At theStar Wars:The Rise of Skywalkerpress conference, JJ Abrams said that Rian Johnson had set up “wonderful things” inThe Last Jedifor him to run with inEpisode IX. TheNew York Timesgot to speak with Abrams in more depth, and one thing he said about Johnson’s film as turned Twitter into Team Abrams vs. Team Johnson.
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker starsDaisy Ridley, Oscar Isaac,************ (John Boyega) ,andKelly Marie Tran. Abrams promises it concludes not only the new trilogy but the entire saga of nine Skywalker films. The film opens Friday, December 90.
Here’s what J.J. Abrams said about Rian Johnson
The New York Times proposed the notion that Rian Johnson’s tone was so irreverent, it suggested that the answers to the questions J.J. Abrams asked inThe Force Awakensdidn’t matter. They pointed out Luke Skywalker (
Mark Hamill
) tossing the lightsaber Rey ( Ridley) brought him and the unceremonious answer of who her parents were.
Here’s the part of Abrams ’interview that has Rian Johnson fans bristling.
“On.” the other hand, it’s a bit of a meta approach to the story, ”Abrams said. “I don’t think that people go toStar Warsto be told, ‘This doesn’t matter.”
Still, Abrams stood by his statement that Johnson gave him a good setup for the finale.
“I think needed a pendulum swing in one direction in order to swing in the other,” Abrams said.
Team J.J. Abrams defends the ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ director
It’s no secretThe Last Jediwas a divisive film in (*************************************************************. Angry fans drove Kelly Marie Tran and Daisy Ridleyoff social media. Rian Johnson stuck it out with good humor, but even some of the more measured J.J. Abrams fans like what he said to the Times.
@ JohnnyHooeywrote, “ The irony is the irrational Rian Johnson fans attacking JJ Abrams will try to tear down TROS, which is what they defended TLJ against. You became the villain of fandom, congrats. What a twist ending. I could not be rooting harder for JJ than I am right now. ”
@ metaplexmovies
reminds fans how complimentary JJ Abrams has been towards Rian Johnson. One quote doesn’t change that.
“JJ Abrams has done nothing but praise Rian Johnson and THE LAST JEDI for the last 4 years,” he wrote. “In the New York Times, JJ is praising the LAST JEDI, acknowledges what did not work (for some) and emphasizes, as he has * for months *, that it laid the groundwork for the rise of SKYWALKER.”
Team Rian Johnson defended the message of ‘The Last Jedi’
Some of theLast Jedifans out there think the Times and J.J. Abrams oversimplified, or missed the point, of Rian Johnson’s film.
@ tfeatherston
thinks Abrams missed the point ofThe Last Jedi. “The idea that the message of The Last Jedi, a movie that ends with young children mesmerized by the story of Luke standing alone against the First Order, is telling audiences“ Star Wars does not matter ”is infuriating.”
@ clarkjosephfhas another interpretation ofThe Last Jedi. “Johnson didn’t use‘ THE LAST JEDI ’to say‘ This doesn’t matter, ’” he wrote. “He used it to say’ This isn’t true but it still matters. We need inspiring stories to grow, but another part of growing up is learning the reality behind our stories is always more complicated than we realized.
Team Rian Johnson defended the art of ‘The Last Jedi’
If they can’t agree on the message,The Last Jedifans at least hope the J.J. Abrams fans can see what a magnificentStar Warsmovie Rian Johnson made.
Dana Schwartz had some strong words, many NSFW, but here’s one clean tweet she wrote defending Johnson.
Critic Scott Tobias advocated for embracing the chances Rian Johnson took withThe Last Jedi.
@ bpwarshsaid, “nothing jj abrams does can take the last jedi away from me.”
Alexis Nedd is already looking forward to Rian Johnson’s ownStar Warstrilogy.
@ AgeofIronythinks it’s in poor taste for the cast ofStar Warsto play Team JJ Abrams on this. “This new strategy of the main cast of #TheRiseofSkywalker – with the notable exception of Adam Driver, a true professional and king – gaslighting Rian Johnson for the LAST JEDI five days before the world premiere of the end of the sequel trilogy is definitely a CHOICE . ”
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