links - Star Wars, Netflix shows, another random link

[rose_griffes]

B.J. Priester does an extensive analysis of the good, bad, and indifferent of The Rise of Skywalker--here's the final article (part six!) with links to the rest. I haven't read every single word, and I don't agree with every single point, but it's a solid (and extremely comprehensive) look at the film and the sequel trilogy.

Filmento on Youtube examines why Rian Johnson's Knives Out works where The Last Jedi doesn't. (Emetophobia warning, given that there are clips from Knives Out.) Much like the previous link, I don't agree with everything said in this video, but as a big picture of what works and what didn't? Yeah, pretty accurate.

I was thinking about this tendency to view The Last Jedi as a better film than it was, thanks to the general mediocrity of The Rise of Skywalker, but y'know what? The moment I recall some of TLJ's major missteps with Finn, I'm back to hating TLJ. But that doesn't mean I can't appreciate some commentary by someone who liked it. I wonder what this fan thought of TRoS?

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Youtuber For Harriet says that Cheer was a wild, wonderful, exploitative ride, and I don't disagree. (This is about the Netflix documentary, just to clarify.)

Anger and The Witcher's Yennefer - good meta about the most fascinating character in the Netflix adaptation.

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Comments

[elperian]

I have officially done the Let It Go with the ST - I only think about it now when I see other people mention it + TROS with the home release coming out. Kind of weird how little it impacted my fannish life after the fact.

(Also, the Tumblr detox is probably helping with that.)

[rose_griffes]

Yeah, I was doing better until I stopped being so careful about my social media consumption. Now I feel like Mad-Eye Moody: "Constant vigilance!"