Saga What in Star Wars have you done a complete 180 on...?

I used to dislike Han Solo. IMO he resembled the cocky guys in my high school that thought you're only cool if you do sports or hunting etc...

Now I actually quite enjoy his character-and being older and able to understand more socially, I admire the story arc he had in terms of his shifting personality and values.


I used to hate the whole Jabba's palace sequence-ever since before the SE's, to me it was all just silliness in a palace, and I wanted to get on to the Empire stuff. But having grown up, I see it more as this campy quirkiness that is full of uniqueness and character-and I respect it more, and enjoy every bit of it's odd flavor now.

 

I loved the prequel trilogy as a child. "omg the jedi are so cool" "omg look at that fighting its so cool" pretty much think the complete opposite now.

 

Having all those droid armies to slaughter and keep a clear conscience totally undermined their special status of being warriors that remain in a state of grace. If all you had to kill was droids then it wouldn't matter who or what you were on the inside.

 

Attack of the Clones

I think I got persuaded too much from the constant hate and backlash of the film. It used to be ranked at the bottom of my Star Wars films. During my marathon before The Last Jedi, I realized how great the story was in it. If you look past some of the faults, the overall scope of AOTC is amazing. It is now a film I very much enjoy and respect.

 

I haven't made peace with the PT, but still to this day I have never seen a preview that got me as excited for a film as AOTC's did! Nothing has ever come close. I still maintain that with a few scenes cut out and the cgi fixed up it could have been the best SW film of the lot

 

Jar Jar Binks. And yes, that final AOTC trailer was EPIC>

 

Not a complete 180, but I've soured more than a little on TCW. I used to love it; now, meh. By contrast, take the second half of Tartakovsky's Clone Wars, now that is worth watching.

 

Han Solo. While he is far from my favorite character, the Solo film really helped me become more invested in the character.

TCW has become a bit overrated imo. Still a great show, but the Clone Wars feels dumbed down and simplified compared to the 2002-2007 Clone Wars multimedia project.

 

When I first tried to watch TCW many years ago I thought it was terrible and childish and was instantly put off... Years later I come back to it and start over, and I end up ADORING it. I love TCW.

 

I used to think the prospect of no new Star Wars movies was depressing but now I'm nostalgic for those times when it seemed like the theatrical series was over.

 

ROTS used to be tied with ESB for me. It took people like @anakinfansince1983 to convince me that it's...not that great.

 

As a kid, I didn't like the 2003 Clone Wars mini series. I wanted more from it and was severely disappointed that they were so short; even the 2nd and "3rd" seasons were only like 5 minutes each. Now, I actually feel nostalgic towards it and have watched it through a couple of times. Some of it I wish they'd incorporated into TCW more (the Muunilinst arc and the OG ARC troopers for example).

 

The prequels as a whole (although I and II are still near the bottom of my ranking), Kylo Ren as a character, Rey as a character. The latter two have gone down for me.

 

Late addition, but I have done a 180 and then another 180 on the changes made to the OOT. Some changes make sense, but I prefer the original versions even in light of the prequels. I used to feel as though the existence of the prequels warranted further changes, but now I have returned to my original position of preserving the original versions regardless of the differences in appearance that distinguish the two trilogies.

 

Wouldn't say it's a complete 180 but I couldn't really get into the first half of Resistance, but I stuck with it and the second half really pulled me in and made me a fan of the show.

 

The Prequels.

For each episode, I enjoyed ALL the films when I watched them at the cinema, then fell out of love with them within days or weeks; however I was never able to vocalise what it was that I didn't like. I felt that that there was just something off somehow.

Many years later, here, I was going to join a roleplaying game set four years after Order 66, and purchased Revenge of the Sith on dvd for research purposes, and I absolutely love that film again, and when the Sequel Trilogy came around with Prequel Defenders, and Prequel Haters, I found myself with a foot in both camps - I could empathise with the latter, however I loved Episode III, so was willing to defend the PT as well.

 

Luke in TLJ. Before, I could understand him being afraid of Kylo undoing all that he, Han and Leia had fought for, not to mention his father sacrificing his life. After all, he did hesitate.

However, even if that was the case, there was plenty that Luke could have resorted to before attempted surprise murder. There is nothing we saw or heard about that justified Luke taking such a drastic step.

 

The Prequels, several times really.

I loved them as a kid, then somewhat swayed by the internet hate came to dislike them. Then I went back to them and enjoyed them again despite being still fairly critical. Nowadays I see them as flawed but ultimately good films overall. Admittedly this is a fairly popular choose for this question, so I'll just add that Palapine used to be a okay villain for me, to now being one of my favorite characters in the saga.

 

Lando for me. I used to think he didn't have any depth or any defining characteristic that differentiated him from other smuggler type characters. Ever since Solo he has become one of my favorites and I love him in ESB and RotJ

 

ROTS. Enjoyed it on a first watch and thought it was the best prequel. Over time I've done a 180. It's ok, but my least favourite SW film now.

 

I was totally looking forward to seeing Jar Jar, a completely CG character, in TPM. I soured on him very quickly on my first viewing of TPM, and by the time QGJ and Ben returned to Naboo, I dreaded every scene he was in. What a terrible distraction.

 

Mine too! I actually think the Anakin vs Obi Wan fight is the worst in the entire saga. Even the Kylo vs not there Luke is better

 

The Force Awakens.
It used to be near the top of my rankings (never surpassing TESB, nothing has).

I still don't quite dislike it, but the more I think about it, the more I can see its flaws, many of which are shared with The Last Jedi. It leads Han and Leia's stories into unfortunate directions, though to a lesser degree than TLJ Luke. I like the leads and their chemistry, but it fails to produce a strong antagonist. And as for the mysteries introduced (Rey, Snoke, the Skywalker lightsaber, Luke, etc), JJ was good at getting me hooked, but the next movie fails to follow through and ends in a way that makes it hard for TROS to give satisfying answers given everything else it has to accomplish.
It also creates inconsistencies with its successor, namely Luke's motives.