Kushluk Shimazu

So, I got some rest, and I figured I'd further explain my thoughts here, cause why not? I just woke up, may as well.

I felt I had to share the Jeremy Jahns and Star Wars Theory videos down below.

Again, I stress that if you don't want to see big fans of Star Wars finally process all that's going on with all the stuff from Bob Iger's book, then please carry on. But Jeremy Jahns is guy who meet The Force Awakens as I did with starry eyed excitement, his Star wars blanket drapped around him. Yet, like me, he has slowly become jaded as he processed everything with the new film series under the Mouse.

So, why Two back to back Star Wars posts about fans who discuss the same issue back to back? Why am I doing that? Well for one, been a lifelong fan of this series, it's something I partake in on a daily basis, and ... well I'll explain a bit more down below.

I am a critic of The Last Jedi, a vapid one according to several of my close friends and family. So, I try to follow people on Youtube who try to be positive about things concerning Star Wars or contribute more to the Star Wars community as a whole.

Trust me, TRUST ME, there are numerous people on the internet who rip into the Disney movies. While I have watched some of those, I try to follow people who generally are not always toxic, just being trolls, or just constantly bashing everything Star Wars and Disney related.

I prefer to not always be cynical about something I love ... it makes my view of Star Wars into something darker then I want it to be.

Jeremy Jahns and Star Wars Theory are two voices I follow and listen to because I feel they are genuine people who try to be positive voices in a fandom going through a very rough patch.

Jeremy Jahns here is a reviewer who is quick in his thoughts on watching movies, playing games, or giving his perception on things.I believe he is a genuine fan of Star Wars like me, and seeing his processing of the Bob Iger news mirrors my own. It's saddening on a level I fear I cannot truly describe.

In the previous post I made, it was from Star Wars Theory. This guy is currently making a mini series, out of his own pocket, about Darth Vader. He got approval from Disney itself, and tries to be a voice of reason and calm despite the current trends in the fandom right now to bash Disney's handling of Star wars.

These are two voices of calm, positive, and good-hearted fans who are now processing Bob Iger's words as to how Disney has handled a franchise that has touched generations.

Why does this matter to me so much?

Let me try and explain it like this:

If you lose the support of the extreme spectrum of a fanbase, they are like the mob. They are fickle by nature, so they tend to go with the trends and social pressures of the time. It happens at times with all fandoms at some points in their interest cycle.

I saw it happen to Harry Potter, Doctor Who, Star Trek, Lost, and many more.

But when you shaken the resolve of the fans who try to steer the conversation in a positive and supportive way, then it means a fandom is truly shaken.

Maybe I'm leaning into hyperbolic territory here, but I cannot help but feel as Star Wars Theory and Jeremy Jahns do to some degree.

They are fans like me, and they mirror many, but not all, of my own feelings on Star Wars currently under the Empire of the Mouse. 

But, again I stress. If you feel as I and many fans do, you are not alone. Talk to your fellow fans, but don't go ugly on it. Remember Star Wars brought us all together. I urge you all to please not let it fester and grow like a disease. How can something be so bad, if it brought all of us Hopians together?

Remember those simply words that made us smile, feel like we've taken steps into a larger world, and led us into the family we are now.

"The Force will be with you, always."