{"id":2625,"date":"2017-12-10T16:59:16","date_gmt":"2017-12-10T16:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/commarts.pleather.us\/2017\/12\/10\/star-wars-the-last-jedi-first-reactions-are-highly-positive-it-will-shatter-you-and-then-make-you-whole-again\/"},"modified":"2017-12-10T16:59:16","modified_gmt":"2017-12-10T16:59:16","slug":"star-wars-the-last-jedi-first-reactions-are-highly-positive-it-will-shatter-you-and-then-make-you-whole-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/m2\/2017\/12\/10\/star-wars-the-last-jedi-first-reactions-are-highly-positive-it-will-shatter-you-and-then-make-you-whole-again\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Star Wars: The Last Jedi\u2019 First Reactions Are Highly Positive: \u2018It Will Shatter You \u2014 and Then Make You Whole Again\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/t\/star-wars\/\" id=\"auto-tag_star-wars\">Star Wars<\/a>: The Last Jedi&#8221; had its long-awaited premiere last night in Los Angeles, and early word is highly positive for Rian Johnson&#8217;s contribution to the space-opera franchise. Formal reviews won&#8217;t be published for another few days, but praise like &#8220;so beautifully human, populist, funny, and surprising,&#8221; &#8220;spectacular and unpredictable,&#8221; and especially &#8220;SPACE DERN&#8221; indicate that they&#8217;ll be similarly enthusiastic.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what people are saying:<\/p>\n<aside class=\"pmc-related-link read-more\">\n\t\t\t<strong class=\"pmc-related-type\">Read More:<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/2017\/12\/mark-hamill-star-wars-the-last-jedi-disney-1201905789\/\" title=\"Mark Hamill Seems to Think There Are Too Many \u2018Star Wars\u2019 Movies: \u2018Great Marketing There, Disney\u2019\">Mark Hamill Seems to Think There Are Too Many \u2018Star Wars\u2019 Movies: \u2018Great Marketing There, Disney\u2019<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Luke was right: &#8220;This is not going to go the way you think.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheLastJedi?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">#TheLastJedi<\/a> will shatter you &#8211; and then make you whole again. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PJyYpH5loP\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/PJyYpH5loP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Anthony Breznican (@Breznican) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Breznican\/status\/939734975024209920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">December 10, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StarWars?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">#StarWars<\/a>: The Last Jedi is so beautifully human, populist, funny, and surprising. I cried when one POC heroine got her moment because films like these leave their mark on entire generations &#8212; and representation matters<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 jen yamato (@jenyamato) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jenyamato\/status\/939740353938186241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">December 10, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">SPACE DERN<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kyle Buchanan (@kylebuchanan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kylebuchanan\/status\/939732754744328192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">December 10, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">So a lot happens in \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/t\/star-wars-the-last-jedi\/\" id=\"auto-tag_star-wars-the-last-jedi\">Star Wars: The Last Jedi<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kristopher Tapley (@kristapley) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kristapley\/status\/939735123926302727?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">December 10, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<aside class=\"pmc-related-link read-more\">\n\t\t\t<strong class=\"pmc-related-type\">Read More:<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/2017\/12\/star-wars-the-last-jedi-screenings-chinese-theatre-line-1201905757\/\" title=\"\u2018Star Wars\u2019 Fans Are Already Lining Up for \u2018The Last Jedi,\u2019 and They\u2019ve Got Stories\">\u2018Star Wars\u2019 Fans Are Already Lining Up for \u2018The Last Jedi,\u2019 and They\u2019ve Got Stories<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">There aren\u2019t enough words to express how much I LOVED <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StarWars?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">#StarWars<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheLastJedi?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">#TheLastJedi<\/a>! It is mind-blowing! I\u2019m in geek heaven! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/unXfYMkIle\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/unXfYMkIle<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jenna Busch (@JennaBusch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JennaBusch\/status\/939732798570557440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">December 10, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">IT DOES NOT GET BETTER THAN STAR WARS THE LAST JEDI!!!!!!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 robertliefeld (@robertliefeld) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/robertliefeld\/status\/939732656610205696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">December 10, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Massive congrats to my friend <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rianjohnson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">@rianjohnson<\/a> for the dazzling writing and directing work he shared tonight! Yes, a great chapter of a blockbuster franchise, spectacular and unpredictable, but also his own voice shining through&#8230; kudos!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mangold (@mang0ld) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mang0ld\/status\/939746548400967681?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">December 10, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Star Wars: The Last Jedi is everything. Intense, funny, emotional, exciting. It\u2019s jam-packed with absolutely jaw dropping moments and I loved it so, so much. I\u2019m still shaking. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fHddWjo201\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/fHddWjo201<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Germain Lussier (@GermainLussier) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GermainLussier\/status\/939733178381516800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">December 10, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<aside class=\"pmc-related-link sign-up\">\n\t\t\t<strong class=\"pmc-related-type\">Sign Up:<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/indiewire.com\/email\" title=\"Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Sign up for our Email Newsletters here.\">Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Sign up for our Email Newsletters here.<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<p>Source: IndieWire film<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Star Wars: The Last Jedi&#8221; had its long-awaited premiere last night in Los Angeles, and early word is highly positive for&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":245,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[45],"class_list":["post-2625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-careering"],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paqOTj-Gl","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/m2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2625","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/m2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/m2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/m2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/245"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/m2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2625"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/m2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2625\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/m2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2625"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/m2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2625"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/m2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}