morality of war, trust and betrayal, corruption. grief, loss and PTSD
So did the last airbender on Nickelodeon
it’s packaged as a kids show
Which is why it feels so soft. Bladerunner 2049 could have easily been smoothed over to be pg13. Its nice when media is just made how it wants to be instead of conforming to ancient Puritan prudish censorship in order to sell more.
But that’s what the star wars franchise is, sell as much as possible. It was never about telling a story, its about selling media for mass consumption.
So did the last airbender on Nickelodeon
Which is why it feels so soft. Bladerunner 2049 could have easily been smoothed over to be pg13. Its nice when media is just made how it wants to be instead of conforming to ancient Puritan prudish censorship in order to sell more.
But that’s what the star wars franchise is, sell as much as possible. It was never about telling a story, its about selling media for mass consumption.