For the last two years, Johnson has basically been on the receiving end of a backlash from “Star Wars” fans because of their passionate ire towards “The Last Jedi.” 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 and the director says it would have been a mistake to do the opposite and abide by fan theories and philosophies. Johnson expressed this opinion during a recent Radio.com interview on the “Swings & Mrs.” podcast [via IndieWire]: John added, I have seen ‘“The Rise of the Skywalker” and I can tell you that the film fails because JJ Abrams does exactly what Johnson is against here — he appeases to the loyalists, basically telling them, “welcome back to regularly scheduled programming.” Abrams has listened to the fans and has course-corrected the trajectory of Johnson’s “Last Jedi.” Whether that will work on the viewer will entirely depend on the individual, but I can tell you that where Johnson joyously succeeded, Abrams fails. Of course, we can’t really know what Johnson thinks of “The Rise of Skywalker” because he supposedly hasn’t seen the film yet, but he will surely chime in with an opinion in the days to come and I most definitely look forward to his take. Contribute Hire me
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