Summary
- Star Wars: The Following is facing heavy review bombing, similar to past projects like Revenge of the Sith.
- The Believer received a 13% audience rating and an 84% critic rating, making it the lowest-rated Star Wars project.
- This negative behavior from fans towards The Acolyte shows a lack of growth and repeating past mistakes.
Soon after the premiere, Star Wars: The Inheritor It has fallen victim to heavy review bombing on sites like Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic — but it’s not the first time Star Wars Seen this happen. Acolyte It has been a long struggle Star Wars television program, as it was both the first major Star Wars The project is set outside of the Skywalker Saga and features one of the most diverse casts in the series to date. It is very different from anything we have seen in the past. Star Wars Some people don’t like this.
This kind of Acolyte Unfortunately, this is nothing new for the series. Star Wars The sequel trilogy has long been the focus of strong opposition from many fans of the series, and for a decade or so before that, it was Star Wars prequel trilogy. However, these waves of hate have more in common than meets the eye. It turns out that even review bombing isn’t a new reaction, as it also happened to a now-beloved project about 14 years ago.
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The Star Wars Prequel Trilogy also received poor reviews on Rotten Tomatoes
2011’s Revenge of the Sith saw a sharp drop in audience ratings
A long time ago Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith Considered the best of the three Star Wars prequel film, which also received heavy critical bombing. Initially, until 2010, Revenge of the Sith The Rotten Tomatoes score is 85%, which is satisfactory. However, in 2011, it dropped to 64% and then returned to 65%. Even worse is the total number of votes it received; it went from a total of 198,824 votes to 32,050,182 votes, a sudden increase of 160,000%.
The audience score currently stands at 66% – which is in line with the film’s shocking yet memorable Order 66 sequence – but this small increase can’t erase the history of the strange events that took place between 2010 and 2011. Even stranger is the fact that this occurred five years after the film was released. It brings the audience score down to the level of the other two prequel trilogy films, Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace and Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Cloneshad already scored a goal, as if trying to prove some unknown point.
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith 
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith is the sixth film in the Star Wars series and the third film in the Skywalker Saga. The story takes place three years after the events of Attack of the Clones, with Anakin Skywalker tasked with keeping an eye on Chancellor Palpatine while the other Jedi Knights fight across the galaxy. However, behind the scenes, a mysterious Sith Lord begins to take action to destroy the Jedi once and for all.
Release Date: May 19, 2005
Distributor 20th Century Fox Cast Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Ian McDiarmid, Samuel L. Jackson, Christopher Lee, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Frank Oz, Ahmed Best, Temuera Morrison
Length: 140 minutes
Budget: $113 million
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The pattern is exactly the same
But The Acolyte was bombarded by reviews before it was released
Patterns between what happens Revenge of the Sith and what is happening now Acolyte Exactly. Almost like this era Star Wars The timeline is somewhat cursed, and these projects have all fallen victim to intense review bombing with no clear motivation. Acolyte It currently has a 13% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, which contrasts sharply with its 84% critic score, making it the lowest-rated film of 2011. Star Wars The greatest project in history, even better than the infamous Star Wars: A Holiday Special.
Of course, both projects deserve plenty of critical acclaim on all fronts, but it’s deeply frustrating that some Star Wars audiences are reacting to them now just as they did fourteen years ago.
Apart from the review bombing, there are other similarities between the two films. The actors’ acting skills were criticized from all sides, and even the smallest details – such as Ki Adi Mundi’s age – were exaggerated to shocking degrees. Of course, both films deserve a lot of criticism in various aspects, but some people Star Wars It’s extremely frustrating that audiences are reacting to them now just as they did fourteen years ago.
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Star Wars fans should grow up
This behavior will only cause division within the fan group.
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The most frustrating thing is that we have to accept the fact that: Star Wars The fans haven’t learned from our past mistakes. Everyone should learn from Star Wars Treating the project with hatred in the prequel trilogy will only lead to lost opportunities and division. Those who grew up watching the prequels and were ashamed of them should know better now, and hopefully those people are not the ones who are pursuing the prequels now. Acolyte In this way.
This wave of venom and hatred only hurts people in and outside of the fandom, and people don’t seem to be learning their lesson.
There is a huge difference between not liking a project and taking the time to review it. The beauty of media is that it is completely subjective and people’s preferences will vary based on what they find most interesting or engaging. Criticism is also a normal part of media consumption as it has and will continue to bring about positive change if delivered properly. However, this is pointless – nothing but infighting and deep hurt. Star Wars An entire project isn’t going to be written off just because of a bad Rotten Tomatoes score.
In short, now is the time Star Wars Audiences want movies to do better, and this has been going on for many years. From the prequel trilogy to the sequel trilogy, and now Acolytethis wave of venom and hatred only hurts people in and outside the fandom, and people don’t seem to have learned their lesson. I hope that one day, movies and shows like this Acolyte Can receive mixed reviews among fans but still be accepted as a true, correct and effective supplement Star Wars Franchise rights.
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Acolyte
The Acolyte is a TV series set in the Star Wars universe, set during the end of the Republic, when both the Jedi and the Galactic Empire are at the height of their influence. The sci-fi thriller follows a former Padawan who reunites with her former Jedi Master as they investigate several crimes – all leading to a Darkness that breaks out from beneath the Earth and prepares to put an end to the Republic.
Actors Dafne Keen, Lee Jung-jae, Amandla Stenberg, Judy Turner-Smith, Joonas Suotamo, Carrie-Anne Moss, Margarita Levieva, Charlie Barnett, Dean-Charles Chapman
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Streaming service Disney+
Screenwriters: Leslye Headland, Charmaine De Grate, Kor Adana
Directors: Leslye Headland, Alex Garcia Lopez
Leslye Headland, producer
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