Joe and Anthony Russo, the two men directing Avengers: Infinity War, have had their say on 2017’s biggest movie, Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
The Last Jedi has delighted critics and many fans, but it has also bemused many others, causing a rather divisive view of the film to emerge.
The Russo’s have their thoughts on why this is, and have explained their views regarding The Last Jedi on the Happy Sad Confused podcast:
“We love Rian Johnson as a filmmaker,” said Joe. “When we heard he was gonna make that film, we sent an email to Disney saying, you couldn’t ask for a better creator as a Star Wars fan.”
“It’s interesting because he’s a brilliant filmmaker, and the response has been really fascinating,” Joe continued. “[These fans] are tough, can’t please them all.”
“It depends, though, on your age too. I watched the movie with my 11-year-old daughter who is very into serialized storytelling and novels primarily, but she loves the bigger story,” Anthony said. “And she was just thrilled throughout the movie, making connections to the larger Star Wars universe. And just to sit next to her and see that sense of discovery and excitement in her was an amazing experience.”
“I think the fault line is between new fans and old fans, seems to be where it’s lining up,” Joe said. “When you’re dealing with a character like Luke Skywalker, historically may be the most famous and potentially popular character in the history of movies…”
The brothers continued expressing their support of Johnson and they also sound like they were big fans of the movie: “[Johnson] took a lot of risks with the film,” Joe said. “It’s a very smart film with great transitions, shot beautifully. So we were very excited.”
It’s certainly interesting to think about the divide among the many different types of Star Wars fan, all coming from different decades. It’s very hard to please everyone after all, just as the Russo’s suggested.
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In Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the Skywalker saga continues as the heroes of The Force Awakens join the galactic legends in an epic adventure that unlocks age-old mysteries of the Force and shocking revelations of the past.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi sees returning cast members Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), Carrie Fisher (Leia Organa), Adam Driver (Kylo Ren), Daisy Ridley (Rey), John Boyega (Finn), Oscar Isaac (Poe Dameron), Lupita Nyong’o (Maz Kanata), Domhnall Gleeson (General Hux), Anthony Daniels (C-3PO), Gwendoline Christie (Captain Phasma), Billie Lourd (Lieutenant Connix), Andy Serkis (Supreme Leader Snoke), Peter Mayhew and Joonas Suotamo (Chewbacca), Tim Rose (Admiral Ackbar), Mike Quinn (Nien Nunb) and Warwick Davis joined by new additions Jimmy Vee (Pan) as R2-D2, Kelly Marie Tran (Ladies Like Us) as Rose, Benicio Del Toro (Guardians of the Galaxy) as DJ and Laura Dern (Jurassic Park) as Vice Admiral Holdo.
