John Boyega and Kelly Marie Tran in 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi.' Lucasfilmįor a more direct illustration of some fans’ vitriol against The Last Jedi, just type “Rose Star Wars” - for new character, Rose Tico, played by Kelly Marie Tran - into YouTube’s search bar to see videos with titles such as “ONE OF THE WORST CHARACTERS IN STAR WARS” or “Why Rose Doesn’t Work.”Īlso read: Star Wars Has Always Been a White Dude’s Fantasy Because of this, The Last Jedi is one of the biggest recent examples of review site aggregator Rotten Tomatoes having its user forum weaponized against its intentions. While there are fair subjective criticisms to be argued over the film, the majority of the discourse has been eclipsed by self-described hardcore fans opposing its predominant focus on women and people of color. So, I think the story speaks for itself.”Īlthough Star Wars: The Last Jedi was reviewed positively by critics and also had a sizable number of fans, including yours truly, the film has been a divisive topic within the fandom since its release in 2017. I mean, every movie is its own movie, and obviously this is a trilogy,” he said, “We brought to that movie all the passion and hard work we would have no matter what. When asked about whether or not any negative reactions towards The Last Jedi influenced his directing of 2019’s Star Wars: Episode IX, Abrams said it did not. On Friday, Entertainment Tonight interviewed Abrams on the red carpet at the 14th annual Oscar Wilde Awards, held at Bad Robot’s HQ in Santa Monica. Abrams said the making of Star Wars: Episode IX ( title TBA), out in theaters on December 20, was not effected by fans’ negative reactions to Rian Johnson’s 2017 film, saying that the story “speaks for itself.” Bad news for anyone who really hated Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

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