Are you still confused about what exactly the title ofStar Wars 8means? For the past couple of months, fans have been discussing and dissecting any possible meaning behindStar Wars: The Last Jediand what it could tell us about the movie. Is Jedi singular in this context? Is it plural? Who is/are the last Jedi? There are a lot more questions than answers at this point. DirectorRian Johnsondecided to clarify things a bit recently, but only a bit. Honestly, he may have muddied it up even more to some degree depending on how you look at it.
The director recently took to Twitter in order to offer up this possibly clarifying statement aboutStar Wars: The Last Jedi. A fan by the name ofNate Richterposted on Twitter, saying that he wantedRian Johnsonto tell him the meaning behindThe Last Jedifor his birthday. Surprisingly, that is exactly what he did. Here wasRian Johnson’s response.
“@ndrichter It means the final Jedi. Happy birthday!”
Great! That clears everything up, right? Maybe not. Final definitely seems to imply a more singular meaning to Jedi. A lot of the confusion has stemmed from the fact that Jedi is both the singular and plural form, so it could mean one or more than one. Final could signify that we will be seeing one last Jedi at some point inStar Wars 8, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that the movie will start out that way. More conversation was stirred up recently when it was revealed that foreign titles for the movie are implying that Jedi is actually plural. So, what that could mean is, in the beginning ofStar Wars: The Last Jedi, there are multiple Jedi but by the time the movie comes to an end, there is only one. That is purely speculative, but the point is it could ultimately mean that at one point in the movie it is plural and it eventually becomes singular.Rian Johnsonmanaged to say a whole lot without really saying anything at all. Well played, sir.
One other thing worth noting is that Luke Skywalker was specifically referred to as “the last Jedi” in the opening crawl fromStar Wars: The Force AwakensandSnokealso referred to him that way. So there is no question the title has something to do with him and in all likelihood, he is the last Jedi. We probably won’t be getting any real clarity until the movie comes out in December, but the first teaser trailer forStar Wars: The Last Jedicould offer up some clues. Luckily, we aren’t going to have to wait all that long to see it, since it is supposed to be dropping duringStar WarsCelebration next month.
The cast forStar Wars Episode VIIIincludesDaisy Ridley,John Boyega,Adam Driver,Domhnall Gleeson,Oscar Isaac,Carrie Fisher,Benicio Del Toro,Laura Dern,Gwendoline Christie,Andy Serkis,Lupita Nyong’OandMark Hamill.Star Wars: The Last Jediis written and directed byRian Johnsonand is set for release onDecember 15. you may check out the Twitter exchange for yourself below and speculate wildly as to what it might mean.
