Either way, however you feel about Star Wars: The Last Jedi, there’s no question that it was polarizing among the Star Wars fanbase. Since Rian Johnson plans to distance his new movies from the main mythos and chart a new path, while still keeping the overall substance of the property alive, that could result in these particular Star Wars tales earning better overall reception.
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