Earlier this week, we reported about the online petition to "have Disney strike Star Wars Episode VIII from the official canon", and now, it has reached the 16,000 signatures mark. At the time of this writing, the Change.org petition has 16,045 signatures and still rising.
These petitions usually won't make a difference but it gives fans an outlet to voice their opinions about the film, and seeing that amount of signatures continues to prove how divisive the film is. If you're wondering why some fans dislike The Last Jedi, you can read our Top 13 Reasons Why Some Star Wars Fans Hate The Last Jedi.
"Episode VIII was a travesty," the petition reads. "It completely destroyed the legacy of Luke Skywalker and the Jedi. It destroyed the very reasons most of us, as fans, liked Star Wars.This can be fixed. Just as you wiped out 30 years of stories, we ask you to wipe out one more, the Last Jedi. Remove it from canon, push back Episode IX and re-make Episode VIII properly to redeem Luke Skywalker's legacy, integrity, and character."
The film has received the saga's lowest audience score on Rotten Tomatoes (57%), but the results might have been caused by a Disney-hating troll.
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