Caution: Minor spoilers ahead.<\/p>\n
\u201cStar Wars: The Last Jedi\u201d was released in theaters Dec. 14 and continues the storyline that director J.J. Abrams began in \u201cStar Wars: The Force Awakens.\u201d Rey finally finds Luke on the planet Ahch-To with the hope that he will come with her to help the Resistance fight the First Order.<\/b><\/p>\n
The movie starts with Rey giving Luke his lightsaber, Finn waking up from a coma and Poe Dameron fighting the First Order\u2019s ships with his team of Resistance fighters. However, after the first few minutes of the film, the story strays far, far away from the usual \u201cStar Wars\u201d formula.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
\u201cWhen \u2018The Last Jedi\u2019 was advertised, they used a phrase from the film where Luke Skywalker says, \u2018This is not going to go the way you think,\u2019\u201d sophomore Matthew Musslewhite said. \u201cThis is very true because of how the film is presented with multiple plot twists.\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n
\u201cI enjoyed the film in a way I hadn\u2019t enjoyed a previous \u2018Star Wars\u2019 film, because it was so different from really any kind of conventional \u2018Star Wars\u2019 film I have seen,\u201d junior Parker Samuel said. \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
Junior Parker Samuel positively reacted to the new chapter in the saga.<\/b><\/p>\n
\u201cThe Last Jedi\u201d takes many twists and turns, the likes of which audiences have not seen in the franchise since \u201cStar Wars: The Empire Strikes Back,\u201d released in 1980. However, fans and critics have had very different opinions of the film. Rotten Tomatoes displays the critics\u2019 score at a fresh 90 percent, while the audience score is currently a rotten 49 percent.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
Junior Tyler Worsham commented that \u201cThe Last Jedi\u201d felt like a remake of the old movies.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
\u201cIt has the same name and all,\u201d Worsham said. \u201cBut they are trying to take characters and remake the same story.\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n
Many fans criticized director Rian Johnson\u2019s direction with the film, some are getting tired of the films repeating or copying from previous works in the franchise, while others have issues with some of the plot points in the movie.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
\u201cI think the fans were probably disappointed by stuff that just wouldn\u2019t work in any movie, especially the pacing,\u201d Samuel said. \u201cI do think that some of the payoff in the movie is smart, but I also think that some of it is a little bit disappointing.\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n
\u201cI did not care for the repetition,\u201d Worsham said. \u201cThey have kind of done the same idea multiple times, and I don\u2019t like that Disney has been trying to remake characters that were previously made by George Lucas.\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n
The movie has grossed over $591 million at the domestic box office as of Jan. 14, 2018. The movie is far from a failure, but it appears to be less popular than Disney and Lucasfilm had expected.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
\u201cI think that the fans that thought the movie was just OK are a lot less likely to rate the movie on a website like (Rotten Tomatoes),\u201d Samuel said. \u201cThe loudest voices are always the most passionate. I think that there a lot more fans that thought the movie was OK than there are that thought it was terrible.\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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