Guardians of the Galaxydirector James Gunn suggest that toxicStar Warsfans should go to therapy . TheStar Warsfandom is immense and has a variety of fan - some   who may prefer the prequel trilogy over the original trilogy , for representative   - but that chasm has only grown ever since the firing of Rian Johnson’sStar Wars : The Last Jedi .   But the latest saga episode is only part of the problem .

There has been a level of perniciousness surrounding theStar Warsfandom for almost two decade , since the firing of George Lucas’Star Wars : Episode I - The Phantom Menace . Unfortunately , two actor have bore the brunt of backlash of those films over the year : young Anakin actor Jake Lloyd and Jar Jar Binks actor Ahmed Best . It was recently revealed thatBest had   contemplated suicideafter fans took up their displeasure with him personally .

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In response to that revelation , Gunn comment on Twitter thatno one- includingStar Warsfans - should attack someone because they did n’t like the doer ’s performance or the movie as a whole . It ’s one thing to review a performance , but it ’s another matter altogether to attack someone in person . Take a look at one of Gunn ’s tweets below :

The latest battles forStar Warsbegan with the sack of J.J. Abrams’Star Wars :   The Force Awakens . It was the first live - action theatrical going in the dealership in 10 years . But the matter   escalate after the most recent entry , The Last Jedi . fan have knock   the new trilogy ’s treatment of   established and dear characters . They ’ve also accuse their God Almighty   of having an agenda that is too political and feminist - oriented .

Actress Kelly Marie Tran , who play Rose Tico inThe Last Jedi , recently impart social culture medium after prolonged harassment from fans . AndMission : Impossible - Falloutwriter - director Christopher McQuarrie recently   revealed that the repercussion Johnson has encounter over the tap few month dissuaded him from everdirecting aStar Warsmovie . Aside from convert a movie maker never to come near aStar Warsmovie , the continuous perniciousness surrounding the franchise is becoming commonplace … again .

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There were active campaigns to sabotage Ron Howard’sSolo : A Star Wars Storydue to what happen to Mark Hamill ’s Luke Skywalker inThe Last Jedi , despite the two undertaking have little to nothing in plebeian with each other . But it ’s important to note that this type of backlash is n’t new , but is rather something that   can be see as an integral by-product of fandom - all fandom - irrespective of what the property is . Star Warsis just bigger than most properties .

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