Is the LEGO Star Wars range a bit has-been?

The title is deliberately provocative and does not necessarily reflect the reality of things, I know ... But the more time passes and the less my direct entourage, namely my children, their friends and some friends who know my infatuation for bricks and minifigs, do not seem to be of interest to the LEGO Star Wars range, finding it a little outdated without being "vintage" in the noble sense of the term.

It must be said that they are all more and more solicited by LEGO through many other licenses or other themes. For its part, the LEGO Star Wars universe undoubtedly suffers a little from the current lack of cinematographic topicality even if LEGO is making efforts to maintain a certain dynamic by producing its own content with its mini-series such as The Yoda Chronicles or special episodes like The Padawan Threat et The Empire Strikes Out... The animated series The Clone Wars has also helped keep the franchise afloat in recent years.

All those with whom I broach the subject have a (legitimate?) Impression of déjà vu by discovering the few new products in the range and the world of superheroes seems to them much more dynamic than the endless minifigs of Luke, of c- 3PO or R2-D2. My oldest son, 10 and a half, has shown a temporary interest in The Clone Wars, but he quickly refocused his attention on the super heroes who make the news thanks to the many films and very successful animated series (Young Justice, Batman Beyond, Avengers Earth Mightiest Heroes, Avengers Assemble, Ultimate Spider-Man, etc ...) which punctuate his young years.

Will the Star Wars Rebels animated series wake up those potential fans whose attention is diverted by other universes but who are just waiting for the opportunity to dive back into a world populated by charismatic characters and epic adventures? I'm not so sure.

LEGO will obviously benefit from this series, which takes over from The Clone Wars with young audiences and which will ensure a certain media visibility for the franchise until the release of theEpisode VII, by declining everything that can be, as is the case with the two boxes already confirmed for this summer (75048 Phantom et 75053 The Ghost).

But apart from the main characters and a few recurring ships (Dave Filoni has confirmed that the series will be centered around the main characters and their adventures), there will probably not be enough to fill dozens of boxes around the series.

LEGO will furnish with a few remakes that will allow early fans to complete their inventory of machines and ships from the cinematographic saga. But the B-Wing, the AT-AT or the Imperial Star Destroyer are far from being at the heart of the current trend among young LEGO fans that I know ... And I'm not even talking about the Microfighters that my son finds it really ridiculous ...

As far as I'm concerned, I can't imagine my passion for LEGO without Star Wars, and I will continue to spend without (too much) counting to acquire these multiple reinterpretations of scenes or machines that have become essential in my eyes.

My children want something else. They want real heroes who save their world and real villains who try to stop them: Captain America who rides a motorbike and throws his shield down to smash stuff, Thor who throws his hammer to smash stuff, The Hulk who also breaks stuff, the Joker who crushes poor Robin with his tractor, the Spider-Man as a chopper pilot (Because a chopper is still cool), the Batman who rolls, flies, floats, etc ... Even Emmet and Wyldstyle (aka Cool-Tag here), the two heroes of The LEGO Movie, find favor in their eyes. In any case more than Anakin Skywalker, than poor Ahsoka or yet another colorful Clone Trooper who dies at the end anyway ...

This question of the relative obsolescence of the Star Wars franchise will certainly be resolved in 2015 with the release of Episode VII.

In the meantime, I wonder what is happening with you, in your entourage, among your friends. How is the LEGO Star Wars range perceived? Like a timeless and attractive range of toys or a series of derivative products that goes around in circles? I await your comments on this subject, knowing that what is interesting is especially the perception of the range by those around you and who know your passion for this universe.

For the rest, I already know that if you are there, it is because you like Star Wars and the LEGOs ...

* Linguistic precision: Has-been = outdated, old-fashioned.