Pay Attention to the little things!

Rating: 10/10 (21 December 2017)

I don't understand why people have such a hard time with TGA and TLJ. I mean, do y'all refuse to pay attention to what matters? Dialogue, people! Imagery does tell us quite a bit about where the movie is headed. It's called foreshadowing. Try it.
This movie is stellar.
I didn't see anything wrong with this movie, or the previous one. Because some folk can't seem to look at the little things, I'll explain what happened here.

1. Hahn solo died because Harrison Ford didn't want to be in the series anymore.
2. Admiral whatsherface doesn't run a transport vessel through the destroyer. The survivors were being transported out on transport vessels. She does it to save the survivors. (Oh boy, could it be... a theme?)
3. Snoke is a minor character. We didn't need to know anything about him. The movie is about kylo/Rey. Not about snoke. Kylo has to kill snoke because kylo has to follow what he thinks is his destiny. His conflict is very apparent. The guy killed his father, and you didn't think he would or could kill snoke? Please.
4. Rey isn't a Mary Sue. She was sent by the light to counter kylo. Snoke says this. Duh
5. Rey doesn't need a backstory. Throughout the story she wants to find a place. If she had sky walker parents, it would have been a cheap answer, a cop out. There's no reason why she should have a background. Again, see snoke saying that the light will send someone to combat kylo.
6. Luke milking the sea cow shows he doesn't care anymore about the Jedi. He isn't balanced, and does not know his place until yoda reminds him.
7. He didn't say feel this rock. He was teaching her how to step into the force.
8. Holdo couldn't tell poe her plans because of protocol and because of how he was acting. He was demoted. This is how military works. You follow orders. You don't ask questions. You know what you need to know. You follow chain of command. Also, if a soldier is taken hostage, he or she cannot give away plans if they don't know what the plan is (remember, in TFA, poe is forced to give up information).
Think. Be like holdo.
9. Rose stood for something. She was vulnerable, brave, and reacted to a situation to help others rather than allowing abuse to happen. It's what good guys do. Side quests may be distracting, but the scenario introduced us to who she was as a person, why she is rebel scum, and gives great insight into hope for future generations. She gave hope to a kid who has potential to be a Jedi via her words and actions. (Foreshadowing!!!) Also, by releasing the animals (?) she and Finn have a means to find transport back to poe, and can escape imprisonment.
Rose also sacrifices herself to save Finn (theme? Anyone...??? Bueller?), as finn tries to sacrifice himself for the rebellion. Yeah. Again. Team effort, and everyone is committed.
Hence, the rebellion has everything it needs to rise.

10. Luke died because his life force was drained via force projection. He knew that he was not the last Jedi, and even says so. By sacrificing himself (theme!), he allows younger generations to live and fight on. I mean, he is well into his 60's. The dude can't fight forever.
11. Finn was a storm trooper, not a janitor. Soldiers mop floors and clean bathrooms. They also make beds, iron clothes, buff floors, and whatnot.
12. Luke projecting because he had to stay alive long enough for everyone else to leave. Luke was being smart, and sacrificed himself for his friends. (Omg- an ongoing theme again!) This also shows that he has found balance between light and dark by unblocking the force. Be like Luke. He dusted off his shoulder, and said what he needed to say. It was a warning to Ben that he will exist in the afterlife, and he will continue to help the rebellion. He brought the hope we all needed when he said "see ya around kid." After all, it is said that people have lost hope now that Luke isn't around.
13. Rey is told that her going to pull kylo away- is not going to go as expected. Snoke says she is foolish. Kylo has no intention of turning- none. He wanted power, and he wanted Rey to join him because he knows she can beat him. Nice setup. What's that word? Starts with an F.....foreshadowing.
14. Kylo probably thought his mother was dead, or felt that she was. And if he didn't, it may have been due to his rage against Luke blocking his connection. Hence, he didn't attempt to kill her a second time.
15. The space flying scene was epic. Fisher flies (or floats) over the exact spot that admiral whatsherface crashes into. (Oooh foreshadowing!!!) Also, she's a skywalker. She has force powers, albeit limited, she uses them to save her life. Be like Leia. Use what you got when you need to. (Not to mention, I felt that the scene was a great nod to fisher's last wish. She wanted people to be told she died in space, in the moonlight, strangled by her bra"
16. George Lucas had the idea for Luke being depressed and in exile. Yeah. I said it.
17. Rey is seduced by the dark side, as she is trying to find her place in the world. She answers it's call, finds herself psychologically split up (so many versions of herself!), and asks an important question whereby she doesn't get an answer. The glass shattering signifies that an answer to her question will cause an inner break. This is the dark side lying, as she doesn't break when she has her answer. She gravitates to the light. Notice the water she swims through? Water, in general, is symbolic for rebirth. She leaves the darkness reborn, tells Luke she will not disappoint him, thereby committing herself to the light/rebellion. She is the next Jedi, and he knows it. Be like Rey. Stay in the Light.
18. Phasma had to be defeated because of how she treated Finn previously.
Be like Finn. Stand up to Bullies.
19. The ongoing theme here is.... sacrifice. Kylo sacrifices possibly losing his own life for more power, which causes him to become irrational, threatening everyone around him. Rey sacrifices her safety to save kylo. Rose sacrifices herself for Finn. Finn sacrificed himself for the rebellion. Holo sacrifices herself for her crew. Poe sacrifices his ego for strength. Luke sacrificed himself to save everybody. It is letting go of the past, and moving into the present, or the future, regardless of how you think it'll go.

All of the answers are IN the movie. It is remarkable, loveable. Luke's death is not an end to a childhood, but a birth into the balance. Be smart. Be like Luke.
May the force be with you.