DirectorKevin Smithis not afraid to cry while watching movies or TV shows and now we’re all wondering if he cried duringStar Wars: The Last Jedi. Rian Johnson’s first foray into theStar Warsuniverse is the darkest, most emotional movie in the franchise’s history and viewers have been crying during key moments in the movie, which leads us to believe that hardcoreStar Warsfan Kevin Smith will ugly cry during the entire 150-minute sci-fi sequel. There’s nothing wrong with crying, especially about things that you are passionate about, so to be clear, we are not making fun of Smith, just lightly teasing.
Way back whenThe Force Awakenswas in production,Kevin Smith recalled visiting the set, and how seeing the Millennium Falcon left him in tears. Kevin Smith recently admitted that hisheart soared during the Justice Leaguemovie and oddly enough, it wasn’t because of how bad it was. As it turns out, Smith really enjoyed theJustice Leaguemovie, but not as much as he liked theAvengers: Infinity Wartrailer. The director admitted on Twitter that thefirst trailer for Marvel’s Infinity Warhad him bawling with tears of joy while also revealing that he cries during everything. Kevin Smith also cried during the Season One finale ofThe Flash, like full on ugly crying.
While many wouldn’t think about crying duringGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, the Yondu funeral scene catches you off guard and Kevin Smith obviously couldn’t handle it. He called the scene one of the best in cinematic history while admitting that he saw the movie in the theater 3 times and cried during that particular scene each time. Smith even cried while watchingBrigsby Bear, which stars Mark Hamill, so the signs are all pointing to Kevin Smith bawling duringThe Last Jedi, especially when he sees Carrie Fisher and Hamill on the big screen for the first time in over 30 years.
The Kevin Smith cry test may be a Hollywood secret that gives a movie extra success. It’s like his tears automatically help whatever it is he’s watching succeed, which may explain whyJustice Leaguetanked at the box office. Maybe if Smith had cried while watching, the movie would have had a better chance at some success. However,The Last Jedidoesn’t really need to pass the Kevin Smith cry test for box office gold, but it is almost 100% confirmed that Kevin Smith will cry during the movie at more than one point. Like we said early, he did cry while talking abouthis set visit to The Force Awakens, so it’s just a matter of time.
The Last Jediis finally out in theaters, earning the approval of hardcoreStar Warsfans and it will inevitably earn some tears from Kevin Smith. But which scene will it be? Will it be that return of a certain character? Will it be the death of a major character? Maybe it will literally be everything. We need to get Las Vegas on the phone and start taking bets as to which particular scenes that Smith will cry during. While he hasn’t commented yet, we do know that he’s seen the movie. While we wait for the tears to pour from Kevin Smith’s eyes during hisThe Last Jedireview, let’s take a look back at some of the director’s best public crying, courtesy ofKevin Smith’s YouTubeaccount.
