As a hard-core Star Wars fan, Disney’s bold new direction fills me with joy

Every Star Wars conversation I’ve had since December 2017 leads to an inevitable question: “What did you think of The Last Jedi?” Rian Johnson’s 2017 entry into the saga was bold and daring but got swept up in an astounding amount of negativity, with death threats for the director, harassment that forced Kelly Marie Tran off Instagram and demands from angry viewers that the movie be remade.It’s shameful stuff, and almost made me embarrassed to call myself a Star Wars fan. The ongoing negativity surrounding Disney’s impact on a galaxy far, far away continues to astound me, and in the wake of the final trailer for The Rise of Skywalker, I can’t help but feel like I live in a different world than all those angry fans. I’ve loved Star Wars for more than two decades, and I’ve never been happier with the direction the franchise is going. Now playing: Watch this: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – Official Trailer (2019) 2:20 That glorious cackle at the end of the first Rise of Skywalker trailer revealed that my favorite Star Wars character had cheated death and would terrorize a new generation of heroes. I was fortunate enough to be at… Read full this story

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