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Rian Johnson defends Star Wars: The Last Jedi over criticism of character deaths

July 1, 2018 by Gary Collinson

Despite being over six months on from its release, the debate over Star Wars: The Last Jedi continues to rage on as certain fans continue to express their disappointment over the latest chapter of the main Star Wars saga, and in particularly director Rian Johnson’s treatment of Luke Skywalker.

A few days ago, Mark Hamill once again spoke out about how he disagrees with the way that Luke was portrayed in the movie, and now Johnson himself has taken to Twitter to defend his decision to kill off the Rebel hero after coming under fire from a fan.

SEE ALSO: Rian Johnson’s perplexing relationship with Star Wars: The Last Jedi critics

https://twitter.com/SYNCHRONICDSGN/status/1009492893126537217

Johnson’s responses:

Huh. pic.twitter.com/ngeYpIx0DD

— Rian Johnson (@rianjohnson) June 27, 2018

(2/2) pic.twitter.com/HoDm8JdflX

— Rian Johnson (@rianjohnson) June 27, 2018

(Bonus track) pic.twitter.com/B5muBT4Y05

— Rian Johnson (@rianjohnson) June 27, 2018

The fan then accused Johnson of abandoning the “spirit and heart of Star Wars“, to which the filmmaker replied:

For me TLJ 100% distills what the spirit & heart of SW has been in my life. But yes it is personal, it’s a certain pov, and it has to be – originals were personal for GL, that’s why they’re alive. SW films will truly betray the heart & spirit of the originals if they lose that,

— Rian Johnson (@rianjohnson) June 27, 2018

and become soulless clean homages. But being alive means being messy, and it means every film won’t line up exactly with what every fan is expecting or wants. I’m sorry TLJ didn’t line up with your own certain pov, really, honestly I am. MTFBWY

— Rian Johnson (@rianjohnson) June 27, 2018

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).

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Rian Johnson, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Last Jedi

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is a film, TV and digital content producer and writer, who is the founder of the pop culture website Flickering Myth and producer of the gothic horror feature film 'The Baby in the Basket' and the upcoming suspense thriller 'Death Among the Pines'.

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