Review: when filmmakers try so hard to top Episodes 4 and 5 instead of making a fun enjoyable movie, the end result is just something that falls apart. The movie doesn't match or even rhyme with the previous two of the sequel trilogy. And as a result, the movie viewer will be confused about so many plot elements of the movie. Many Star wars fans are gonna be upset by the creative and story decisions that JJ Abrams and Lucasfilm decided to take. However, the Movie ends on a poignant note, and there is this feeling of Closure to the Skywalker Story. That being said, this film was a mess.
Takeaways:
- PALPATINE IS BACK!! SWEEET!!!
IAN MCDIARMID WAS INCREDIBLE!!
-To finish not just this trilogy, but all Nine Movies, it makes complete and perfect sense to bring back the true Main Villian of the Skywalker Story who has been manipulating the family, the Jedi, the good guys the whole time.
- BILLY DEE WILLIAMS IS BACK AS LANDO CALRISSIAN!! WHOOHOOO
And That's where the fun stops. Lol...
- Rey is Palpatine's granddaughter?! After it was already established that she was "Just Rey"? They just wanted to make Rey related to a legacy character (after they had their chance to do it and blew it) and they felt that no one liked that last jedi twist. It just doesn't make sense. However her being related to arguably the most powerful Sith Lord, explains why she could easily use the force in episode 7, despite being untrained and not experienced enough in the force.
-my main problem was that This Change with Rey felt less like a natural story progression and more like a course correcting Maneuverer because Lucasfilm wanted her to have a famous bloodline.
- Kylo Ren started as Vader 2.0, and in the Last Jedi he elevated into his own kind of Villian. However, This Movie has demoted him back to being Vader 2.0, with Palpatine being revealed to have pulled the strings behind this trilogy the whole time.
-Like Rey, this also felt like a course correcting tactic to give him a redemption story. A big contrast from The Last Jedi in which he had a natural story progression and it fit the character.
- Wow an angry vengeful Rey Force pushing Finn and Jaynah. While fighting Kylo. Wow. Rey is perhaps at her most unlikeable and arrogant self in this movie. Abrams and Co-Writer Chris Terrio could have done Daisy Ridley better here with the writing and filming.
-Also why are we just learning about force healing powers? How come no other Jedi has done this? And someone could have taught Anakin this instead of him going to Darth Sidious to learn this. Abrams did not this this trough, and he just wanted Rey to be a powerful God like hero. They didn't think this through, and now the Dam that hold the Plot hole rivers has been busted open. Time to get an ark to save as much plot points before the flood. Lol
- If Force Healing was explained more in detail, if it was explained why Jedi had never used it before (if it was a lost ability?) if it was explained how Rey was able to learn this, then maybe I will be more accepting of this plot point. But alas, This wasnt introduced well which brings consequences for the film series canon.
- I am glad that we Saw the True Luke Skywalker we know and Mark Hamill bringing the wise Jedi Master Luke. Perhaps this was to bring some good Will to the fans that hated how he was like in the Last Jedi.
- YAY FINN IS FORCE SENSITIVE!!! THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED IN THE PREVIOUS MOVIES. Finn is my favorite character in this new movies.
- I loved the final fight scene with Rey and Kylo Vs Palpatine.
-All of The special effects and cgi in this movie come across as generic, plain, boring, and has a "Been There Seen that. Yawn." Kind of feel. Nothing eye popping, innovative, fresh, groundbreaking, or even awesome here. They are just dull.
-The action scenes are also lacking and could be better.
-The Alien Horse riding on the Star destroyers is just plain stupid.
- The ending could have been better.
-despite the awesome work he has done in the past, JJ Abrams may be a big Star Wars Fan, but just because he is a fan, doesn't mean that he automatically understands the Characters and story more than anyone else. That shows here in this movie with the writing. Abrams failed here with the story.
- We also see a beautiful posthumous performance from the late Carrie Fisher (RIP). Her General Leia was the highlight of this Movie, and though Carrie actually wasn't there filming, (The Leia scenes were filmed by a stunt double mixed with unseen footage from episode VII) Leia had a beautiful sendoff and her Force ghost at the end with her brother Force ghost Luke on Tatooine was incredible.
In conclusion: The Skywalker Saga deserved a better end. The Sequel Trilogy is now a disconjointed mess. For those of fandom who considered The Last Jedi to be the murderous killing blow to these movies, then you should believe that The rise of Skywalker is very much the final nail in the coffin here.
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