Bendemption and redemption

Rating: 7/10 (28 December 2019)

Movie afternoon with Iris and Gertie.
How do you follow up the film that broke the internet in rage? In many ways you adopt a episode VII tick box exercise to satisfy the fans. Yes there will be arguments, obsessive deconstructions and over-interpretations. But.... at the end of the day this is still a Star Wars film in its very bones, muscle, and sinew. Which still captures magnificently the soul of this series, and i loved it sorry.
The Rise of Skywalker is a packed film that barely gives its audience time to breath. So much to rattle through and conclude. This is gleefully chaotic, which brings its own pleasures.
I doubt Disney have reached the final hours of the Skywalker saga, but this was a vibrant, heartfelt, ludicrous, and adventurous farewell. It was hard to say goodbye.