Best Star Wars films since the 80's borrowing heavily from Miyazaki

Rating: 9/10 (9 July 2019)

I was awed, spellbound, moved and impressed. This movie did what none of the other recent Star Wars films have done. It was one of the best told stories in film that I have seen in a long time, but it also just happens to fit in the Star Wars universe. Like the Force Awakens I felt like it borrowed heavily from Miyazaki films (growth of a young female scavenger discarded by society and forced to live in a world of war that is beyond her power, epic worlds and beautiful visuals, heavy thematics with a focus on environmental impact). And the pace of the story increases and accelerates to a perfect crescendo and ending. I loved every minute of it.
I will say I did miss the crawl during the credits but that's really a small quip. But what I didn't miss were the clever winks and nods to fans of the newest Star Wars films. The plot is very dire and grim at times and it doesn't hold back from being emotionally heavy. The action sequences were gripping and the characters were morally ambiguous at first. I thought all of it was very well polished and the final third was breathtaking. One of the greatest war/action/sci fi films ever made in my opinion. Fantastic.