! SUP]WEAPONS >E ! SAME1 BUT A LITTLE MORE P[]FUL1 & ) MORE OBNOXI\S VIOLATIONS ( BASIC PHYSICS 7LIKE1 Y\ CAN WAT* ! DE/RUCTION ( A PLANET LI<TYE>S AWAY 9 REALTIME74 

,S9CE ,I HAV5'T YET PO9T$ \T :AT AN ASS ,J4,J4 ,ABRAMS IS1 LET ME TAKE A LITTLE TIME TO DO SO4 ,9 ANO!R ( HIS PRODUCTIONS1 ! EXECRABLE ,CLOV]FIELD ,P>ADOX1 !Y DON'T EV5 KN[ H[ C5TRIPETAL =CE WORKS 7Y\ KN[1 ! /&>D ROTAT+ SPACECRAFT ?AT CREATES >TIFICIAL GRAVITY ) D[N BE+ ! \TSIDE ( A ROTAT+ R+87 & !Y SEEM TO BELIEVE ?AT 0UP0 & 0D[N0 >E FIX$ DIRECTIONS 9 SPACE1 AS :5 !Y >E %OCK$ TO F9D ?AT A CON/ELLATION IS SUDD5LY 0UPSIDE D[N04 ,S]I\SLY1 SCI5CE FICTION LIKE ?IS MAKES PEOPLE /UPID]1 IT PAVES ! WAY = ,TRUMPS & ,FLAT-,E>!RS4 

,9 ONE ( ! BE/ TRILOGIES ( FAN FICTION 9 ! ,/> ,W>S GALAXY1 ,TIMO?Y ,ZAHN ?\<T H>D AB\T :AT CONFLICTS W\LD APPE> AFT] ! TRIUMPH ( ! REBELS 9 ,RETURN ( ! ,J$I1 & ?\< AT TIMES HIS BOOKS READ LIKE MILIT>Y SCIFI 7,ZAHN'S BACKGR\ND71 ! RESULT IS COMPELL+ & EXCIT+4 ,ABRAMS ACCOMPLI%$ NONE ( ?AT4 

,I HAVE TO SALUTE ,RIAN ,JOHNSON = 9T5TIONALLY SABOTAG+ ,J4,J4 ,ABRAMS' MORE MORONIC /ORY >CS3 9SI/+ ?AT ,REY'S P>5TS W]5'T ANYBODY IMPORTANT1 & ABRUPTLY KILL+ (F ! ,H>RY ,POTT] VILLA9 :O HAD APPE>$ \T ( NO:]E TO LEAD ! ,EMPIRE & RESURRECT ! ,SI?4 ,I ALSO ?9K ,JOHNSON DID HIS BE/ TO MAKE A GOOD MOVIE 9 UNPROMIS+ CIRCUM/ANCES1 & CAME CLOSE TO SUCCE$+4 ,HE CAPTURES ! URG5CY ( ! ,REBELLION FI<T+ RE>GU>D ACTIONS AGA9/ A MORE P[]FUL 5EMY1 RE9TRODUCES AN ACTUALLY ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN ELEM5T MISS+ S9CE ! ORIG9AL TRILOGY :5 HE TAKES ! W> TO ! RI* 7?\< MAK+ ALL ( ! GALAXY'S WEAL?Y D5IZ5S NOT ONLY ALI5S1 BUT ( V>IETIES NOT H]ET(ORE SE5 COMES TOO CLOSE TO ANTI-,SEMITIC TROPES ?AT >E MAK+ A BIG COMEBACK71 QUE/IONS ! ,TOM ,CRUISE MAV]ICK TROPE 9 A WAY ?AT IS BO? 9CISIVE & COMPASSIONATE1 PROVIDES A TRULY DRAMATIC CONFRONTATION ?AT COMES TO HEAD 9 ,LUKE'S F9AL FACE (F ) ,KYLO ,]N1 & MAKES A BEAUTIFUL META-JAB AT ,J4,J4 ,ABRAMS' TOTAL LACK ( CREATIVITY BY CREAT+ & BREAK+ ! ILLUSION ?AT ! MIDDLE-(-!-TRILOGY GR\ND BATTLE AGA9/ ! ,EMPIRE IS TAK+ PLACE ON AN ICE PLANET4 

,! RESULT1 H[EV]1 IS A TRILOGY MADE COMPLETELY 9COH]5T AS ! TWO DIRECTORS HIR$ BY ! F9ANCIAL DEP>TM5T HAVE A HUNDR$ MILLION DOLL> CAT FI<T OV] CONFLICT+ VISIONS & PLOT ELEM5TS4 ,! FACT ?AT ,DISNEY C\LD ALL[ ?IS TO HAPP5 %[S H[ LITTLE RESPECT & S]I\SNESS !Y HAVE BR\<T TO ! ,/> ,W>S GALAXY4 ,& ! FACT !Y BR\<T ,J4,J4 ,ABRAMS BACK 9 TO F9I% ! TRILOGY (F 7& ,I MEAN ?IS 9 ! ORIG9AL S5SE ( C\P DE GRACE7 %[S !Y PRIORITIZ$ BOX (FICE CONC]NS OV] CREATIVE ONES4 

,EPISODE #i WAS PA!TIC4 ,TRULY 9T]E/+ *>ACT]S ) MO/LY GOOD ACTORS JU/ TRUNDL$ ALONG4 ,ONLY ,REY & ,KYLO ,]N %[$ ANY COMPLEXITY1 & ALL ! O!R *>ACT]S :O W]E VITAL TO A L>GE P>T ( ! PLOT EXP]I5C$ NO DEVELOPM5T :ATSOEV]4 ,! BIG REVELATION ?AT ,REY WAS SOME BAD GUY'S DAU<T] WAS 9SULT+LY /AID1 AGA9 REVEAL+ ,ABRAMS TO BE %AMELESS 9 RECYCL+ PLOT ELEM5TS FROM ! FIR/ TRILOGY1 ANY?+ TO AVOID AN ORIG9AL IDEA4 ,PALPAT9E'S BACK8 ,I ALMO/ *OK$ ON MY [N YAWN4 ,BR++ BACK *>ACT]S ?\<T TO BE DEAD IS A DEAD GIVEAWAY ?AT ! WRIT]S >E GIMMICKY HACKS1 UNLESS WE'RE DEAL+ ) EPICS OR CYCLICAL LEG5DS ( ! ,B>ON VON ,MUN*HAUS5 V>IETY1 9 :I* MULTIPLE DEA?S ( ! PROTAGONI/ IS A FEATURE ( ! G5RE4 7,OKAY1 IT WAS DONE TO DEC5T EFFECT 9 ! F\R? SEASON ( ,PEAKY ,BL9D]S74 

,F9ALLY1 ! BIG VICTORY FELT MEAN+LESS4 ,!RE WAS NO ONGO+ RELATION%IP BETWE5 ! ,REBELLION & ! RE/ ( ! GALAXY1 SO :5 !Y %[$ UP AT ! PR$ICTABLE1 OPPORTUNE MOM5T TO SAVE ! DAY1 !Y W]E ONLY SO MANY ANONYM\S SPACE%IPS KEEP+ ! PLOT FROM FALL+ AP>T4 ,& GIV5 ?AT ! ,EMPIRE'S REAPPE>ANCE 9 ,EPISODE ,V,I,I WAS GRATUIT\S1 ITS SUDD5 DEFEAT WAS JU/ AS GRATUIT\S4 

,I ,FE> ,SOME?+ ,T]RIBLE ,HAS ,HAPP5$ 

,F9ALLY1 =C+ ,C>RIE ,FI%] TO ACT FROM ! GRAVE WAS JU/ DY/OPIAN1 FUCK$ UP1 & DISRESPECTFUL1 & ?IS WILL HAVE MAJOR CONSEQU5CES = C9EMA4 ,WE ALREADY GOT A PEEK 9 ! *ILL+1 DIZZY+ #bac MOVIE ,! ,CONGRESS4 ,:]EAS ! ORIG9AL ,/> ,W>S TRILOGY REVOLUTIONIZ$ MOVIE SPECIAL EFFECTS1 ?IS TE*NOLOGICAL *ANGE TO ! B\NDS ( ACT+ REPRES5TS ! FIR/ SALVO ( A NEW WEAPON 9 AN ONGO+ CLASS W>4 ,:5 ACTORS CAN SIGN OV] !IR IMAGE & BE REANIMAT$ BY ,C,G,I1 ,HOLLYWOOD GA9S AN 9E/IMABLE VICTORY OV] ITS HI<E/ PAID WORK]S4 ,S9CE SOCIAL M$IA ALL[ PEOPLE TO BECOME FAM\S ON !IR [N EF=T1 ,HOLLYWOOD WILL HAVE ACCESS TO A GR[+ NUMB] ( BEAUTIFUL CELEBRITIES ) MILLIONS ( FOLL[]S & NO B>GA9+ P[]4 ,ONCE ! ,C,G,I DOES ! ACT+1 ! BOSSES DON'T HAVE TO BE AS DEP5D5T ON HIR+ E/ABLI%$ ACTORS4 ,ACTRESSES1 9 P>TICUL>1 >E VULN]ABLE3 AS !Y AGE1 Y\NG] V]SIONS ( !M CAN BE KEPT 9 ! W>EH\SE1 & AS ! TE*NOLOGY ADVANCES1 FAM\S ACTORS CAN BE BR\<T BACK FROM ! PA/4 

,( C\RSE1 ?IS IS ONE ( ! LIMITS ( A CLASS W> ANALYSIS3 !RE >E PL5TY ( MEANS ( PRODUCTION ?AT %\LD BE BURN$ TO ! GR\ND RA!R ?AN SEIZ$1 & ! ,SPECTACLE1 = ITS P>T1 CANNOT BE OCCUPI$2 IT CAN ONLY EV] OCCUPY US4 ,! PO9T IS NOT TO ELEVATE WORK]S BUT TO ABOLI% WORK & !RE=E ABOLI% ! CATEGORY ( WORK]4 ,AS CONC]NS CULTURAL PRODUCTION1 ! KEY IS TO BREAK ! P>ADIGM ( B\RGEOIS >T & 5D ! SEP>ATION BETWE5 P]=M] & SPECTATOR4 

,! ,FANS ,/RIKE ,BACK 

,:5 RI* PEOPLE /EAL AWAY SOME?+ Y\ LOVE & DE/ROY IT PIECE BY PIECE--:E!R IT'S SOME?+ IMPORTANT LIKE ! PLANET OR TRIVIAL LIKE ,/> ,W>S--! ONLY ANSW] IS TO GO 9 ) BLA/]S BLAZ+ & TAKE IT BACK4 

,:5 ,I SAID AT ! BEG9N+ ?AT ! ONLY REAL ,/> ,W>S IS ! ORIG9AL TRILOGY1 ?IS WASN'T 5TIRELY TRUE4 ,P>ALLEL TO ?OSE MOVIES IS AN EXPANSIVE BODY ( FAN FICTION ?AT FILLS 9 EV]Y LA/ NOOK ( ! ,/> ,W>S GALAXY4 ,P>T ( ?AT IS ! TRADITIONAL FAN FICTION1 DI/RIBUT$ = FREE & !RE=E 9 A DIM5SION :]E EVIL CANNOT T\* H]1 TO P>APHRASE ,WILL[1 :I* IS TO SAY1 BEYOND ! REA* ( ,9TELLECTUAL ,PROP]TY4 ,& BECAUSE ,LUCAS WAS SU* A M]*&IZ]1 ANO!R P>T ( ?AT P>ALLEL FICTION WAS TAM$ & BR\<T )9 ! B\NDS ( ,9TELLECTUAL ,PROP]TY3 ! LIC5S$ NOVELS PUT \T BY A MAJOR PUBLI%+ H\SE4 ,9 TIME1 VIDEO GAMES ALSO BEGAN TO BE TAK5 S]I\SLY A M$IUM 9 :I* ! HI/ORY ( ! ,/> ,W>S GALAXY C\LD BE DEVELOP$1 DESPITE ! NECESS>Y SUP]FICIALITY ( PLOT & ! IMP]ATIVE = IMPOSSIBLY HI< BODY C\NTS4 

,?\< ?IS LATT] PRODUCTION WAS TAM$1 ?AT DOESN'T MEAN IT WASN'T GOOD4 ,I HAVE ALREADY M5TION$ ! ,TIMO?Y ,ZAHN TRILOGY4 ,9 FACT1 ,I W\LD SAY ?AT ALL ! COMM]CIAL ,/> ,W>S FICTION WAS LEGITIMATE FAN FICTION UNTIL ! RELEASE ( ! PREQUEL TRILOGY4 ,:Y WAS ?IS A WAT]%$ MOM5T8 ,BECAUSE NO S]I\S ,/> ,W>S FAN ?\<T ?AT ! PREQUEL TRILOGY WAS ANY GOOD4 ,?IS IS :]E ! DOME/ICATION EFFECT ( ,9TELLECTUAL ,PROP]TY COMES 93 WRIT]S ( TRUE FAN FICTION >E FREE TO DISPUTE ,GEORGE ,LUCAS' T]RIBLE TELL+ ( ,EPISODES ,I-,I,I,I2 ?OSE WRIT+ UND] CONTRACT = ,DEL ,REY ,BOOKS CANNOT4 ,!Y HAD TO PLUG !IR NOSES & KEEP ON WRIT+ = A PAY*ECK1 EMBELLI%+ ! \T] $GES ( ,LUCAS' IMPOV]I%$ /ORY1 BUT NEV] CONTRADICT+ IT \TRI<T4 ,!IR FIR/ LOYALTY WAS TO ! REGIME ( ,9TELLECTUAL ,PROP]TY1 & !RE=E1 !Y W]E NO LONG] FANS1 9 ! S5SE ALLUD$ TO BY FAN FICTION4 

,! 9DEP5D5CE ( ! FAN FICTION WRIT] HAS ANO!R ADVANTAGE3 ?R\< ?IS CREATIVE PRACTICE1 WE CAN GO BACK & *ALL5GE SOCIALLY PROBLEMATIC ASPECTS ( A WORK WE O!RWISE LOVE4 ,! ,REBELLION >E ACTUALLY JU/ A BUN* ( AU?ORIT>IAN LIB]ALS8 ,H[ AB\T A /ORY FEATUR+ TRUE REVOLUTION>IES CA/ \T ( ! ,ALLIANCE AS EXTREMI/S8 ,[5 & ,B]U RAISE ,LUKE TO BE A RACI/ SETTL]8 ,H[ AB\T A /ORY FROM ! P]SPECTIVE ( ! ,TUSK5 ,RAID]S8 

,9 FACT1 ! WRIT]S--& ! ASSIDU\S READ]S--( FAN FICTION >E SOME?+ MORE ?AN FANS4 ,FANS IMPLIES PASSIVE SPECTATORS1 & ! FAN FICTION CR[D CREATES & ADDS TO ! FANTA/ICAL WORLD 9 QUE/ION4 ,!SE W]E ALSO ! PEOPLE :O CALL$ \T ! ]RORS 9 ! PREQUEL TRILOGY1 RA!R ?AN PASSIVELY ACCEPT+ !M4 

,! FAN FICTION CR[D IS ALSO DIFF]5T FROM ! PASSIVE MASS ( SPECTATORS = :OM ! ,DISNEY TRILOGY WAS 9T5D$1 ?OSE 9FANTILIZ$1 SELF-9FANTILIZ+ RECIPI5TS ( CULTURAL PRODUCT CALL$ 9TO BE+ BY ! ,SPECTACLE ITSELF1 :O L\DLY BRAY !IR OP9IONS OV] SOCIAL M$IA & :OSE VOICE IS BY NO MEANS COMM5SURATE ) A PROCESS ( C>E OR ATT5TION T[>DS ! ,/> ,W>S GALAXY4 ,!Y >E M]E CONSUM]S ( CULTURE4 ,WORLD-EAT]S4 ,& 9 ?IS CASE1 ! VA/ MAJORITY ( !M HAT$ ,EPISODE ,V,I,I,I1 & W]E L>GELY PLEAS$ ) ,EPISODE ,I,X4 ,!SE >E PEOPLE :O1 :5 !Y GO TO ! !AT]1 DO NOT WANT TO BE *ALL5G$1 & 9 FACT WANT TO SEE A MOVIE !Y HAVE ALREADY SE5 A ?\S& TIMES1 ?\< EA* TIME ) A DIFF]5T SK9 PA9T$ OV] IT4 ,& !SE >E PRECISELY ! PEOPLE ,DISNEY HAD ID5TIFI$ AS !IR M>KET4 

,HELP ME .<,FAN ,FICTION.>1 Y\'RE MY ONLY HOPE 

,I ?9K WE CAN EVALUATE ! TWO P>ALLEL ,/> ,W>S MOVIES--,ROGUE ,ONE & ,SOLO--AS FAN FICTION4 ,BO? FILMS W]E CLE>LY MADE BY PEOPLE :O KN[ ! ,/> ,W>S GALAXY & PAID CLOSE ATT5TION TO ! ORIG9AL TRILOGY4 ,! MA9 DIFF]5CE1 TO ME1 IS ?AT ,SOLO PLAY$ IT SAFE4 ,!RE IS ALMO/ NO?+ 9 ! PLOT EXTRANE\S TO ! B>E BONES DETAILS WE KN[ AB\T ,HAN ,SOLO FROM ! ORIG9AL TRILOGY4 ,EV]Y FEATURE IS CON/RUCT$ & PRECISION-FITT$ TO DELIV] !SE DETAILS 9 A COH]5T WAY1 & NO P>T ( HIS BACK/ORY IS OV]LOOK$4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 !Y DID A MU* BETT] JOB ) ?IS MOVIE ?AN ,LUCAS DID ) ! PREQUEL TRILOGY4 ,! PROBLEM IS1 !RE'S H>DLY ANY?+ ELSE !RE4 7,REALLY1 !Y %\LD HAVE TAK5 A :OLE TRILOGY TO DEVELOP ,HAN BUT ( C\RSE1 ?AT DECISION WAS ,DISNEY'S & !RE=E1 IT WAS A F9ANCIAL & NOT AN >TI/IC ONE74 

,! MAK]S ( ,ROGUE ,ONE1 ON ! O!R H&1 GAVE A COMPLETELY PLAUSIBLE EXPLANATION = H[ ! ,REBELLION SEIZ$ ! ,DEA? ,/> PLANS ?AT FITS COH]5TLY ) :AT WE ALREADY KN[ FROM ! ORIG9AL TRILOGY1 BUT !Y ALSO TOOK ! CREATIVE LIC5SE TO 9V5T :OLLY NEW ASPECTS ( ! ,/> ,W>S GALAXY1 FOCUS+ A GOOD DEAL ON CONFLICTS )9 ! ,REBELLION & GIV+ US ! RADICAL FACTION L$ BY ,SAW ,G]R]A4 

,! ANONYM\S AU?OR ( ,! ,UNQUIET ,DEAD >GUES ?AT ,ROGUE ,ONE 0IS A GOOD MOVIE1 BUT A BAD ,/> ,W>S MOVIE0 BECAUSE ! PROTAGONI/S DIE RA!R ?AN TRIUMPH+1 & PRESUMABLY ALSO--?\< !Y >E NOT V]Y EXPLICIT ON ?IS PO9T--GIV5 ! LACK ( AN ,O$IPAL /ORYL9E4 ,?\< ,I W\LD SAY ?AT !RE IS 9 FACT A V]SION ( SU* A /ORYL9E BETWE5 ,JYN ,]SO & H] FA!R1 ,UNQUIET'S ANALYSIS ( MY? IS SPOT ON4 ,H[EV]1 ,/> ,W>S CANNOT BE READ EXCLUSIVELY AS MY?1 ESPECIALLY :5 DEAL+ ) ! ASPECT ( FAN FICTION1 :I* EXI/S 9 L>GE P>T TO FILL 9 ALL ! SPACE >\ND ! C5TRAL PLOT4 ,& ! PROTAGONI/S ( FAN FICTION >E USUALLY NOT ! PROTAGONI/S ( ?AT C5TRAL PLOT2 !RE=E !Y CANNOT OBEY ! SAME MY?ICAL RULES4 ,IF ! GOOD GUYS W9 9 ,/> ,W>S' MY?ICAL GRAMM> 7AN ASSUMPTION ! PREQUEL TRILOGY ALREADY =CES US TO ?R[ \T ! W9D[71 ?AT SAME GRAMM> CANNOT APPLY TO FAN FICTION1 S9CE SU* A M$IUM REQUIRES ?AT WE BE ABLE TO MAKE A C\PLE ( /ORMTROOP]S ! PROTAGONI/S ( \R /ORY1 OR POOR ,GRE$O4 

,I ALWAYS KNEW !RE WAS MORE TO Y\ ?AN MONEY6 

,! PR(IT MOTIVE IS ANTI!TICAL TO GOOD >T & GOOD /ORYTELL+1 & ,9TELLECTUAL ,PROP]TY EXI/S TO PROTECT ! RI<T ( [N]S TO PR(IT4 ,SOMEONE :O CREATES A /ORY CAN LAT] BETRAY IT OR NEGLECT IT1 AS 9 ! CASE ( ,GEORGE ,LUCAS2 OR1 SOMEONE CAN ACQUIRE [N]%IP ( A /ORY )\T HAV+ DONE ANY?+ TO CONTRIBUTE TO IT1 AS 9 ! CASE ( ,DISNEY4 ,! [N]%IP REGIME TAKES NONE ( !SE ?+S 9TO ACC\NT4 ,! ONLY ?+ ?AT MATT]S IS ! SACR$ RI<T ( PEOPLE ) MONEY TO MAKE MORE MONEY1 NO MATT] :OM OR :AT !Y DE/ROY4 

,! CREATORS ( FAN FICTION DANCE 9 ! FACE ( ! ABSURD PRET5SION ?AT A /ORY CAN HAVE AN [N]4 ,& ?\< !Y AVAIL !MSELVES A C]TA9 LIB]TY BY1 TRADITIONALLY1 DI/RIBUT+ !IR WORK = FREE1 !RE IS NO COMPLETE FRE$OM AS LONG AS CAPITALISM EXI/S4 ,AS WE HAVE SE51 ! [N]S ( A /ORY CAN CREATE A M>KET = COMM]CIALIZ$ FAN FICTION1 AS HAPP5$ ) ,DEL ,REY & ! 0,EXP&$ ,UNIV]SE40 ,& WRIT]S MAK+ A PAY*ECK WILL G5]ALLY ADAPT !IR WORK TO 0! M>KET10 :I* IS NO?+ BUT A EUPHEMISM = ! DEM&S ( ! BIG PUBLI%+ COMPANIES & BOOK/ORES1 OR 9 ?IS CASE1 ! [N]S ( ! ,I,P4 

,S9CE ,GEORGE ,R4,R4 ,M>T9'S SEM9AL BETRAYAL ( HIS [N WORK1 ! DREAM ( ! COMM]CIALLY VIABLE WRIT] IS NO LONG] TO GET PUBLI%$2 IT IS TO GET PUBLI%$ & !N SELL !IR /ORY TO ,H,B,O OR ,T,N,T4 ,TRULY GOOD1 TRULY RADICAL WRIT]S >E TAK+ ?IS /EP )\T CONSID]+ H[ IT AFFECTS !IR CRAFT1 !IR /ORY1 & !IR READ]S4 

,AS MU* AS ,I LOVE ASPECTS ( ,SONGS & ,ICE & ,FIRE & APPRECIATE ,GEORGE ,R4,R4 ,M>T91 ,I HOPE HE GOES D[N 9 HI/ORY AS ! FIR/ ONE TO SELL A /ORY HE HADN'T EV5 F9I%$1 ALL[+ A C\PLE ( ,HOLLYWOOD HACKS TO GIVE ! FIR/ V]SION ( ! F9ALE1 BECAUSE1 WELL1 !Y PAID A LOT4 ,I DON'T WI% HIM ?IS 9FAMY \T ( ANY GRUDGE1 QUITE ! CONTR>Y4 ,BUT1 Y\ KN[3 = ! GOOD ( ! REALM4 

,BUT1 PURITY ASIDE1 WRIT]S :O REFUSE TO MAKE !SE F9ANCIAL COMPROMISES OR--MORE (T5-->E NEV] EV5 GIV5 ?AT OPPORTUNITY1 FACE RIS+ R5TS & A MIS]ABLE JOB M>KET ?AT LEAVES NO TIME = WRIT+4 ,A SOCIETY 9 :I* >TI/S />VE--:I*1 9 FACT1 CAN CAVALI]LY NORMALIZE ! />V+ >TI/ AS A CLI*E--IS AN UNJU/ ONE4 ,SIMULTANE\SLY1 IT IS NOT OKAY = >TI/S TO BECOME MILLIONAIRES1 & 9 A ,BRE*TIAN S5SE1 MORE IMPORTANT N[ ?AN EV]1 AN >TI/ :O BECOMES A MILLIONAIRE IS BY DEF9ITION NOT A GOOD >TI/4 ,SOMEONE :O WANTS TO SELL !IR /ORY TO ,HOLLYWOOD1 IF Y\'RE GO+ TO GIVE ! MONEY TO PRISON]S OR ! ,Y,P,G1 HEY1 SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO SACRIFICE \R BABIES4 ,BUT IT IS ABSOLUTELY NOT OKAY ?AT ! NEW DEF9ITION ( SUCCESS AMONG WRIT]S IS TO SELL !IR /ORY TO ,HOLLYWOOD4 ,ON ?IS FRONT1 WE C\LD ALL LE>N A ?+ OR TWO FROM ,ALAN ,MOORE1 :O HAS HAD HIS WORK /OL5 FROM HIM BY ,D,C ,COMICS & TURN$ 9TO ONE AWFUL OR AT BE/ LIB]AL MOVIE AFT] ANO!R4 

,SEIZ+ ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION IS NOT AN ADEQUATE SOLUTION4 ,ALL /ORYTELL]S POSSESS !IR [N MEANS ( PRODUCTION AT A SMALL SCALE4 ,& ! BIG PUBLI%+ H\SES1 BOOK/ORES1 ,HOLLYWOOD1 & SO =? >E DESIGN$ TO EXPON5TIALLY AMPLIFY A SMALL NUMB] ( MANAGEABLE VOICES1 ALL 9 ! 9T]E/S ( PR(IT & SOCIAL CONTROL1 & NOT TO MAKE /ORYTELL+ MORE P>TICIPATORY & MORE DIFFUSE4 

,! ANSW]1 !N1 IS TO FOCUS ON ! NE$S ( WRIT]S & >TI/S NOT TO />VE1 & ! NE$ ( EV]YONE = GOOD /ORIES4 ,& AS ! FIRE-FI<T+ WOMBATS ( ,AU/RALIA CAN ATTE/1 ! BE/ WAY TO ANSW] A DIV]SITY ( NE$S IS ) ! LOGIC ( MUTUAL AID1 & NOT ! >BITR>Y1 CRUEL LOTT]Y SY/EM ( TODAY1 BY :I* ONE />V+ WRIT] 9 A ?\S& GETS PUBLI%$1 & ONE 9 A MILLION GETS !IR /ORY PICK$ UP BY ,H,B,O4 

,>E MORE WRIT]S TODAY TELL+ ,O!R /ORIES FEATUR+ PEOPLE LEFT \T ( LIT]ATURE = TOO LONG8 ,!Y NE$ TO BE GETT+ CLOS] TO ?OSE ,O!RS :O >E ALSO DREAM]S TRY+ TO CREATE ,O!R WORLDS1 RA!R ?AN REVALIDAT+ ! CONT9U\S ATTEMPTS ( A SICK1 CRUEL1 HOMICIDAL OLD WORLD TO RECRUIT DIV]SITY & GET MORE H&S ON DECK TO KEEP IT FROM FALL+ AP>T4 ,IT IS DREAMS1 AFT] ALL1 & NOT COMPROMISES1 ?AT >E ! /UFF ( 9SPIRATION4 

,PROP]TY IS !FT6 ,H\SES = ?OSE :O LIVE 9 !M1 ! L& = ?OSE :O TAKE C>E ( IT1 /ORIES = ?OSE :O IMAG9E !M6 

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