
Related: Every Upcoming Star Wars Movie & Release Date Mileage may vary on its many elements and whether it was a masterpiece or a disaster (with seemingly little room for anything in between), but what's perhaps most surprising is just how much milage there has been in discussing it. While there were plenty of bad faith takes on the debate, there were some more legitimate criticisms of the movie, ranging from its handling of Luke Skywalker to how it addressed lingering plot threads from Star Wars: The Force Awakens, such as the death of Supreme Leader Snoke and the reveal of Rey's parentage.
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While critics were largely enamored with Rian Johnson's film, the Star Wars fandom was broken by the movie, for a variety of reasons. When it was released in 2017, The Last Jedi quickly became polarizing, to put it mildly. Even several years after its release, Star Wars: The Last Jedi is still proving controversial and divisive, which highlights just how misunderstood the Star Wars movie is.
