&gt; Star Wars is for children and always have been. If a bunch of adults complain that the films don&#x27;t speak to them, there is something very wrong with their state of maturity.<p>As if Disney executives were shocked to find a bunch of 30-40 year olds lining up for late showings of The Force Awakens on Thursday?<p>Star Wars may be made to appeal to children <i>in addition</i> to the adult audience, but it&#x27;s pretty obviously not &quot;for children&quot; exclusively. That&#x27;s especially true of the prequels and now the sequels, which are <i>obviously</i> made to cash in on the nostalgia of people who grew up with Star Wars in the 80s.<p>If a bunch of adults complain that the prequels don&#x27;t speak to them, it&#x27;s because they&#x27;re fully aware that their childhood nostalgia is being exploited for cash, and the exploiters couldn&#x27;t even be bothered to do a good job of it.