The 2008 Star Wars: The Clone Wars film is at present Star Wars’ lowest-rated film in accordance with Rotten Tomatoes, but it deserves so a lot better. Though the Star Wars: The Clone Wars TV present is a lot better recognized, and is definitely thought-about by many to be one among Star Wars’ greatest TV exhibits, the film got here first.
Sadly, the love that the Clone Wars present has earned seemingly does not translate to the film, even on reflection. The Clone Wars film’s present critic rating is a dismal 18% on Rotten Tomatoes. The viewers rating is barely higher, however nonetheless not nice, at 41%. By comparability, the present has a 93% critic rating and 91% viewers rating.
I am actually not saying The Clone Wars is Star Wars’ biggest film of all time, neither is it even near the standard of Star Wars’ greatest motion pictures, akin to The Empire Strikes Again or Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge. Nevertheless, there are a number of the reason why The Clone Wars film deserves higher than its present repute and ranking.
There’s One Easy Motive Critics Do not Like The Clone Wars Film
Whereas neither the critic rating nor the viewers rating for The Clone Wars film is robust on Rotten Tomatoes, the critic rating being a lot decrease suggests what’s actually on the root of this problem: The Clone Wars film has a really particular target market, and it is not congruent with Rotten Tomatoes critics.
Relatively, The Clone Wars film, greater than maybe most different Star Wars exhibits and flicks, is really focused to youngsters. It is true that Star Wars has at all times been ‘for kids,’ and George Lucas himself has stated so repeatedly, for many years. But, ‘for kids’ does not essentially imply ‘and never adults.’
Motion pictures like The Empire Strikes Again and Revenge of the Sith are in reality strong examples of that distinction. Sure, these motion pictures are beloved by younger viewers, however adults proceed to like these motion pictures too, regardless of how previous they get. The identical shouldn’t be true of The Clone Wars film.
Even The Clone Wars present affords older audiences a nuanced plot, thrilling moments, and dynamic characters, all of which retains them engaged regardless of the present being ‘for teenagers.’ For higher or worse, The Clone Wars film simply does not have that very same common attraction—however that does not imply it is an terrible film.
Quite the opposite, The Clone Wars film deserves considerably extra credit score, even for grownup audiences. For one, this film is a necessary addition to the Star Wars timeline, and to Anakin Skywalker’s Star Wars timeline specifically, for myriad causes, not the least of which is the introduction of Ahsoka Tano as Anakin’s Padawan.
This relationship turns into a defining step in Anakin’s fall to the darkish facet, and it finally ends up explaining his character a lot extra. Past that, Star Wars appears primed to make this film much more vital with the upcoming return of 1 shocking character who debuted in The Clone Wars film (and, no, it is not Ahsoka).
The Clone Wars Film Has A Lasting Legacy (All The Method Up To The Subsequent Star Wars Film)
The Clone Wars film launched a quite surprising character named Rotta, who was revealed to be the son of none aside from Jabba the Hutt. We have been launched to Jabba within the unique Star Wars trilogy, and he actually did not appear to be father materials on the time. But, The Clone Wars film confirmed that he had an toddler son.
Much more stunning was the information that Rotta will return in The Mandalorian and Grogu, arguably essentially the most extremely anticipated of all upcoming Star Wars motion pictures. What precisely his position in that film might be stays to be seen, however it appears secure to imagine that he might be persevering with his father’s legacy in some capability.
Nonetheless, this information actually means that the Star Wars: The Clone Wars film might be extra vital than ever, which is able to hopefully imply extra recognition for the at present very poorly-rated Star Wars film.
