Why?! Fundamentally destroys the heroes we love. Goes absolutely nowhere!

Rating: 3/10 (16 December 2017)

Disney and Rian Johnson have taken Star Wars back to a level of quality I havnt seen since Attack of the clones or The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug. Every positive aspect and mystery of the force awakens simply disregarded and swept away with nothing satisying any expectation AT ALL. Superficial and soulless. Destroying the legacy of every character we love and have grown up with. A kids movie with a bombardment of flat jokes and humour and moments that should be heartwarming and emotionally powerful played off as cheesy poorly executed fan service. This movie was like a terrible fan fiction written by a prequel fan. 3 hours watching a film where there is no progression in the overarching story of the franchise since 7 and works to negate anything interesting set up 2 years ago now. So disappointing that JJ didnt stay on to continue the same light but serious and mysterious tone of 7. Instead handed to a man who has no understanding of subtlety. Jumping the shark over and over again until those blue credits you have come to love so much roll and you are left relieved it is all over.
It feels like with the abundance of fantastic and genuinely surprising stories from the Expanded universe Brian Johnson and Disney thought looking for something so ridiculous and insulting to true star wars lovers would be the only way to create something edgy and original. WRONG!
There was so much potential here for this story and characters and now someone who has been a huge consumer and absolute fanatic from the first time he watched Star wars as a small child. I wont be interested in future installments. Frankly because there is nothing left to care about anymore besides a few boring super capable young people and a villain who probably isnt a villain for much longer.
Oh well. Thank god I had Bladerunner 2049 this year.