To sayStar Wars: The Last Jediis a movie that sparked a lot of conversation is a bit of an understatement. Reactions to writer/directorRian Johnson’sThe Force Awakenssequel were strong—there were those that unabashedly loved the intimate story Johnson chose to tell, and those that hated the film’s ambitious pushes away from the Original Trilogy and into a New Era forStar Wars. The good news for both factions is that theStar Wars: The Last JediBlu-ray containsa tonof bonus features that dive into every nook and cranny of this movie, answering plenty of questions along the way—for better or worse.
Aside from the must-watch feature-length documentaryThe Director and the Jedi(look for a full review of that on Collider soon), the crown jewel of the Blu-ray release is Johnson’s audio commentary. Fans of Johnson’s work know that he puts a lot into his audio commentaries, even recording a track forLooperthat one could listen to while the film was still in theaters. Johnson delivers once again forThe Last Jedi, imbuing the track with fascinating bits of trivia, insights into his thought process, and revelations of how the film changed in the script phase, during production, and in the editing room. Cinephiles will eat this one up, as will those who are dying to know everything there is aboutThe Last Jedi.
While the film is currently available on Digital HD, it doesn’t come out on 4K Blu-ray, Blu-ray, and DVD until March 27th. I was lucky enough to get my hands on a review copy, and I went through the audio commentary and pulled out some fascinatingThe Last Jeditrivia nuggets that Johnson dropped during the 152 minute track.
Now, I will say the best way to experience this is to listen to the track cold and just enjoy the conversation, but if you absolutely can’t wait I’ve hopefully provided a nice overview of the major revelations gleaned from the audio commentary. There’s also no way I could includeeverything, so if you read this and go listen to the commentary track, there will still be plenty of new information to be found.
So behold, a bounty ofStar Wars: The Last Jeditrivia as revealed on the film’s audio commentary track by Rian Johnson.
