Why I, as a young person, resonate with the sequel trilogy better than the originals and prequels.

Vanity Fair's recent article about the Rise of Skywalker really hit home why I feel attached to the new movies more than the other movies in the saga as a young person (16). The sequels deal with the aftermath of supposed "peace" in the galaxy. Luke Skywalker defeated the Emperor, the Empire is no more, and the Rebellion has won. It seems peachy clean, but that's not exactly the case. There are consequences to victories and defeats, and sometimes its the new generation that has to fix it.This narrative brilliantly mirrors our own world. We were able to defeat the Nazis in WWII, stop segregation, make innovations in technology, etc. But sometimes ills from our past affects young people as well, and sometimes things that were initially good didn't have good outcomes. The issue of racism is still felt today, and despite erasing segregation, we still have to deal with the fallout of those laws in our modern day. The generations before mine made achievements in factory work and ways to make life more convenient, but at the expense of our planet, which we have to deal with. Young people have also been at the forefront of the fight for gun control in America because of the inability of the older and supposed wiser people of our country to deal with it.That's why I love the sequels so much. It's realistic and paints a different picture on happily ever after. The concerns about it being too similar to the originals is warranted, but I think that's also a realistic avenue to take. History repeats itself all the time, and past evils can easily become current evils as time changes. The Nazis were defeated, and yet instances like Charlottesville happen. The same people who were counter protesting there weren't the same people on the front lines during WWII. That's because history is generational, and even though evil is the same, different people enter and exit the fight against it. via /r/StarWars http://bit.ly/2VSrrww