In a world that seems hurtled toward an apocalypse, it seems we’re too afraid to look into the future
In a world that seems hurtled toward an apocalypse, it seems we’re too afraid to look into the future
Long time ago in a galaxy far away…
As if long ago wasn’t enough, the new star wars Chain internal management and given a prequel to the 2016 spin-off wicked onewhich itself is a prequel to the film which was earlier known as star wars (Now he Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope) unlike many star wars Stupid, I can’t keep them straight. I’m just hoping Chewbacca pops up at some point.
It’s Raining Prequels or, perhaps more accurately, it’s streaming prequels.
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‘Better Call Saul’, an exception
as new York Times Tells when Arondir, an elf soldier, walks in power ringsSays, “The past is with all of us, whether we like it or not,” he may well be talking about what’s playing on our television these days.
A prequel sounds like a bad idea on paper. It’s basically dead men walking. After all, the ending is decided before the beginning begins but the best prequels make us forget we know the ending. Or are they set so far back in time, their ending isn’t completely set in stone. At its most cynical, it’s about sheer brand recognition. The studio believes that there is just something familiar about them that will attract viewers among the choices available online.
A still from ‘Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace’ (1999).
That doesn’t mean it has to be creatively blah. are something like better call Saul has been critically acclaimed. Others not so much. star wars was about the epic battle between good and evil, a battle in which we all had a stake or light. the Phantom Menace, informs us in its opening sequence: “Unrest has gripped the Galactic Republic. The taxation of trade routes to the outer star systems is in dispute.” Trade is certainly hugely important, but it takes a special kind of hubris to see it as the basis of a space opera.
The real appeal of the sequel though is the world-building. It takes a world whose outlines we are familiar with and fills in its far-flung corners. In that sense, it sets us up more securely in the world and in the franchise. and like its stuff baby yoda, Some prequels try to answer questions we may have about enigmatic characters we loved or hated. what made hannibal lecter hannibal lecter or clown clown? one wonders if we’ll see soon Native Counterpart — A streaming series on how Gabbar became Gabbar or when Mogambo actually was Happy,
Baby Yoda, a popular character from the ‘The Mandalorian’ spin-off branch of the ‘Star Wars’ franchise, merchandise for sale at a store in Leeds, United Kingdom. , photo credit: Getty Images
India loves sequels
But India is still more obsessed with reboots and sequels. Bahubali: Before the Beginninga prequel to Bahubali: The Beginning, itself has apparently been rebooted. Although sometimes, prequels are proof that just because you can answer a question, you don’t have to. As much as I love both, we really didn’t need a completely forgettable movie telling us how Han Solo met Chewbacca.
But there’s probably another existential reason why we’re seeing such an explosion of prequels everywhere. The world seems to be heading towards an apocalypse. Icebergs are melting, climate change is not taking its name to stop. Species are becoming extinct at an alarming rate. Scientists are warning that COVID-19 The awakening of new viruses and bacteria as the permafrost thaws was just a preview of things to come. This is already happening. In 2016, a heatwave thawed permafrost in Siberia, exposing an infected carcass of a reindeer, resulting in a deadly anthrax outbreak.
Politically, the old-fashioned fascists are coming out of the permafrost in many liberal democracies who thought that history would not repeat itself. a 2021 UNICEF Survey It shows that while youth in poor countries are still optimistic about the future, in the six richest countries, only a third of youth think they will be better off than their parents. In contrast, a 2022 Priority Report finds that 72% in India think their country is headed in the right direction.
In such a world, it seems natural that the West, which still sets global cultural norms, doesn’t really dare to look too far into the future. It keeps looking past and hopefully we all enjoy the deja vu scene.
The author is the author of ‘Don’t Let Him Know’, and loves to tell everyone about his thoughts whether asked or not.