Rian Johnson: Star Wars director defends film’s lighthearted humor

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Rian Johnson argued that “anyone who thinks that slightly silly humor has no place in the Star Wars universe, I don’t know if they’ve seen Return of The Jedi”

The director of “The Last Jedi”, Ryan Johnson he is tired of accusations that he did not understand the mission assigned to him. He recently spoke to GQ about the 2017 film, which has been criticized by some fans who feel its jokes don’t fit the tone of the franchise. “Star Wars”. “Everything in the movie, and I can look back, (shows) what Star Wars is to me,” Johnson said. “And I know everyone has a different opinion. I know there are Star Wars fans who somehow think it was a serious thing, like the Batman movies or something.”

Its director “Glass Onion” specifically defended a controversial comedic moment from the “The Last Jedi”where Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac) pretends he can’t hear General Hux (Donal Gleeson). “Anyone who thinks slightly silly humor has no place in the Star Wars universe, I don’t know if they’ve seen Return of The Jedi,” Johnson said, recalling a scene in which Han Solo tried to put out a torch in cartoonish fashion. “The slightly self-aware element of happy humor is something that is integral to Star Wars,” Johnson concluded.

“That’s not the whole point, and we’re very serious about the film as well. I think that kind of grit / balance is also something that’s part of Star Wars,” Johnson said.

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