The Disney Movie Review
Disney Movie Lover.
- Joined
- Jun 25, 2015
Hey ya'll. Long time no talk. But here I am. In desperate need of your help. I'm finding it very hard to temper my expectations for The Last Jedi.
Let's start with what we know:
I need someone to talk me down. What am I not considering? What should I be nervous about? Or am I right to totally expect this movie to blow away everything else. Help me disboards. You're my only hope.
Let's start with what we know:
- The trailer is a thing of beauty. It has 36 million views on the Star Wars YouTube channel alone and I'm sure 35 million of them come from me.
- Lucasfilm - a company that has fired more directors than it has hired - just gave Rian Johnson full control of a completely new Star Wars trilogy. They obviously have faith in him after TLJ. In addition, they wanted him to do episode 9!
- Kathleen Kennedy said of Johnson: "He’s a creative force, and watching him craft The Last Jedi from start to finish was one of the great joys of my career." This is a woman who has revived Star Wars with JJ Abrams. She produced Schindler's List, Back to the Future, and Jurassic Park. Yet watching Episode 8 come to life was a "great joy."
- Bob Iger - a man who is worth more than I will probably make in a lifetime - has taken time to see the movie multiple times. How good does a movie have to be for a guy who makes roughly $1000 per hour to watch it several times?
- Star Wars is not my favorite Disney property. Don't get me wrong, I like it. I have all 6. (Waiting to buy the new trilogy all together.) But I've never read a comic, or even watched the TV shows. And yet, here I am. The most excited I've been for a movie probably since Inside Out. (Another movie that didn't disappoint).
I need someone to talk me down. What am I not considering? What should I be nervous about? Or am I right to totally expect this movie to blow away everything else. Help me disboards. You're my only hope.