Don't read the Haters and Trolls reviews! The Last Jedi is AWESOME!!

Rating: 10/10 (21 December 2017)

I've seen every Star Wars movie during its opening week in the theaters. I was 7 years old when I saw the first one. I am huge fan of Star Wars and one point in the past my younger brain actually had all the dialogue from episodes IV, V and VI memorized. I could recite any of these movies on command. I have a betamax copy of the Star Wars Holiday Special and I can sing you "R2D2, we wish you a merry Christmas" and "What can you get a Wookie for Christmas?? (When he already owns a comb)" I have them on vinyl.
I am THAT kind of fan.
I explained all that so I can say this: The Last Jedi is the best Star Wars movie since Empire Strikes Back. Yes, it's better than Return of the Jedi.
Rian Johnson has dug us out of all the silliness that we were exposed to in episodes I, II and III. He also digs us out of all the "birthright" crap. You no longer have to be a Skywalker or the descendant of some great Jedi or Sith or have the right amount of "midichlorians" to use the force! And in the midst of all this freedom he also brings us a fantastically written and directed masterpiece that is never boring and advances the story beyond it's previous predictability.
No, It's not perfect. What ever is? I do have a few questions that I feel should have been answered in this installment: Who the hell was Snoke?!? How did he go unnoticed for so long without being detected. Why can't I get a Sith in a modern Star Wars movie? (Yes, I know we got Vader in Rogue One, it was awesome!)
But all this hate? Yeah, I've seen it all before. I heard the same crap when Empire and RotJ came out. A lot of "How can Luke be a Jedi after so little training??" and "How can Luke and Leia be siblings??" etc etc. And of course all the hate for the prequels. I even spit some of that venom myself...
In the end, it's Star Wars. The Last Jedi, when watched without some preconceived notion of entitlement to adherence to what came before, is amazing. If you can't manage that, you can join the crying former fans of Doctor Who who still cannot believe she's a woman now. Together you can boycott something you love.
You are what we grow beyond.