Unpopular Star Wars opinions?

I never had a problem with Yoda using a lightsaber

Revenge of the Sith is my 2nd favorite Star Wars movie

While Last Jedi is bad, it's by no means the worst Star Wars movie

CW 2003>TCW

Darth Bane book 1 is the only good book in the Bane series

Most post ROTJ books ( including the Thrawn Trilogy) is rather meh

Darth Krayt is a shit character

Count Dooku is a great character

KOTOR 2>KOTOR 1

Ahsoka Tano is overrated

SithSauce wrote:

Most post ROTJ books ( including the Thrawn Trilogy) are rather meh

MasterCilghal wrote:

SithSauce wrote:

Most post ROTJ books ( including the Thrawn Trilogy) are rather meh

This isn’t an unpopular opinion. I bet most people who say this haven’t even read a single NR/NJO/Legacy book and have just heard about the story. It’s  no secret that I disagree with this, but I think one should read at least a majority of them to come to a conclusion. Furthermore, The various series are completely different in plot and characters, so interesting is rather difficult to imagine someone who doesn’t like everything.

King Joker wrote:
10. We should have more female leads in the movies / TV shows (more diversity in general)

BreakofDawn wrote:
SWTOR made Revan boring and overpowered.

SithSauce wrote:Thrawn trilogy is actually a very popular series. That's the reason why he has joined the Disney canon.

King Joker wrote:1. RotS is a bad movie 
2. TFA is a good movie
3. Boba Fett is uninteresting
4. Darth Maul is overrated
5. Asajj Ventress is underrated
6. Star Wars soundtracks aren’t that good
7. The Jedi honestly weren’t that bad, lol
8. The Sith and the dark side are so comically evil that they’re very hard to take seriously 
9. Combatants in general are probably a lot closer than we think (stomps should be few and far between)
10. We should have more female leads in the movies / TV shows (more diversity in general)

HellfireUnit wrote:

King Joker wrote:1. RotS is a bad movie 
2. TFA is a good movie
3. Boba Fett is uninteresting
4. Darth Maul is overrated
5. Asajj Ventress is underrated
6. Star Wars soundtracks aren’t that good
7. The Jedi honestly weren’t that bad, lol
8. The Sith and the dark side are so comically evil that they’re very hard to take seriously 
9. Combatants in general are probably a lot closer than we think (stomps should be few and far between)
10. We should have more female leads in the movies / TV shows (more diversity in general)

While I agree with all of these (EXCEPT NUMBER 6 WHICH IS BLASPHEMY), Star Wars did great ever since the beginning with female characters. Female characters were not part of forced diversity, any political agenda etc. And most importantly, they were written and handled well. There are great female characters like Ahsoka, Ventress, Bastila, Mission, Kreia, and then there are Rey, Phasma, Rose, Qi'ra...

King Joker wrote:1. RotS is a bad movie 

2. TFA is a good movie

3. Boba Fett is uninteresting

4. Darth Maul is overrated

5. Asajj Ventress is underrated

6. Star Wars soundtracks aren’t that good

7. The Jedi honestly weren’t that bad, lol

8. The Sith and the dark side are so comically evil that they’re very hard to take seriously 

9. Combatants in general are probably a lot closer than we think (stomps should be few and far between)

10. We should have more female leads in the movies / TV shows (more diversity in general)

The Ellimist wrote:Disagree, RotS is flawed but at the same time a masterpiece and one of the most iconic stories of all time.

Not sure, would've agreed had TLJ been good, as TFA did give nostalgia and set up some fascinating mysteries, but they were ruined.

Disagree, but not strongly. He's cool but some of his wank in the EU is just absurd, and his ability to defeat Jedi in combat is utterly unbelievable.

Disagree, but not strongly. He's cool, and fleshed out decently in TCW (even Rebels).

Possibly, though due to specific stories rather than her inherent character.

Disagree strongly, the Star Wars soundtracks are some of the greatest ever (though the Sequel soundtrack isn't as good).

Agree in relative terms, though the PT Jedi were certainly flawed. They're still far preferable to the Sith.

Mostly agree, though that's not necessarily bad for the story. There are a few sympathetic Sith like Caedus.

Somewhat agree, though in some cases I think it's the reverse (e.g. I do think Sidious can casually ragdoll Maul).

Agree, as long as it's good and organic (as would apply regardless of the gender). I liked Jyn Erso and don't dislike Rey, the latter will depend on whether they give her more meaningful character development in RoS. Rose Tico is a terrible character though.

King Joker wrote:5. Asajj Ventress is underrated

King Joker wrote:I knew this was gonna be my hottest take, but I feel like most of the Star Wars soundtracks are only revered by some people because of the nostalgia they hold. Like, some are really good, but a lot of them are very boring to me, and just generally not my cup of tea. Like, I remember thinking to myself while watching Avatar: The Last Airbender and thinking, 'This is so much better than Star Wars,' lol.

MasterCilghal wrote:

King Joker wrote:I knew this was gonna be my hottest take, but I feel like most of the Star Wars soundtracks are only revered by some people because of the nostalgia they hold. Like, some are really good, but a lot of them are very boring to me, and just generally not my cup of tea. Like, I remember thinking to myself while watching Avatar: The Last Airbender and thinking, 'This is so much better than Star Wars,' lol.

Seen from a “musical”  point of view, the SW soundtrack is great. Williams did a rather good job at creating melodies that end up being very catchy and creative. However, the real problem is that he gets credit where he realistically shouldn’t. Many of his most well known themes are heavily inspired from previous composers (like Holst, Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky, Dvorak and so on) yet he gets credit for them. I’m not accusing him of theft, but there’s is definitely much stuff that isn’t his in the movies. It’s not entirely  his fault, but also the people who do not recognize the inspiration and give all credit to him. 

SithSauce wrote:

MasterCilghal wrote:

King Joker wrote:I knew this was gonna be my hottest take, but I feel like most of the Star Wars soundtracks are only revered by some people because of the nostalgia they hold. Like, some are really good, but a lot of them are very boring to me, and just generally not my cup of tea. Like, I remember thinking to myself while watching Avatar: The Last Airbender and thinking, 'This is so much better than Star Wars,' lol.

Seen from a “musical”  point of view, the SW soundtrack is great. Williams did a rather good job at creating melodies that end up being very catchy and creative. However, the real problem is that he gets credit where he realistically shouldn’t. Many of his most well known themes are heavily inspired from previous composers (like Holst, Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky, Dvorak and so on) yet he gets credit for them. I’m not accusing him of theft, but there’s is definitely much stuff that isn’t his in the movies. It’s not entirely  his fault, but also the people who do not recognize the inspiration and give all credit to him. 

Which composer did Mars the Bringer of War? I know that was a inspiration for the Star Wars theme right?