Not what I thought it was going to be but I loved it!

Rating: 10/10 (24 December 2017)

I disagree with some of the reviews on here and I felt I had to write about this movie. I don't think it's as bad as some people made this out to be. It sort of mirrors the original Trilogy, like Empire. Some people didn't like Empire strikes back, complaining it was too dark. I'm not one of those die hard Star Wars fanatics that wait in long lines desperate to see a new Star Wars film. I am not sure why some of you are complaining a movie's direction when there were so many likable, interesting characters, I get it, it has a darker theme compared to Force Awakens. What I like about Rian Johnson's direction of Star Wars was that it was not meant to be produced in a way to make star war fans angry (I actually felt Luca's prequels were far worse). There were many similarities with past Star Wars movies with this one. Many of the characters in this movie were so ordinary and end up as unlikely heroes and you really feel for the characters.
Johnson also said, he wanted to open up the possibilities for more Star Wars stories in the future.
I also understand where fans of Star Wars is coming from with legendary characters like Luke who ends up as a ordinary hermit on a isolated island and many feel it seems a let down but I feel it's normal for characters to end up like that. In a way, I feel this is more realistic in that your life is full of ups and downs and not everything turns out the way you want it to. I think if the movie was taking a traditional direction with Luke as this all powerful mentor of Rey and Rey's background explained related to this so and so's character would've have been too predictable. And even though there wasn't a traditional love story in there somewhere (although there sort of was a interesting dynamic with Finn and the Mechanic Rose Tico), I think many who petitioned with the ending should get a grip. There were many likable, comedic, characters and interesting special effects (though some parts a little too CG) and even though it wasn't a perfect movie for everyone, it did pay homage to past Star Wars movies with interesting plot twists that makes you want to see more.