Not your typical fanboy

Rating: 2/10 (15 December 2017)

So far, Disney has only shown that they wish to keep fanboys happy rather than further expand the Star Wars Universe.
Personally, I enjoyed the prequels. I did not have the same aversion as all the fanboys. Perhaps it is because of my generation, but it was quite evident (for me, at least) to see the story of Anakin and his final redemption as the key story of Star Wars. The prequels expanded the universe and added some answers, whilst also leaving behind some mystery (if albeit having some poor dialogue and CGI).
Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher are completely cheesy, cliched and exist in E.7/E.8 purely for the fanboys outrage over the prequels supposed 'breaking of tradition'. Well, I personally do not care for your love of individual characters romanticised over years. I am interested in seeing Star Wars as a tapestry of primordial mythology expressed in an innovative space opera. To me, this is what Star Wars is about and why it has such an appeal.
Don't get me wrong, this movie still contains some elements of the struggle of ones recognition of Self. But any philosopher/mythologist/esotericist could easily point out the large flaws in this movie.
If we ignore the mythological side of the movie and focus upon the more objective elements, you are left with very cheesy dialogue and overuse of attempted humour leaving you to cringe throughout.
What was good? The sets and costumes are just beautiful! The contrasting colours make for a highly enjoyable visual feast (however, the Yoda CGI and dialogue was incredibly poor. Think of the cheesiness of the original trilogy Yoda x 10!). There are some 'new' elements being teased for further exploration (ie. Kyber Crystals).
It feels like I may be the only person in the world who thinks so, but I really wish I could see what George Lucas had planned for these movies as I am sure he would have maintained a balance between the Star Wars Universe and a mystical space opera.