Star Wars Turned into Drama Series

Rating: 8/10 (25 December 2017)

Just watched The Last Jedi from the latest Star Wars Trilogy and I really enjoyed this episode. I loved the beautiful cinematography, the music, the vintage science fiction set, the relatively new actors, and their interaction with the renowned, older cast.
Moreover I like the turns in this saga about "The Force" and "Turning To The Dark Side". The writers try to explain to us what The Force really means, some Life Force that is hidden in each living creature on the Planet(s), with the Good and the Bad. The Jedi Order tries to maintain, or regain "The Balance". Also the former evilness of Darth Vader is downsized in Kylo Ren, a vulnerable young man with an unstable character. His being "unbalanced" makes him unpredictable and therefore truly dangerous. Actor Adam Driver is an excellent choice for this kind of role playing. I can relate to him feeling abandoned by his parents and his Jedi Master although I should be angry with his character Ben Solo, who turned to the dark side because of this while the same happened to Rey, and she stayed at "The Good Side". Why? I hope I will learn more of this in a next episode of Star Wars, that becomes more and more some kind of tv drama.
I think it is this different take on Star Wars that makes the classic Star Wars fans really mad, or disappointed to say the least. Apparently Disney has calculated this risk, and aims for a new generation of fans that has grown accustomed to Netflix and other drama channels. Watching the last Star Wars trilogy is like watching your favorite drama series: pick up the characters and story lines you like, skip the rest.