12 Movies In 2019 That Were Unfairly Hated
These movies really weren't THAT bad, were they?
2019 was a fantastic year for cinema. We were treated to several cinematic masterpieces, Scorsese and Tarantino's latest works, and a wonderful new chapter in the Toy Story franchise, among many other smash hits.
On the other hand, the year also saw its fair share of duds. Hellboy was supposed to continue the success story of the R-Rated comic book movie, but failed miserably, the Playmobil Movie tried to capitalise on the success of the Lego Movie franchise, but also failed miserably, and Cats just flat out failed miserably on just about every conceivable level.
Somewhere in between these two tiers of 2019 movies are the under-appreciated - those that may not have set the world on fire, but were hated far more than they deserved. Whether it was due to expectations that were just too high, critics and audiences misunderstanding what to expect, or controversy surrounding a movie before its actual release, some simply weren't given the respect they deserved.
No, the majority of these movies aren't world beaters, but they have been treated far too harshly over the last year.
12. Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker
In 2017, The Last Jedi became one of the most polarising movies of the decade, only to be topped two years later by The Rise of Skywalker. There were those that hailed Episode IX as a strong finish to the Skywalker saga, and those that thought it amongst the worst the franchise had to offer.
After J.J. Abrams directed Episode XII, he stepped away for Episode XIII as Rian Johnson entered the fray, before returning to complete the trilogy. This inconsistency, and the poor reaction to the Last Jedi on the whole, put Abrams in a no win situation for Episode IX.
Several plot threads that were introduced in the first movie of the sequel trilogy, such as questions surrounding Rey's heritage and Snoke's past, were answered by Johnson in what was to many, a very unsatisfying way. What Abrams tried to do in Rise of Skywalker almost felt like, not only retconning, Episode XIII, but ignoring it altogether, including Kelly Marie Tran's Rose.
This decision was met with anger from a lot of fans who felt the director should have embraced what had come before. Yet, if Abrams would have continued as Johnson directed previously, the Last Jedi's critics would have been unhappy. With a fanbase as split as it was, was there anything at all Abrams could have done with Episode IX that would have avoided hate coming his way?