The movie is not bad, but it's heartbreaking in a bad way

Rating: 4/10 (27 December 2019)

I have to be honest. When people where saying The Last Jedi destroyed Luke, I didn't quite understand. Maybe because I became a Star Wars fan through the Prequels, and Anakin was always the character I had the greatest connection with.
But after The Rise of Skywalker, I know exactly what Luke's fans went through. Not only they did bad to Luke; the new movie pretty much aknowledges this and tries to fix it. But another thing that this movie does, is that it undermines Anakin, the central point of the whole saga - at least he used to be.
As far as I am aware, Hayden Christensen had some shots in the ending, which is what me and many fans wanted - for Anakin to return and for him to be relevant in the end. Anakin helping Rey and Ben at the end would not solve all the new trilogy's problems, but most fans would be at least in peace with it.
But then they reduced Hayden to a mere voice. Rey, at the end of the day, is still this overpowered Jedi and she so easily defeats Star Wars most powerful villain in his clearly most powerful form it's not even funny. This, many are saying, is because Kathleen Kennedy has some sort of agenda, and that is sad in so many ways it truly breaks my heart.
It breaks my heart because personal opinions have trumped great story telling to the point that the hero of Star Wars had his legacy reduced to a mere inspirational voice at the end of the saga. It breaks my heart that everybody knew we wanted Hayden, and they actually got him, and then they decided not to use him, because it should be all about Rey. Rey must be OP, Rey doesn't need training, Rey doesn't need anyone. She is so great that nothing else matters.
I have to say I'm not the kind of person who thinks their vision of a movie is right. I even tried to accept The Last Jedi for what it was, and this movie is actually better than that one. But what it does to Star Wars is that it makes people despise it. Disney has cancelled a lot of its plans for future movies, and all of this is the result of Star Wars being in the hands of people who don't love it.
Kathleen Kennedy do not love Star Wars, and because of her and her team and their decisions, fans will forever feel betrayed, like their most beloved films were dumped in a trash can together with all their heroes.
At the end, it should not be named The Rise of Skywalker, but The Complete Assassination of Every Skywalker. As a movie, it's watchable and it does have its few moments. As a conclusion to Star Wars, well... It's treason, then.