Another one bites the salt...

Rating: 3/10 (28 December 2017)

Many fans including myself expected an excellent addition to surpass the first in this trilogy. Boy were we all wrong...
Not only does this movie disappoint on so many levels, it leaves the fan base utterly enraged. HOW ARE THE CRITICS OBLIVIOUS TO THE OBVIOUS?!
In the first of this new trilogy, there were so many memorable events and characters that really brought it to life. I felt the acting was done very well and became an instant classic only to have this abomination ruin it. Granted, the acting was great in this one as well but when an actor like Mark Hamill criticizes the movie, it's worth taking notice. When any cast member of a multi-million dollar project or endeavor criticizes their own work, it's a sign of bad things to come...
Take for instance Leia or any other human being able to survive in space for as long as she did and somehow use the force to magically return to the ship. The human body couldn't last and it would freeze instantly. Even "Mission to Mars" depicted this accurately. If a light saber can slice through anything or anyone, surely deep space could kill a person even if they had "the force".
Speaking of light sabers slicing through things, how was Snoke killed so easily? Really? You mean to tell me that the most powerful superior in the entire franchise can be killed that easily? AND HE DIDN'T SEE IT COMING? I really enjoyed the dual fighting with Kylo Ren and Rei but... What were they thinking?!
The porgs are an obvious cash grab, Holdo is the worst decision for the movie (although her death satisfied me very much), the entire casino scene, saving the horses (on another planet than earth? LOL), the OBVIOUS underlying political themes, Finn's survival and Luke's death (although the other way around would have been more interesting).
Why does Luke throw away the light-saber? How does he dust off his shoulder? This is "a long time ago in a galaxy far far away..." indicating that no such action is possible since it isn't connected with the modern era in ANY WAY WHATSOEVER! This is almost as bad as breaking the fourth wall! Wouldn't Luke's death have come more satisfyingly with a light saber through the abdomen like the aforementioned Snoke's? A better question is, why does Luke die at all? How does he die more easily than Snoke?!
Perhaps the best question for us all is, why was this movie even released? I'm still asking myself this question and I'm sure you all are as well...