Disney and Johnson rules from the Dark Side

Rating: 3/10 (15 December 2017)

I have never walked out of a Star Wars movie feeling so utterly disappointed. I still cannot shake the feeling. I wanted to write this review last night, but decided to sleep on my thoughts. The direction this movie was taken in, both with characters and plot, leaves you scratching your head. It is like they were focused on making a blockbuster movie and forgot it was a Star Wars movie.
(Warning Spoilers)
All the talk about Ryan Johnson being a huge fan of the saga had me feeling comfortable that he would do the franchise justice. However, you are left wondering how much of that is true. It seems like he didn't really know the character's backstories and took them in directions that didn't even makes sense. For example, think about the lengths Luke took to bring his father back form the dark side. He was willing to give up his life trying to redeem his father. Now, fast forward to Ben Solo. Luke sensed the dark rising in him, to a point he believed was nonreversible. Luke has a sudden inkling to kill Ben. He even ignites his lightsaber. He doesn't follow through with this though, but it still leads Ben to destroying everything Luke had built. So, we go from Luke willing to die to save his father, who had already been entrenched in the dark for years, to him ready to almost kill Ben solo, who had not even turned yet???? That does not make sense! Who signed off on that character backstory? The real Luke would have done everything he could to save his Nephew.
These types of plot holes persist throughout the movie. Strange scenes that don't make sense, like Leia can survive the vacuum of space without dying? The exposure to the vacuum of space is death in just a handful of seconds, as your blood and other body fluids boils off (This is called ebullism). She was not even conscious, so there is no argument that can be made about her using the force to protect herself.
There is a love story forced on us between Rose and Finn, which is not built up at all. Their arch is so flat and pointless to the overall story, you are just left scratching your head when Rose Kisses Finn at the end of the movie. Much of the movie feels rushed and parts are forced in. Characters are disposable and poorly developed. For example, Snoke was built up to be this huge villain, yet he hardly has any screen time and is killed off so quickly.
The biggest disappointment with this movie is with Luke. They did not do his character justice at all. Although it did not seem to fit his character, I had initially not minded his standoffish personality at first. I had imagined the story would bring him back in some redeeming way, however we are left with him never leaving the island. He uses the force to project an image of himself to Kylo Ren. On its own, this is a pretty neat power, yet we never get to see Luke do anything substantial on his own. Fans who have waited nearly 40 years to see Luke in action will never get their wish. We will never get to see Luke ignite his green lightsaber and fight the First Order. Instead you are left with his robe floating in the wind as he disappears into the force at the end of the movie.
Now the original 3 are gone and the feeling you are left with is emptiness and anger toward Disney and Johnson, who cared more to make a blockbuster than a Star Wars Movie.