Taika Waititi hits back over Klara and the Sun's bad reviews: 'sad lost souls' who 'couldn't achieve their dreams of becoming artists'
By Fuzzy Mushroom · Published
A week after Klara and the Sun opened to about $720,000 in the US, Taika Waititi took to Instagram to defend his Kazuo Ishiguro adaptation, saying he hasn't read a review in almost 15 years but does 'listen to the people'. He then went for the reviewers, calling them 'sad lost souls' who 'couldn't achieve their dreams of becoming artists' and 'the same people who also hated Jojo Rabbit', before writing them off as irrelevant, out of touch and obsolete. Our own figures back up his split, if not his manners: The Pros give Klara and the Sun 34, The Punters 54.
Is Waititi right that the paying public matter more than reviewers, or is this a sore loser moment?
How solid is this story?
Spore Score for the story: 93 (Rock solid). Status: Confirmed. Official: Taika Waititi's own Instagram post.
The films
- Klara and the Sun (2026): Spore Score 40, The Pros 35 vs The Punters 60
Sources
- TheWrap: Taika Waititi Calls Out His 'Klara and the Sun' Critics: 'Irrelevant, Out of Touch, Obsolete' (31 October 2026)
- Variety: Taika Waititi Slams 'Klara and the Sun' Critics as 'Irrelevant,' 'Sad Lost Souls' and Says He Hasn't 'Read a Review' in 15 Years: 'But I Do Listen to the People' (31 October 2026)
- Deadline: Taika Waititi Calls 'Klara And The Sun' Critics "Irrelevant, Out Of Touch, Obsolete" (31 October 2026)
- The Hollywood Reporter: 'Klara and the Sun' Director Taika Waititi Calls Critics "Sad Lost Souls" Over Negative Reviews (31 October 2026)
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