Mediocre and predictable, a forgettable conclusion

Rating: 5/10 (16 January 2020)

I've been a Star Wars fan from the first trilogy that I've watched when I was 7 or 8. It was a simple yet powerful story, greatly entertaining but always - from the very beginning - with major flaws. I've always thought that it was a common thing among fans to just accept these flaws and go with it. Some great work has been done in the extended universe with the comics and recently the series "The Mandalorian", but when it comes to the trilogies, no masterpiece was ever there. It's always been a patchwork of inspirations with no original content but it worked with its simplicity and universality, and sometimes, with true moments of greatness. That's the way I've always considered Star Wars.
If there is anyone to blame for the uselessness of The Rise of Skywalker, it's neither Disney, Rian Johnson or J J Abrams but the hardcore fans. The Force Awakens was not appreciated because it resembled too much of the original trilogy, The Last Jedi was hated because it had the b*lls to make something different and now The Rise Of Skywalker is hated because no creative choices were taken to make everyone happy ! It is the worst Star Wars in the entire saga because, yeah, everything that's supposed to happen, happens. That's it. No surprises whatsoever, no true moment of greatness, but a predictable plot filled with nostalgia and fan service as if to answer "We're sorry, it won't happen again !" to the outcry of The Last Jedi.
Star Wars used to be simple but never dull, this time it's both.