A great last chapter

Rating: 9/10 (28 December 2019)

This movie did everything it needed to. Star Wars is the war between the light and dark. This movie showed this as a battle inside of people, and an actual physical battle.
The battle within Rey and Kylo is the best part of the entire trilogy. Their connection is so strong, yet their battles are the opposite. Ben is good, but chose the dark - he thinks he cannot return. Rey is born into the dark, but chose the light. Both of their character developments are beautiful. Ben is a story of redemption while Rey is a story of overcoming her own nature. Their relationship throughout the trilogy leads up to this fantastic conclusion. Rey kills Ben out of anger, but then she heals him because of her kind spirit. This and his mother's call causes Kylo to die with the fatal blow, but causes Ben to be reborn with Rey's healing. He then returns the favor by healing Rey, killings himself. That brief exchange between the two after his sacrifice is everything I wanted to see. Their connection is so strong and powerful that they just embrace each other and look into each other's eyes - both finally in the light. Their kiss is the way they solidified their connection and love for one another. I don't think it was a romantic kiss, but one out of deep love and respect. I wish he hadn't have died, but his death was necessary because he "returned" the energy loaned to him by Rey in the first place.
Rey and Ben has some of the best character development I've seen in a film or series not to mention the incredible acting throughout. This movie fulfilled what it set out to do.
Extra bonus - the Jedi voices were incredible. I wish I could've seen Anakin and Obi-wan once more, but hearing their voices was nostalgic and powerful.