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Note This is a draft section for Star Wars: The Last Jedi. This draft will be deleted after consensus is reached on this content and the content is moved to the Last Jedi article has been moved to this location for archival purposes.

Audience reception

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Audience reception measured by scientific polling methods was highly positive. Audiences randomly polled by CinemaScore on opening day gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale.[1] Surveys from SurveyMonkey and comScore's PostTrak found that 89% of audience members graded the film positively.[2][3]

The user-generated review sections of Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic contained scores that were significantly more negative, achieving the ratings of 49%[4] and 4.6/10, respectively.[5] Several reviewers speculated that the low user scores are the result of manipulation, either by coordinated vote brigading from internet groups or from bots.[6][7][8] Quartz noted that some new accounts gave negative ratings to both The Last Jedi and Thor: Ragnarok, while Bleeding Cool stated that reviews for Thor had tapered off up to that point but skyrocketed afterwards.[9][10] In response to tampering claims, Rotten Tomatoes released a statement that they did not detect any unusual activity aside from a noticeable "uptick in the number of written user reviews" on The Last Jedi.[11]

Reviewers characterized The Last Jedi as divisive among audiences.[12] Todd VanDerWerff of Vox found that disgruntled fans saw the film as too progressive, disliked its humor, plot, or character arcs, or felt betrayed that it ignored fan theories.[6] Other reviewers made similar observations.[13][14][15] Particularly divisive was the reveal that Rey's parents are insignificant;[6][13][15] many fans had expected her to be Luke's daughter or to share a lineage with another character from the original trilogy.[16][17] There was also sentiment that Snoke's character was underdeveloped and that Luke's actions contrasted his previous heroic portrayal.[15][18][19] Reviewers stated that fan theories were held so strongly among some viewers that it was difficult for them to accept different stories.[13][15][19] However, other viewers appreciated the film's action, tone and deviation from Star Wars tradition.[13][15]

References

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  1. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (December 17, 2017). "'The Last Jedi' Opening To $219M: How Disney Continues To Win With The 'Star Wars' Franchise". Deadline.com. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  2. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (November 22, 2017). "'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' Hits Tracking & A $200M Opening Would Come As No Surprise". Deadline.com. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  3. ^ Taylor, Chris (December 20, 2017). "'Last Jedi' gets thumbs up from 89% of viewers, says new poll". Mashable. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  4. ^ "Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Read User Reviews and Submit your own for Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi". Metacritic. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  6. ^ a b c VanDerWerff, Todd (December 19, 2017). "The "backlash" against Star Wars: The Last Jedi, explained". Vox.
  7. ^ Sharf, Zack (December 21, 2017). "The Alt-Right Claims Credit for 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' Backlash". IndieWire. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  8. ^ Bradley, Bill; Jacobs, Matthew. "Surprise, Surprise: The 'Alt-Right' Claims Credit For 'Last Jedi' Backlash". Huffingtonpost.ca. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  9. ^ Rodriguez, Ashley (December 19, 2017). "A rabid Star Wars fan may have rigged the Rotten Tomatoes score for "The Last Jedi"". Quartz. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  10. ^ Booth, Kaitlyn (December 17, 2017). "Facebook User Claims to Have Manipulated the Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score for Star Wars: The Last Jedi". BleedingCool.com. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  11. ^ Chapman, Tom (December 20, 2017). "Rotten Tomatoes Says Last Jedi User Score is Accurate". Screenrant.com. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  12. ^ Many reviewers have called "The Last Jedi" divisive or polarizing. See, for example:
  13. ^ a b c d Youngs, Ian (December 20, 2017). "Star Wars: The Last Jedi - the most divisive film ever?". BBC News. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  14. ^ Cavna, Michael (December 18, 2017). "How 'The Last Jedi' became the most divisive Star Wars movie yet". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  15. ^ a b c d e Goodmand, Stephanie (December 18, 2017). "'The Last Jedi' and You: What Fans Think of the Newest Chapter". The New York Times. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  16. ^ Dyce, Andrew (December 16, 2017). "Star Wars: The Last Jedi's Biggest Disappointments". Screen Rant. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  17. ^ Agar, Chris (December 15, 2017). "What Does The Last Jedi Reveal About Rey's Parents?". Screen Rant. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  18. ^ Yee, Yip Wai Yee (December 31, 2017). "The Last Jedi divides". The Straits Times. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  19. ^ a b Collura, Scott (December 15, 2017). "Why Do Some Star Wars Fans Hate The Last Jedi?". IGN. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
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