The Saga Concludes

Rating: 9/10 (24 December 2019)

This completes a more epic Star Wars saga. It was kind of strange to see the Roman numeral IX on the big screen. My generation is getting old. Yet I always feel like a child sitting in the movie theater with at least one of my parents next to me. Star Wars makes me feel young and it is sad to see this is the real end. I was overall pleased and this sequel trilogy finally redeemed itself after a shaky start. I complained about The Force Awakens, then I saw improvement in The Last Jedi and finally The Rise of Skywalker makes it feel like the old Star Wars with old characters returning for nostalgia.
One thing is that having J.J. Abrams returning to write and direct had me worried. He went back to the winning formula of Return of the Jedi which is a big part of the reason why Episode IX works. It was nice to see recycled and unused footage of Carrie Fisher to complete the trilogy. Some of the mystery plot points in this saga are solved and it opens up other questions.
The Rise of Skywalker does this trilogy justice. Go see it with your family and a new generation.