![]() Now what Rian Johnson does brilliantly is subvert what we’ve come to expect from Star Wars films, the subversion building characters that become so much more interesting than if our expectations were met. Whilst Rey is with Luke though, the Resistance is attacked by the First Order, their base destroyed and their ships under siege, it only being a matter on time before they run out of fuel and the First Order completely destroys The Resistance. This version of Luke is broken, filled with guilt over the rise of Kylo Ren and wishes for the Jedi to end. The film takes place immediately after the end of The Force Awakens, with Rey going to Luke Skywalker to be trained in honing her skills with the Force, although the Luke she finds is a far cry from the one from the end of Return of the Jedi. ![]() ![]() With him at the helm, we would be able to see something different with Star Wars, and he more than succeeded with The Last Jedi, creating one of the most ambitious, risk taking blockbusters I’ve seen in a long time. Since it was first announced, what made me excited for Star Wars:The Last Jedi more than anything was Rian Johnson being brought on board to direct, not only did he direct what I think is the greatest episode of television ever made, Breaking Bad’s Ozymandias, he also has a great eye for sci-fi, as he proved with Looper. ![]()
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