It’s hard to believe, butThe Last Jediis now a year old. To celebrate the occasion, directorRian JohnsonthankedStar Warsfans on social media, which received a mixed reaction from the very fans that he was thanking. Johnson’s decisions while crafting the movie have created one of the most divisive movies in the franchise’s history. Some fans love it or believe that it’s okay, while other swear thatThe Last Jediis the worst movie in the franchise. Now, the argument has been opened up again.
Rian Johnson knew what he was getting into when he posted the thank you message on social media. The director is well aware ofStar Wars backlash, but he is genuinely thankful for all of the attention, even the negative stuff. Johnson had this to say while thankingStar Warsfans from all over the world.
“Want to thank all the amazing passionate thoughtful kind creative talented supportive argumentative opinionated respectful open-hearted inspiring AMAZINGStar Warsfans for the past year. Getting to hear from & meet so many of you has been the experience of a lifetime.”
The ‘thank you’ message has received quite the response over the last few days. It has been retweeted nearly 2,000 times and has been liked over 21,000 times as of this writing. However, with nearly every bit of praise fromStar Warsfans comes a negative response, which is leading to more arguments aboutThe Last Jediagain. One fan thanks Rian Johnson for making his dreams come true byadding favorite charactersand the very next message says, “He didn’t bring any characters he justruined the ones he was handed!”
OneStar Warsfan received a bunch of negative messages after telling Rian Johnson that he “derailed a franchiseand tore apart its fanbase.” Many fans came to Johnson’s defense aboutThe Last Jedi, noting that it was the highest selling Blu-ray of the year with over 3 million sold. Another person stated that the movie wasSpaceballs"except the jokes weren’t funny." Johnson couldn’t even send out a message of gratitude toStar Warsfans without getting attacked. However, there are plenty of fans that are thanking him right back for taking risks with the franchise and making something original.
The Last Jedicontinues to divideStar Warsfans one year after hitting theaters. Rian Johnson took some risks while making the movie and some of his decisions have been criticized thoughtfully while others take more of a troll approach to jump on the negative bandwagon. With that being said, it’s cool to seeStar Warsfans having a civil debate about something that they have so much passion for. Johnson created a reaction that is still being talked about to this day, one year after hitting theaters. You can read the thank you message and some responses below, thanks toRian Johnson’s Twitteraccount.
