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These entries just reek of complaining and making mountains out of molehills.
I see your point guys, but I need some elaboration as to why you feel that way. Please tell me what is wrong with these entries.
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Lucas always meant to be Vader to be a tragic character, marketability or coolness aside. Perhaps that could be mentioned.
This just barges into SJW territory. People complain about Rey because they feel that the only special thing about her is that she is a Force-wielding woman. Leia was more popular because she was defined by her agency, leadership skills and kindness towards others; not to mention that fandoms in the 1970s weren't that vocal in their displeasure. The Internet offers the benefit of anonymity.
Lucas has one way of interpreting Han's character; the fans have another.
I'd vote to cut them. It does come across as thinly-veiled fanboy whining, especially the Vader entry comparing him to old EU villains that only a minority of fans would know (Kylo Ren excluded).
Noticed a lot of entries about Star Wars on SeinfeldIsUnfunny.Live Action Films that seem to argue with themselves, get facts incorrect, or are nattery.
"Darth Vader was noted in 1977 for being one of the scariest villains on-screen at the time. However, after becoming a heavily-marketed Series Mascot (even to kids), having seen Luke, I Am Your Father parodied a million times (which are, more often than not, more or less equal amount of Darth Vader clones) in the Expanded Universe,note and after getting to see villains like Exar Kun, Darth Revan or Kylo Ren, Vader is no longer perceived as the sinister force he once was, and instead has a reputation as a "cool" character akin to a superhero. Rogue One addresses this by depicting Vader, a One-Scene Wonder here, at his most sinister and brutal - making him Nightmare Fuel by 2016 standards and reminding audiences of why he's such a fearsome character."
"*** With some female fans complaining about the use of The Smurfette Principle in the series, many forget that having a woman like Leia being just as heroic as the male heroes was a groundbreaking move in the first place. Like the Vader example, this was addressed in The Force Awakens by having Rey, a woman, as the surprise main character, giving her a surge in popularity and serving as a breakthrough for the aging franchise." Seems unclear in the latter part if it's referring to Rey or Leia.
"*** George Lucas changed the 'Han shot first' scene because he and MPAA thought it was too dark and violent. Nowadays with the normalization of heroes shooting first, many fans consider the change to be an overreaction especially since Greedo was pointing a blaster at Han and he was acting in self-defense. Not helping matters is how later films show moments of heroes trying to kill helpless people like Cassian shooting a handicapped informant or Luke trying to kill his sleeping nephew." Han shot first was only changed in the '98 special editions, 21 years after ANH was first released.