Retcon This Mess

Rating: 3/10 (6 July 2020)

So nothing like spitting on George Lucas and SW fans who have been around since the beginning. Frankly I don't see how this appeals to anybody. And not just the massively stupid plot holes you could drive a Death Star through. The saga was about the Skywalkers, not the Palpatines. Disney has subverted the gist of the SW universe and it's horrible.
I hope this garbage is tossed and they pull a 180. GL had the framework for this last trilogy, it's got to be light years ahead of horses galloping in space. No wonder Mark Hamil wanted to stay away from this Disney travesty. Get JJ out of there, he already ruined Star Trek and they let him do the same to Star Wars, despite the fact he touted himself to be a much bigger fan of SW. I can't tell that he's a fan of either. He threw in a nudge to Dune with the giant worm, knowing the Poe actor was making the Dune movie. Maybe he's a bigger fan of Dune. Don't let him near it.
I won't bother going through all the points, 7K people have already done it, suffice it to say this seems to want to delete the original canon and replace with with utter contrived nonsense. Why is Palpatine back and why are we calling him that? And where the hell was Anakin in that moronic little cameo of all the Jedi speaking to Rey? Why would they even bother, they'd know who she really was. Even Qui Gon showed up and he never had anything to do with her, no relationship, Nothing.
Not only did they kill the Skywalkers off, they killed the sole reason of Anakin's fall in the first place. The very ability he wanted to have, the ability Palpatine seduced him over, the ability Palpatine himself tried to learn from the master he ended up killing over, the ability to never let your loved ones die, went right over Disney and JJ's heads, apparently. The answer was there all along, according to them. Just clone yourself. Just get a half a Skywalker to kiss her and like Sleeping Beauty, she woke up. Give me a break.
Blah, I'm so disgusted. Don't get me started on that wet noodle Kylo Ren. I can't stand him. Turns out he was just another worthless plot device to really hit home to fans that yes, the Skywalkers are dead.
The cinematography is gorgeous and visually it's something to see, it's the only reason for the 4/10. But the disrespect and trolling cannot be ignored. And the whole time I'm looking at this silly Rey girl, all I can think is how much she looks like Senya and how much I'd rather be watching her in those stories. Of how the powers of the Force and those able to use it, started out. That's canon. That's what people want. Not this contrived mish mash of absurdities.
Disappointed!