10 Reasons Star Wars Visions Is The Future Of The Franchise
9. It's Not Afraid to Take Chances
One constant criticism of the sequel trilogy was its over-reliance on nostalgia at the expense of good storytelling. The original Star Wars trilogy was bold and innovative for its time, reinventing the Flash Gordon serials from George Lucas' youth with modern special effects. However, as the series progressed, Star Wars often retreaded old ground, bringing back variations on the Death Star in several films.
Even the critical and fan hit, The Mandalorian, relied on characters from the original trilogy to cash in on the nostalgia associated with them. Star Wars Visions is an entirely new direction for the series. While familiar faces do crop up, and the droids, ships and stormtroopers are all recognisable as belonging to the Star Wars universe, for the first time in a long while, Star Wars is presenting us with brand new characters on brand new planets participating in scenarios that we've never seen before.
This variation is vital to Star Wars' continued position as one of the premiere Hollywood franchises. Visions is opening up whole new vistas of storytelling, which will enthrall a new generation of fans, proving that Star Wars is capable of more than just recycling past glories.