'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' Director Rian Johnson Says He Built on the Luke Skywalker Myth
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, 09-01-2022 at 02:10 AM (288 Views)
It's been five years since Star Wars Episode 8: The Last Jedi was released, and writer-director Rian Johnson says he's "even more proud of it" now.
"I think it's impossible for any of us to approach Star Wars without thinking about it as a myth that we were raised with, and how that myth, that story, baked itself into us and affected us," Johnson told Empire during an interview to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the film's release. "Ultimately, I hope the film is an affirmation of the power of the myth of Star Wars in our lives."
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