STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER Reactions Point To A Satisfying But Convoluted And Divisive Conclusion

STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER Reactions Point To A Satisfying But Convoluted And Divisive Conclusion STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER Reactions Point To A Satisfying But Convoluted And Divisive Conclusion

The first social media reactions for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker have popped up online, and it seems we can expect an epic and satisfying conclusion which may still divide fans. More past the jump...

By JoshWilding - Dec 17, 2019 02:12 AM EST
Filed Under: Star Wars
Last night, Disney held the world premiere of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker in Los Angeles, California. While the review embargo lifts tomorrow in a bid to avoid spoilers, we do have spoiler-free reactions from the event which shed some light on what we should expect from the "Skywalker Saga" finale.

Overall, the reaction is extremely positive. There's clearly going to be a lot for fans to love, and it sounds like the movie serves as a satisfying and worthy conclusion to this story. 

J.J. Abrams' creative decisions are praised, while it sounds like things definitely get emotional. However, among the negatives are a few mentions of things getting a little busy and convoluted. Some critics really seem taken aback by a few plot points, and a lot of them agree that it serves as more of a sequel to The Force Awakens than the incredibly divisive The Last Jedi.

Either way, it's clearly going to be a movie that generates a lot of discussion among fans. 

These Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker reactions make for very interesting reading, and we think you'll find a lot to talk about after checking them out. To do so, hit the "View List" button below!

 
 
 
 
 
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DTor91
DTor91 - 12/17/2019, 1:50 AM
Seeing WAY more positives here than anything that points to divisiveness. A few that may feel indifferent on it but that’s par for the course with almost any film. The one consistency has been that its convoluted.

Reactions are just that and have turned out to be the total opposite on numerous occasions, and I’ll wait to see for myself, but very excited and looking forward to seeing it.
Vegetaray123
Vegetaray123 - 12/17/2019, 2:15 AM
@DTor91 - To be fair, when was the last time there wasn’t almost complete praise for a film by those who were invited to, and watched the world premiere of...Think hard about that for a second...

Look at it through the DCEU lens for a second...BvS, JL, SS all received overwhelming good reviews following their premier screenings by those in attendance...It’s the whole I’m part of a special event so it’s the greatest thing since sliced bread thought process, here take all my praise...

If Episode IX is getting mixed reactions, which are all over social media at this point, then I’d certainly say it’s better that any possible opening week viewers prepare for the worst going into this...

Scott Mendelson, the guy who’s worn out set upon set of knee pads, worshiping at the Disney Star Wars altar flatly said the movie was bad...Your wait and see approach is certainly advised but I’d probably temper the expectation level just in case...
Origame
Origame - 12/17/2019, 3:04 AM
@DTor91 - i have a feeling the divisive comment was put in there so josh seems impartial.
emeraldtaurus
emeraldtaurus - 12/17/2019, 2:17 AM
Actually sounds pretty good. Glad the pre-screenings were all BS. Heard another theory about Rey's "parentage" recently from a fairly reliable source. Have to say.....if true …..it's quite clever and it worked!
StupidFlanders
StupidFlanders - 12/17/2019, 2:45 AM
@emeraldtaurus - there are spoiler reviews around right now and even photos taken on a phone during the premier proving the leaks are true. A quick google or YouTube search will show you I'm not lying I just saw it now
GreedoSarducci
GreedoSarducci - 12/17/2019, 5:03 AM
@emeraldtaurus - I've read all the spoilers from last night. Rey's parentage is about as far from clever as possible.
emeraldtaurus
emeraldtaurus - 12/17/2019, 6:04 AM
@GreedoSarducci - Actually ……….just read the spoilers from last night. Way different to what I heard.....which was very clever. What I heard re last night SUCKS!!!!!
GreedoSarducci
GreedoSarducci - 12/17/2019, 6:18 AM
@emeraldtaurus - sad, isn't it? Imagine what kind of money those guys got paid to write such nonsense.
emeraldtaurus
emeraldtaurus - 12/17/2019, 7:20 AM
@GreedoSarducci - very! What I heard was actually pretty cool.
Se4M4NSt4ine
Se4M4NSt4ine - 12/17/2019, 2:18 AM
Die hard fans be like:
baszs
baszs - 12/17/2019, 2:32 AM
To enjoy movies like these is to see them unbiased!
Don’t step into the theater scrolling through opinions that change your expectation.

And then after you see it. Then seek out the sweet or bitter discussions.

Kurne
Kurne - 12/17/2019, 2:45 AM
*Sigh* doesn't matter, the reviews are gonna do a complete 180 as per usual with most movies this year. It's actually tiring to go through.

It doesn't matter if these are just "reactions" - these are coming from the actual reviewers, not the fans. Yet they still completely mislead people which is annoying af. It doesn't even get them more clicks either, so I'm still trying to understand the logic between the absurd contrast.
tmp3
tmp3 - 12/17/2019, 3:05 AM
@Kurne - I remember seeing those Gemini Man reactions and getting excited, and then it got, like, a 20% fresh.
Kurne
Kurne - 12/17/2019, 3:21 AM
@tmp3 - yeah me too I was actually excited for Ang Lee and Smith for that brief moment until the RT score came out.

I don't know if the reviewers just walk out of the cinema on a high or whatever, but they should be better than that.
emeraldtaurus
emeraldtaurus - 12/17/2019, 3:55 AM
@tmp3 - Gemini Man was ridiculous ! so bad......that it was actually ...kinda cool. But I can see why the critics pummelled it so badly.
tmp3
tmp3 - 12/17/2019, 3:59 AM
@emeraldtaurus - yeah but the first reactions gave me hope! They all said it was amazing, then the reviews just absolutely destroyed it
tmp3
tmp3 - 12/17/2019, 2:47 AM
These things never mean much, we’ve seen early euphoric praise turn to mixed/bad reviews like Lion King and Aladdin and we’ve seen it turn into great reviews like spider-verse had. This reminds me of what IT 2’s social media reactions were like, so I don’t think it’ll get universal praise.
StupidFlanders
StupidFlanders - 12/17/2019, 2:52 AM
I REALLY hope this is atleast decent but the fact that the actual premiere reviews are mixed doesnt fill me with confidence
Battabing
Battabing - 12/17/2019, 2:53 AM
A lot of these are the same people who raved about TLJ.
tmp3
tmp3 - 12/17/2019, 2:58 AM
@Battabing - Ok? Rian Johnson is a much stronger writer than Chris Terrio and a much stronger director than Abrams, it was very unlikely that this was going to be better than TLJ - and I say this as someone who was pretty lukewarm on it.
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