End of a saga spread across generations

Rating: 8/10 (20 December 2019)

I think people who have watched the Star Wars franchise have seen it all. The evolution of film making and storytelling in the last few decades. The first and the last movies are 4 decades apart and I wonder how the people who actually watched the initial movies in theaters right now. Having caught up to Star Wars saga only in the last decade or so, I feel indifferent now that it is coming to an end. May be it's me or may be these last 3 movies become cult classics 3 decades from now.
Star Wars came back with such a big bang in 'The Force Awakens'. There was a refreshing element to it and the Rogue One a related movie added to the hype. However, this saga started losing its way with 'The Last Jedi' and the previous related movie Solo was a dud as well. The Last Jedi had already made the plot way too complicated that it should have been and also adding and removing different characters in between. Having watched that I didn't really have much expectations for The Rise of Skywalker and it was how I expected it to be. A lot of nostalgia, focus around a single character and some fun thrown in between. However this movie is not as tiring a watch as The Last Jedi. There are some goosebumps moments, however I believe they missed out on a lot of others.
Daisy Ridley seems tired on the screen and on the role. John Boyega and Oscar Isaac have a decent chemistry, however it's not as energetic as it was in The Force Awakens. Kudos to the special effects team for managing to make the late Carrie Fischer appear at ease as Princess Leia. Ian McDiarmid could probably keep playing Palpatine forever. However, the droids in this movie are the ones which keep audience hooked. C-3P-, R2-D2, BB-8 and D-0 keep us company in the galactic journey by adding the fun elements. Having heard Adam Driver as Kylo Ren, I feel he speaks with the same deep voice in all the movies he is in these days:)
My rating of 8 is mainly because how I relate to this classic saga. The Rise of Skywalker is a decent watch for the fans, but makes us look back and wonder if the last 3 movies were really needed at all.