The Acolyte
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concisely after its premiere , Star Wars : The Acolytebecame the victim of an aggressive review - bombardment campaign on land site such as Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic - but this is n’t the first timeStar Warshas seen such a thing bump . The Acolytehas long since been fighting an uphill struggle as aStar WarsTV show , in that it has both become the first majorStar Warsproject to be set outside the Skywalker saga and has one of the franchise ’s most diverse cast to date . It ’s quite dissimilar from anything run across inStar Warsbefore , which some do not care .
This type of vitriol and hatred towardsThe Acolyteis , unfortunately , nothing fresh for the dealership . TheStar Warssequel trilogy has long since been at the center of vehement opposition from many enfranchisement enthusiasts , and a decennary or so before then , it was theStar Warsprequel trilogy . These wave of hatred , however , have even more in common than what meets the eye . As it turns out , even follow-up - bombardment is n’t a fresh reception , as it also pass off about fourteen geezerhood ago to a now - dear project .
The Acolyte will introduce looker to a whole Modern part of the Star Wars timeline - but how does this next Disney+ tv set show fit with the Skywalker saga ?
The Star Wars Prequel Trilogy Was Review-Bombed On Rotten Tomatoes As Well
Revenge of the Sith’s Audience Score Dramatically Dropped In 2011
recollective beforeStar Wars : Episode III - Revenge of the Sithbecame regard as the best of the threeStar Warsprequel movies , it was also a victim of intense recapitulation - bombardment . earlier , until as late as 2010 , the hearing rating ofRevenge of the Sithon Rotten Tomatoessat at a satisfactory 85 % . In 2011 , however , that percentage dropped to 64 % before balancing back out at 65 % . Even worse was the total number of right to vote it had received;it move from a sum of 198,824 vote to 32,050,182 balloting , creating a whopping 160,000 % increase in votes out of nowhere .
At present , this consultation score stands at 66 % - which is meet for the flick ’s annihilating yet memorableOrder 66sequence - but that diminished increase can not and does not delete the account of what peculiarly happened between 2010 and 2011 . Even stranger is the fact thatthis pass off 5 years after the motion-picture show had already fall out . It flatten the interview score down to where the other two prequel trilogy movies , Star Wars : Episode I - The Phantom MenaceandStar Wars : Episode II - Attack of the Clones , had in the beginning scored , as if trying to prove some obscure period .
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Star warfare : Episode III - Revenge of the Sith details the fall of the Jedi Order and Anakin Skywalker ’s transformation under the influence of Darth Sidious . unloosen in 2005 , the pic explore Anakin ’s home conflict and the shifting political landscape , conduce to the rise of the Galactic Empire .
The Patterns Are Exactly The Same
But Review-Bombing for The Acolyte Began Before It Even Came Out
The patterns between what happened toRevenge of the Sithand what is currently materialize toThe Acolyteare on the nose the same . Almost as if this era of theStar Warstimelinehas some variety of nemesis , these projects are both falling victim to intense review - bombing with no clear need . The Acolyteis presently sit at a 13 % audience score on Rotten Tomatoes , which is a stark line to its critic mark of 84%- and makes this the lowest - ratedStar Warsproject in history , somehow even more so than the infamousStar warfare : Holiday Special .
While both these project , of course , ought to come with a healthy amount of unfavorable judgment in all aspects , the elbow room some Star Wars audiences are answer to them now just like the way they did fourteen year ago is extremely disheartening .
There are other similar patterns between the two beyond just review - bombardment . Members of the cast are being knock leave and right for their acting , and even the most infinitesimal details - such asKi - Adi - Mundi ’s age- are being tout out of proportion in a way that ’s utterly shocking to see . While both these projects , of course , ought to come with a healthy amount of criticism in all aspects , the elbow room someStar Warsaudiences are responding to them now just like the fashion they did fourteen eld ago is extremely disheartening .
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The apparent retcon of a Star Wars lineament ’s years , Ki - Adi - Mundi , is causing argument after his coming into court in the previous episode of The Acolyte .
It’s Time For The Star Wars Fandom To Grow Up
This Behavior Accomplishes Nothing but Divisiveness Within the Fandom
The most discouraging part about all of this is having to arrive to terms with the fact thattheStar Warsfandom has not yet learned from our former fault . Everyone should have memorise from the renaissance of theStar Warsprequel trilogy that go up projects with hate leaves nothing except lost chance and divisiveness in its wake . Those who grew up with the prequels and were shame for it really should know better now , and hopefully , those are not the same people who are going afterThe Acolytein such a manner .
This wave of vituperation and hatred has done nothing but harm those within and even outside the fandom , and the lesson somehow has n’t been learned .
There is a stern conflict between disliking a undertaking and taking the time to revue - bomb it . The beautiful thing about media is that it ’s whole immanent , and people ’s preferences vary free-base on what they find to be the most entertaining or captivating . Criticism is also a normal part of media consumption , as it has and will continue to make positive change when it ’s delivered correctly . This , however , accomplishes nothing - nothing except infighting and mysterious hurt . Star Warswill not erase an entire project simply because of a defective Rotten Tomatoes score .
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith details the fall of the Jedi Order and Anakin Skywalker’s transformation under the influence of Darth Sidious. Released in 2005, the film explores Anakin’s internal conflict and the shifting political landscape, leading to the rise of the Galactic Empire.
In sum , it ’s prison term forStar Warsaudiences to be beneficial , and it ’s been that time for many , many years now . From the prequel trilogy to the continuation trilogy and nowThe Acolyte , this wave of invective and hatred has done nothing but harm those within and even outside the fandom , and the deterrent example somehow has n’t been learned . It is my hope that one solar day , movies and shows likeThe Acolytecan have varying recapitulation amongst the fandom while still being accepted as real , lawful , and valid additions to theStar Warsfranchise .
The Acolyteepisode 5 is now streaming . New episodes release Tuesdays on Disney+ .
The Acolyte is a telecasting serial correct in the Star Wars universe at the remnant of the High Republic Era , where both the Jedi and the Galactic Empire were at the tiptop of their influence . This sci - fi thriller attend a former Padawan reunite with her former Jedi Master as they investigate several crimes - all leading to darkness erupting from beneath the surface and set to bring about the end of the High Republic .
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith details the fall of the Jedi Order and Anakin Skywalker’s transformation under the influence of Darth Sidious. Released in 2005, the film explores Anakin’s internal conflict and the shifting political landscape, leading to the rise of the Galactic Empire.
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