Post Sequels Perspective

Rating: 5/10 (6 January 2020)

Went back and watched this after watching the Sequel trilogy to see how they compare. Conclusion? This is not a good movie. If it weren't for Qui-Gon, Darth Maul, and pod racing this would be an atrocious movie.
But it stands out against the sequels because it is actually *trying* to be something new and tell a new story. It actually has a vision. It expands on the universe by showing an entirely different world than the original trilogy. It adds the Republic, the Jedi Council, Midi-chlorians, pod racing, new star fighters, gungans (for better or for worse). What did the sequels add? TFA was largely just a remake of A New Hope. The First Order is no different from The Empire. X/A/Y Wings look almost exactly like X/A/Y Wings. Disney tacked a new shape on the side of TIE fighters every couple of movies and called it a day
This is a not good movie, but Rise of Skywalker was a pointless movie. At this point I don't know which is worse.