In a galaxy far, far away ...
I don't like Disney, to put it mildly. For the standard stories, for the black and white characters, for the ever-losing villains that upset me so much as a kid. For the upcoming episode under the flag of this company, I am suspicious, although, as you know, hope dies last. Expectations from the cartoon were completely below the plinth, and he almost fully justified them. The plot tells us about the adventures of a teenager in the nascent society of rebels. The story is quite interesting, and it could even be called good, if not for many small and large absurdities. The most annoying of them was the “stormtroop effect” that originated in the same “Star Wars”. Five stormtroopers from a distance of five meters, shooting at the same time, can not get into one silent rebel! WTF! In second place in the list of annoying cliches - villains-incompetent. Stormtroopers that allow a 14-year-old boy to shoot them from a slingshot(!), commanders who fall into the most obvious traps, and the like.
In addition to the “stormtroop effect”, the plot contains many other references to the good old “Wars”. Most of them, alas, look like a worm on a hook for fans. Thus, the presence of Master Yoda in one of the series can be justified – it supports the remaining allies. But the arrival of the heads of the Empire on a remote planet on the edge of the galaxy is like Obama himself going to catch a couple of drug addicts in a remote American village. Not logical.
Characters. Remember "Ralph" with its villain-hero or justifiably evil witch Maleficent? Forget it! That won't happen here. Characters are clearly divided into good and bad. The good are supposed to empathize, the bad in the end lose, for good always conquers evil. No half-hearted heroes, no soul throwing between the Dark and Light sides of the Force, no worries about the right or no solution... Actually, the heroes here do not worry about anything at all. And why, because they will always succeed. Because good wins. Always. In every episode.
Another bad feature of the cartoon is that good and evil characters are often only conditional. The main villain of the Inquisitor can still be called bad, if only because of the scene of cutting off the heads of a negligent subordinate, very carefully left behind the frame. But this cannot be said of local imperial ministers and commanders. At most, someone will say about their past terrible deeds or they themselves impolitely push the crowd in the company of stormtroopers, or even even (oh, horror, how could they!) arrange a military parade. And the unfortunate stormtroopers lay stacks of bullets of good heroes, and not having time to malign. Heroes, on the contrary, do suspiciously few good deeds. They are somehow more attracted to theft, terrorism and shooting innocent guys in white armor. How do you feel about this...
Visual series. You can get used to the rusty-eyed drawing of Futurama, you can get used to the rubber characters of Adventure Time, but I did not get used to the chopped forms of this cartoon for all its 14 episodes. It was not possible to get used to inexpressive faces, rough movements, undeveloped background ... And it's Disney! Disney, in the creations of which you can find fault with anything, but not with the visual series. Even simple children's TV series they always drew decently, and then suddenly gave such a rough craft.
It's a pretty weak cartoon, even considering its target audience. From his fellow animated series, he grabbed all their standard minuses, and from "Star Wars" did not acquire a single plus. Even the atmosphere of a galaxy far, far away is not felt here, despite the Force and lightsaber battles.
2 out of 10
Original