Today is Star Wars Day, and naturally, the franchise created by George Lucas is the main conversation topic. This is evidenced by the fact that “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” while not the highest-rated film in the sci-fi universe on IMDb, has surged to the top of Disney+ as the most-watched movie worldwide, surpassing all the other installments.
“The Last Jedi” is the second installment of the “Star Wars” sequel trilogy and the eighth episode of the nine-part “Skywalker saga.” Despite mixed opinions from fans, who often criticize the new movies as mere copies of the iconic originals, “The Last Jedi” is often hailed as the best among them.
Despite the varied opinions, the film was a staggering box-office success, grossing over $1.3 billion globally. Not only did it become the highest-grossing film of 2017, but it also achieved the status of being the ninth-highest-grossing film of all time.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi is the No. 1 movie on Disney+ worldwide
After The “Empire Strikes Back” and “Return of the Jedi,” “The Last Jedi” has been ranked by more than 672,000 IMDb users as the third-best film of the franchise. Therefore, it’s not surprising to see that it has become Disney+’s most-watched movie worldwide since May the 4th started.
It has surpassed every single highly ranked picture on the top, including the latest additions “Wish” and “Elemental.” Its only competition at the moment is “Moana,” which is very close in numbers of views and is being intensely rewatched due to the recent news of its sequel.
This second part features all the actors from the previous one: Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, and Oscar Isaac, among others. Of course, the most significant addition is Mark Hamill, who only appears for a few moments in “The Force Awakens” but has a complete development in “The Last Jedi.”
The film was also highly controversial because of Mark Hamill’s strong disagreement with how his character was portrayed. According to the actor, Luke would never turn his back on the Jedi. This is what he said in a 2017 interview with ComicBook:
“Even if [Luke] had a problem, he would maybe take a year to try and regroup, but if he made a mistake, he would try to right that wrong, so right there, we had a fundamental difference. But it’s not my story anymore, it’s somebody else’s story, and Rian [the director] needed me to be a certain way to make the ending effective. That’s the crux of my problem.”
