The day StarWars evolved

Rating: 9/10 (5 January 2018)

I did my best to keep it spoiler free, but seriously... haven't you seen it yet??!!
Not a fanboy but a fan of StarWars. I find this important to say as fanboys tend to not be able too let go of the "true" star wars... This can be seen in the horrendous StarWars is dead (to me) rants here on IMDB. Please please please see the film before reading these rants even if they are not spoilering, and please place your own objective opinion without ranting like a fanboy on steroids.

I loved this movie. Saw it three times now before writing this review and here is why:
First time I was, for a lack of better word, skeptical. Didn't really know what it all meant and where it is going (towards). But after the second and third view I absolutely left the cinema happy and positive to how it'll evolve in 2019.
Sure there are some things less attractive moments, like Canto Bight or "vegany" moment of Chewbacca, but some equally important for the story telling and good vs evil. Essentially this is what the StarWars is all about. Light vs Dark. There is a lot of humour built in, some are really very funny and some quite dumb (or better said, misplaced or not necessary), had some really good laughs.
I absolutely loved Mark Hamill his performance in portraying Luke as a rather depressed and withered Jedi Knight because of what he feels as failure.
I also loved that there were hints to the previous movies as well as new usages of the force were introduced.
I like and dislike the Rey character. she is bright, enthusiastic, genuinely good, innocent and funny. She senses and uses the force too awkwardly fast. Sure she had some lessons maybe even a good read in the Jedi texts (Page turners they are not... hilarious) but it is just not covered too much in depth. Kind of similar to the training of Luke by Yoda but I find that less disturbing or more detached in a way.
I like Ben, he reminds me of the good parts of Hayden as Anakin becoming Darth Vader. He is clearly frustrated, internally struggling and wanting more power and Adam Driver does this very well. This, like in Revenge of the Sith, show why the dark side (read evil) ultimately always fails. Yes, fear and oppression work up until the people revolt and turn against you.
Poe, Finn and Rose have their parts to play. Typical "flyboy" and poor choices here and there but hey they are young as was Luke, Han and Leia with their poor choices in the past movies.
I went in (imax) 3D, Dolby Vision 3D and 2D. By far I will advise GO TO A DOLBY VISION version. I was literally blown away by a few scenes.
The film works to the an end for a beginning of new hope (intentionally don't mean/relate to A New Hope) where innocence and hope rise once more due to the interventions of Luke, Leia, Finn, Rose and Rey. Poe less so, but I hope his character will grow more in Episode IX.
9 out of 10 because of some scenes I found a too thick Disney morale embedded within them.