Newb and not sure what to expect

Rating: 5/10 (28 December 2019)

I was and have never been a part of the 'star wars fandom' before or knew the background stories so I saw this with un-bias, fresh eyes.
This was the first movie I have seen of the series as I was told it was the first in chronological order.
First off, I would like to recommend closed captions. It is very hard to follow the names, species and places based in this non-fictional world without reading it as well.
About the film... I thought it was a very creative storyline. The graphics were okay for the time period it was made in (circa. 1999). The fictional hierarchy order of the lore was cool too once I understood it.
I did think that dialogue could have been improved as it was pretty dry and stoic. I also came across a few plot holes, inconsistencies, and "it just works that way" scenarios which is a pet peeve of mine.