A solid, sobering farewell

Rating: 9/10 (20 December 2019)

Forty-two years. That is the span of time between the beginning and the end. Like all good things, everything must.
I went into this with medium expectations. I left floored. Disney has outdone themselves on this film, and I dare say it is second only to Empire.
For those that are not familiar with the plot; The emperor has risen from the ashes and has an eye on concurring the galaxy yet again. To do this, he must defeat Rey, and he needs Kylo Ren to meet this end.
As is the way of all things Star Wars, this is an epic tale of good versus evil. There are many laughs and also many tears to be had in this film. Many characters that you love will meet their end, and some heroes will rise from defeat. I do not like doing spoilers, so I will leave it at that.
I will wind this up with the following; Episode 4, which was just called Star Wars back then, was the first movie I remember seeing. I was four and it had that strong of an impact on me. I have enjoyed all three of the trilogies, some more than others. Leaving the theater last night, I was left an emotional wreck, but I was satisfied with the ending. The scenes with Carrie Fisher were of course the saddest to me, yet if I did not know she had passed, I wouldn't have thought them so sobering. In conclusion, this was a great movie, I actually wish that it was longer.