A Star Wars Reboot
Recently, I saw a poll on a pop culture Threads account asking if the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy should be retconned. I was surprised to find that just 36% said YES, and the remaining 64% said NO. It was only a small poll, but an interesting sampling size of the idiots in the world. If you’ve read me for any length of time, or been unfortunate enough to engage me in a conversation about this topic, you’ll know I think the Sequels are a thundering shitfest comprising poor characterisations, derivative storytelling (even in Rian Johnson’s The Last Jedi, which is narrative wankery that fools you into thinking it’s meaningful, but…
The Not-so-Superman
Superman isn’t that hard to write. But lots of people will tell you he is. After all, how do you write a story that’ll challenge a superhero who’s essentially a god? Who’s overpowered? Who has no match physically? Who, kryptonite aside, is invulnerable? Years ago, DC Comics created the monstrously monstrous Doomsday to answer that call. He and Superman punched it out, Superman died, rejuvenated, and came back – a narrative choice that makes him even stronger. Now you’re saying he can’t die. But Superman’s strength and powers aren’t the problem. People think they are because they’re asking the wrong question. That much is evident in the recent cinematic stabs at…