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‘The Rise of Skywalker' Caters Too Heavily to ‘Last Jedi' Haters [Review]

December 18, 2019 Jordan Ruimy

For the last two years, director Rian Johnson and “The Last Jedi” have been on the receiving end of a backlash from a large contingent of “Star Wars” fans. Johnson’s creative decisions pleased film critics, but hardcore Star Wars loyalists despised the fresh new direction Johnson took with the “Last Jedi.” There was no catering to fans, risks were taken in the narrative, more sacrilege, however, Rian’s deconstruction of Star Wars lore, including doing a 180 of Mark Hamill’s Luke Skywalker by making him do things which, shall we say, went against the “spirit” of the beloved 4 decade-old character.

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