Critics Don't Criticize Star Wars | Star Wars: The Acolyte Video Essay

Star Wars: The Acolyte has been making huge waves online. Fans online have review bombed this show on Rotten Tomatoes (and every other movie with a similar name) and the Star Wars fandom appears united against Leslye Headland and this woke new world of pronouns and space witches.

But is it? Is The Acolyte worthy of this backlash? In this Star Wars video essay, let's look at the hate Star Wars The Acolyte has gotten. By examining the way we react to Star Wars: The Acolyte, it becomes clear we aren't really criticizing individual pieces of Star Wars....not anymore.

Chapter:

0:00 The Star Wars Show YouTube Review Bombed
2:17 How Do We Know People Are Review Bombing Star Wars: The Acolyte?
5:33 The Strange World of Star Wars: The Acolyte Criticism
6:25 My Approach to Examining The Response to Star Wars: The Acolyte
7:17 What Are My Feelings on Star Wars?
9:20 Did Disney Destroy Star Wars and the Legends Canon?
11:44 Who Cares About Ki-Adi-Mundi in The Acolyte?
16:41 Is Disney Going Against George Lucas's Vision for Star Wars?
21:48 The Role of the Jedi in Star Wars The Acolyte and The Prequel Trilogy
24:49 The Sith and the High Republic Era
26:53 The Crux of Most Star Wars Criticism
29:43 Leslye Headland, Harvey Weinstein, and Star Wars Canon
33:50 Some Star Wars Fans Can't Be Happy
34:38 Is Leslye Headland Selfish for Making Star Wars Diverse?
39:17 Let's Talk About the Space Witches and Anakin Skywalker
41:36 Pronouns in Star Wars
42:51 Pre-Release Hate for Star Wars The Acolyte
43:39 So What Do I Actually Think About Star Wars The Acolyte?
45:47 Fire in Space and Breaking Star Wars Lore
47:06 The Force, Mysteries, and Certain Points of View
52:13 Let's Talk About Force Birth
55:37 Character Writing in Star Wars The Acolyte
59:39 Episode 5 Changes Everything (Also, Let's Talk About Ahsoka a Bit)
1:01:24 Star Wars Fans Got What They Asked For (And Still Aren't Happy)
1:03:19 Not All Critics Are United About Star Wars The Acolyte
1:05:14 The Weird Way We Criticize Modern Star Wars
1:10:53 Star Wars is For Everyone
1:14:50 We Don't Know How To Criticize Mid Stories