Vox Dot Com probably should have seen the inevitable blowback coming when it published a piece with this headline:
Rogue One is the first Star Wars movie to acknowledge the whole franchise is about war https://t.co/Wz6sAaiaDb
— Vox (@voxdotcom) December 13, 2016
What they were going for was of course the argument that Rogue One was the first Star Wars film to accurately portray the horror of war (although Aunt Beru, Uncle Owen, and the people of Alderaan might disagree). But the way the headline was phrased– implying that it was some sort of secret that the Star Wars films were about, you know, wars– naturally spurred a deluge of snark and parody.
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— David Cervi (@DavidJCervi) December 13, 2016
@voxdotcom if you look carefully ‘wars’ is in the title
— Richard Arnold (@rdafyddarnold) December 13, 2016
@voxdotcom hey wow look at this hidden message in “a new hope” pic.twitter.com/RdwUOo9el8
— T. Becket Adams (@BecketAdams) December 13, 2016
@voxdotcom wow how deep does the rabbit hole go? pic.twitter.com/3osmE3CEyY
— T. Becket Adams (@BecketAdams) December 13, 2016
If you read real closely, there’s also a clue in the title https://t.co/TGMpJvYlYV
— Lachlan Markay (@lachlan) December 13, 2016
@voxdotcom Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation is the first Mission Impossible to acknowledge the franchise’s missions are difficult
— Miles Surrey (@HKSurrey) December 13, 2016
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King was the first one in the series to acknowledge the franchise is about the lord of the rings.
— David Rutz (@DavidRutz) December 13, 2016
Dumbest tweet ever? https://t.co/kwOWhgwGth
— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) December 13, 2016
it’s… it’s right there in the name https://t.co/5SH9e1WmvF
— Simon Maloy (@SimonMaloy) December 13, 2016
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Star —-> WARS <—- https://t.co/mjoXv5urkV— Ian Tuttle (@iptuttle) December 13, 2016
literally every star wars movie they’re uh having a dam war in space. it’s called star wars u dumb bitch https://t.co/6ibYZXbWe0
— BRANDON WARDELL (@BRANDONWARDELL) December 13, 2016
.@voxdotcom The Godfather Part III is the first Godfather movie to acknowledge the whole franchise is about familial relationships
— Dog Enjoyer (@isgoodrum) December 13, 2016
Vegas Vacation is the first in the series to acknowledge the Griswolds are on vacation. https://t.co/fGj5qrgLdh
— Steve Contorno (@scontorno) December 13, 2016
It’s called Star Wars. https://t.co/OK6QdxOLXf
— Mark Ennis (@MarkEnnis) December 13, 2016
If only the filmmakers could have worked it into the title somehow… Reminder: Vox slogan is “The smartest thinkers, the toughest questions.” https://t.co/WVmxusYnIz
— jimgeraghty (@jimgeraghty) December 13, 2016
Jack Reacher sequel finally acknowledges franchise is about Jack Reacher. https://t.co/x94ixj5VIB
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahNRO) December 13, 2016
(Yes, this is U.S. Senator Ben Sasse)
Back to the Future Pt. 2 is the first Back to the Future to acknowledge the whole franchise is about time travel. https://t.co/npkDAI9PpL
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) December 13, 2016
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