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Will Rian Johnson's Career Ever Recover?

Discussion in 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' started by ScumAndVillainy, Mar 24, 2018.

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  1. Andrew Waples

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    I guess you don't believe in second chances do you?
     
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    The Last Jedi would have earnt a billion dollars even if Donald Trump had directed it.

    It earnt a billion dollars because its a Star Wars movie, many people with high hopes and memories of the other Star Wars films bought their tickets weeks and months before the film was released and before there were any reviews and reactions.

    It didn't earn a billion dollars just because Rian Johnson is credited as writer and director.
     
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    Nope, not to me. I could care less what he writes and directs from here on out. Anything that has his name on it, Star Wars or otherwise, I will avoid and never spend a penny on. He could make 17 new SW movies and I will not bother with any of them. I'm betting that there's many others who feel the same way. We will have to see how any of his future projects do with the public before we know how this effects his career. Time will tell.
     
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    If this is failing, I assume all of you are at the top of your fields eh?
     
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    I don't have any plans to watch Solo or IX, but more importantly I will never watch another Rian Johnson movie in my life.
     
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    It's just a Maclunkey movie. Jesus. Did he secretly murder your dog?
    Did he steal your girlfriend?

    I've seen people get over being *literally* shot faster than people are getting over this fake not real thing that clearly has way too much intrinsic value.
     
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    My dog's doing great and I'm a married woman (to a man), so no on the girlfriend stealing. I didn't like TLJ and Rian Johnson has not made a great impression on me either, so why would I support anything else he does?
     
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    I don't have a dog and I don't have a girlfriend. He did just murder my favorite hobbie that I had for over 30 years and where I did spend thousands of dollars. So no big deal. And my money will go to other places now. :rolleyes:
     
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    "Murder"?:rolleyes:
     
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    Luke's backstory is now ruined for me and also a big shadow over the OT regarding Luke's story. So yep, 'murder' fits it.
     
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    I didn't like his work before and I don't like it now. I will probably never watch another piece of his work again. He can only write white male angst and I hope that he never writes another female protagonist unless he gets some lessons before hand.

    If you look closely I have wrote may, probably, lessons. key words because I always believe people can develop both as people and as well as there abilities. There is always scope for improvement. Nobody knows what the future holds. Maybe in thirty years time he will pull out an all time classic. I have no death knell over him, I'd like him to change. This current time though? I think others deserve a chance over him.
     
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    That's why I left it an open question as to whether this will completely kill his career or he can recover from it. As you see in this thread, it isn't just me with hard feelings concerning him.
     
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    Yeah, but you are all acting like it's all or nothing. Like he's the worst writer-director ever.
     
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    I find a little bit strange how some people is having an over-exaggerated reaction to a movie, that aparently for some reason that i dont understand, is not letting them enjoy star wars anymore. This behaviour is very similar when a religious person has a faith crisis and leave their religion because of that, or someone change one of their dogmas, which indicates me that for some people this franchise of movies stopped being a way of entertainment, or a hobby and became something similar to a religious devotion. Frankly the best thing for this people, is to move on, and try to find out another franchise in what they can invest their time, since Star Wars only brings them pain, and is just "destroying their childhood", or murdering, which is not good for their health
     
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    a funny thing is they wanted us toy collecting fans back for TFA and now we are just a pain in their a**? Wow :(
     
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    Then improve your standing in life to where getting THIS mad over a movie isn't a part of it. Dislike the movie and move on. Fill that gap with something REAL.
     
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    saying someone posting every day on a fan movie forum. :rolleyes:
     
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    :rolleyes:
     
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    So? Am I mad? No.
    Am I saying that Rian Johnson ruined Star Wars? No.
    Am I saying all other movies of his are meaningless because I didn't care for TLJ? No.

    I didn't like the prequels. I didn't Vhlor and moan about it. I just moved on because IT ISN'T REAL.

    The OT still exists. There are still tons of books, games and comics. You didn't like one piece of media. Move. On.
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    That's a bingo.
    It's a hobby. It's fun. I'm at a point in life where I can post nonsensically on here if I choose. (I'm on a computer all day anyways).
    But getting mad like some are, it's fanaticism.
     
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    thanks for telling me, but I still decide for myself what I do with my life. ;)

    and I doubt you will go into territory of fanaticism, because real people where killed in France for this a day ago. :(
     
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