*Spoiler-free* - Retroactively improves the entire sequel trilogy, better connecting it into Star Wars past

Rating: 8/10 (21 December 2019)

In an era of click-bait media and hot takes camps form. You, the reader of this, were meant to be either fiercely against The Last Jedi or fiercely in favor of it according to many media publications but what if you were somewhere between those extremes? What if you felt that some of the complaints from the most dissatisfied regarding The Last Jedi had some validity but not all of them? What if some of what interested the critics and fans of it also interested you? Then the Rise of Skywalker was made to be an absolute thrill ride for a viewer such as yourself. I know because I found myself in between the extremes before also.
Retroactively, this film improves many of the issues I was having with the sequel trilogy while also doing interesting things with all that I was enjoying. Packed with the kind of surprises the Star Wars saga is known for and brimming with themes worthy of dissection, I enjoyed how it all came together in the end. It's a very enjoyable and thought-provoking Star Wars film that better connects episodes VII, VIII & IX into Star Wars past, improving the entire trilogy as a whole.