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DC-Loving Long Beach Mayor Says The Phantom Menace Was Better Than The Last Jedi

Published Fri, 22 Dec 2017 10:50:33 -0600

by Jude Terror

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The Marvel-hating, DC-loving mayor of Long Beach, California, Robert Garcia, has finally issued a statement on Twitter revealing his thoughts on Star Wars: The Last Jedi. The movie has been the subject of controversy due to high critic scores on review aggregators like Rotten Tomatoes, but low audience scores, which some believe were artificially manipulated. Garcia has been an outspoken critic of critics when it comes to DCEU films, blasting them when critics panned Garcia's beloved Justice League movie in November. For some believers in a wild conspiracy theory, there's a connection between the controversies surrounding Justice League and The Last Jedi, a battle for the soul of cinema between critics and fans with the futures of beloved franchises at stake.

But we're getting ahead of ourselves.

The moment had finally arrived for Garcia to see The Last Jedi…

…..just saw Star Wars. Not sure I should comment now. I'm kinda stunned.

— Robert Garcia (@RobertGarciaLB) December 22, 2017

…and pass his judgement:

The Phantom Menace > The Last Jedi

— Robert Garcia (@RobertGarciaLB) December 22, 2017

Oh @#$%!

Garcia elaborated:

….so look…the film is visually stunning. Beautiful. But what this film does to the characters….was hard to watch. I don't want to post spoilers so I'll save my thoughts for another week or so. A lot to unload.

— Robert Garcia (@RobertGarciaLB) December 22, 2017

Garcia's constituents called his taste into question:

https://twitter.com/AmiiboStan/status/944094519754215425

But Garcia was undeterred:

But BvS is actually a masterpiece. https://t.co/3fjYj1j61K

— Robert Garcia (@RobertGarciaLB) December 22, 2017

He continued to defend his controversial opinion.

So much of my disappointment comes from what thy did to Finn's character.

— Robert Garcia (@RobertGarciaLB) December 22, 2017

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— Robert Garcia (@RobertGarciaLB) December 22, 2017

For better or worse, if ever there was a politician who embodied the spirit of the DCEU, it's Robert Garcia. See this exchange, for example:

Why don't you grow up and run a city that has killings every night and highest taxes in the state. It's not cute anymore BRO. Be accountable like a man and get out of your fairy tale works bro. People dying out there. Man up!

— Checho E.M. (@serglyfe4all) December 22, 2017

Hey bro, did you know that we are likely going to end the year with the lowest number of homicides on record? Bro, did you also know that the mayor can't raise taxes? Only voters can do that. Thx bro! https://t.co/dnEmPy7O1h

— Robert Garcia (@RobertGarciaLB) December 22, 2017

But Robert Garcia wouldn't be such a great leader for the people of Long Beach if he didn't have the temperament to reevaluate his own positions and consider alternate ones.

Also: a person can "dislike" a film based on what the film does to a character one likes – regardless of how beautiful, epic, etc., it is.

— Robert Garcia (@RobertGarciaLB) December 22, 2017

We've reached out to Garcia for comment on the Rotten Tomatoes score-rigging controversy, both to clarify his position on that important issue, and also because we're going to need some more clickbait article fodder this long holiday weekend. Stay tuned!

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