The last of the trilogy proved a mess, with JJ Abrams seemingly undoing every plot line that Johnson had set up. Johnson had been bound to shoulder the blame for everything that went wrong with The Rise of Skywalker, no matter his involvement or lack thereof. Not unlike what George Lucas himself faced before in 1999, only amplified threefold by the Internet. Meanwhile, bullets continue to fly at Rian Johnson for “ruining” the franchise. Some fans had abhorred The Last Jedi and were unafraid to make known their own ideas on how to “fix” the plot. Coming on the heels of both valid and absurd flak, The Rise of Skywalker steps right into an uphill battle.
Multi-director trilogies often end up with disparate visions, disjointed story lines, and inconsistencies, leaving much to be desired.
It is true what they say about too many cooks.
JJ Abrams, 2019) – The conflict between the Jedi and the Sith reaches its peak, bringing the Skywalker saga to its final chapter.
