Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Rating: 6/10 (9 February 2020)

So the story continues with another quest for the heroes. We pick up straight after the Force Awakens (2015) and follow the Resistance as they try to escape the First Order.
Director Rian Johnson took the story in a very bold and new direction, a new type of story telling. However the story and structure was the biggest problem with the movie and that was clear from the divide in the fandom after Episode VIII.
The Cinematography was the second best in all Star Wars films (second only to TROS) and the CGI for Snoke was brilliant.
However the way that Luke Skywalker was handled in TLJ was disappointing to say the least. The legend from the originals, replaced by a non caring hermit, which ruined the buildup in TFA. He takes the saber from Rey and just chucks it over his shoulder!!
Snoke was my biggest problem in the film. He looked amazing but he was only in the film for about 15 minutes until he got killed off by Kylo Ren. All the buildup to this character and his backstory was just chucked out the window and left to JJ Abrams to sort out in Episode IX!
The entire scene on Cantobyte just went on to long for me. I always skip that bit out when watching it on DVD. The Finn - Rose relationship was not very pleasing either, Rose saves Finn even though she knows she is basically dooming the Resistance and says that it's about saving what you love! Although I think that the actress who played Rose was brilliant.
Overall, Star Wars: The Last Jedi was a fantastic display of great cinematography and VFX. However, the story itself was particularly flawed in many ways.