The last Jedi would have been targeted by the Russians

Rian Johnson could not have predicted the reaction of Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Each film comes with built-in pressure, especially a chapter of the Skywalker Saga trilogy. But Johnson's first foray into the galaxy very far away has proven to be a source of division, with fans taking sides to defend or overturn the decisions made by the filmmaker as he explored the need for the Jedi and the direction of the Resistance. Online hate levels have reached epic proportions, and a new study reveals that Russian trolls could have been at the root of this social media backlash.

We now know that complaining about Russian robots on social media is an inescapable excuse whenever someone adopts an opinion that goes against yours. However, a research article by Morten Bay of the University of Southern California examined users who attacked the Rian Johnson site. Star Wars: The Last Jedi on social networks were actually Russian robots and concludes:

Rian Johnson himself shares the Morten Bay study and points out that it is not a matter of animating, or disliking, the central chapter of the new Star Wars trilogy, but rather of addressing what he sees as a "virulent wave of online harassment". stating:

Ironically, another movie, Venom, is currently facing an online smear campaign, during which bots appear to have tweeted the same statement several times, from different accounts, claiming that the Sony movie is bad, and A star is born it's much better. How can one explain that?

Is the Internet becoming more and more a playground around which people can share their opinions? Absolutely, and it's probably fair to conclude that Rian Johnson Star Wars: The Last Jedi He has been hit by too many rebel reactions to his film – a film that has proudly overtaken expectations and really annoyed some fans, but it's certainly not the sinking that Twitter could have you believe.

Read the rest of the Morten Bay study. Do you agree with his conclusions? Do you think this social media problem will be solved soon, or will Twitter continue to evolve to cause headaches for filmmakers and movie studios? Weigh below in the comments with your best guess.