Review of Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) by Jeremy W — 23 Jan 2018

(Warning, possible spoilers).

This is the worst Star Wars movie ever created. I thought they could not make a worse movie than the Phantom Menace but Disney has done it! The story in the Last Jedi is horribly written; every time a character is introduced they hint at a backstory but never do any exposition after they are introduced. A few examples of this is Snoke, whose existence/history is mysteriously never explained, and Vice Admiral Holdo whom Poe Dameron is surprised by after he meets her, but the movie fails to explain why. This is a theme in the movie so if you want an explanation for anything, look elsewhere. There are a few instances where the movie goes a bit deeper and the results are disturbing. I don't remember the exact line, but one of the resistance members muses about killing a group of people on a planet they visit because they aren't very nice people. The movie also seems to glorify martyrdom through the sacrifices that recur throughout the movie. Luke Skywalker was a character I was excited to see in the new movie but I was disappointed at his portrayal as a weak, bitter old man who reluctantly agrees to teach Rey the ways of the force. Although this is one of the only reasons he's in the movie, he is non-existant as a teacher and fails to impart any knowledge at all despite being a Jedi Master. It's ok though, Rey is naturally gifted enough that she knows exactly how to do everything after a single lesson from Luke. He is treated as a throwaway character when he could have been so much more. The special effects in this movie are great, probably the one good thing about it.