Missed opportunity

Rating: 3/10 (4 July 2020)

I feel this final chapter was a huge missed opportunity. I'm not saying the movie was bad, but I am saying is it could have been vastly different.
A little about myself, I grew up with the Star Wars movies. I saw every movie in their original format in theaters.
How I viewed this final episode was a similar version of Return of the Jedi minus the character connections I felt 36 years prior.
In my personal opinion this series could have finalized on a a negative note, meaning the (Empire) Could have leveraged and in these times I believe it would have worked.. It may have potentially have pissed off many people but as I remember the Empire Strikes Back left me wanting.
Just a suggestion if the franchise is to survive.