Worst Star Wars Movie; Best Movie in the Star Wars Franchise

Rating: 9/10 (24 January 2018)

First of all, the amount of hate that this film has received is unnecessary. People who claim to be Star Wars fans say that this ruins the universe that was previously established. Those self-proclaimed "Star Wars fans" mistake the skillful expansion of the Star Wars universe and its possibilities with bad writing and an incoherent story. I have seen this multiple times in theaters and feel confident in saying that this is the most stunning action film to see in theaters, followed closely by Thor: Ragnarok. The cinematography and action scenes are some of the best in the franchise. They all serve the plot and are also wildly entertaining.
While The Force Awakens was happy, fan-pleasing adventure, The Last Jedi has its sights focused on advancing the characters, story, and universe to a place that no Star Wars film has ever been to before. The Force Awakens took pleasure in the old cast members and did their legacies justice. While that was what worked perfectly for that film, The Last Jedi is not as concerned with honoring the original trilogy's characters. The Last Jedi is entirely focused on the new Star Wars and what it holds ahead of it, if that wasn't clear by the fabulous last shot that inspires not only hope, but excitement for what is next to come in the Star Wars franchise.
Rian Johnson brought new life and energy to the Star Wars franchise at just the right time. The plot is the most original one since A New Hope, or The Empire Strikes Back.
At first, my main gripe with this film was that some characters' final moments or last scenes feel dissatisfying. Upon rewatch, I realized that their final moments worked perfectly well in the context of this film and this film only, not the rest of the Star Wars franchise. Rian Johnson is merely concerned with making this Star Wars film for what he thinks a Star Wars film should be, not what everyone else wanted or expected this to be. Not every Star Wars film can be a fun, simple adventure with a death Star storyline. Rian Johnson knows that more than everyone else.
Kudos to you, Mr. Johnson, and to everyone involved.
9.5/10