![]() ![]() “Let the past die,” says Kylo Ren, the focal point of Johnson’s thoughts on sequels and franchises. Abrams production, The Last Jedi writer/director Rian Johnson essentially tackles the same questions at the same time and comes to very different conclusions. Working on his iteration simultaneous with J.J. The other side effect of lacking a single guiding hand behind the story is that each new filmmaker has free reign to make their episode what they want it to be, something entirely novel in the series. Trying to thread the needle between the two created a backwards-looking experience in The Force Awakens which kept that film from being able to take full advantage of what new things it did invent. The sequel trilogy was and is weighed down by the desire to both guess what its creator would have done and what its fan base would have wanted. Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last JediĮither a reaction to the creative choices of The Force Awakens (difficult given the production schedule) or an incredibly timely bit of synchronicity, The Last Jedi takes a full look at what Star Wars without its originator could be but is hamstrung by an inability to make up its mind and creative decisions inherited from the previous film. In the run-up to the release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and the end of the Skywalker Saga, we will be taking a look back at all of the Saga films and re-evaluating them and their legacy as a whole. ![]()
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