Rian Johnson's Bad Directing Killed The Last Jedi

Bad Directing on top of bad writing killed The Last Jedi. Keep him away from The Mandalorian.
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Rian Johnson's direction of The Last Jedi often get's a free pass, even from people that didn't like the film. I'm going to show you why his directing in The Last Jedi was terrible and why Rian Johnson should stay away from Star Wars.
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[@RobotHead]

How is everyone doing? Rian wants back in! Please no. Would you want to see Rian direct a Mandalorian episode? If you got something out of this video please give it a "Like". Consider subscribing. And sharing is wonderful. Cheers Crazies!

[@sliceanddice5707]

Last Jedi was so bad I watched it on a plane and walked out

[@SirLancedHerLot7]

Bro! I missed your voice so much! So glad your back making more content!!! Can’t wait to see you rip apart 2021!

[@JonathanLaRiviere]

I’ll tell you my opinion after I’ve watched it play out in your video.

[@RyanPente.]

Obi wan: before the dark times

[@blindinghornet9079]

Honestly I’m a very forgiving person. It’s very understandable that people were pissed off at TLJ ( I mean who wouldn’t be? ) but I feel like giving him another chance. If he fails, well then that’s verification he doesn’t know jack shit about Star Wars.

[@PsyKotyK]

I will never forget how i felt when i left the theater after seeing last jedi.

[@MasterOfFaster666]

It was that good huh? Edit: I was being sarcastic guys xd

[@julianmarco4185]

Yup. I am not gonna lie 3 quarters into the movie and I was laughing my ass off AT the movie. I was thankful that they didn't throw me out but when you see ridiculous story like TLJ you just have to pull the Joker out. After the movie I went with my mate for a couple of cold ones and we were just laughing at the movie: "A 40 year franchise just went down the toilet" and we laughed some more...

[@danhun7355]

I feel you.....I didn't even have fun getting drunk afterwards. I left the cinema and I didn't talk at all for the first 15 min. I just couldn't believe it. It was like someone just hit me in the face multiple times with a jack-hammer. I just felt empty.

[@monsieurgentil2989]

Personally I felt quite good. For the first time since Revenge of The Sith I did care about what was going on. In The Force Awakens I didn’t because it was just the same as a new hope but with more superficial characters. But I was ready to forgive this movie as it leaded to The Last Jedi where all the characters grew somehow. But The Rise of Skywalker threw it all away and The Last Jedi is the only one of the sequel trilogy who tried to make things right by correcting JJ Abrams’ errors. Rogue One was okay as an action movie but the characters were very weakly defined.

[@Travixius1]

It was the worst I’ve ever felt after a film....and I’ve seen thousands

[@guybrushthreepwood9071]

I used to work in a restaurant than I started bringing people the wrong orders and tell them I subverted their expectations and than I got fired I didn't know all our customers were racist

[@gmonkman]

under rated comment

[@STSGuitar16]

hahaha top tier comment my guy

[@ogrehaslayers605]

Best!

[@colorin81colorado]

Manbabies! All of them!

[@Doomlovesearth2]

They are just mad that they had their expectations subverted.

[@sarahjaneheckscher6737]

Whatever you feel about this film the "milk" scene was truly, viscerally the most revoltingly unnecessary thing ever committed to digital card.

[@Doomlovesearth2]

Ruin Johnson kept that in the film, but he couldn't put in that deleted scene of Luke mourning Han?

[@sarahjaneheckscher6737]

@@Doomlovesearth2 it was too subtle and part of the legacy of the original films.... Ruin only understands vulgar and meaningless.

[@Doomlovesearth2]

@@sarahjaneheckscher6737 Indeed. Ruin Johnson is a hack writer. His actions against Luke Skywalker cannot be forgiven.

[@patrickmcglonejr8163]

Straight from the teat 😅

[@sarahjaneheckscher6737]

@@patrickmcglonejr8163 that was truly ducked up!

[@blankadams3120]

For some reason, I'm reminded of a story Kevin Smith tells on one of his stage shows, about directing Bruce Willis in something, and Bruce asks Kevin what lens he's using for the shot, and Kevin says something like, "A close up..." and Bruce repeats, "What lens are you using for the shot?" Kevin turns and asks the camera guy, and then gives Bruce the answer. Bruce responds, "And why don't you know that?"

[@izzymcgee2527]

I feel like we shouldn't HAVE to explain why the guy who ruined Star Wars needs to stay away from Star Wars, but sadly, some people are a little too slow on the uptake...

[@freezalo7521]

Kathleen Kennedy ruïned star wars. Johnson helped her with that. They both clearly know nothing about star wars and are just trying to push their own agenda with this franchise. George may not be the best director but he did understand star wars since he litterly invented it. The biggest mistake the fans made was making George believe he wasn't good enough for his own creation therefore pushing him to sell it to Disney. Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau are in my opinion Star Wars last hope. Because without them Star Wars wouldn't be Star Wars anymore. But that's all my opinion ofcourse

[@AkamiChannel]

people are idiots

[@Arander92]

Now, now, let’s not absolve Bob Iger in his share of the blame here. Or Alan Horn

[@freezalo7521]

@@Arander92 yes I forgot his exitence. Atleast he allowed dave Filoni to make some actual good star wars content.

[@monsieurgentil2989]

It’s selfish to avoid a director a lot of Star Wars fans liked to stay away from Star Wars. If he wants to do an episode of Mandalorian, and you don’t want to watch it, fine, no one will force you. The fact is, as a film director, Rian Johnson has a lot of fan. He directed to great movies, like Looper and Knives Out, and two great episodes of Breaking Bad. He just released a movie you didn’t like, this doesn’t mean he has to stay away from Star Wars. The fans who liked his film deserve to get an episode of The Mandalorian directed by him. You don’t. Then don’t watch it and let us have our time of pleasure.

[@jjthomchickmusic]

Don't forget the scene where that guy touches the ground, tastes it, and says it's salt just to let everyone know that it's salt.

[@mala6238]

It not Hoth guys, its not Hoth. Anyways, on Hoth...

[@FunZies.]

That was _so weird._ I did wonder what the hell the director was thinking.

[@mala6238]

@@FunZies. I mean many people accused EP7 for plagiarism, so as Ruin recreated the iconic Hoth scene of EP5, he wanted to make clear, that it is different. But he did not put work into it, so this is the result.

[@emberfist8347]

I mean it doesn’t even make sense I am assuming he meant this planet was a giant salt flat but needless to say salt flats are the same as table salt and I don’t advise you Try to taste salt from one

[@ericsperry2481]

@@mala6238 Even the bit where the rebel has the binocular device and sees the walkers and the camera pans from the legs to the upper bodies, and then outward revealing the whole fleet. That was ripped off in Last Jedi.

[@lovetheliv]

I remember leaving the cinema after TLJ. Me and my dad had seen it together, and whilst on the bus, we were silent. We were thinking about the crap we had just watched. Then, he looked at me and said, "It wasn't very good was it." I said, "Yeah."

[@user-jt9hw2co5d]

My experience was nearly the same, but with my Brother. I had even gone back alone(and sober), to see if I really saw, what I saw.

[@shanebeam1536]

Those movies piss me off more than they made me happy that's not supposed to happen Ryan Johnson sucks ass

[@TheSharkIsWorking_23]

I almost walked out of the theater when Rose pulled a “gotcha” moment by crashing her pointless ski speeder into Finn. Instead I remained seated to witness the dumbest scene in all of Star Wars.

[@jps6071]

There are only two logical ways this scene should have ended. 1. Finn and Rose both die in the crash when she crashed her speeder into his. 2. The First Order soldiers - who were just getting orders to kill everyone a.k.a no prisoners - take one minute to open a lock on the battle-walkers and have a couple Stormtroopers shoot Rose and Finn, who are lying dazed and defenseless right next to them. And even if for some absurd reason they survive and the First Order just ignores them, they would STILL be dead, because they were good four or five KILOMETERS away from their base and Finn had to dragg a injured person behind him, through a SALT FIELD. By the time he managed to return the battle should be long over, with them being left behind on Krayt to be hunted down and killed by their enemies.

[@moderndemon84]

*Almost*

[@Doomlovesearth2]

One of the dumbest moments in movies.

[@tinosdragatsis]

Remember this is the director that refused for us to see how Luke would react to Han's death. It is a sad day when a stranger had a more emotional act to an original's death than his best friend.

[@emberfist8347]

Or his in-law in Luke's case. Also not to mention his real best friend and his wife.

[@dwaynezilla]

A Luke scene where he's doing whatever and is hit with the feeling of Han's death through the force would have been such a nice touch. I should stop reading these comments because I'm only gonna keep getting more disappointed.

[@G360LIVE]

That wasn't only a Rian Johnson thing. JJ also didn't understand the friendship of the OT's main characters. Remember, after Han's death in The Force Awakens, Leia walked right past Chewie to hug Rey. That's what happens when you get writers and directors who don't understand the characters.

[@verindictus3639]

@@G360LIVE, at least JJ did have the humility to admit that that was a mistake.... unlike a certain other director.

[@G360LIVE]

@@verindictus3639 JJ made other huge mistakes, too, such as not bringing Harrison, Mark, and Carrie back together on-screen and talking about the importance of having a prominent black character then making him a clown. So, admitting one mistake doesn't excuse JJ's bad decisions or lead me to think that he's better than Rian Johnson. Those two should both stay far away from Star Wars. Heck, Rian only ruined one franchise (Star Wars), JJ ruined two (Star Trek and Star Wars) and is on his way to really screwing up the DCEU now by hiring an American-hating writer for the American character Superman.

[@karagucemir29]

Rain: I think we just made a Star Wars movie! Fans: *Unfortunately for you, history will not see it that way*

[@MyUsersDark]

"Rain" lol

[@Truffle73]

@@MyUsersDark it’s edited as well

[@monsieurgentil2989]

You mean man babies haters, not fans.

[@Laneous14]

No, he's right. He did make a Star Wars movie. Just like the Holiday Special is also a Star Wars movie.

[@rocketraccoon1976]

Fans: No, Rian, you taking a dump on Hollywood Blvd. is not a Star Wars movie.

[@WalterLiddy]

You make some excellent points here. Most people aren't aware of what 'direction' or 'cinematography' actually mean. They think if there's a pretty image in a movie, that's good cinematography. It's actually defined as the art of telling a story using camera and lighting. This means camera placement/movement/focus/framing, use of suitable color and light, etc. in order to make not a picture, but cinema - moving images that convey a sense of what's going on, both atmospherically and narratively. In other words, to tell a story. What those people are admiring is the set/costume/prop design, mostly.

[@future966]

I’ve been watching Star Wars my whole life and I will never ever forget how angry and embarrassed I was for being a Star Wars fan after watching each other the sequel movies.

[@admiralaralani9878]

Robot Head could make 200 more videos criticizing this film and I would watch every single one.

[@Doomlovesearth2]

So would I, this film deserves all of it.

[@edgarjacksby1402]

Unless he makes a video that actually acknowledges the good parts, I'm not interested. His hatred for this movie's practically blinded him.

[@icemaster9728]

@@edgarjacksby1402 Correct. He's just beating around the bush at this point.

[@solhamer3502]

I'd rather that than actually watch these piece-of-shit films, any day.

[@edgarjacksby1402]

@@icemaster9728 He should, at the very least watch his "Breaking Down A Scene" video on Knives Out. Or any of his other work, for that matter.

[@AxelQC]

Mark Hamill while filming the milking scene: At least I'm getting $3 million for this nonsense.

[@lightdemon2169]

I know this is old but DAMN that's not much.

[@justoons2949]

The milking scene was supposed to show how Luke survived the island, and it displayed him as a hermit. Anyways, the scene is less than a minute and has no effect on the plot, so I don't see what the big deal is.

[@gmonkman]

@@justoons2949 What if we saw Luke taking a quick shit? Your sentence would still apply....

[@lightdemon2169]

@@justoons2949 The scene also shows how far his character has fallen as a living legend/hero which is a HUGE plot point in the last jedi (THE DUDE IS LITERALLY THE LAST JEDI). people don't like that, which surely you acknowledge as being at least a little fair. plus with the way it's framed and acted it just plain looks goofy. idk what else to tell ya.

[@justoons2949]

@@gmonkman A scene where Luke is taking a shit would be far more childish, nasty, and bizarre than the green alien milk scene.

[@nevarmaor]

Rian: "I think we just made a Star Wars movie" Umm, no, you made a crappy fanfic horror movie.

[@joshuacolon285]

Rian, I think you're gay (and not in the good way).

[@Sometimes_Always]

I love that there is so much disgust and scorn for Rian Johnson's handling of Star Wars. He deserves it. Terrible story and direction.

[@thanos_6.0]

Your reading my mind

[@Doomlovesearth2]

Oh yes. The way he handled Luke Skywalker was just terrible.

[@Aenygma_]

The moment Disney decided to not go with Lucas' plans for eps 7, 8 and 9, it was all over. What does the creator of Star Wars know about Star Wars anyway? Such arrogance from Mickey.

[@drhypno6317]

I wouldn't worry tbh, in 40 years the CGI will wither away and then the story will have to stand on its own. When that happens people will realize that it's shit, it's a very bad story.

[@NinjaMario64]

He does deserve to be called out for handling the story terribly. But he and everyone else who worked on the film do not deserve to be harassed or threatened over it.

[@Jits75]

"Just have Chewie sit there" Yeah that is all Rian told Chewie the whole film!

[@scottski02]

That and fuck around with porgs

[@MaiAolei]

At least the actor could roll his eyes, yawn, mouth insults and relax.

[@sliceanddice5707]

I’m a simple guy I see robot head making fun of last Jedi I click.

[@AndreNitroX]

same

[@calebdonaldson8770]

pure comedic gold

[@carnsoaks1]

it is low-hanging fruit. I want him to belittle something like The Birds or Citizen Cane. G.O. you fucked up that, bzzzz zzzz, beep .

[@lucasoheyze4597]

The only flaw in Citizen Kane is in the plot...a journalist tries to find out the meaning of Kane's last word, "Rosebud", but we're clearly shown Kane is alone when he died so how could anyone know his last word?

[@carnsoaks1]

@@lucasoheyze4597 Cane. I'm a dolt.

[@editorrbr2107]

It is absolutely criminal that after 40 years of excellence, it took spectacle (Bladerunner 2049) and a gimmick (1917) for the Academy to recognize Roger Deakins’s work. Barton Fink, Thunderheart, 1984, True Grit, Fargo, Sicario, O Brother, Shawshank, Rango - every last one of them looked, felt, and did something very different and very interesting.

[@jasonarthurs3885]

I forgot Deakins was involved with Fargo production; the entirety of that movie is etched into my mind.

[@PhillipOnTakos]

I just noticed when Rey stabs one of the guards at 11:55 the guy she stabs is behind another guard. This vital info is hidden from us because they failed at blocking the scene, well on top of everything else wrong with this fight scene.

[@hgumen]

The expression on Mark Hamill’s face when he says “Cut” is worth a thousand words.

[@sunofpeter2]

Yeah.. what's the emotion called the that is embarrassment, pain, and sadness? I am sure that is what he felt

[@KingKayro87]

@@sunofpeter2 Embarrassment, pain, and sadness combined? I believe that's what we in the business refer to as "cringe."

[@sunofpeter2]

@@KingKayro87 I believe lam looking for a different word, let you know if I find it.

[@thisguydan]

Any director that says "I stand by EVERY choice" after they make a film is either a fool or lying. Even Scorsese constantly questions whether he made the right choices or not. Rian is no Scorsese. For one, Scorsese is a 78 year old man and Rian is 3 toddlers in a suit.

[@GameOver-vh7py]

George Lucas about TPM : « It was designed to be that way and you can’t undo that ». Are you saying Lucas is a fool ?

[@TK--ce6hp]

@@GameOver-vh7py well he kinda is, prequels just prove that he couldnt really direct a movie and wrtite a script on his own without a shit load of people fixing it, like in the OT. He was a guy with vision and great ideas, but he needed all those great actors and directors to make Star Wars work. Prequels only prove that to be right

[@pitchingwedge7546]

Or maybe he knows that bashing a movie he made with a studio he is still planning on working with isn't very professional.

[@thanos_6.0]

Even George Lucas stated that he w8nt to far in some ways with the Prequels. Not that I dislike them, I love them, but can understand why many don't

[@GameOver-vh7py]

@@thanos_6.0 but that’s even worse : he recognized that he messed up but he didn’t change anything, because the next day he says : « It was designed to be that way and you can’t undo that. »

[@ariochiv]

I'll just put this out there: I recently watched _Knives Out,_ which was written and directed by Johnson, and it was a very capably told and directed movie. It's hard to imagine that the same person who made this movie is the same person who put together the mess that was _Last Jedi._

[@ewanmcloughlin6875]

That's what I don't understand, because Knives Out genuinely a good film imo, but how the fuck did the same director do such a bad job on The Last Jedi

[@ariochiv]

@@ewanmcloughlin6875 It is a mystery.

[@matthewdunk]

@@ewanmcloughlin6875 Passion. He did not care about TLJ .

[@Doomlovesearth2]

@@matthewdunk No he did not.

[@nicoledreamcr4666]

@@ariochiv Not mystery. He purposely made shitty divisive movie.

[@logicaldude3611]

When I finally watched this movie, I was amazed at how bad it looked. I couldn't put my finger on it, but it was just bad. It looked almost cartoonish or something. You explained it really well.

[@NotaNazgul]

Same here. I really disliked the looks and cut of many scenes. Now I understand that the choices and hence the material was crap when entering the cutting room. I think the writing was mediocre and then they went into filming, totally overwhelmed by all the stuff they had to manage. Many of the stupid mistakes and bad choices just seem very rushed. No time to do it better? Knowing the american approach to health and job performance, i guess Rian was just drugged away. to not feel his anxiety for the ongoing fuckup. A present director should have taken corrective action at some point. Take another year to work out the movie before you bury a feckin' franchise...

[@TheMaxer03]

I never realized that Finn has a grossed-out look on his face when Rose kisses him.

[@sirnarwhal9911]

I wonder if Rian put that in deliberately or Finn had no idea about it during the set.

[@emberfist8347]

Well it would be assault if it was reserved so it makes sense.

[@monsieurgentil2989]

It is volunteer to show that Finn doesn’t understand why Rose kisses him and that it isn’t a dumb romance like everyone thought. But you will just ignore this detail only to complain about this very rigorous and precise directing style.

[@Windwalker88]

@@monsieurgentil2989 damn, im glad atleast 1 person enjoyed this movie

[@SoftyWalterGames]

@@monsieurgentil2989 hello Rian Johnson

[@Buford_T_Justice1]

Ruin Johnson: I won't have my directing ability questioned by a robot! Robothead : I'm not questioning your directing ability, Ruin Johnson. I'm denying its existence.

[@evinbraley]

For some reason, I heard this in HK-47's voice

[@monsieurgentil2989]

Only a sith deals in absolutes.

[@Blood0cean]

Wrong franchise.... tyrion lannistar isn't in this.

[@carson5090]

Yeah, the guy who directed Knives out and Ozymandias from Breaking Bad obviously can’t direct.

[@JFS61023]

Tyrion Lanister would be proud..👏👏👏

[@bluesnaggletooth1660]

Disney lost $ BILLIONS by mistreating and killing off Luke Skywalker

[@adelanicole7517]

Hard to believe Disney approved of that.

[@worldpress9050]

@@adelanicole7517 Rian Johnson and Kathleen Kennedy do not understand real Star Wars

[@Doomlovesearth2]

There is nothing good about the way Luke was handled in TLJ.

[@ricobarth]

@@adelanicole7517 THEY KILLED OFF HAN SOLO!?!?

[@Doomlovesearth2]

@@ricobarth In a really shitty way as well.

[@aka_izzy]

Kathleen: Rian writes "amazingly fierce & independent women"... Us: Only if your "definition" means forcing female characters down our throat with bad writing doing all the shoving.

[@draymondshouldntwear2333]

True man we all love Ahsoka, Padme and Leia wich are characters I consider strong and independent. But these characters werent shoved down our throat.

[@aka_izzy]

@@draymondshouldntwear2333 my point exactly👌. You just described good writing vs. incompetence. Leia>Holdo.

[@user-xx6vy9ri8p]

Interesting detail: Star Wars 1-6 were filmed like documentaries. Camera almost never moves and the characters are in the centre of the frame.

[@emberfist8347]

According to George, the story was being told by R2-D2 to species in the far future.

[@Arkanthrall]

SW 1-3 filming is really bad. Just characters walking from place A to place B and a series of shots/countershots.

[@emberfist8347]

@@Arkanthrall It is called less is more. too many closeups and crap like that really make a movie hard to follow I know from experience.

[@Arkanthrall]

@@emberfist8347 This doesn't excuse Lucas for being lazy.

[@user-xx6vy9ri8p]

@@Arkanthrall Director's job isn't just camera work. Lucas was kinda busy crearing the story, characters and designs.

[@jakobj55]

*Disney giving him an entire Triology*: *Angry Robot head noises intensify*

[@fernandorodriguez876]

😐

[@StarWarsRealTalk]

At the same time, think of all the content we'd get from RH lol

[@JeffreyAllanBackowski]

Where did you get that super gay looking avatar face, it's almost as gay as my real face.

[@jakobj55]

@@JeffreyAllanBackowski it’s an Apple Animoji btw. chill your Life

[@jakobj55]

@@JeffreyAllanBackowski why do you offend people on the internet? Nothing better to do ???

[@jimi71smw]

Rian Johnson is an amazing director: i'm amazed he still has a career in the film industry; i'm amazed that he actually gets paid for the shit he makes and i'm over come with amazement that he thinks he is good enough to direct an episode of the Mandalorian, because i don't think he could direct traffic in a parking lot!

[@CalIunn]

One word ozymandias

[@OriginalName176]

@@CalIunn does Fly count too?

[@commandershepard1838]

His directing worked great for movies like knives out. Constant twists and turns, no real plot to follow, it’s just a movie on its own. But when there’s an already established series with a way of storytelling and we have 6/7 movies to see how characters act and react to situations, he’s an awful option.

[@valenwood6299]

Knives out was very entertaining yet very fking predictable. From the first 10 min I already predicted it was chris Evans. Because I know rian is a gotcha type of guy . Knives out had A HUGE STAR STUD CAST . I imagined the film without the HUGE names like.... CHRIS EVANS ... aka CAPTAIN AMERICA. Daniel Craig aka JAMES BOND 007 . And I imagined the film to be very boring........ yawn

[@filmdebating4915]

@@valenwood6299 the surprise was not who is the killer but how did he kill. And if you guessed how and to what extent he was guilty, congratulations because this wasn't possible to predict.

[@valenwood6299]

@@filmdebating4915 wtf are you even talking about !?!?!?!?!

[@valenwood6299]

@@filmdebating4915 its a fking murder mansion mystery. Fking family guy did a better job than rian Johnson. It's fking done before and always works because everyone loves a mansion murder mystery right ?

[@filmdebating4915]

@@valenwood6299 did you guess how Ransom murdered Harlan ? No. This was the big surprise. Like Benoit Blanc said : a donut hole. Everything else lined up with what Benoit Blanc thought, except this donut hole. This is genius writing like we don't see very often. It was very refreshing to have such a clever murder mystery with a very unique tone which switches cinema genres in a very surprising way. I wish Rien Johnson was hired for more films, that man is a genius director and writer and anyone who say the contrary is a liar.

[@DaScorpionSting]

That throne room fight scene will not be forgotten on how terrible it is

[@emberfist8347]

I still don't want to who the hell designed those costumes you can't see out of them.

[@RGC-gn2nm]

Rey is flat footed and keeps her weight on her heels.

[@davfree9732]

Before the knife disappeared, the vanishing knife is seen travelling the path over Rey's lower torso... That's a disembowelling shot right there and even with cauterisation the floor should have been a slip and slide of Rey's entrails if that guy was serious about killing Rey.

[@monsieurgentil2989]

It’s treason then.

[@monsieurgentil2989]

Not as terrible as the fights in the prequels where every choreography is forced and we don’t feel the danger.

[@RyanPente.]

I sense a dark presences in the force

[@palpatinethesenatehog7086]

I hope it's not me this time.

[@Zathren]

I presence I've not felt since . . . 2017 . . .

[@memebrain2177]

no it's rian who took another dump

[@monsieurgentil2989]

It’s Robothead.

[@Doomlovesearth2]

It's Rian Johnson.

[@AT-yg4nk]

I can rewatch episodes 1-6 no problem at all. Granted they’re far from perfect and many parts throughout I don’t like, but overall I can sit through each episode and enjoy myself. I have tried a few times, and there is absolutely NO doubt that I CANNOT ever sit through another watching of episode 7,8 or 9. I get maybe 30-45min into each episode and I just can’t take it anymore. The setting, the characters, the acting, the plot, the overall tone and feel of these movies is just tasteless, uninteresting, boring, and just BAD!!!

[@thanos_6.0]

Say about the prequels what you want, but they had an original story that contributed to the bigger Story, didn't disrespect legacy characters in disgusting way and the main character wasn't a Mary Sue. I mean it's so ironic. I bet all my money that when Disney bought Star Wars and first discussed the future ST, one main topic at the start was "how do we avoid such a backlash like during the prequels" (I personally always loved the prequels). And here we 3 Films later, with a backlash 10 times huger then during the prequels and hardcore prequel haters stating that this dumpster fire, Disney calls a triology, is worse then the prequels. Ironic

[@filmdebating4915]

It’s subjective. Just a matter of taste.

[@Doomlovesearth2]

@@thanos_6.0 I'll take the prequels over the sequels any day.

[@TheEvertw]

Agree. The ROS is even worse, it took me three tries to actually watch it to completion (my wife got it as a present on DVD): I'd just fall asleep at about 1/3 in.

[@Commander_Shepard.]

@@thanos_6.0 And all their current projects revolve around prequels, and nothing from their own sequels LMAO

[@Andman8210]

The fact that we had to watch Luke milk an alien is a crime in itself

[@mcnierstenen9017]

"Why rian johnson should stay away from star wars" *puts up a picture of episode 8*

[@theunknowncommenter725]

'Nuff said!

[@Doomlovesearth2]

Indeed!

[@edgarjacksby1402]

"Why we should give Rian another chance" puts up a picture of everything else he's done

[@rowengarcia3852]

I feel bad for all the actors, especially john boyega. He seems so talented

[@Arander92]

Disney was all too eager to emasculate the charismatic black guy.

[@unclefranklin4575]

Rian: "Wait, you want Finn, the black man, to be a jedi and a hero, not some dumb comic relief?! Hahaha haha hehe he hohooho ha! No."

[@Symphonicrockfran]

They did him dirty and used him like a Jim Crow era comic relief

[@user-xx6vy9ri8p]

Where is he talented? Where is he charismatic? Didn't notice it.

[@monsieurgentil2989]

Blame it on JJ Abrams who completely wasted him in The Rise of Skywalker. In The Last Jedi at least he had a character arc.

[@Phuskooz]

1:01 This is one of my most least favorite scenes out of the entire sequel trilogy. It SCREAMS *Disney was here!*

[@chadpeterson5698]

The Last Jedi is a clear example of why Rian Johnson should stay away from Star Wars. FOREVER.

[@mecbigmac2540]

I was so happy to see that robot posted then..... I saw the title

[@DarthDevorin]

"And who has a better story than Rian Johnson?" "EVERYONE!"

[@maniacaldude]

I can totally picture that last part as shouted by Gary Oldman's character in Leon: The Professional.

[@monsieurgentil2989]

Impressive, everything you just said was wrong.

[@monsieurgentil2989]

William Seabrook Indeed, no one is a perfect writer.

[@ChrisisisB]

Yeah. "You have 1 minute to make up a fanstory for Star Wars set 30 years in the future from Return of the Jedi." I bet 90% of what anyone wanting complete the task would come up with, would be better than the Disney films, yet they shoot this....and The rise of Palpatine and TFA. Write 100 plots, run them through 100 fans and see what floats on paper and shoot one of the best ones, not the worst ones. And use a good director, you can afford it. How could a studio fail such simple tasks? Disney should sell the rights to Star Wars.

[@icemaster9728]

Then fucking write one.

[@SadCrabMan23]

I love Roger Deakins point about cinematography. Everyone orgasms all over Twitter about how pretty the last Jedi is. But that’s not actually cinematography. Just because it looks nice doesn’t excuse poor direction.

[@der_benson4478]

Thank you for this. You are doing the Force's work. Rian wants to be remembered? Allright, we'll make his Legacy a legacy of failure, just like he did to Luke.

[@drhypno6317]

Yup, and it will be, in 40 years the cgi will look like shit, because at the end of the day it's the story that's timeless.

[@humanfrommars882]

@@drhypno6317 i agree. For example the cgi in the OT was really good for its time but you cant say it holds up anymore. But the fans remember it for its story and characters not for its fights (altho i still liked the space battles in ROTJ)

[@chadtaylor7013]

@@drhypno6317 ya but most stuff he directs has zero cgi and great stories so he’s gonna be remembered pretty well

[@ryaquaza3offical]

I think my friend said it best when he said “he can’t even spell his own name right never mind a Star Wars movie”

[@kiri-sho]

That one scene in Star Wars unleashed where Vader orders the troopers to execute starkiller was more badass then the sequel trilogy combined

[@raidersofthelostpodcast_]

The last act of Revenge is better too

[@user-yo8ab1ys9e]

_Now _*_this_*_ is pod racing!_ is more badass than the Sequels.

[@fotusknight5923]

Yo, actually the Imperial offcier ordered the execution. Vader was the one who saved him. What fucking game have you played, my dude?

[@akish302]

One lesson that can be learned from this movie, ironically, is the power of subtlety.

[@crappycrapcrap9490]

"The kid swinging the broomstick in the backyard" literally made me cry laughing. It's so true.

[@Buford_T_Justice1]

A Robothead taking a dump on Roundhead Johnson video?! Never clicked so fast in my life.

[@samgray9818]

None of us have

[@monsieurgentil2989]

A Robot-butthead indeed

[@killyourself8826]

@@monsieurgentil2989 why are you here child? lol

[@Doomlovesearth2]

Always nice to see someone tearing into The Last Jedi.

[@StarWarsUnconditionalLover]

It’s laughable to see how many people don’t even know how to write « Rian Johnson » properly ! Good to know that Last Jedi haters never learnt to write.

[@leduffe]

Well today just got better! I see Robot Head, I click.

[@moritzschafer3977]

Facts.

[@SkywalkerSamadhi]

Truth

[@ozy667]

What a generic comment, i see x i click and today is better because of a youtube video, so unoriginal

[@KTTstudios]

@@ozy667 I hate generic comments lmao

[@adamr3969]

NPC moment. You're no better than Rian shills.

[@SonOfEarthLtd]

Rian Johnson should never be allowed to even unfold a director’s chair.

[@monsieurgentil2989]

Watch Knives Out then we’ll talk.

[@ArdaSReal]

@@monsieurgentil2989 watch the Last jedi than we wont need to talk

[@monsieurgentil2989]

@@ArdaSReal Knives Out came out after TLJ and was pretty good, whether you liked TLJ or not. The fact is Rian Johnson is a good director who can make great movies.

[@ArdaSReal]

@@monsieurgentil2989 i guess, but i dont Like his personality and his directing in this öne was horrible

[@monsieurgentil2989]

@@ArdaSReal 😂😂😂 Keep telling that to yourself 😂😂😂 Have a nice day man.

[@euanstokes2828]

11:32 the sword techniques are honestly abismal, with such dramatic movements and succh a wide stance she's waiting for someone with a polearm or even just fists to knock her over.

[@Delance1]

Finally a good take on Rian as a bad director and poor cinematography of The Last Jedi. Way too much talk is spent on the writing and themes which tricks people into thinking the other aspects are not as bad. They are. Thanks, Robot Head.

[@kri249]

In that scene with Rey practicing with the lightsabre on the rock there's an above shot but with no reflection of the light from the sabre off its wet surface. That part stuck out like dogs balls to me but no one else seemed to notice it.

[@rickdeckardbladerunner2049]

After seeing the Last Jedi, I got a job at a movie theater and I would send patrons to the wrong theater to subvert their expectations. I figured if half the people I sent into the wrong theater liked the movie I chose for them, and the other half hated it, it showed how great I am and recommending movies.

[@RobotHead]

Perfect 👍

[@kitchlorraine8295]

You are confusing art and industry.

[@mygetrichslowplan]

I'm gonna be honest, I would not have seen Knives Out if I had known it was a Rian Johnson flick. I saw a trailer, loved it, and saw the film in about a 12 hour period, and was stunned, it's one of my favorite movies. His absolute failure with the Star Wars franchise but absolute victory with Knives Out shows what kind of thinker he is. He plays well in his own sandbox, by himself, but struggles when tasked with a group project where he has to please others. He didn't have the capacity to understand the Star Wars universe, it's characters, the fans or their relationship to the franchise, so his film failed. He wanted to "shake things up" but did so by violating the trust we had in the rules of that universe.

[@zapp279]

What if we just did an entire episode of mandalorian as a close up shot of mandos helmet....... so much emotional rang!!!!!

[@dwaynezilla]

"You've heard of the close-up, but have you tried a _closer_ up?" -Rian Johnson talking about his ExPeRTiSe

[@Lobosalsa9]

I remember enjoying TFA for the most part. I was looking forward to TLJ, but the trailers left a weird feeling in the back of my mind. I went in to see it with an open mind, had my 10 year old daughter with me. When Luke tossed the lightsaber over his shoulder I knew this was going to be bad. I hung in there giving the movie the benefit of the doubt until the Leia flying through space scene. My whole body literally cringed, catching my daughters attention, and I tried to show her that I was enjoying the movie but it was too late. Even she felt it at 10 years old, it was just bad bad bad. That Leia scene flying through space still makes me cringe to this day when I think about it.

[@JohnS-il1dr]

I will never forget when I was waiting in line to watch TLJ I saw the first crowd departing the theater and it looked like they were leaving a funeral. In a way it was. All those faces showed shock, bewilderment, and resigned. Those of us who were waiting were eager, laughing, and ready with anticipation. When I left the theater afterwards I was fking numb and so was the whole group I went with. Haven't seen TROS yet, and not going to bother with it.

[@SkywalkerSamadhi]

I am literally forbidden from watching Robot Head in my own bed at night when my wife is laying next to me.. because I laugh so much that even when i am trying to not make a sound I shake the bed so much she freaks the fuck out. And that is the best way I can think of to say how great this channel is!! Especially when he's kicking Rian Johnson over and over in a dark alley in the early morning light. Fan-Fucking-Tastic!!!

[@dw3134]

What I've learned from all this is that the best films have creative teams with a lot of checks and balances. No one person should have full, uncontested creative authority.

[@OneofInfinity.]

I had hoped history would have teached this lesson in many other contexts, never ends well.

[@noelv1976]

Exactly. Apparently WB didn’t learn that when they let Patty Jenkins have full control of Wonder Woman 84

[@ben3129]

did they not learn from the prequel trilogy

[@KoopaMedia64]

Prequels are still better

[@grayski3324]

@@ben3129 Oh no, they didn't learn from TFA. The prequels had good ideas that had poor execution.

[@ReidDesigns]

Oh that’s why the closeups made the whole movie feel like everything was cramped and small. It wasn’t a movie set in a GALAXY far far away, we were instead subjected to all these closeups that made the movie feel like a small room far far away lol

[@JanaenaeYT]

The throne room fight scene has absolutely no force powers whatsoever despite having TWO force users present, but hey, Kylo randomly stabs the ground for no reason (11:56) and features a vanishing weapon (14:39), so it's a goddamn masterpiece.

[@tugkanberk]

If they ever let him back, my last bit of hope for star wars will gone forever im sad

[@froztbytesyoutubealt3201]

Missed opportunity to make a last hope refference.

[@edgarjacksby1402]

Watch some of his other work, you'll be pleasantly surprised.

[@TK--ce6hp]

@@edgarjacksby1402 it doesnt change the fact that tlj was trash because of him and his poor directing. His other movies may be decent or good, but we are talking specifically about SW here

[@sliceanddice5707]

David Fincher once said “There are a hundred ways to shoot a scene but when it comes down to it there are only 2 and one of them is wrong” for Rian the only 2 options are dolly in or out. 🤡

[@atomicdancer]

Alfred Hitchcock once said "There are a hundred ways to shoot a scene, and none of them involve milking weird alien manatee tiddies."

[@raidersofthelostpodcast_]

Or once again not having the lead character do anything

[@RoarOfWolverine]

I always think of “blocking” as only considering the outer silhouette of each charter in the shot. Basically not looking at the inner detail, but just the cut and profile of the character. If you think of Rian’s cinematographer in that light, taking every character as a silhouette, everything would look like a big bunch, with actors and robots all crowded together as a big mess. I’m not saying you can’t consider the inner detail of a character or object, it’s just while “blocking” this is all I consider when filming.

[@enlightenmentdoesntcomeeas5337]

I remember leaving the theater thinking. Well that's definitely a movie.

[@FrankZR1]

Robot Head: "Rian do you really understand camera angles, direction of actors, and general ideas of people's standards of a future classic movie?" Rian Johnson: "I'm about to classically subvert Robot Head's expectations!"

[@monsieurgentil2989]

The Last Jedi is amazing and you are all insane.

[@FredBstar3K]

@@monsieurgentil2989 there's things called opinions, back off..

[@killyourself8826]

@@monsieurgentil2989 No, were all just real star wars fans while you’re a faux fan.

[@daleyamamoto7625]

Rian Johnson should never be allowed to write,direct nor produce any STAR WARS movie or series. I hope that Dave Filoni won't let rian johnson direct a single episode of season 3 of The Mandaloriane. Its Dave's baby and not rian's

[@andyb6400]

Ironically, Dave Filoni says Rian Johnson is the reason he wanted to do live action Star Wars. Dave said Rian was so kind, helpful, and motivating on the set of the TLJ, which made Dave want to do the mandalorian!

[@porvita1z119]

I still feel dumb because I brought my sister and brother to see last Jedi for their first Star Wars experience ( it still haunts me to this day)

[@kbgman01]

10:46 Wait, did the rock change shape in between shots? Great f*cking job Rian.

[@lukeormond9912]

Lmfao

[@Doomlovesearth2]

It's amazing how every time you re-watch TLJ, you discover more and more problems with it.

[@DavidSmith-mt7tb]

It's definitely a whole different rock entirely.

[@TheVagabond627]

Well, I guess every movie where a slight mistake in continuity is terrible now. God, you people are so damn petty

[@jaydiemusik]

*Rian tries to get into the Studio* Jon Favreu: „We just gotta load up Tony's old Hulkbuster armor, a prototype for Cap's new shield and the Meg..me..megin... Thor's magic belt.“

[@markgraham5971]

So at 5:18, he forgot the first rule of shooting a scene. The rule of thirds. ANYTHING in the center of the shot is treated as insignificant to the viewer subconsciously. The space that people view the screen has meaning. Riding off into the sunset is always shot the same for a hero triumphant for a reason. Framing the scene correctly captures the movement and helps write the story. That is the job.

[@seabear722]

petition for robot head to direct season 3 of the mando

[@joav2996]

The intro is hilarious 😂

[@willdabeast8509]

“Why fire should stay away from gasoline”

[@simonwilson6022]

I just wanted to see Luke skywalker as an unstoppable Jedi master, but they stuck him on a baron island drinking green milk, what the fuck were they thinking.

[@TheStacanova]

Just a thought I had, the way Robot Head walked through the number of “close up insert shots” there are, it almost feels like a pissed off editor trying to piece together something that the director didn’t shoot near enough coverage for, so the editor has to hold the audience by the hand for the story to make any sense at all? To construct a story in the editing room, when the director didn’t shoot enough coverage for them to cohesively piece the story together & they no longer have access to sets and locations, they’ll have a “2nd” or “3rd” director go out and shoot an insert item or establishing shot, so the films story visually makes sense. The best example I can think of is, maybe the editor just had close ups of Kylo and Leia, with no context whatsoever of what is happening, so the editor asks for the 2nd unit to film the close hand on the trigger button & then taking it off, because the audience would have no idea what is happening in the film otherwise. They can also ask of off camera ADR of basic exposition, when the script & visuals don’t make sense. I think it’s usually one or two scenes. I wonder is the editor had an entire list of shots they would need to make the film make any sense at all? Which makes me wonder, maybe this movie was even more of an incoherent mess than what we actually saw, & an editor had to go back and fill things in, just to get to the point it ended up at? I don’t think this hypothesis is out of the question at all?

[@nilst8294]

Have you seen Star Wars Theory's Video showing an old Interview of George Lucas? He there shares his plans for the sequels that he had in mind before selling to Disney. Would love to hear your opinion on that 👌🏻

[@JoeSyxpack]

Close ups are good at highlighting something important or fostering a claustrophobic feeling in the audience. Using them too much to say "this is important" only makes the audience feel that either nothing is important, everything is small, or both. The movie comes off as tiny in this epic setting. Everything in the movie feels like it's inconsequential. Sure, you can tell an inconsequential story in this setting, but there are payoffs in the film that should be huge and somehow feel like nothing at all. Luke dies in this film and it comes off like a wet fart because by that time the audience realizes that none of it matters. Which is exactly what happens when you put a nihilist in charge of a film like this.

[@AAnotherJoe]

I will never forget the feeling walking into the force awakens and have someone yell out "han dies to his own kid" my first thought was, han wont have any kids

[@jjeaze]

Damn lmao i never knew how many close ups ryans star wars had until you hilariously pointed it out

[@valenwood6299]

Ikr lmao he's so bad. I've seen amateur ls prodice more creativity in 20 min

[@jjeaze]

@@valenwood6299 facts

[@valenwood6299]

@@jjeaze yo I'm legit pissed at Disney bruh this straight unacceptable dude . I hope people boo or throw fking tomatoes at katkleen Kenedy dude.... because my kid who was a huge captain phaser fan because of the way she looks . Was staright up confused on why plasma died so early and so easily . My kid literally said to me after she died . " but daddy isn't she lord of the stormtroopers ? Daddy she's not dead yet right ? " Jesus fking garbage

[@jjeaze]

@@valenwood6299 yes! I was thinking the same about phasma when she died. She was so useless to the story and did nothing at all. Def got the boba fett treatment but done worse.

[@millyonz2585]

Just the therapy I needed!!!

[@TDHurley]

Atleast I die knowing I walked out of the cinema with this movie... during the casino scenes.

[@bendyloco]

Glad to meet you! I walked on the “milking” scene. I just couldn’t take any more after that.

[@coldcraze]

I watched it at home with my father invited around who did nothing but tut and look bewildered the entire movie, ending with him saying "what a load of fucking rubbish". Sadly I didn't have the choice to walk out.

[@mala6238]

I left as the movie cuts away as Luke should be mourn for Han's death.

[@flowinsounds]

I watched the whole thing, but I went out for a loo break during the mary poppins scene, laughing my head off, and sharing baffled 'wtf' looks with the rest of the audience. The 'your mum' scene was the point of lost hope

[@Doomlovesearth2]

@@flowinsounds My point of lost hope was when Luke confirmed that he did try to kill Kylo in his sleep. I pretty much tuned out of the movie at the point.

[@the-trustees]

Not only was Rey not near the rock, but I'm pretty sure it was a different rock at least twice. :O

[@valenwood6299]

Still cannot believe people defend the last jedi . I don't see them as star wars fans at all . Because it goes against literally everything about star wars .... and the fact that rian Johnson said if the empire strikes back was realesed today it would get roasted ? What ? 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@huntermcmahon6363]

Rian: I think we just made a Star Wars movie! Fans: Everything of what you just said was wrong

[@monsieurgentil2989]

I’m a fan and I consider his movie as a Star Wars movie. Thus YOU are wrong.

[@Doomlovesearth2]

Indeed.

[@FredBstar3K]

@@monsieurgentil2989 opinions. look up the definition and buzz off

[@gpalmerify]

Can't help hearing "Yakkity Sax" in my head watching Rian's SW.

[@choleraphd7702]

I do NOT think Rian Johnson is a bad director. In fact I think he is an amazing director. Knives Out is a special twist on a popular trope, and was absolutely spectacular. Another little known fact is he directed Ozymandias, a Breaking Bad episode that most people consider the best TV show episode in history. He is not a bad director when he is allowed to shine in his own right. I think that he simply was a poor pick for a Star Wars movie. I believe that he fucked up with TLJ. Can we blame his directing skill though? I think many more factors are at play here than simply his directing. It’s fun to shit on him for this particular stain in his otherwise impressive career, but to call him a bad director is just too much. We will never know if he will direct a Mandalorian episode or not. One thing I know for sure though, is that I am willing to give him another chance, especially after he created masterpieces like Ozymandias.

[@BWMagus]

He didn't say TLJ sucked simply because of his directing; he said the exact opposite, in fact, that TLJ definitely had shit writing, but that, also, the direction wasn't great either. And I keep seeing people say, basically, "He made one good movie and he directed this one good episode of an established TV series, with someone else's script, and some damn good actors who already knew what they were doing in the roles, so therefore, he's an 'amazing' director." Look, he's directed more good shit than me, cool, I'll give credit for that, but except for managing to not fuck a TV episode that already had all the elements to be great, you're just saying he made a single good movie. Being a one-hit-wonder doesn't make you amazing, especially not when it's cancelled out by wiping your ass with one of the most beloved IPs on planet earth.

[@choleraphd7702]

@@BWMagus you go ahead and blame him for the fall of TLJ sure, but if you claim that we can’t attribute great actors, writers and direction to Rian because it’s not all him, then why should we attribute the failure of TLJ’s horrible plot and terrible acting to him? It’s not all him after all. I ain’t no Rian simp for sure, but I know the value of people when they’re allowed to work with something they’re familiar and comfortable with.

[@edviza1935]

To be fair to Rian Johnson he did direct one of the best episodes of Breaking Bad. Unfortunately he also has gone down in history for directing the worst Star Wars movie ever.

[@sharong8794]

Thank you Robot Head. I am so sick of fans defending the direction of this film.

[@aka_izzy]

Rian reminds me of an actual bobble head that's come to life. His head subverts my expectations when looking at it.

[@theunknowncommenter725]

Never seen Adam Schiff before have you?

[@aka_izzy]

@@theunknowncommenter725 hahaha unfortunately. Add him to the list!

[@NeoConnor1]

George Clooney is more of a human bobble head than rian Johnson.

[@Doomlovesearth2]

Just keep him away from Star Wars.

[@Christian___]

Rian wasn't even the cinematographer on those shit movies.

[@olivercrespo2329]

The fact that the only movie I’ve ever walked out of. I don’t even go to take a piss during a movie I have that much respect for sitting there and not missing a minute. I was hunched over in pain by the end of endgame because I refused to get up. But I had no problem getting up and walking out of STAR WARS. Honestly sad.

[@nabongobong9155]

"I hate you with the dark fire of a million exploding neutron stars" Jack "Critical Drinker" Taylor, to The Last Jedi

[@Taojas]

Very comprehensive and excellent work RH. Can't wait for your first tranche of pulp romance. Some suggested titles - _Rise of the Reylo Prince_ , _Fifty Shades of Ruin_ and _That's not a Moon Baby!_

[@Jabberstax]

I recently re-watched the prequel trilogy for the first time in years. It's better than I remember. Maybe because I've seen what Disney Star Wars looks like.

[@adam1979NSmcc]

The only reason Rian would want to direct an episode of the Mandalorian is to make a deliberate clusterfk to agitate fans. Dividing fans and making films that both excite & infuriate fanbases is literally exactly what he aims for.