The Last Jedi Had A Perfect Sequel Setup (And Rise Of Skywalker Ignored It)
A lot of Rian Johnson’s creative choices inStar Wars: The Last Jediwere polarizing, to say the least. Unnecessary subplots like DJ’s predictable betrayal drag out the runtime and some plot points simply don’t make sense, like why Vice Admiral Holdo doesn’t just tell the Resistance survivors about her plan instead of leading them to believe they’re going to die. To top it all off, Johnson’s characterization of Luke Skywalker as a bitter, aging hermit who’s long since given up hope rubbed a lot ofStar Warsfans the wrong way – including Mark Hamill himself....