Not perfection but still good

Rating: 8/10 (22 December 2019)

I am not one to usually write a review of a movie or TV show but I wanted to express my option on The Rise of Skywalker and the sequel trilogy in general. A lot of people are comparing it to the original, which is ok if you do that. I want to compare it as a completion of the last 3 movies, not as an overall.
I took my children to see this and tried to remember how I say the original as a kid. Looking at it with the eyes of my son and daughter gives it another perspective. Most people are looking at it as adults, but let us remember that the children are the ones that will be inspired by what they see.
I spoke with my children after and they enjoyed it, for the most part. I will start with my daughter's reaction first. She enjoyed it and loved a female playing the lead role. She was super excited to see what the lead female character did and how she was able to do by herself, along with the help of her friends. She now wants to learn how to do some of the stunts that were done. From a little girls view, she gives it an awesome rating and loved how it came out.
My son was a little different. He says there was a lot of good in the movie but some parts of the story seemed rushed. He wanted a pivotal scene to be expanded more to showcase how it happened and would not have minded if it was longer to further explain some areas. He also made a comment that the main characters, not the ones from previous movies, showed a growth in their acting abilities over the course of the trilogy. He thinks their confidence increased and they were more comfortable in what they were doing. These factors led him to think the acting quality became was better in this movie, when compared to the previous two. From a teenagers view, he was pleased.
I think we look at this too fondly from childhood memories and do not want to have a beloved part of it ruined. People have their own opinions on what was good or bad and everyone is correct. At the end of the day this movie was fun. No need to over analyze every single piece. Have fun, enjoy the movie, think how children will feel about it.