Is there ever going to be anything new?

Rating: 5/10 (1 January 2020)

I enjoy watching star wars, I've blindly enjoyed every star wars episode (the prequels weren't great but hey ho). The same is with this episode. It is an enjoyable watch, there's action throughout, a lot 'happens'. However, there is a distinct lack of imagination and innovation with this franchise at this point. I think writers in Disney need to take a hard look at the Star Wars franchise and take a look at what the likes of Marvel have done over the last 12 years, there is no better franchise for giving a satisfying end in the way that Marvel did and that is exactly what this episode is lacking, a satisfying, new and imaginative ending to what would have been a very good trilogy in the modern era of todays world.
However, what we've had instead is a repeated storyline, the revival of the emperor which really felt like they ran out of good villains and the sudden change of Kylo Rens mind to the Jedi side was really lazy writing. It's felt like there has been a build up of Ren becoming more dangerous in the first 2 episodes, this one went the complete opposite way, it also felt a bit easy this time, I didn't feel too much suspense building. It also lacks complete sense that they kept Leia on in CGI form, the rise of a new leader would have been more preferable. I understand we saw Po take leadership half way through the film, but it all seems a bit too rushed.
Overall, more imagination needed and a harder look at how to round things up. It's beginning to be a bit of a theme with big franchises at the moment e.g. Game of Thrones. Lets hope we have more writers like those of Marvel that can give us fans a satisfying end!