Different but Fantastic!!!

Rating: 9/10 (9 December 2018)

Wow! I remember walking out of the theater thinking "That movie took everything I thought was going to happen, and gave me something even better"! Here's what I expected to go down.
I did expect that Luke would be a grouchy old man at first but would soon come around to help the resistance. I loved this and thought it added even more to his character. His thoughts of attacking Kylo I found even better. Luke always had a connection to the Dark Side. Especially shown when he battled Vader on the Death Star. However, just when he was about to go too far, he realized that what he was doing was wrong. I found this moment reflective of that scene and showed a more human side of Luke.
The throne room scene caught me completely off guard however. I expected that kylo would hold off Snoke so he and Rey could escape and regroup with the resistance, leaving Snoke tone the leading villain of Episode IX. When Kylo ignited the lightsaber and KILLED Snoke my jaw hit the floor. The film lets us believe there is hope for him yet, until he says, Rey, Join me and we can rule the galaxy. It's heartbreaking but it just seems right.
Luke's death I found very appropriate. He went out saving the cause he believed in and the final scene before he fades away is beautiful. He looks out into the sunset as the wind blows through his face, calling back to where he was in Episode IV, showing how much he has grown since his youth on Tatooine. It's a beautiful scene that I think many overlook.
The hate on this movie is absolutely ridiculous. Rian Johnson made a fantastic movie that easily rivals the Force Awakens and opens the door for so many possibilities. The Canto Bite sequence, while it slows down the movie, is nowhere near as boring as the Senate scenes in Phantom Menace. For this film to have only 7.2 stars on this site is ridiculous and shows how butthurt fanboys can get.