The knives have been out for Rian Johnson again as Star Wars fans react to the release of Disney-owned Fox’s The Rise of Skywalker by revisiting the debate over the space saga’s precedi…
by revisiting the debate over the space saga’s preceding installment, Johnson’s polarizing from 2017. Today, Johnson defended himself and his version of the franchise’s central protagonist, Luke Skywalker.
When a fan moaned that Johnson “completely destroys the character” of Luke in his film and “almost derailed the franchise” in the process, the director ofreplied with a public explanation that suggested the greater danger to the hero is portrayals that reduce him to an action figure on screen. “I understand that point of view but I completely disagree with it,” Johnson wrote in a tweet that went out to his 976,000 followers on the social media platform. “In fact I think it disrespects the character of Luke by treating him not as a true mythic hero overcoming recurring wounds & flaws, but as a video game character who has achieved a binary, permanent power-up.”
Johnson’s film won over many critics by veering away from the franchise’s long-familiar rhythms and narrative choices but, no surprise, that flew in the face of traditions that mayfans embrace as something that almost rises to the level of pop-culture religion. If Johnson’s film was framed as heretical filmmaking, the just-release J.J. Abrams sequel,is a course-correcting return to the familiar tonalities that jettisons some key story aspects along the way.
Gil, I understand that point of view but I completely disagree with it. In fact I think it disrespects the character of Luke by treating him not as a true mythic hero overcoming recurring wounds & flaws, but as a video game character who has achieved a binary, permanent power-up.
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