The Art of Star Wars: The Last Jedi
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- Author：Phil Szostak
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Summary
Written and directed by Rian Johnson （Looper， The Brothers Bloom， Brick） and production designed by Rick Heinrichs （Fargo， The Big Lebowski， The Nightmare Before Christmas， Captain America: The First Avenger）， Star Wars: The Last Jedi， like every chapter before it， owes its visual language and fully imagined cinematic landscape to an incomparable art department: the Lucasfilm “visualists。” The Art of Star Wars: The Last Jedi explores their vision and illuminates their creative process in stunning detail。 Featuring concept art， costume sketches， and storyboards， this book takes fans on a deep dive into the development of the fantastic worlds， characters， and creatures—both old and new—of The Last Jedi。 Exclusive interviews with the filmmakers and with the Lucasfilm visualists provides a running commentary on this unforgettable art， and reveals the inspirations behind moviemaking magic at its finest。
Reviews
Matt
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Whether you love or loathe The Last Jedi。 This book is a must for Star Wars fans as it gives you an amazing insight into the design and filmmaking process of the most controversial film in the star wars saga。
Scott MacBurnie
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As is the case with all of these "Art of 。。。 " books， the actual process of making the film is handled relatively lightly - there are a few tidbits thrown around， here and there， with regard to the design influences and， in some cases， inspirations and a nod toward what the creators were aiming for， but for the most part， this is really just a book to savor the strength and always impressive creativity and artistry that the technical crew brings to bear on these films。In that， there is little he As is the case with all of these "Art of 。。。 " books， the actual process of making the film is handled relatively lightly - there are a few tidbits thrown around， here and there， with regard to the design influences and， in some cases， inspirations and a nod toward what the creators were aiming for， but for the most part， this is really just a book to savor the strength and always impressive creativity and artistry that the technical crew brings to bear on these films。In that， there is little here to disappoint。 The selection of images are striking， the layout is easily appreciated and the artwork flows smoothly throughout the volume。 For anyone who has traditionally enjoyed seeing the visual process of "Star Wars" designing， this is another solid "win" for the series。 。。。more
Alexander Pyles
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Not bad overall and I appreciated the forward from Rian Johnson， but this art book felt ultimately underwhelming。 Not nearly the wealth of fun interesting concepts like in the previous sequel art book， but more just recreations of various scenes from the movie and the like。 It's great that they were able to translate most of these so well， but overall it feels really limited in scope， despite Johnson's SW film， being one of the most visually striking in the entire saga。 Not bad overall and I appreciated the forward from Rian Johnson， but this art book felt ultimately underwhelming。 Not nearly the wealth of fun interesting concepts like in the previous sequel art book， but more just recreations of various scenes from the movie and the like。 It's great that they were able to translate most of these so well， but overall it feels really limited in scope， despite Johnson's SW film， being one of the most visually striking in the entire saga。 。。。more
Chris
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Beautiful art from The Last Jedi as well as some art from The Force Awakens that couldn't be in the Art of TFA because of spoilers。 Beautiful art from The Last Jedi as well as some art from The Force Awakens that couldn't be in the Art of TFA because of spoilers。 。。。more
Snowleesi
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Disappointing。 Page after page of ship schematics and endless versions of outfits， and close to none depictions if the emotional moments of the movie。 Not a single depiction of the Rey/Kyle team up against Snoke？ The Kylo/Luke confrontation？ But 6 pages of an escape from the Crait cave。 Ugh。
Kid 🌻
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a how-to on one of my favorite films。 only made me love it more。 a testament to the brilliance of MAKING star wars。 in salvaged Canto Bight。 narratively， meh。 visually， like come on！ one of the coolest things in the galaxy。
nikita
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Lacks its predecessor's imagination and broader ideas。 Lacks its predecessor's imagination and broader ideas。 。。。more
Aurélie Knit & Read
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Even better than the Art of TFA， maybe because Episode 8 was THAT level of gorgeous。 A must-have， and I never get tired of scrolling through those beautiful arts。
Jolene Haack
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I wish I'd read this long ago。 Star Wars is a thing so close to my heart。 It's given me endless joy over the years and shaped me into the fantasy/adventure-loving nerd I am today。The discourse around Star Wars has gotten more and more toxic over the years。 It's hard to love a thing when you feel like the moment you say you love it you have to instantly begin to defend that love。 Nowhere was this stronger than around The Last Jedi， a movie that nobody was allowed to have enjoyed。Reading The Art o I wish I'd read this long ago。 Star Wars is a thing so close to my heart。 It's given me endless joy over the years and shaped me into the fantasy/adventure-loving nerd I am today。The discourse around Star Wars has gotten more and more toxic over the years。 It's hard to love a thing when you feel like the moment you say you love it you have to instantly begin to defend that love。 Nowhere was this stronger than around The Last Jedi， a movie that nobody was allowed to have enjoyed。Reading The Art of Star Wars: The Last Jedi， though， just showed how much love and care went into creating that movie。 And， to everyone who wanted to burn Rian Johnson at the stake for his characterization of Luke， it almost made very clear that it was always the story's plan to have had Luke become a jaded old wizard。 Originally it was meant to be included in The Force Awakens but it just didn't work for the pace of that story。 I'll never lose my love of this series。 And this book just happened to remind me why。 。。。more
Geena
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Unlike The Art of （Star Wars） The Force Awakens， Phil Szostak's The Art of the Last Jedi doesn't really provide any insightful information on the production of the film， and instead comes off like a laundry list description of things that happened。 It's passionless， and the smaller sidebar commentaries from the creatives about early ideas abandoned or put forth in the film， tend to reveal just how little of The Force Awakens （as a narrative） was followed through for what became a filler arc of a Unlike The Art of （Star Wars） The Force Awakens， Phil Szostak's The Art of the Last Jedi doesn't really provide any insightful information on the production of the film， and instead comes off like a laundry list description of things that happened。 It's passionless， and the smaller sidebar commentaries from the creatives about early ideas abandoned or put forth in the film， tend to reveal just how little of The Force Awakens （as a narrative） was followed through for what became a filler arc of a sequel that moved nothing forward with respect to the characters and the world of the Sequel Trilogy。Overall， it's a collection of beautiful illustrations from talent wasted on a bad script。 。。。more
MaryAnn
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The art？ Beautiful。 The film？ Not so much。
Elisha Dunham
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This book is a feast of gorgeous and breathtaking art that clearly shows the thought， creativity， energy， and passion for Star Wars that the entire crew poured into this film。 It’s well worth a read even if just for the stunning visuals and inside look at what it takes to make a film of this scale！
Nicis
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look， I really liked the first one but this one is actually so much better？？ Maybe because it has a lot more of information about the creative decisions of the movie。 I know not everyone agrees， but I fucking love Rian and this movie so this felt like a real treat。
Brandon Harbeke
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I don't typically read art books， but this one is done very well。 You see the drawings and pre-visualizations of the various locations， costumes， ships， etc。 You also get some nice interview snippets with the design team and director/writer that provide the thought process for how the final designs were chosen。If the layout were just a little bit better （larger font for the words like in the DK books would be my greatest hope）， this would be a five-star book。 I don't typically read art books， but this one is done very well。 You see the drawings and pre-visualizations of the various locations， costumes， ships， etc。 You also get some nice interview snippets with the design team and director/writer that provide the thought process for how the final designs were chosen。If the layout were just a little bit better （larger font for the words like in the DK books would be my greatest hope）， this would be a five-star book。 。。。more
Einar Jensen
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Book Review: I loved the movie， but found The Art of The Last Jedi lacking a bit。 The text was focused on the executives on their discussions while the real insights about the design of sets， costumes， and accessories were contained in short cut lines for illustrations。 Had the author reversed this style， he would have earned a higher rating from me。 I much prefer The Art of Rogue One。 Still the book provided new perspectives on this movie。
Štěpán
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I liked it。 But the Force awakens one was much better。
Megan Kammeyer
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The book deserves a five-star rating， considering that no other book is available that documents the production of the film。
C。J。 Bunce
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Originally published online at BORG。com。A new book takes a look behind the scenes of Star Wars: The Last Jedi， Abrams Books’ The Art of Star Wars: The Last Jedi。 As with the prior entries in its series: The Art of Star Wars: The Force Awakens and The Art of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story， it reflects fascinating and interesting images from the film， plus commentary and interviews from director Rian Johnson and his staff of creative professionals。 Most of the concept art provides a look at ideas le Originally published online at BORG。com。A new book takes a look behind the scenes of Star Wars: The Last Jedi， Abrams Books’ The Art of Star Wars: The Last Jedi。 As with the prior entries in its series: The Art of Star Wars: The Force Awakens and The Art of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story， it reflects fascinating and interesting images from the film， plus commentary and interviews from director Rian Johnson and his staff of creative professionals。 Most of the concept art provides a look at ideas left behind， with some exceptions， like the exotic new animals and beasts that could be seen throughout the film， like the sea cow， the porgs， fathier horse-like animals， and the crystalline shard foxes。 Johnson notes in the book’s foreword the challenges and hopes of making his new movie “Star Wars-y。” Browsing this new book， it will be up to each reader and moviegoer to determine if he was successful。As with past books in the series， the book was created parallel with the final post-production and film release， so a few key spoiler scenes are not included in the film。 Handily， this edition includes a follow-up section including the death of Han Solo that was omitted from The Art of Star Wars: The Force Awakens。 So a few elements are not addressed in this book many fans will want to know about， but perhaps those areas will be included in the behind the scenes volume for Episode IX。 But you will find plenty here to interest any fan–plenty of ship designs and concept art for the film’s new environments and sets。The Art of Star Wars: The Last Jedi tells two separate stories， one in the text explaining the decisions made by director Rian Johnson and the visual artists and staff， and the second via the concept artwork that was translated to the screen and the artwork left behind。 The book lists 77 creators behind the backgrounds， landscapes， sets， vehicles， props， and costume designs。 It will take the reader who has seen the film five minutes of flipping through the book to realize it is Jock’s final character rendering work that is seen in the final cut of the film that landed in theaters: Old Luke’s fantastic island garb， Rey’s updated costumes， Rose’s and the Resistance’s uniforms， DJ and Leia’s costumes。 Really all the great， final designs that made it to the screen for the main cast came from the pen and paint of Jock。 But for whatever reason Jock was not interviewed for the book。 What were his influences？ Why this or that design？ It’s unfortunate because it really looks like Jock’s designs for Oliver Queen in his Green Arrow: Year One series directly influenced his designs for Old Jedi Master Luke and that would have been great to learn。Surprisingly， a lack of any real deference to the original trilogy comes through in the conversations with the creators of The Last Jedi that were interviewed。 The filmmakers seem to give an obligatory quick nod to the old to pacify the fans of the original trilogy， but with a turnabout to discuss choices amounting to leaving the past behind–almost cementing the theme for the entire forward path of the franchise。 Never do they explain why they all saw this mandate， other options considered， or other paths that might have been taken that might have pleased fans of both the old and the new。 According to director Rian Johnson， “What do you keep from the past and what do you not？ What is the value of the myths you grew up with？ What is the value of throwing those away and doing something new and fresh？ … Ultimately my allegiance comes down with Rey。” This in part explains the fandom split over the film， especially considering that Johnson said early on the film would not be another The Empire Strikes Back， when in fact it’s framework follows that film in many obvious ways。Highlights of the book include designer Doug Chiang’s 2013 idea for Luke’s submerged X-Wing， which was targeted for inclusion in Star Wars: The Force Awakens。 The text also includes director Rian Johnson struggling with what to do with Poe and Finn， swapping their place in the story ultimately from early concepts。 And if the look of Canto Bight feels rushed， it could be because Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy scrapped the original look of the casino， saying it wasn’t Star Wars enough。 So an entire scene that took place there was cut from the final version， and the design quickly redone。 Luke’s flashbacks were also an eleventh hour addition， while many explanatory scenes were excised that may have better prepped audiences。For fans after a view behind the scenes of the film， the latest concept art book of Star Wars design has it， complete with quality color photographs。 A must for every Star Wars fan， and providing great insight into the creation of the new film， The Art of Star Wars: The Last Jedi， by Phil Szostak， is available now in hardcover from Abrams Books。 。。。more
Damon
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4 stars。。。 because art is art。 Disney Star Wars isn’t my favorite， but that doesn’t mean the art books are bad。 These art of books are incredible。 I get as many as I can afford。 Perfect for the coffee table。
Megara Ryan
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There's a piece of art in this book showing Luke with a Sith force ghost？ Interesting。。。。。。 There's a piece of art in this book showing Luke with a Sith force ghost？ Interesting。。。。。。 。。。more
Ietrio
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A nice book， but mostly geared towards the fans of the franchise。
Patrick
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This is a lavish and enriching book that shows just how much attention went into SW。 But that’s not surprising given purely from an art perspective — it’s never fallen short in that area。
Kai Charles（Fiction State Of Mind）
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A really thorough look at all aspects of the creative side of The last Jedi。 I loved the art and all the behind the scenes stories。
Steve Davala
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I've always enjoyed the art of Star Wars books， from the Empire Strikes Back book my parents got for me as a kid to this one。 I think I was spoiled on the Force Awakens version。。。 that book was packed with mystery items including tidbits on the Knights of Ren。。。 however， this book is sadly missing a lot of unused concepts that really held me。 Don't get me wrong， the art style is amazing and the machines and sets and characters are detailed to the extreme。。。 I just wanted a bit more mystery。 I've always enjoyed the art of Star Wars books， from the Empire Strikes Back book my parents got for me as a kid to this one。 I think I was spoiled on the Force Awakens version。。。 that book was packed with mystery items including tidbits on the Knights of Ren。。。 however， this book is sadly missing a lot of unused concepts that really held me。 Don't get me wrong， the art style is amazing and the machines and sets and characters are detailed to the extreme。。。 I just wanted a bit more mystery。 。。。more
Forsythia
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As a star wars fan of the new trilogy and a lover of the arts as well， I really enjoyed the art of the last jedi as a whole。 The book contains details about the artistic background of the movie and the thought process of the artists， as well as the decisions the producers/screenwriters took for the final implementations on the film。 I mostly liked the first concepts of the characters' clothing designs in general， as also the armor design of the red soldiers on the throne hall of Snoke。 As it may As a star wars fan of the new trilogy and a lover of the arts as well， I really enjoyed the art of the last jedi as a whole。 The book contains details about the artistic background of the movie and the thought process of the artists， as well as the decisions the producers/screenwriters took for the final implementations on the film。 I mostly liked the first concepts of the characters' clothing designs in general， as also the armor design of the red soldiers on the throne hall of Snoke。 As it may concern the art of scenery， I adored every work this book contains about Canto Bight， even if the scene turn out to be a disappointment for most of the people on the movie。 The book contains amazing art in high quality that will amaze any art lover like me。 Totally worth its price， according to my personal opinion。 。。。more
Daniel O
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My review is based on what I was looking for in an "Art of。。" book。I bought this book hoping to see a lot of conceptual drawings。。。。that's drawings。。 pencil， watercolor， etc even some computer generated images。 It had some。 Certainly nowhere near as many of the previous Star Wars Art of books。It has lots of images though， so it makes for a wonderful coffee table book。 So if that's what you're after， or if you're looking for a companion book to the movie， then fantastic。If you're looking for a lo My review is based on what I was looking for in an "Art of。。" book。I bought this book hoping to see a lot of conceptual drawings。。。。that's drawings。。 pencil， watercolor， etc even some computer generated images。 It had some。 Certainly nowhere near as many of the previous Star Wars Art of books。It has lots of images though， so it makes for a wonderful coffee table book。 So if that's what you're after， or if you're looking for a companion book to the movie， then fantastic。If you're looking for a lot of artwork in it's incipient。 conceptual， ideas on the drawing board images like previous Star Wars books， then this one， in my opinion， doesn't match up。I didn't want a coffee table book so I returned it and have gotten something else。My rating for a coffee table book - 4 1/2 stars。 My rating for the conceptual art for the avid art hobbyist - 2 stars。 。。。more
Miss Clark
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At long last I finally wrapped this one up。Always interesting to get a look at the creative process behind a film and the energy and time spent crafting and creating the world and characters。
Valerie
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This art book does have a lot of conceptual pictures， but just wasn't the most interesting article book I've looked at and read。 This art book does have a lot of conceptual pictures， but just wasn't the most interesting article book I've looked at and read。 。。。more
Marshall
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Great art （unsurprisingly）， but could benefit from a little more show and a little less tell。 Felt like some of the text sections were a bit much， but that's a small quibble in a book with excellent insight on the film's creative process。 Great art （unsurprisingly）， but could benefit from a little more show and a little less tell。 Felt like some of the text sections were a bit much， but that's a small quibble in a book with excellent insight on the film's creative process。 。。。more
Matthew Lloyd
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