The Last Skywalker— with Spoilers

[Anonymous]

It was so great. They subverted all their own tropes for traditional tropes that they subverted in the first place. Rey is a Mary Sue and not a Mary Sue simultaneously. Sigh. It would be nice if they had a consistent story at some point. In the next movie, who comes back from the dead as the real deal real puppet master?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a Trekkie who could never get into Star Wars. With that said, I loved The Force Awakens, and I didn't think The Last Jedi was that bad. I didn't like The Rise of Skywalker at all. They were all over the place in terms of pacing and story. I feel like they were trying to make this one the "epic conclusion" to all nine films instead of the rebooted three films. I never felt like the last order or whatever the empire was called this go round was particularly menacing. Palpatine was shoehorned into this one, The Force being able to heal people at will and bring them back to life negated any life or death situations from previous films, and Rey became more powerful than all of the Jedi from the previous films.

That was the point though. Rey harnessed the power of all the Jedi -- she essentially became a conduit of all of their power just as Palatine had done with the dark side.

Agree that a story line with healing always needs a limit on the power, and this did -- when you heal another, you weaken yourself in equal parts. That's why Kylo Ren, even being reinforced by Leia, died -- he gave his whole life force to Rey.

I liked it, but this part of the plot was essentially an Avatar the last Airbender ripoff.

[Anonymous]

It’s like Harry Potter meets Prometheus

Yeah the emperor resurrection part is a more than a little troublesome now that you mention it. But they did seem a bit written into a corner coming into this

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s like Harry Potter meets Prometheus

Yeah the emperor resurrection part is a more than a little troublesome now that you mention it. But they did seem a bit written into a corner coming into this[/quote

Yes, the previous movie didn't leave a lot of options.

[Anonymous]

I like that it is still gritty and dirty and not perfect like Star Trek and so many other sci fi movies. People sweat. There’s dust and stains.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I like that it is still gritty and dirty and not perfect like Star Trek and so many other sci fi movies. People sweat. There’s dust and stains.

And the moral choices are all simple. Everyone can be saved unless you are the big evil.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I like that it is still gritty and dirty and not perfect like Star Trek and so many other sci fi movies. People sweat. There’s dust and stains.

And the moral choices are all simple. Everyone can be saved unless you are the big evil.

I didn’t find them all simple. Hux wasn’t saved. He clearly said all he cared was that Kylo Ren lost. He didn’t gain a moral compass at all.

[Anonymous]

I'm not really into this genre, but went with the family today.

I thought the story line was good. I think some of you complainers need to lighten up and just enjoy it for what it is -- a science fantasy movie that is meant to entertain people for a few hours.

I felt like this one had more dialog and story than the SOLO or the one where Kylo killed his father. I'd prefer that they lose about 90% of the starship battles and light saber battles, but aside from that, it was good.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm not really into this genre, but went with the family today.

I thought the story line was good. I think some of you complainers need to lighten up and just enjoy it for what it is -- a science fantasy movie that is meant to entertain people for a few hours.

I felt like this one had more dialog and story than the SOLO or the one where Kylo killed his father. I'd prefer that they lose about 90% of the starship battles and light saber battles, but aside from that, it was good.

If you’re a lifelong fan of the saga, this movie introduces things never done before that don’t make any sense and retroactively ruin the original trilogy. That’s why people have issues with it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm not really into this genre, but went with the family today.

I thought the story line was good. I think some of you complainers need to lighten up and just enjoy it for what it is -- a science fantasy movie that is meant to entertain people for a few hours.

I felt like this one had more dialog and story than the SOLO or the one where Kylo killed his father. I'd prefer that they lose about 90% of the starship battles and light saber battles, but aside from that, it was good.

If you’re a lifelong fan of the saga, this movie introduces things never done before that don’t make any sense and retroactively ruin the original trilogy. That’s why people have issues with it.

I am a lifelong, serious fan and I totally disagree with this assessment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm not really into this genre, but went with the family today.

I thought the story line was good. I think some of you complainers need to lighten up and just enjoy it for what it is -- a science fantasy movie that is meant to entertain people for a few hours.

I felt like this one had more dialog and story than the SOLO or the one where Kylo killed his father. I'd prefer that they lose about 90% of the starship battles and light saber battles, but aside from that, it was good.

If you’re a lifelong fan of the saga, this movie introduces things never done before that don’t make any sense and retroactively ruin the original trilogy. That’s why people have issues with it.

I am a lifelong, serious fan and I totally disagree with this assessment.

Another lifelong fan, and I also totally disagree with pp.

[Anonymous]

I liked the movie but my DH hated it. We're both lifelong fans. There were certainly a lot of inconsistencies, but I thought it was enjoyable. I thought that Adam Driver was great. I could've lived without dumb stuff like horses galloping on a space station, and Rey being able to pull a ship from the sky (but not being able to pull herself out of quicksand).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm not really into this genre, but went with the family today.

I thought the story line was good. I think some of you complainers need to lighten up and just enjoy it for what it is -- a science fantasy movie that is meant to entertain people for a few hours.

I felt like this one had more dialog and story than the SOLO or the one where Kylo killed his father. I'd prefer that they lose about 90% of the starship battles and light saber battles, but aside from that, it was good.

If you’re a lifelong fan of the saga, this movie introduces things never done before that don’t make any sense and retroactively ruin the original trilogy. That’s why people have issues with it.

I am a lifelong, serious fan and I totally disagree with this assessment.

Another lifelong fan, and I also totally disagree with pp.

I didn’t say EVERYONE, I said people.

Sorry hun, but you two don’t represent everyone. So shutup

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm not really into this genre, but went with the family today.

I thought the story line was good. I think some of you complainers need to lighten up and just enjoy it for what it is -- a science fantasy movie that is meant to entertain people for a few hours.

I felt like this one had more dialog and story than the SOLO or the one where Kylo killed his father. I'd prefer that they lose about 90% of the starship battles and light saber battles, but aside from that, it was good.

If you’re a lifelong fan of the saga, this movie introduces things never done before that don’t make any sense and retroactively ruin the original trilogy. That’s why people have issues with it.

I am a lifelong, serious fan and I totally disagree with this assessment.

Another lifelong fan, and I also totally disagree with pp.

I didn’t say EVERYONE, I said people.

Sorry hun, but you two don’t represent everyone. So shutup

I’m a lifelong fan, too—of the books and movies—and also disagree with you. I loved it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I liked the movie but my DH hated it. We're both lifelong fans. There were certainly a lot of inconsistencies, but I thought it was enjoyable. I thought that Adam Driver was great. I could've lived without dumb stuff like horses galloping on a space station, and Rey being able to pull a ship from the sky (but not being able to pull herself out of quicksand).

I think the idea is she finally learned how to harness the power within her by the end.