Review of Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) by Creepymccheese — 10 Jan 2018

I have been a fan of Star Wars for as long as I can remember. Every Star Wars film, including the prequels, has had moments that gave me goosebumps, the feeling I would always use to measure how a film made me feel.

I had no such goosebump moment in The Last Jedi. The best word I can use to describe my experience is contempt. From very near the start of the movie, I felt an ever deepening pit forming in the bottom of my stomach.

So much life is wasted in this film, heroic moments are ruined by modern sounding one liners or gestures. Luke might as well have dabbed in that scene near the end when the director wanted him to look like a badass.

Why has the technology of Star Wars degraded so much and become so inconsistent? Sure, the sound and visuals were great, and the music was awesome as always thanks to John Williams, but most movies look and sound great today so that is no longer the mark of a good film.

This film has no heart, no soul, or care for what came before.