Well done JJ

Rating: 8/10 (19 December 2019)

"A Jedi's weapon deserves more respect" as does this film. How this film has come out with a lower rating than The Last Jedi is astonishing. JJ has done a fantastic job trying to fix the horror show that Rian created, we saw the Luke Skywalker we all know and love. Palatine being Palpatine, I needn't say more.
In The Last Jedi I felt that any connection that had been built up between myself and the main characters in The Force Awakens completely disappear, it was rekindled in this film and I felt that attachment to them again.
There's so much more I could say but it already seems like so many people have made up their minds about this film. Don't get me wrong it wasn't the perfect Star Wars film, I just feel that if JJ had been in control of all 3 films then we could have had a fantastic trilogy to add to the Star Wars saga. Instead we have ended up with a great part 1, introducing us to the new characters and giving us a lot of content for the fans to go crazy about. A dire part 2, introducing a bunch of nothing characters just to please women (I'm looking at you Holdo and Rose). That trip to Canto Bight...why? The codebreaker...pointless character. Oh and Leia Poppins.
Finally, part 3. JJ was given a near impossible task, to fix what Rian had left him with and to finish off the trilogy. All within 2 and a half hours?! I certainly didn't envy the challenge. For me he did an incredible job, we finally had villains to be scared of again. Kylo Ren and his Knights were genuine villains at the beginning. Palpatine, terrifying as ever. An Empire General that isn't a whiny spoilt brat. We had enough but not too much nostalgia for the fans. He somehow managed to tie it all together and bring it to a close with an ending that I couldn't be happier with.
This film and The Mandalorian have given me faith that the future of Star Wars is in good hands.
Well done JJ and Dave Filoni.