Pretentious Drivel

Rating: 2/10 (13 September 2018)

Im not sure where to even begin with this film. Never was a massive star wars fan, but I could get some enjoyment out of Lucas' films. What he lacked in his own writing abilities, he would more than make up for it with his sheer creativity. His effort and love for what he made showed in his films and people could connect more with it. The old Star Wars' themes were always subtle, and treated its audience with respect for thier intelligence.
With that being said, this Disney Star Wars movie is awful. The only enjoyment you will get out of it is the laughter from the 'plot' and the now infamous space scene. You know the one.
What baffles me is how this got off of the ground to begin with. The film treats its audience like simpletons, spelling its theme out and banging it over our heads again and again. Save the animals. Love not war. Ok but did you have to have characters say it out loud for us? Disney's themes have never been subtle, but at least they made some sort of sense in the context of childrens movies.
The plot holes are enourmous. Im usually the one who can suspend my disbelief, especially for star wars, but nothing made any sense in this movie. Not that the plot was even interesting or made sense to begin with. At one point, our heroes get caught because they parked thier spaceship in the wrong place. Our heroes sure are loveable and smart.
The ending was laughable. Rose risks killing both her and Finn for "love", something that was never apparent to begin with. What happened to the love interest between Finn and Rey? Guess thats all out the window. Lukes death is also laughable considering his character has always been a staple of the franchise. Its embarassing really, to do this to your own fans.
Im convinced Rian Johnsons never seen any Star wars movies before. A lighthearted space adventure film series has been turned into a pretentious preach fest, filled with plot canyons and downright hateable characters. I give it 2 stars for high production value/effects and moments of laughing until you cry. Watch it for free on Netflix with your friends and I promise you will laugh many times the whole way through.