Could have been better, but it is not bad

Rating: 8/10 (19 December 2019)

WARNING, SPOILERS AHEAD. READ ONLY IF YOU SAW THE MOVIE.
There suuure is a lot of fanboysm about Star Wars. Having just seen the movie, and reading some reviews here, it feels people have seen another original trilogy than me. A lot of stuff people complain about are trade marks of the Star Wars original movies. Like the movies just jumping into action, without prior warning. All 3 original movies do this. There is a written story at the very beginning of each movie and the movie jumps right in to this preset situation. Or that there are black, asian and women characters... the original trilogy has also been quite revolutionary with a very independent woman, Leia, and a very black Lando. BTW, there are talking bugs, pigheads, a bunch of very diverse lifeforms and all you focus on are human races and gender. My 2 minus stars are for A.overuse of special effects B.slight story inconsistencies. In regards to 1, yes there is a difference to the original story, and even compared to episodes 1-3. But the real story is still there. A bit burried under a lot of fancy shiny CGI, but it is there. Episodes 1 to 3 were about the turn of Anakin to Vader and the birth of the Empire. Episodes 4 to 6 were about the development of Luke and Leia, and the undoing of Vader and the Empire. Episodes 7 to 9 are about the development of Rey and Kylo, the battle against the rebirth of the empire out of chaos and the final battle between jedi and sith. You still see Han redeeming his son, and a heartfelt farewell to Leia, as well as a reedeming scene with Luke. In regards to B, it is a bit weird when for example Kylo and Ray fight over a ship which takes over, that when they bring the ship down, Rey runs away and Kylo... does what? Not show, the film just cuts to another scene. There are also other small issues but nothing big really. Regarding the end, some things can be guessed, such as many more ships coming to help, or Kylo coming to help Rey, but not everything can be guessed. And Kylo's sacrifice is an interesting way to end it, as both the Palpatines and Skywalkers arch comes to a common end, to a common being, Rey. Overall, for me it was not bad, really. A bit too much noise, and inevitable small plot i consistencies due to this, but the main points were hit quite well, in my opinion, and I have seen the original trilogy well before all the other movies. I would not say I recommend the movie, but it is the best of the new trilogy.