Some graphs showing how people’s Letterboxd ratings of the Star Wars films have changed over the past few years. The prequels’ rankings have increased while the Rey/Ren movies have fallen.
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IMHO, Rogue One is the Star Wars movie all the others aspire to be. It has more of what makes the Star Wars story a "saga" and none of the embarrassing goofy skits. It has some humor, but the balance is much better.
The original Star Wars movie from the 70's (whatever they are calling it now) is also great, especially in it's day, but Mark Hamill's acting was never great, and every time they've touched it, it's gotten worse.
See also this visual essay about how Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" lists changed from 2003 to 2020 and The Most Timeless Songs of All Time, a post I think about whenever changing cultural tastes come up.
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