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Joss Whedon has a big problem with The Empire Strikes Back. It a problem he had since he first saw it back in 1980. Honestly, once I heard it, I wasn ;t sure whether I should laugh or cry. As EW reported in the article about the interview Whedon gav
stanley website e to Entertainment Weekly: Empire committed the cardinal sin of not actually ending, Whedon noted during his 10-page deep-dive interview with Entertainment Weekly in this weeks issue. Which at the time I was appalled by and I still think it was a terrible idea
stanley cup . To which your EW interviewer blurted: You think Empire had a bad ending Well, its not an ending, Whedon explained about the 1980 film, which
stanley mugs had a cliffhanger leading into the next entry of the series, Return of the Jedi. Its a Come Back Next Week, or in three years. And that upsets me. I go to movies expecting to have a whole experience. If I want a movie that doesnt end Ill go to a French movie. Thats a betrayal of trust to me. A movie has to be complete within itself, it cant just build off the first one or play variations. I think it obvious how Joss Whedon would have preferred to end Empire; by fan-favorite Han Solo dying in the last four minutes for no other narrative purposes other than to make viewers completely distraught probably from a stray laser blast and with Luke, Leia, Lando and the Droids running down a Cloud City hallway with blasters and lightsabers raised to fight Darth Vader, 1250 Stormtroopers, three Rancors
