The release of a Star Wars film is an event.

One can hardly evaluate The Last Jedi like any other film. It’s also important to recognize that because Star Wars is one of those increasingly rare movie franchises that must have some appeal to everyone, there is a lot of fandom baggage that gets dragged into each new movie. And for hardcore fans, they are akin to new chapters of the Bible being delivered from on high…” “The release of a Star Wars film is an event. But let’s cast aside box office for a moment, your reaction to Star Wars is your own and probably very personal. But opinions in this arena are often irrelevant as the barometer by which modern success at the movies is measured is Republic credits. Or perhaps the negative voices are just a bit louder.

And this fandom civil war that has broken out over The Last Jedi is particularly brutal. When it comes to arguing about Star Wars, fans or, more accurately, “people on the internet” really let the hate flow through them. Factions form into “loved it” or “hated it” or “I can’t believe you loved it, you must be an idiot/SJW/not a true fan/on Disney’s payroll”, etc… Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi is no different. Which is why it doesn’t surprise me that each release of a new Star Wars movie leaves audiences and critics so divided. And like the horrors of actual war in the real world, our feelings about it are complicated. Because as fans we are all veterans of one war. And I have not said that about a Star Wars movie in a long time… a long time.īut, it’s difficult to review The Last Jedi as simply a film because it means so much more to so many. I can’t wait to see it several more times. It’s also a cathartic experience for original Star Wars fans like myself. The Last Jedi is action-packed, thrilling, surprisingly funny, has several unpredictable twists and contains character moments that, in time, will overshadow all that action and adventure.

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