I’d argue that they could have continued making movies, perhaps indefinitely. The problem is that Disney invested a billion dollars and then didn’t spend a dime on writers.
Planning out an overarching story, major plot points, and compelling characters beforehand would have solved just about every problem with the sequel trilogy. Instead Disney seemed to hand the films over to the hotshot director du jour who would more or less shoot from the hip.
Even if we’d ended up with fan service rehashes like the Force Awakens it wouldn’t be the end of the world, just a wasted opportunity. Instead Johnson came in and kicked over the sandcastle which forced Abrams to come back and frantically try to patch it back up.
You’d think that spending a billion dollars would make a company at least try to do some prep work to maximize their investment.
I’d argue that they could have continued making movies, perhaps indefinitely. The problem is that Disney invested a billion dollars and then didn’t spend a dime on writers.
Planning out an overarching story, major plot points, and compelling characters beforehand would have solved just about every problem with the sequel trilogy. Instead Disney seemed to hand the films over to the hotshot director du jour who would more or less shoot from the hip.
Even if we’d ended up with fan service rehashes like the Force Awakens it wouldn’t be the end of the world, just a wasted opportunity. Instead Johnson came in and kicked over the sandcastle which forced Abrams to come back and frantically try to patch it back up.
You’d think that spending a billion dollars would make a company at least try to do some prep work to maximize their investment.