Star Wars: The Last Jedi's audience score on Rotten Tomatoes currently sits at 56%, a number much lower than its 93% from critics. The film's director, Rian Johnson, has now commented on the fan backlash to the film that seems to keep driving that audience score lower.

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Johnson was initially asked about his feelings on the take that The Last Jedi is "nothing like the original trilogy," but he went deeper into his experiences and feelings with that criticism. "Having been a Star Wars fan my whole life, and having spent most of my life on the other side of the curb and in that fandom, it softens the blow a little bit," Johnson told Business Insider.

"I'm aware through my own experience that, first of all, the fans are so passionate, they care so deeply — sometimes they care very violently at me on Twitter," Johnson said. "But it's because they care about these things, and it hurts when you're expecting something specific and you don't get it from something that you love. It always hurts, so I don't take it personally if a fan reacts negatively and lashes out on me on Twitter. That's fine. It's my job to be there for that. Like you said, every fan has a list of stuff they want a Star Wars movie to be and they don't want a Star Wars movie to be. You're going to find very few fans out there whose lists line up."

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"I also know the same way the original movies were personal for Lucas," Johnson continued. "Lucas never made a Star Wars movie by sitting down and thinking, 'What do the fans want to see?' And I knew if I wrote wondering what the fans would want, as tempting as that is, it wouldn't work, because people would still be shouting at me, 'F--- you, you ruined Star Wars,' and I would make a bad movie. And ultimately, that's the one thing nobody wants."

"And let me just add that 80-90% of the reaction I've gotten from Twitter has been really lovely," Johnson added. "There's been a lot of joy and love from fans. When I talk about the negative stuff, that's not the full picture of the fans at all."

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Written and directed by Rian Johnson, Star Wars: The Last Jedi stars Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker, Daisy Ridley as Rey, John Boyega as Finn, Adam Driver as Kylo Ren, Oscar Isaac as Poe Dameron, Andy Serkis as Supreme Leader Snoke, Domhnall Gleeson as General Hux, Gwendoline Christie as Captain Phasma, Anthony Daniels as C-3PO, Lupita Nyong’o as Maz Kanata, Benicio Del Toro as 'DJ,' Kelly Marie Tran as Rose Tico, Laura Dern as Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo, and the late Carrie Fisher as General Leia Organa. The film is in theaters worldwide.