THE CLONE WARS' Sam Witwer Thinks Rian Johnson Failed To Do His "Homework" With STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI

THE CLONE WARS' Sam Witwer Thinks Rian Johnson Failed To Do His "Homework" With STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI

The Clone Wars star Sam Witwer has explained why he believes director Rian Johnson may have dropped the ball with Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and blames it on the filmmaker not doing his "homework."

By JoshWilding - May 04, 2020 11:05 AM EST
Filed Under: Star Wars
Source: CBR

Sam Witwer has plenty of experience in a Galaxy Far, Far Away after playing both Starkiller and Maul over the years, but he's now made some very interesting comments about Star Wars: The Last Jedi. That movie remains as divisive as ever, of course, and even Mark Hamill has shared his concerns about how Luke Skywalker was portrayed in Episode VIII. 

During a recent Twitch stream (via CBR), Witwer said: "Last Jedi, to me, felt like a movie made by a guy who hadn't quite done his homework. I think Rian Johnson's a talented guy, but Bruce Lee didn't develop Jeet Kune Do without learning Kung Fu first. You can't reinvent Star Wars without knowing Star Wars first."

"[He] didn't -- for me -- make a compelling argument for why Luke didn't go and help his sister," he added.

"This is just my opinion, guys," The Clone Wars star was quick to add. "There were a lot of things in The Last Jedi I found compelling in a Rian Johnson filmmaker point of view. They just didn't fit into Star Wars. I don't think he did his Star Wars homework. The themes, what it's about, what the characters are about."

"But as a standalone film, if I don't know what the Jedi are or who Luke is or what he represents, I think there's some compelling things in there. If that's meaningful to you, that's awesome."

Witwer is entitled to his opinion, and what he's saying here will likely resonate with a lot of fans who didn't enjoy what Johnson brought to the table with The Last Jedi. Of course, The Rise of Skywalker remains equally as divisive, so debates like these are likely to rage for years to come. 

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JoshWildthing
JoshWildthing - 5/4/2020, 11:30 AM
dracula
dracula - 5/4/2020, 11:32 AM
Rhian Johnson is a good director but he was completely wrong for Star Wars. I also think Taika Waititi is wrong. Star Wars is a serious scifi fantasy, Both of them seem to have with unique comedic style that just doesnt fit the world established by the original trilogy
comicsjunky
comicsjunky - 5/4/2020, 11:33 AM
@dracula - ever seen jojo rabbit?
dracula
dracula - 5/4/2020, 11:35 AM
@comicsjunky - No havent watched it, why? Like I said he is a good director, but is he really the right choice for Star Wars
LongMayHeReign
LongMayHeReign - 5/4/2020, 11:40 AM
@dracula - But doesn't that only apply when you are making a film in the Skywalker Saga? I mean what if Taika is making a film with all new characters that exists in the Star Wars universe but is far removed from what's been established already?

The episode of Mando he directed had his sensibilities all over it yet seemed very faithful to Star Wars. I'm just a casual SW fan so maybe someone had issues with i,t but at least I haven't seen anyone complaining about that episode anyway.
Kyos
Kyos - 5/4/2020, 11:45 AM
@dracula - Star Wars is a serious scifi fantasy

It's... never been entirely serious though? I think there can be (and should be?) a healthy dose of humor in Star Wars movies, as long as it's well balanced with the serious aspects of the story, and overall fitting.
dracula
dracula - 5/4/2020, 11:49 AM
@Kyos - obviously there can be humor, there is humor in the original trilogy and the prequel could have used more non jar jar humor. But the humor in the originals seemed to just come from natural character interaction. Their humor seems more gag based and people doing weird stuff
dracula
dracula - 5/4/2020, 11:50 AM
@LongMayHeReign - which episode did he direct
VileBlood
VileBlood - 5/4/2020, 11:54 AM
@dracula - "Star Wars is a serious scifi fantasy"





dracula
dracula - 5/4/2020, 11:59 AM
@obredaan - Im mainly talking about the originals, after all the goofy comedy was probably the most hated parts of the prequels, luckily, episode 3 had little to none
Nebula
Nebula - 5/4/2020, 12:03 PM
@Kyos - On the humour note, I just want to say that it should be more diegetic. Less like the MCU: someone says a joke and everyone pulls a funny face in silence so that the audience can laugh. There were never moments like that in the OT. There were amusing moments but it was never going out of its way to make you laugh.
Nebula
Nebula - 5/4/2020, 12:05 PM
@obredaan - Because everybody totally adores Jar Jar's antics, right? What a great point you make, sir.
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