With “Star Wars” finally getting back to cinemas with “The Mandalorian & Grogu,” “Star Wars: Starfighter” and the 50th anniversary re-release of the original, it begs the question – will people finally shut up about “Star Wars: The Last Jedi”?
The answer is almost certainly not. Rian Johnson’s film will likely always remain one of (if not the) most polarising “Star Wars” films ever made.
Johnson was linked to write and direct a potential new “Star Wars” trilogy back in 2017, but his “Knives Out” and “Poker Face” commitments kept him away and the project just seemed to fall by the wayside.
Johnson is moving on to other stuff now, but out promoting the third “Knives Out” film recently at the Newport Beach Film Festival, Johnson discussed ‘The Last Jedi’ and was asked if the film’s response pushed him away from the Star Wars universe. He says:
“No, not at all. In fact, it’s the reason that I wanted to. My overall experience with putting the movie out, and what you’re talking about with fan feedback. I mean, first of all, I’m a lifelong Star Wars fan. So I know the deal. I know that Star Wars fans are passionate about this stuff. We love the stuff we love, we hate the stuff we hate, and we fight about it. And that’s been happening since the original trilogy.
The reality is Star Wars has always been something that has meant different things to different people, and I think that’s part of the fun and the passion of it as fans, is arguing about it respectfully. Its been the most positive experience I’ve ever had with anything I’ve made, in terms of interacting with people who’ve seen it. I came out at the other end of it loving Star Wars fandom more than I did even going into it.”
Fan reaction ranged from major praise to outright hatred over the creative choices, nonetheless the film was a $1.33 billion earner and the highest-grossing film of 2017 and on Metacritic remains the most acclaimed film of the series outside the original 1977 film.
Source: SW Culture Live
