I lost interest in the Star Wars universe long ago, and have only watched a few episodes of any of the TV spin offs and found they just weren't engaging for me.
So I was never interested in the new Mandalorian movie, except to see whether it could kill off the franchise entirely. With Rottentomatoes rating of 61%, I think there is a good chance it might.
The only problem is, of course, that presumably Disney just can't let the franchise die (or go into hibernation) completely, because they have invested too much into it. If this movie flops at the box office (as seems quite likely), I can imagine the company having crisis meetings for months as to what to do.
Some fictional franchises can make a good comeback after being rested for a decade or more (I'm thinking Doctor Who - another franchise which needs to lay fallow for at least 10 years.) I just can't see a way that Star Wars can rise to relevance again without a long, long rest.
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