Rian Johnson breaks down his divisive StarWars: The Last Jedi approach, and why he is still passionate about the film today. 'Anyone who makes a Star Wars movie today is, in some way, going to be engaging with their relationship with Star Wars itself.'
While the franchise's future remains in the air, Rian Johnson details his controversial Star Wars: The Last Jedi approach. The future Knives Out director came in to helm the second installment in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, chronicling Daisy Ridley's Rey as she tries to convince Mark Hamill's Luke Skywalker to train her in the ways of the Jedi and join the fight to take down the First Order.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY In honor of Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery's release, Rian Johnson sat down with GQ for their video series in which actors and directors break down their most iconic films. While looking at his venture into a galaxy far, far away, the filmmaker detailed his controversial Star Wars: The Last Jedi approach, breaking down his relationship to the franchise and how it informed his unique take on the film's story.
I definitely didn’t approach the entire thing as a meta exercise, because I think, first and foremost, it has to be an honest expression of what the characters are actually going through. It’s not very interesting to just think in a meta way about Star Wars.
The biggest point of division to this day is Star Wars: The Last Jedi's take on depicting Luke Skywalker, no longer the bright-eyed protagonist eager to restore peace to the galaxy, but rather one ready to turn his back on it. Luke's tossing away of his old lightsaber at the beginning of the movie was viewed by many as Johnson similarly tossing aside the established mythos and characters from Star Wars' past to tear down what fans knew and loved.
With Johnson having the disadvantage of working without a plan for the sequel trilogy, Star Wars: The Last Jedi was a film that became burdened by fans' expectations to the point it would be hard to satiate all.
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