With each passing year, there seems to be one or two movies that are analyzed and complained about non-stop until another one comes and takes its place. Man of Steel was that movie until Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice became that movie until Justice League became that movie until this past weekend – as Star Wars: The Last Jedi is now officially that movie.
After the boom of social media, people have the ability to share their very strong opinions and thoughts on movies and have it seen by people everywhere. While Star Wars: The Last Jedi is a massive critical and financial success, there’s a very vocal group of people who do not like the movie at all – and are losing their minds on Twitter.
In case you weren’t aware, there will be major spoilers for Star Wars: The Last Jedi ahead!
It’s gotten so bad that a hashtag was started for the film itself, which reads: #NotMyStarWars. Yes, you read that correctly. Here are some of the more memorable tweets below:
Did we see the same movie? #notmystarwars pic.twitter.com/jBVYuJNyAD
— Braydon Langford (@braydonlangford) December 15, 2017
I’ve never been so disappointed by a movie….star wars was awful. It wasn’t Star wars. How does any star wars fan watch that and not feel like this: #NotMyStarWars pic.twitter.com/bnGDu0VVgv
— Ian Hødge (@The_Prodigy24) December 15, 2017
I’ve been depressed for several days. #thelastjedi basically ruined my life. Didn’t know Star Wars could be ruined by a single movie. #NotMyStarWars
— Khris Preston (@KhrisPreston) December 18, 2017
RIP Star Wars 1977-2017. #notmystarwars
— J-Stax9 (@jpmahoney9) December 17, 2017
Luke risked everything to save & redeem his father whom he barely knew.
Now the same Luke was ready to kill Ben/Kylo in his sleep cuz he sensed darkness, but he didn’t try to save his nephew/student whom he knew and loved since birth? 🤔 I don’t think so!#LastJedi #notmystarwars— Hercules Mulligan (@The_Real_MikeL) December 16, 2017
I’ve been a passionate Star Wars fan for nearly 40 years, and I’ve never disliked a SW movie so much while watching it.
Never have I not wanted to see a SW movie again. Never have I not wanted to see the next movie… until now. #LastJedi #notmystarwars— Hercules Mulligan (@The_Real_MikeL) December 16, 2017
Watching all 6 original Star Wars movies to rinse off what I watched last night 😖 #notmystarwars
— Paolo Gonzales (@PaoloRGonzales) December 16, 2017
Unfortunately #starwars #thelastjedi was terrible. Completely ripped apart and now the past is dead. Just awful #disney, seriously, it was awful. #NotMyStarWars
— Shawn Hill (@th3crow79) December 16, 2017
I just paid a lot of money to watch a beloved franchise die #notmystarwars
— Dede Clemons (@ddclemons) December 16, 2017
Just saw #TheLastJedi. Worst Star Wars movie made to date. It’s hard to live up to such big expectations, but wow. This chapter completely ruined everything the force awakens had going for it. #NotmyStarWars
— Dalton James McGrath (@TheEasiestE) December 15, 2017
Just saw #TheLastJedi. Worst Star Wars movie made to date. It’s hard to live up to such big expectations, but wow. This chapter completely ruined everything the force awakens had going for it. #NotmyStarWars
— Dalton James McGrath (@TheEasiestE) December 15, 2017
Just watched #StarWarsTheLastJedi Sorry, I really wanted to like the movie, but I was really disappointed. I wish I had never seen it, because it was really awful. #NotMyStarWars
— Rebecca Mörtberg (@rebeccamortberg) December 15, 2017
You forgot question 10. Why is Disney destroying so many wonderful childhood memories with this crap movie #LastJedi Comparing this to the original trilogy is a disgrace. #NotMyStarWars
— Joe Z. (@joez72) December 16, 2017
I’m personally offended by how bad this movie was #NotMyStarWars #LastJedi
— Katherine Rosa (@kerosa812) December 16, 2017
Boycott Disney! Don’t make the mistake I made and watch this garbage #TheLastJedi. Tell your family and friends to boycott. Never walk into a Disney store again. Vote with your wallet! Only that will change #Disney behavior.
#NotMyStarWars— Zulfiqar Haider (@babaliont) December 17, 2017
Wow. Why would Rian Johnson take on making Star Wars movies when he clearly hates Lucas and Abrams’ stories? That was just awful. Wonder how much money Disney fed the critics to have them praise the movie. #TheLastJedi, #notmyStarWars
— Blanche Colombe (@MaPageBlanche) December 14, 2017
I am truly baffled that there are fans out there as big as myself, that have accepted this film. It has destroyed the magic, mythos, and history that came before it. #notmystarwars
— Nathan Spears (@natemspears) December 15, 2017
5 point spoiler free #TheLastJedi review:
1. Too long
2. Too many cheap jokes
3. Too many confusing choices
4.Just better than Episode 3
5. It’s still Star Wars?#notmystarwars— The Filmaniacs (@TheFilmaniacs) December 16, 2017
Luke Skywalker is a hero who resurrected the idea of the good and noble jedi, and showed that the dark side can be resisted thru will, loyalty and a pure heart.
Anything else is #NotMyStarWars
— Phil (@thedicemechanic) December 15, 2017
@rianjohnson After 2 days of careful consideration, I still think VIII is crap. Thanks for ruining the greatest franchise in history. #NotMyStarWars
— justamessenger (@justamessenger) December 17, 2017
What @rianjohnson did to Luke was worse than what all of the Prequels did to @starwars. You can’t fix it going forward. You tarnished, ruined and then killed the cornerstone. #notmyluke #notmystarwars @HamillHimself #thelastjedi #thelastjediawful #EpisodeVIII
— Webbslinger (@webbslinger01) December 18, 2017
For anyone excited to see #StarWarsTheLastJedi… #NotMyStarWars pic.twitter.com/yG08ZehlNm
— Heather Maclean (@HeatherMaclean) December 18, 2017
dinsey destroyed my childhood #notmystarwars #StarWars #Disney #destroyerofdreams
— Daniel T (@dant8403) December 13, 2017
Day 4: The disappointment won’t subside…#StarWarsTheLastJedi #NotMyStarWars #disneyruinedstarwars
— Maxi Cozy (@Kizzelig777) December 18, 2017
Han Solo:
“The crazy thing its true. All of it. The force, the Jedi, its all true.”Disney:
“Lets change all that to piss people off.” #TheLastJedi #NotMyStarWars— Notoriously Bigga (@Eggie79) December 18, 2017
The inclusion of women and people of color are not the reasons I dislike #thelastjedi My reasons are plot, poor humor and disregard for the four movies preceeding it. Lumping together dissenting opinions w/ racists + sexists is desperate + sad #notmystarwars #lastjedi #starwars
— John McDevitt (@londonmay1) December 16, 2017
@starwars I will never see another Star Wars movie that has any input from @rianjohnson He has disrespected the franchise. Please stop all production on the movies you gave him. #RemoveRian #LastJedi #notmystarwars
— J. Michael Morrison (@JoshMichaelM) December 16, 2017
Star Wars is Dead Now #RuinLoveIn5Words #LastJedi #notmystarwars pic.twitter.com/XbK3W2zsBb
— Richard Mason (@RichardMason) December 16, 2017
JJ Abrams has inherited an even bigger gigantic mess to fix. And with few options due to his predecessor taking a dump on every storyline he created #notmystarwars #thelastjedi
— Kevin (@hula5150) December 17, 2017
#notmystarwars this movie literally killed my soul
— Mateo de los Santos (@swagnastymatt) December 16, 2017
Disney: “What do people love about Star Wars?”
Fans: “Incredible lightsaber battles! The Force! The Sith!”
Disney: “Yea, we got rid of all of those and replaced them with nonsensical side quests like in a video game.”#NotMyStarWars
— Ben Messina (@bennyjammin94) December 18, 2017
#StarWars is now a @disney cash crop that’s going to cater to and shove the liberal & politically correct agendas down our throats#NotMyStarWars
— Ian (@CheckMate2517) December 18, 2017
Movie was horrible, disgusting. Star Wars is dead. #NotMyStarWars pic.twitter.com/EdLO0nDjPz #StarWarsTheLastJedi
— DeplorableGeorgeIV (@177618122016USA) December 18, 2017
#NotMyStarWars Disney had one job. Make Luke Skywalker better than he was in all the comics, novels, and video games since 1977. What do they do? Made him a pu$$y.
— Notoriously Bigga (@Eggie79) December 18, 2017
Disney should not make Episode 9 next, they should remake this disaster #NotMyStarWars
— Mitchell (@Mitchell_tweets) December 18, 2017
A 1000x this. As a woman, I think I’m supposed to be all in on this movie. Instead, the moment I left the midnight showing I tweeted #Notmystarwars. I have never felt more forsaken by something I loved so much.
— J1701D (@J1701D) December 18, 2017
How much are people/critics getting paid to say #lastjedi was a great, awesome film? Any other franchise wankers be tearing it apart. #NotMyStarWars
— Christian Helwig (@ChristianHelwig) December 18, 2017
#RianJohnson says there are 20 minutes of deleted scenes from #TheLastJedi Wish he could delete the other 2 hours and 32 minutes as well. #notmystarwars
— Colin Costello (@colincostello10) December 18, 2017
Haven’t seen the Last Jedi yet, but the more I hear about it the less interested I am. #notmystarwars
— Gino (@GinoMeregillano) December 18, 2017
Some began mocking the hashtag in tweets, though:
I find it funny how the folks who tweet #NotMyStarWars and #NotMySuperman are mostly the same group of people.
They are fans that have a specific pre-conceived notion of these characters from the 1970s and simply refuse to be entertained or challenged by anything else.
— Sheraz Farooqi (@SherazFarooqi_) December 17, 2017
People who made the #NotMyStarWars hashtag are idiots. You idiots really don’t want to grow. #TheLastJedi was perfect, it was about growth.
— Yedid-el Gania (@yedidelgania) December 18, 2017
Star Wars fans: “We hate The Force Awakens. It’s too similar to Episode IV”
Also Star Wars fans: “We hate The Last Jedi. It’s too different from other Star Wars movies.”
Me: *literally slams head into a wall*#TheLastJedi #StarWars
— Shaurya Chawla (@_ShauryaChawla) December 17, 2017
Star Wars purists: Oh no. The movie was terrible. Cheesy. Stick to the original story. Stick to the books.
Me: Let the past die. Kill it if you have to. #TheLastJedi #StarWars
— Discount Lee Da-Hae of the Philippines (@Gagagumball) December 18, 2017
Lotta sad ass nerds projecting their own lack of imagination by using this #NotMyStarWars hashtag. #TheLastJedi was ok.
It’s not the end of the franchise and you idiots are going to see the next 10 movies that come out, admit it.
— Johnny C (@johnny_C_82) December 18, 2017
the #NotMyStarWars hashtag is the funniest thing ever, especially the guy who made 98 points of the most meaningless nitpicks i’ve ever seen.
— julien (@jeulien) December 18, 2017
Whatever your personal thoughts are on the movie, it’s hard to deny that there’s currently a divide among fans about the movie. Director Rian Johnson has responded to the criticism by saying:
“I’m aware through my own experience that, first of all, the fans are so passionate, they care so deeply — sometimes they care very violently at me on Twitter. But it’s because they care about these things, and it hurts when you’re expecting something specific and you don’t get it from something that you love. It always hurts, so I don’t take it personally if a fan reacts negatively and lashes out on me on Twitter. That’s fine. It’s my job to be there for that. Like you said, every fan has a list of stuff they want a Star Wars movie to be and they don’t want a Star Wars movie to be. You’re going to find very few fans out there whose lists line up.”
With the way toxic fandom is these days, I’m not sure many directors are even going to want to take on the challenge of such an angry group of people, but hey – everyone is different.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi is currently playing in theaters everywhere.
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