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Something You Should Know about The Last Jedi

This article was created by Tumblr user tk-603, who previously wished to remain anonymous, who first noticed the similarities between the fanfiction and The Last Jedi. The article was intended to b…

date: December 18, 2017

author(s): Krasava M

description: The author of the article reports that certain plot points of Star Wars: The Last Jedi are startlingly similar to scenes from a certain fanfiction series. The fanfiction was published a month after Star Wars: The Force Awakens appeared in cinemas, and focuses on a relationship between Kylo Ren and an original character. Given the number of similar scenes and details that appear in both The Last Jedi and the fanfiction, the author claims that it is not impossible that the film's script was influenced by the fan series.

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The Last Jedi Is the First Genuinely Sexy Star Wars Movie

We've found its lack of f***s disturbing.

date: December 19, 2017

author(s): Brogan Morris

description: As the author of the article observed, Star Wars: The Last Jedi is the first Star Wars film to include blatantly sexual imagery and verbal allusions. Those elements both modernize the film, and serve as a subversion. This fits within the film's larger narrative, as The Last Jedi strives to undermine its audience's assumptions.

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The Fan Fiction That Predicted a Big 'Last Jedi' Storyline

An unlikely, controversial relationship didn’t seem so unlikely to a certain segment of "Force Awakens" viewers.

date: December 21, 2017

author(s): Spencer Kornhaber

description: As the author of the article poited out, the plotline that follows Rey (Daisy Ridley) and Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) in Star Wars: The Last Jedi has been to a large extent predicted by fanfiction writers who focused on the pair. This similarity was caused by the fact that multiple fans were fascinated by the relationship between those tho characters and wanted to imagine how it could develop in the future.

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Sympathy For the Devil — The Insidious Trap of Borderline Men — A Kylo Ren Exposé

WARNING: STAR WARS EPISODE 8: THE LAST JEDI SPOILERS THROUGHOUT. THERE, YOU’VE BEEN WARNED.

date: January 15, 2018

author(s): Miss Rian

description: The post argues that Kylo Ren (Adam Driver), a character from Star Wars: The Last Jedi exhibits characteristics of the borderline personality disorder (BPD). The empathy for the character felt by the female audience is culturally based, as women are socialized to be supportive of others, as well as feel attracted to men, who are allowed by the society to express openly emotions such as anger. The willingness of the audience to sympathize with Ren is simialr to people sympathizing with school shooters – the actions of both are extreme examples of toxic masculinity.

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Men’s Rights Activist Releases ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Edit That Removes All Women, But It’s Only 46-Minutes Long

The men-only version of “The Last Jedi” has been uploaded to torrent websites like The Pirate Bay.

date: January 16, 2018

author(s): Zack Sharf

description: The article reports that anonymous self proclaimed men's rights activists created a fan-edit of Star Wars: The Last Jedi called  “The Last Jedi: De-Feminized Fanedit,” that removes all female characters from the plot. The edit is only available to download illegally.

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Rose’s Theme and its connection to Beethoven’s Ode to Joy

I know I am not the only person who picked up on the musical similarities between John Williams’ beautiful theme for the character of Rose Tico, and Beethoven’s magnum opus, the Ode to Joy from his...

date: February 13, 2018

author(s): Christy

description: As the author of the blog noted, Beethoven’s Ode to Joy is referenced by the theme song for Rose Tico (Kelly Marie Tran), a character from Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Both pieces of music are supposed to reflect similar ideas, serve as an inspiration for the fight for personal and political freedoms. This in turn explains the role Rose plays in the film, as those elements are reflected in her backstory and actions on screen.

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date: April 2, 2018

author(s): Bonnie Burton

description: The article reports that the director of Star Wars: The Last Jedi Rian Johnson was sent death threats by the disgruntled fans of the franchise who did not like The Last Jedi. Johnson himself said that this behavior comes from a small but vocal minority of Star Wars fans.

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This is a campaign to provide Disney an opportunity to course correct with the Star Wars franchise.

date: unknown, the first tweet regarding the project appeared on Twitter on June 14, 2018.

author(s): unknown

description: A website which claims that the people behind it will remake Star Wars The Last Jedi, and that the majority of fans will be satisfied with the result. So far (June 22) the site allows only for its visitors to send unbinding monetary pledges for the creation of the film.