A very misunderstood film

Rating: 8/10 (28 December 2019)

This film is one of the most ambitious high budget movies I've ever seen. When it came out in 2017, I remember how polarizing this film was. Some people loved it and a lot of people hated it for being too different from the star wars regime. I have to give props to Rian Johnson for taking a risk and trying to expand the star wars universe and make it more deep in it's mythology and bring out the humanity in it. I thought this film was genius to make Luke Skywalker not the legend we thought he would be. Mark Hamill also gives the best acting performance of his entire career. I enjoyed the progression in Kylo, Rey, Finn, and Poe as well. Their narratives were unexpected but welcome as it helped them not follow the same tropes as the predecessor heroes from other trilogies. Exploring toxic masculinity, learning from failure, and how someone can be special without be related to a big name. Overall this film gave me the unexpected. Something I've been wanting. Love it or hate this film gives you a lot to talk about since the prequels.