Post by Archelaus on Oct 23, 2019 17:08:15 GMT
Rian Johnson and Kathleen Kennedy, and maybe J.J. Abrams.
Back when Disney bought Lucasfilm and announced plans for a sequel trilogy, J.J. Abrams, Lawrence Kasdan, and the Lucasfilm Story Group should have sat down and mapped out a story well in advance. However, because Disney wanted the film out by December 2015, they had months to write a complete shooting script and it was finished right up until they began shooting.
I really didn't like the "mystery box" form of storytelling and the rehashing of ideas from A New Hope, but The Force Awakens did its job in honoring the original trilogy and setting up a new story. Ultimately, I really think Rian Johnson dropped the ball when it came to writing The Last Jedi and especially when it came to Luke's character. I liked most of everything else, though. So, I mostly blame Kathleen Kennedy (who was running Lucasfilm) for the lack of pre-planning the sequel trilogy and throwing out George Lucas's story treatments and Johnson. However, I don't think Abrams can escape blame since he helped to create the new story.
Back when Disney bought Lucasfilm and announced plans for a sequel trilogy, J.J. Abrams, Lawrence Kasdan, and the Lucasfilm Story Group should have sat down and mapped out a story well in advance. However, because Disney wanted the film out by December 2015, they had months to write a complete shooting script and it was finished right up until they began shooting.
I really didn't like the "mystery box" form of storytelling and the rehashing of ideas from A New Hope, but The Force Awakens did its job in honoring the original trilogy and setting up a new story. Ultimately, I really think Rian Johnson dropped the ball when it came to writing The Last Jedi and especially when it came to Luke's character. I liked most of everything else, though. So, I mostly blame Kathleen Kennedy (who was running Lucasfilm) for the lack of pre-planning the sequel trilogy and throwing out George Lucas's story treatments and Johnson. However, I don't think Abrams can escape blame since he helped to create the new story.