Don't understand all the hate

Rating: 9/10 (26 December 2019)

Star Wars represents different things to different people. It's the brands strength, and glaring weakness. Critics and a lot of fans seem to be maligning this movie, because it didn't line up with their personal expectations. The ability in our time to get exactly what you want, when you want it, is IMHO making everyone into a higher critic these days. The bottom line is no one is happy with a plain cup of coffee anymore, they want a "triple grande decaf two pump soy latte with no whip" " oh I didnt get my third pump" "I think this is almond milk" " this movie wasn't new enough" "Rey is too perfect" blah blah blah. New is not always good (see Episodes I and II) being content with things IS always good. Star Wars- A New Hope was not new. It borrowed from countless things, and put them in a new package. Despite what people say, TLJ was not that groundbreaking, or new either. If you want new, watch a new movie franchise. If we don't hold that movie to a standard of what's new, why do we have to hold this one to it. That being said, THERE IS A LOT OF NEW IN THIS MOVIE. I have consumed a lot of Star Wars, (books, movies, tv shows, games) There is a lot of new, a lot of old, a lot of good, and a lot of bad. What some people like, others seem to hate. I go in with low expectations, (It will probably be closer to Episode I than KOTOR) and see how I feel at the end of the movie. I left "The Last Jedi" feeling flat, and disappointed. Because I did not give into visceral hate for it, I have come to appreciate it more. This one made me feel a lot of things. If Episode IV and V are the standards to judge all Star Wars against, which I think personally is the case, this one holds up to me. It was fun, the humor was right, which is something the last one got wrong to me. The stakes were high, the emotions were raw, I left feeling great. See it for yourself, and it may line up with what you want, but don't expect perfection, and be open. And please, don't hate someone because they enjoy their coffee a certain way.