Review of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) by Rick-Cast — 24 Dec 2019

Pretty much the saving grace of this was the effects, cinematography, the actors (John Boyega,Adam Driver and Ian Mcdiarmid) and the legendary John Williams.It's really not saying much but it is indeed better than the Last Jedi. However it all counts for naught as this films completely suffers from a very rushed story, pointless new characters and plot holes that have a negative impact on the movie itself and the whole franchise, lack of character development and charm the OT and even some of the prequels.The forced MCU comedy and a total lack of danger which what makes an adventure film thrilling and fun since all the characters are basically unstoppable,lack of consequences and numerous of conveniences for the characters.The trio, Rey Finn and Poe, we've seen them all together for the first time and all they do is argue and bicker each other all the time there's no chemistry there and I'm not convinced they're friends. What hurts the movie most of all is the cruelest joke of all; the return of Emperor Palpatine, which is an obvious last minute plan that adds more questions and really makes the previous trilogies pointless and ruins the beautifully ending of ROTJ. Was the the whole point of The Emperor's return without any indication from the previous films so he can be killed again in the lamest way possible????Why not bring back Snoke(Darth Maul survived), or have Jar Jar Binks be the final villain instead of bringing back a character long been established by the creator to be dead? Since he survived being completely obliterated in ROTJ along with Death Star II, how are you gonna convince me that's he's truly dead?The second biggest mistake was ironically what fans hated...ROS tries it's best to ignore the TLJ but it ends giving this trilogy more continuity issues than it already did. How can you watch the sequel films again when they all feel disconnected. Very lazily done by JJ Abrams. The plot twist was cheap, predictable and unoriginal. Rey is still a Mary Sue although she finally has some training(but too little too late, she's already perfect to begin with) by someone who is confirmed to not even be a Jedi master(facepalm). The cameos from the OT and fan service moments were too much and did not serve the plot as a whole. The whole plot was messy and rushed. It was then obvious that Disney wanted to create another Endgame for a great franchise which already ended decades ago.Also, how is this film PG-13? This whole trilogy was a retconed mess,that tarnishes the legacy of the OT and it damages the entire lore. It's best to pretend they never happened, but even better if they were wiped from canon.

Legends EU Forever.