It would be disingenuous to ignore the ups and downs the studio's also faced along the way, however. The Last Jedi was a critical hit that brought in an impressive sum, but it was also infamously divisive among fans; just a few months later, the anthology outing Solo: A Star Wars Story emerged from a troubled production to lukewarm reviews and disappointing ticket sales.

不过，要是忽略迪士尼电影工作室一路以来经历的起伏，那就太不实诚了。《最后的绝地武士》捞了一大笔，但是口碑也在粉丝之间两极分化；几个月后的星战外传《游侠索罗》票房口碑均惨败。

All of which is to say that with the still publicly untitled Episode IX, the franchise — and director J.J. Abrams, returning after taking a one-chapter hiatus following The Force Awakens — faces a ton of responsibility. Not only will the pundits be waiting to see whether this chapter can reunite the fanbase, it also has to tie up the Skywalker saga and pave the way for the next trilogy to follow. If it stumbles, the future of this once unstoppable series will no doubt be called into question.

啰嗦这么多就是想说《星战9》以及导演J·J·艾布拉姆斯——在拍完《原力觉醒》后再次执导，中间隔了一部《星战8》——背负着巨大的责任。不仅权威人士想等着看这部影片是否会重获粉丝的芳心，而且这一部影片还得完美衔接天行者的冒险故事并为接下来的三部曲铺平道路。如果这部影片败了，曾经势不可挡的星战系列的香火或许就要灭了。

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