It's a shame so many old farts are terrified of change...

Rating: 10/10 (18 February 2018)

This film is a layered tale truth, in it's many versions, and the ambiguity of morality. It shed's light on the fact that good people still inevitably end up being involved with bad people, and that clinging desperately to old traditions and beliefs can lead to failure and defeat. Just like how the Jedi need to end, the cling to the nostalgia of the Original Trilogy has to end in order for Star Wars to live on and succeed in telling good stories.
Luke's path in this movie was too poetically perfect. The ending sunset is a divine moment bringing Luke to his completion of Jedi training that Ben showed him in A New Hope.
"The Greatest Teacher, Failure Is."
Even when things do not go as planned, there is always hope. That's a powerful message that echoes Empire.
Rian Johnson created a beautiful tale a filmed it with stylistic brilliance and terrific pacing.