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Angelus on 01 January 2018
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DakonBlackblade said:
irstupid said:

From what I've read (haven't seen the movie yet) Star Wars fans are upset by what they did to Luke mostly. 

The movie sounds like it has a lot of plot holes and what not, but the biggest fault seems to be the Luke aspect.

Think of the DC movies for example. How many people HATE HATE HATE the new movies because that isn't their superman, or that isn't hteir batman. Too dark, killing, ect.

The same for Star Wars. Luke is the Superman/Batman of that universe. You need to treat him with respect. If you make him into something everyone (Mark Hamill included) doesn't like, then they will hate the movie. 

Compare the treatment of Luke Skywalker to the treatment of Deadpool in Wolverine Origins. 

Theres no paralel with the DC movies whatsoever, the DC movies are bad movies. Visual effects are bad, plot is nonsensical, some of the acting is poor, editting is terrible (Suicide Squad is so badly editted it almost can't be considered a movie at all) and whatnot. Star Wars the Last Jedi on the other hand is a great movie, the critics love it cause it is a beatfully done piece of cinema,  the cinematography in some scenes is amongst the very best ever to grace our eyes, thats not hyperbole, there is a very real chance TLJ grabs some technical Oscars. The movie takes a lot of liberties and does a plethora of unexpected things regarding Star Wars lore tough, and since hardcore fans believe they are the owners of all Star Wars lore and if you do anything they don't agree with you need to burn in the Seven Circles of Hell, the movie is getting backlash, its pretty simple to understand.

Despite any of that it has flown over 1 billion $ worldwide already (surpassing Rogue One's total numbers within 2 weeks of release). Considering we always knew it would never reach anywhere near Force Awakens numbers (all the years of anticipation don't exist anymore and it is the second movie in a trilogy, historicaly always the least hyped of a 3 parter) its doing amazingly well even with the crazy fans rantting and smear campaign.

You are right that Last Jedi is fantastic on a technical level. It is very beautifully directed, and the visual design is stunning. I also think all the actors do a good job with what they're given.

Lets not pretend though that the plot is in any way above a DC movie. It REALLY isn't. That's not even subjective. The entire plot of the last Jedi wouldn't happen if any of the people in it behaved like actual human beings. That is a fact. The movie just expects you not to care, because it's so pretty. That's not even going into all the minutia of how it breaks the continuity of Star Wars as it's been presented to this point.