Rian Johnson Disney Attempt

Rating: 7/10 (24 December 2017)

As a viewer we could feel what Rian Johnson was attempting to do. A very different feel to what JJ Abrams brand to us in Episode VII, much more colorful and lively. However, this was not close to meeting our expectations in my opinion.
The depth of the character was one of the two positive points for me. Adam Driver's performance as Kylo Ren was heads to tails compared to episode VII. Less fragile, deeper sense of meaning and a convincing performance for me. The second main point was the esthetics of the movie. Play on colors and sounds ws sublime compared to JJ Abrams darkish hue with constant solar falir usage. Contrast of colors to illustrate symbolisms as well as give it a visual appeal. Matching sound with the ambiance, there is a moment in the movie, I won't spoil which scene where Rian Johnson knew that there was no need to use sound the simple beauty of the moment was enough.
Now we finally come to the negatives of the movie or if I had to summarize it in one word. Jokes. The amount of continuous jokes in this movie ruined it for me. It rarely felt like an actual Starwars movie but more like a Disney movie. Constant jokes just after moments that were supposed to be epic but just left us plain dissapointed. Unlike Episode VII that wasn't the best Starwars there were still goosebump moments that made us rejoice of the comeback of the Starwars universe, I did not have chills once throughout this movie.
Don't get me wrong this movie is worth the watch but it is not a worthwhile StarWars Movie.