2,5 hours of another remake for gags and for ruining a universe

Rating: 3/10 (15 December 2017)

Star Wars is a special place for me, where science fiction meets the era of knights, high-tech or mystical things meet the seriousness of the faith in something you cannot explain. After the disappointment caused by the prequel trilogy thousands of fans asked the filmmakers to make Episode VII more like Star Wars. Let it be dirty again, forget politics, don't be childish and ridiculous, let only some of the characters be funny, and respectfully let the Force be as it was in the original trilogy. I think that J.J.'s crew followed these instructions well and the fans liked the result. However, it brought some new warnings and requests to life (such as "don't copy the plot twists of earlier episodes, because you'll make Star Wars boring"), but I think this wasn't the moment when the makers of this episode were listening.
So, I think The Last Jedi told me nothing, but took 2,5 hours away of my life. The resemblances to the story line of The Empire Strikes Back, the many unnecessary and silly gags (made by much more serious characters), the way that ordinary things (like fueling a space ship, or the freezing cold of the space) is suddenly so unexpectedly important that these problems represent the main plot of the story, the fact that you won't learn anything new about the main antagonist (who supposed to be much-much bigger and stronger (even more important?) than any bad guy in the Star Wars universe before)... I couldn't keep up counting how many times I "facepalmed" myself during this movie. I liked only one character's evolution and decision to defend the rebel fleet from the certain death, it was unexpected and beautifully developed/visualized. But the rest...
I had big expectations and curiosity, and got nothing but boredom and frustration. The visual effects were nice. But for God's sake it's an episode of Star Wars... it's not just VFX.