Some slapstick, some fan service, some blatant cash grabs at trying to sell toys. While some of them worked out, most of them were just unfortunate. They tried to insert funny bits into the movie. I found myself looking at my watch to see how much time was left at least a few times. Often undoing the immersion of the Star Wars universe. While the acting of the main characters was fine, the side characters left something to be desired. While there were some good tension building moments, it seemed to always just be solved by some deus ex machina, over and over again. Characters either had no development, or were forced to flip flop on a stance depending on what the story needed with no real transition. The plot was weak with many holes that could be spotted immediately. Considering the space they were given, whether it be a spaceship or a building, conversations were forced to feel so small. The constant switching back and forth of a tight face shot of the speaker during a two person conversation was so unnatural and jarring. While there were parts that were absolutely beautiful, there were also some parts that felt incredibly clunky. This is also complimented by some of the sets. There is some beautiful cinematography that is accompanied well by the soundtrack, especially some of the space scenes. What I say should be taken with the disclaimer that I don't have much of the nostalgia goggles that the Star Wars franchise can induce. I just saw it this morning, and was sorely disappointed. I'm not sure how this movie is getting such high reviews by critics. So basically Rian was like "remember that Ozymandias episode of Breaking Bad I directed. Not all those losses are defeats, but it’s unmistakable how much of the Star Wars mythos lovingly re-created and embraced in The Force Awakens crumbles to ash in The Last Jedi, and how the series’s wisest characters embrace that process as a painful but necessary rebirth. They lose confidence and cockiness and hope. They lose significant objects tied to their identities. Last Jedi is often a painful, mournful film about loss: as the bleak story unfolds, the characters lose allies and friends and family, agency and options, treasured illusions and ideals. The “let it go” theme is so pronounced that it sometimes feels like a repudiation of both The Force Awakens and the fandom itself. His characters repeatedly talk about the need to put the past aside, to make their own choices and accept the future, to discard everything they’ve been holding onto, because it’s been holding them back. This quote from Tasha Robinson has me the most excited (possible vague spoilers)Īnd Johnson is certainly aware of how far and how fast he’s pushing this well-worn narrative. I think the reality is Star Wars has become a colour by numbers risk averse franchise which is heavily manipulated by Disney.Īlso interesting what George Lucas said about the movie industry back in 2015. I'm happy that the majority of people have enjoyed the film but personally I feel so disenfranchised after the whole experience I'm not even interested seeing the next film at the cinema. Its kind of sad really, I'm a huge Star Wars fan, and I'm in my late 20's now and I think it's time for me to let this franchise go and accept the classic Star Wars that I grew up with is gone forever, I'll still have my love for the classics though. I dont feel like they have a story worth telling anymore, it just feels so superficial and aimed at the young audience. So much of the Disneyfication feels so forced too. Especially when they kept cutting back to the cruiser being attached by the First Order. I was almost falling asleep at parts in the film.
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