Rian Johnson instruerede Star Wars: The Last Jedi, der nok vil gå over i historien som værende blandt de mest kontroversielle store filmudgivelser i mange, mange år. Det lader til at størstedelen af seriens millioner af fans ikke var synderligt tilfredse med nogle af hans kreative valg, og det er naturligvis resulteret i meget had på de sociale medier.
Men det er filminstruktøren faktisk taknemmelig for, for det har lært at ham ikke at være så tyndhudet, når han gebærder sig på eksempelvis Twitter. I en samtale i RealBlends podcast siger Johnson:
"In terms of the bad stuff, I'll tell you, it's interesting. That's been one of the really healthy things for me about the past couple of years, is getting exposed to it. Before I made The Last Jedi, I had never had anyone hate me on the internet. If during the course of a year I got one negative tweet I would go into a panic. I'd be like 'Oh my god, someone out there doesn't like me. I need to fix this!' The thing is though, I am really, really thankful. Because what that meant is that my sense of self-worth was attached to the notion of everybody liking me online. And the fact that this process has made me, out of survival, disconnect from that."
Det vides endnu ikke om Johnsons egen trilogi af Star Wars-film stadig er på tegnebrættet.