It's not a bad film at all. Those nerds petitioning are just doing what they do.....act entitled over something that's not their property.

I really don't like the start of this film and the last 30 minutes either. The last thirty minutes could've been cut. This film had pretty much reached it's conclusion after the final space battle. Having Luke project himself into a battle with Kylo Ren and then fade away was pretty pointless to me. And another flaw I'm seeing with this film is that you never get the feel that the events of this film truly matter in the grander scheme of things. No one came to the Resistance's rescue. It almost feels like the Resistance and the First Order are fighting a war that's really just a feud. From a plot perspective, so much of this film comes off silly on screen to me. Leia force sucking herself back on to the ship actually took me out of the movie for a couple of minutes. Besides....how is it that these ships can always be hit somewhere when they have shields? I could probably neg the film more but those are my main criticisms.

On to the good stuff...

Everything the film had to say about duality and the gray area between good and evil worked excellently and shouldn't have been abandoned by the ending. Basically, Kylo and Rey part ways with the same power dynamic they had before. The only thing that changed were that they both became more clear about their true motivation.

The more I think about this film, the more I'm beginning to see Kylo as the actual hero. Traditions and expectations are his true enemies not Jedis. His points about shattering both the Resistance and the First Order were valid. I really wish Rey took Kylo up on his truce although it's obvious why she wouldn't. Sidenote: Is it me or are the scenes in Snoke's chamber the best scenes in the film by far?

Finn and Rose's story was cool. Even though it was fairly contained, I can always appreciate films that take the time to give their supporting characters full arcs. I feel like I learned a lot about Rose and her sister in an incredibly short amount of time. The casino scenes were ehhhh.....a little preachy but not bad because we got Benecio del Fucking Toro as a payoff. His character is dope. He dropped a couple of gems and split.



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