And @Donald_Petersen, I’m not suggesting that people are unhappy with the films, but that there are struggles over ownership (which has two distinct definitions, I’d argue) between corporate entities (and the people that represent those entities) that own these franchises and the fans. Star Wars (and Star Trek) have solid fan bases which feel a great deal of ownership over the stories, despite not having an economic stake in them. And while the all the movies were popular, changes Lucas made in the re-releases were hotly debated among the fandom. And of course, there was some subset of the fans who were not happy with all the people of color and women that suddenly populated the universe after the most recent star wars movie.
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