Only a few months after its DVD and Blu-Ray release,Star Wars: The Last Jediis headed to Netflix.The Last Jediwill join the otherStar WarsmovieRogue One: A Star Wars Storyon the popular streaming service late next month, presumably as part of Disney’s contract with Netflix.
HavingStar Wars: The Last JedionNetflixmay actually help to redeem the controversialStar Warssequel. Despite having phenomenal reviews from critics, manyStar Warsfans were disappointed with the movie, leading to quite a bit of negativity about it arriving on social media. Because of this, many people never went to see it again, and some people simplyheard the complaintsand refused to spend their money on the movie altogether.
The negativity surroundingStar Wars: The Last Jediis unlikely to have an effect on the sequel’s popularity on Netflix. Other “bad” movies likeEvan AlmightyandHellboy II: The Golden Army, who both received negative responses when they were first released, shot to the top of Netflix’s “Popular” list almost immediately after being added to the streaming service. There’s no question thatThe Last Jediwill be able to accomplish the same feat asEvan Almightyand be at the top of thePopular On Netflixlist for some time.
The nextStar Warsmovie,Solo: A Star Wars Story, releases in theaters this week, leaving a year and a half gap between now and the release ofStar Wars: Episode IX.Star Warsmovie releases have become something of an annual tradition forStar Warsfans, so this year and a half gap will be quite the wait for many people. HavingStar Wars: The Last Jedion Netflix may do a good job of tiding people over as they wait for the next release. If they ever start to miss the galaxy far far away, all they’ll need to do is open Netflix and play the most recent addition to the primaryStar Warssaga.
All in all, havingStar Wars: The Last Jedion Netflix, as reported byBuzzfeed, isn’t just a great idea for Disney andLucasfilmfrom a financial point of view, but it might go as far as to clear theStar Warsname. ManyStar Warsfans who were disappointed with the sequel are sure to give the movie one last chance and actually see some of the positive aspects of the movie. The months of arguments over the movie may finally come to an end as some people start to realize that maybe the movie wasn’t as bad as they thought.Star Wars: The Last Jedireleases on Netflix June 26.
