A fan-made classic DVD menu edit for Star Wars: The Last Jedi has drawn praise from Rian Johnson himself. Nostalgia is all the rage in popular culture, and especially in Star Wars. Many look back on the classic DVD menus with a sense of longing, especially at a time when physical releases of the various Disney+ TV shows has been slow.
One fan creator, CT-Cire, took to Twitter to share an edit re-imagining Star Wars: The Last Jedi‘s menu in the classic format. It was shared by director Rian Johnson himself, who gave it his stamp of approval. The writer and director of The Last Jedi shares his reaction in a few capitalized yet excited words.
It’s great to see a newer Star Wars movie re-imagined in this classic style, and Johnson’s own enthusiasm for it is also a joy. Johnson has always been vocal about his love for the film, as well as his appreciation for those who also enjoy it.
Will Star Wars Bring Back The Classic DVD Menus?
Physical releases are coming for the Star Wars live-action Disney+ series, with The Mandalorian seasons 1 and 2 coming to Blu-ray and 4K Ultra. It’s possible this could see the return of this classic DVD menu in its physical forms, especially with the events of The Mandalorian taking place just a few years after the original Star Wars trilogy. There’s a lot of creative freedom to be had with the physical release of this series and any others Star Wars chooses to release, given that they have only been available to stream thus far and could form to any menu Disney decides to create.
With the prequel Star Wars trilogy seeing a revival in recent media like no other, it’s quite possible The Mandalorian could get the classic DVD treatment. As the generation who was raised on the prequel trilogy has grown up, the appreciation for the films has only risen. With enough demand, it could be that any physical Star Wars release could have the classics such as this menu brought back, including Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Even the Star Wars movies that are still in development could be included in this effort for whenever they have run their courses and go to physical releases as well. In the meantime, edits like these fill the space well, and they certainly build hype for all the physical media that’s to come for the franchise.
