Star Wars spent nearly 50 years building one of the most loyal fanbases in entertainment history. You don’t lose 85% of your audience because fans suddenly stopped caring. You lose them when you stop making stories they actually want to watch and then act like the audience is the problem.
Instead of asking why so many longtime fans walked away, Hollywood keeps insisting the answer is to double down on the same formula.
Can Star Wars ever win its fans back, or is the damage already done?