Top 10 Worst Reasons You Hated The Last Jedi
Here's my newest vid! Complete with inflammatory title. Eyyy it's a throwback.
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Aw man, GOT spoiler.
I'm aware that this question is well after the event but it's been bubbling away in my mind since the widespread reaction to TLJ. Do you think both Rogue One and TLJ would have been better received has Rogue One been headed up by Rian Johnson and TLJ by Gareth Edwards, with Rogue One taking a lot more risks and TLJ less? I liked both films, but understood your criticisms of Rogue One as it played it very safe when it didn't really need to - yet a year later they release the TLJ which takes a fair few risks where perhaps it didn't need to. I liked the TLJ but after seeing it I remember chatting with my brother about how we both thought it would be really divisive with the fan base. It just seems really odd to me to take virtually no risks with an anthology film and then take a load of risks with the middle film of the sequel series.
Yeah, that's sad news about the Falcon for me too. you were so great in that context. It will be missed.
"At this point I do think it's safe to say that millennial falcon won't be returning." That's awful. I really enjoyed that series. At the very least, you became a really good host/interviewer out of it and that may help you out for future videos.
Aw sad news :( I understand though thanks for replying!
I saw the last Jedi twice and it was even better the second time. I loved it. I really don’t understand the criticism mostly, but I respect them. BTW jenny any news on millennial falcon 2? There are so many people on the SJ reddit saying “where’s jenny?” “I want jenny” so I was wondering if you are done working with SJ forever or will you go back sometimes even if it isn’t for MF?
It's a little tricky to talk about stuff in a really certain way when I'm under contract and don't know exactly what people want said. I feel like on one hand I don't want to seem like I'm evading questions, like there are hard feelings there or something - there aren't, I miss Roth, Max, and all the individuals I worked with while I was there. But I'm also worried about saying something that's "not a public matter" and having it reposted or rephrased somewhere and misconstrued. At this point I do think it's safe to say that millennial falcon won't be returning.
I am pleased to have been spared seeing that particular example of human stupidity. This is the first I've heard of it.
more importantly I saw absolutely no evidence that Snoke wasn't Mace Windu.
Things I get from this video; your'e an optimistic fan who enjoys characterisation in films, you ship reylo. Subscribed thumbs up liked.
That whole snake breakdown. Were you ever into Homestuck? Why aren't more slightly autistic fangirls this charismatic. Your'e filling a niche god bless.
I didn't "hate" the movie, but I do wholeheartedly disagree with how they handled Luke. Not even so much that he contemplated killing Ben, but more so that he became disillusioned with the Jedi afterwards. If they would have written the interactions between Luke and Rey differently on Ach-To I'd have been fine with the film. It could have even ended the exact same way if Luke hadn't basically been reduced to a grumpy old curmudgeon.
I totally bought the grumpiness, because the Jedi as depicted in Episodes 1-3 basically sucked. To me part of it was the idea of young Luke hero-worshipping the legendary Jedi, then actually becoming a master and saying "This system doesn't work - we need something better than this." My main disappointment was that it looks like Rey IS going to become a Jedi - I was really hoping that this was where she'd find an entirely new path of her own.
My long, laboriously typed comment is gone. It was there. Now it's not. _sigh_
There seems to be some kind of problem, my first comment also didn't post. Well, first it looked like it posted OK, but after refreshing the page it was gone. It was also a longer comment, maybe there is some kind of length restriction?
Somehow my first comment didn't post, so I'll just try again. First of all, great video as always, Jenny! I overall liked the movie and my only real "cringe moment" was the scene/sequence right after Rose "saves" Finn from racing his glider into the laser cannon. First of all, why is she piloting a glider anyway? There are dozens of other soldiers in the trenches and the turrets at the base, none of them is more qualified to pilot in an attack than a mechanic? OK, that's fine, I'll buy it, I guess. But "I saved you ... Dummy" made me almost lose it. It sounds so condescending and translates for me as: "You stupid boy, I saved you from your noble sacrifice, thereby condemning a couple of other resistance fighters to die, for which I don't have a huge boner right now". And then the kiss, you can literally see the laser beam evaporate the resistance base in the background of the shot. I don't know what point the movie is trying to make here. There are people sacrificing themselves for the greater good during the whole movie (Rose's sister, Holdo) and suddenly when it is a main character we have to "not fight what we hate but saving what we love". I don't know, maybe I'm missing something, but I didn't like that part at all.
Oops, hit that button too soon. I also wanted to add that I am kinda peeved by people calling it "the Leia Poppins scene" simply because no, that's not how MP flies. It's such a minor issue but it annoys me. Now if Leia had a space umbrella... Oh, and Jenny! This is my first time commenting. So here's the obligatory praise. I'm looking forward to more books, porgs and ponies.
I mean he *could* do a broomboy trilogy but broomboy didn't even speak english. And the promised trilogy was supposed to be all-new characters. I saw the broomboy scene as equivalent to the end of Logan with (trying not to spoil by being too specific) the kids in that *one* scene holding the action figure/comics. Showing that the legacy of a character is going to live on and be a source of hope to people like them. (I liked Logan a lot)
I was one of those who thought broom-boy was at least partially used to set up Rian Johnson's new trilogy, but at the same time I liked the visual a lot and didn't see it as a negative.
That was great! So you did end up touching on my major gripe a bit. That being Finn and Rose's mission ending in failure. I agree with you that their failure was the point. I was fine with that. My problem was that from moment one, it was obvious that DJ, the sketchy criminal played by an actor who's played his share of sketchy criminals, shouldn't be trusted. So it wasn't a surprise that he sold them out. If Rose and Finn had just be caught sneaking around the ship by themselves, like you said, they would've been in the same situation without DJ and I could've been out of the theater before 1:30am. Which in retrospect, is probably the real reason I've been split on the movie. (He said. Still awake at nearly 5:30am) I'm sure I'd like it more the second time around, knowing what to expect now. Also, super nitpicky side issue that doesn't affect my option of the movie. How do they still have choppy/staticy holograms? I don't know why that stood out to me. I know it was a long time ago but it's now been 40 years longer than a long time ago. Maybe update the drivers on your holograms before making droids that can give a flaming thumbs-up.
I posted this on Reddit. I guess I'm a glutton for punishment.
I am in the liked TLJ camp, but I am a Star Trek person. I wonder if there is a correlation.
Great video, Jenny!! The snake lines stuck out to me as well, but now I like the idea that ‘snake’ is just a Star Wars curse word 😂
Are you sure Phasma actually died? Did she fall into space through a hull breach or just into lower decks? I need to examine that section obsessively. Or not.
the Imperial Gymnasium's foam pit. surely there are some kind of olympic games and they have to train somewhere
I’d watch the hell out of your Fandom Psychology Seminar.
Ditto!
That zoom out - focus in thing is called "focus pulling" I think. Too lazy to look it up to confirm.
Me no filmmaker
I must say, you’ve actually changed my opinion on the movie significantly 👍🏻
I'm actually surprised by that! Haha. I just figured people who agreed with me would like the video and people who disagreed would either have a reasonable "meh" reaction or actively rage against it