Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker has been a rather divisive film. While there are fans who enjoyed J.J. Abrams' new Star Wars movie, the film has suffered from mixed to negative reviews from critics who believe that the film tried to bite more than it could actually chew.
Because of its divisiveness, The Rise of Skywalker has managed to rekindle conversations about Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Fans disappointed by the third and final entry in Disney's Star Wars sequel trilogy have taken to Twitter to discuss Rian Johnson's Star Wars movie, and it looks like there's a new hashtag honoring the divisive but critically-acclaimed film.
Star Wars fans have come up with the #ThankYouRianJohnson hashtag on Twitter to show Johnson just how much they appreciate The Last Jedi. In their posts, fans talk about the things they love the most about Episode VIII, listing down the Tico sisters, the porgs, storytelling, cinematic scenes, and a narrative that resonated with women. They even talk about how much they love The Last Jedi's version of Luke, admitting that they loved how Johnson allowed the Jedi to be human in the film.
Check out some of the posts down here:
It's amazing to see how much love there is for The Last Jedi in the wake of The Rise of Skywalker's release. Many fans considered most of Episode IX's choices to be a direct contradiction of what Johnson was trying to build in his film and most fans perceived these choices as a slight against The Last Jedi.
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is currently screening in cinemas.
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