Review of Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) by Oliver G — 18 Jun 2018

Good addition to the Star Wars universe, this is a good movie like FA but I think cracks are beginning to show. The movie picks up where TFA left off, the rebels are going up against the first order, there is no question that the last 40 minutes is jam packed out of your seat action, it has a great conclusion for movie characters, its fun and funny, able to laugh at itself with a few tongue in cheek comments, and most importantly it has a good message at the end.

..its not about blood its about heart and this movie has plenty of it. It also shows us that the Star Wars universe is opening up giving us a more mature presentation and characters in grey not black and white.

Luke finally has some interesting lines, he is a character that is no longer just the bubbly optimistic kid, but an older Jedi that has regrets and disappointments. Much of the controversy surrounding Jedi in my conversation are about the interpretation of characters like Luke, I think that what we are seeing is a more complex understanding of human nature and I think its makes for a good movie.

however, I also recognize that there is a legit controversy about how luke was characterized, would a jedi really spend 30 years in hiding. the "flying nun" scene of leia was wierd, Much of what j j abrams set up with snoke and rey's identities seemed to be discarded and abandoned, AT PLACES IT SEEMED LIKE THE MOVIE WAS TOO STUFFED, TOO JAMMED PACK, AND TOO MANUFACTURED.

IT SEEMED TO BE A COMBO OF A REMAKE OF EMPIRE/JEDI WITH SCENES LIKE THE EMPEROR BATTLE/REY REN BATTLE, ETC, MY CONCERN CONTINUES TO BE THE SERIES ABILITY TO LAUNCH INTO SOMETHING NEW AND NOT JUST THE SAME THING WE ARE USED TO SEEING ON THE SCREEN.

IN the end I can see why this movie has received such mixed reviews and the ending does call into question the direction of the last film with all but a handful of rebels left.