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'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' Negative Buzz Amplified by Russian Trolls, Study Finds
Did Star Wars: The Last Jedi destroy the franchise and permanently rupture the fandom as its critics (melodramatically) have accused it of doing? According to a new academic paper by researcher Morten Bay, the answer is clearly no. The paper, titled Weaponizing The Haters: The Last Jedi and the strategic politicization of pop culture through social media manipulation, examines the online response to 2017’s Last Jedi, a movie that has come to be considered controversial amongst the larger fanbase of the franchise.
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“It's all a machine, partner. Live free, don't join.”
Definitely a great practice run for the troll army.
TBF, it was pretty disappointing, regardless of the trolls.
Impossible. Have you seen The Phantom Menace?
Sorry, episodes 1-3 don't really exist. You're imagining them.