Rian Johnson: Genius, or imbecile?

Rating: 2/10 (28 December 2018)

Imbecile. I, unlike seemingly many others, actually quite enjoyed the Force Awakens. Of course it didn't come close to reigniting my love for the Star Wars universe or anything, but it was acceptable. Especially in retrospect after watching this one.
The thing most people didn't give enough credit for the Force Awakens and J.J. Abrams were the plot points he had set up for the next instalment. There were many questions posed and I eagerly awaited the answers. Who is Rey? Who are her parents? What is her connection to Kylo Ren? Who is Snoke and how did he get into this position of Supreme Leader? I even dabbled in a few theories on reddit about the possibilities for where the story could eventually lead to.
Rian Johnson SHATTERS that childlike imagination with what I can only describe as quite literally the most nonsensical and inconsequential sequels ever produced. None of what is set up cleverly by Abrams is utilised here. I'm not quite sure who's decision it was to split up the trilogy between different directors, but even the moron who thought that was a good idea must not have expected how oblivious Johnson was to the vision of the previous director. I genuinely believe a 10 year old child could have made a more apt story based on its predecessor. Nothing here makes sense, and not by accident. Johnson has made it VERY clear that his goal was to 'subvert expectations', even if that meant completely obliterating the potential it originally had.
It is a lifeless husk of a film, produced by an utterly baffling man with ridiculous ideas that don't make sense. I can't even be bothered to discuss it further to be honest. This is now my answer to the question, "what is your least favourite movie of all time?".