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Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, but since its premiere the landscape of Star Wars has drastically changed. The years between 1983 and 1999 are known by fans as "the Dark Times," the age when Star Wars was completely absent from the big screen. The release of The Phantom Menace heralded a new age for the franchise, changing everything.
This explains why the hate for the Star Wars prequels has stopped. Lucas' target audience has come of age, and these viewers have made their opinions known. Disney has since followed the same kind of format with the sequels, although the House of Mouse did play the nostalgia card more than Lucas. Still, the general tradition remains; Star Wars is continually reinventing itself for the next generation, unlike many other franchises.
The Star Wars Fandom Proved Bitterly Divisive This Problematic Pattern Has Unfortunately Continued The Phantom Menace initially received harsh criticism, with claims that George Lucas had ruined the franchise. There was extreme bullying of actors in the movies; Jake Lloyd, who played the young Anakin Skywalker, left acting . Other actors - such as Ahmed Best and even Hayden Christensen largely stayed out of the limelight.
Recent releases like The Bad Batch or Ahsoka all focus on only a few characters, and their relationships are the reason the shows are compelling. While there was a lot of that in the original trilogy, there was also a lot of world-building that George Lucas had to accomplish, but that isn’t as true in recent titles. Instead, the only thing audiences need to learn is about the new characters.
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