The Great Disappointment

Rating: 1/10 (15 April 2018)

How did 40 years of fandom riding the crest of the pop culture wave land us here?
It's an odd feeling. On one hand you're enjoying the spectacle, on the other you're tearing your hair out in despair.
I'll keep this short. Rian Johnson is a talented director, but he should never have been allowed to proceed with the script he wrote for The Last Jedi.
This is a literary fail and a culturally signigicant abomination disguised as a successful blockbuster film. The fact that it's a Star Wars film makes it every bit as tragic as Carrie Fisher's actual passing to me. I can't help but feel her death as the actress playing the matriarchal lead protagonist was some cosmic karma righting itself through the force for Rian and Kathy. Mostly Kathy because Rian had already finished with her by that point in time. It's how he operates I'd imagine. Suck up until you get what you want then discard people. Like a sociopathic little vampire.
I don't need to give any explanation, as many have preceeded me, but JJ Abrams did not set a good precedent by killing off Han Solo so early on. Now Luke Skywalker's name has been tarnished, I can't even watch the original six. Seriously, it's been 4 months and I cannot do it. A record for me.
I can only give this one star, because of the gravitas surrounding this tragic tragic failure in film history. That unfortunately is no exaggeration. May the force be with us all with the exception of Kathleen Kennedy and Rian Johnson.