The greatest Jedi mind trick writer-director Rian Johnson employs in “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” is to engage in a brilliant act of subversion. Since the franchise debuted in 1977, Star Wars has always played well inside the lines, never really straying from the things that define it. Those lines were drawn in the Tatooine sand by Episodes IV to VI. The much-maligned prequel trilogy (Episodes I to III) played well, well within those lines.
TOKYO—Secrecy was of the first order when it comes to “Star Wars: The Last Jedi.” “It’s very difficult to promote a film you’re not supposed to talk about,” actor Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker) said. Prodded if he could talk about what happens to his character ion the film, actor Adam Driver (Kylo Ren) simply responded with: “I can’t.”
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