One of the best films of the year.

Rating: 7/10 (17 December 2017)

Going through the reviews, I see an unfair bias against the film. I understand that there is a lot of reverence for the lore that was estabilished by it's predecessors. The previous film, The Force Awakens, came out of a place of nostalgia, and appeased fanboys, but majority of filmgoers found it to be too familiar, and too similiar to previous outings. This outing does the exact opposite, it strays far from the familiar, but yet, still fails to do some fan service by including Yoda (in a cameo), clearly it also fails to do this as many fans are calling for the head of Rian Johnson. What the film does well is self-conscious humor, instead of the over-serious tones of previous films, instead, actions are done which would seem out of place in any of the other films. Another point that has fans rabid is the fact that Luke Skywalker, and Yoda, seem to have a complete disdain for the Jedi faith. To me, this was refreshing, if the prior threat had been elimanated, then there clearly would have been no need for them any longer, or so I would reason. The last thing that will not appeal to fans is the fact that the helmuts have now come off, quite literally, they are no longer worn.
I personally, would recommend this film to non-star wars fans, it has genuinely funny scenes, awe-inspiring visual effects, and great throwbacks to other genres in its cinematography, relying on scenes that would feel in place in a Sergio Leone film.