Better 2nd Time Watching It.

Rating: 7/10 (18 December 2017)

Before attending the midnight release for the film in the UK, I had so many questions and thoughts on my mind like; will Luke turn to the dark side? will Leia be killed off? will this be like an empire strikes back? and many more, and the biggest of all, will this movie live up to expectation. Unfortunately after the screening I was left with a sense of emptiness and mixed emotions. At first I gave this film a 5/10 as I had too many questions to ask like: Was the film too comical? Should they have killed off the supreme leader Snoke? Was it too convenient for Leia to use the force after certain death? Was Finn's part in all this really necessary? and did the cat and mouse chase of the first order and rebel fleet drag out far too long?
After digesting all these thoughts and reading review after review, it occurred to me that I was just jumping on the bandwagon of hating Disney. Watching it for the 2nd time was by far better and really fun. I understood the original star war trilogy was very comical and they brought this to light very well actually with the cheesy clichÃ©s and phrases and awkward moments. Also, I understood that Disney are smart in getting rid of the original characters episode by episode to shine more light on the new characters. Luke had to go in this episode as his work was done in teaching Rey that the Jedi or any other organisation didn't own or control the force and that it is free (Nice touch on bringing ghost Yoda back). In addition, I think Finn plays the same role as one of Han Solo and his storyline to retrieve the code breaker to help the rebel fleet was an important part of this movie. Lastly, I do think it was a mistake to kill of Snoke, he was the only villain who brought horror to the screen and a sense of unease when he was in the room. There was no back story on him either on how he and Kylo Ren came together like the one of Anakin and Palpatine.
It was not better than Force Awakens and there was a lot of potential to be great but failed to live up to expectation. My best advice is to see it a second time and you will get off that bandwagon of "hating Disney for what they've done to star wars"