I don’t think I’m rustling any feathers when I say that The Last Jedi was a film that divided the Star Wars fanbase. Whether you love it to death or hate it, anyone can see that its polarizing reception has changed the face of the fandom as we know it. And you know what? It kind of sucks the fact that Star Wars is being taken so seriously that “fans” are attacking actors that worked on the film. It feels like people can’t have fun with Star Wars anymore, and that’s a tragedy. Star Wars is, and always will be, special. Even if Disney decides to run it into the ground with sequels (or not?), the series still has a special place in the hearts of fans.
But I remember a time when Star Wars could be goofy, silly, and just a bit ridiculous. There was the Holiday Special back in the early days of the franchise, the Ewok movies, and who could forget Han Solo bustin’ some moves? But let’s say, hypothetically of course, that you were a fan of both Star Wars and classic Elizabethan theatre. Is there any bizarre Star Wars material that would appeal to those theatre nerds?
Well it just so happens that there’s an entire line of Star Wars adaptations written as if they were created by William Shakespeare. And yes, The Last Jedi just got an adaptation, and it is gloriously weird.
Source: Destructoid Letting Shakespeare write The Last Jedi makes it a better story