Good sequel, but made some very big mistakes.

Rating: 4/10 (25 September 2018)

Overall, I thought The Last Jedi was better than The Force Awakens. There were three things I particularly liked.
1.) Daisy Ridley and Adam Driver's performances as Rey and Kylo Ren. It was a lot more enjoyable than in The Force Awakens because they both portrayed characters who were becoming stronger and deciding their own fate.
2.) Big plot twist. When we least expected it, Kylo Ren killed Snoke. At first it looked like Rey had gotten through to him when he was really taking the First Order for himself. This was a nice surprise that made Anakin Skywalker becoming Vader in Revenge of the Sith look lame.
3.) Diverse cast. This trend in Star Wars movies began in Rogue One and continued in this movie with Finn and Rose's relationship; a black man with an Asian woman. It's great to see that the franchise is becoming more diverse than in the originals and prequels.
This movie had so much potential, but ended up making some big mistakes.
1.) Luke Skywalker's situation. After Ben Solo became Kylo Ren, Luke felt guilty, so he disappeared on an island to give up and die. He turned into a person no one liked, and who lost everyone's respect including mine.
2.) Snoke. Before he was killed off, we didn't get almost any information of who he was, how he knew Luke and seduced Kylo Ren, etc. His death left us with questions that will never be answered.
3.) Luke vs Kylo Ren. This wasn't even a duel. It was two family members doing dramatic poses to try to intimidate each other. Plus it was very unclear how Luke could have used the force to create a ghost copy of himself, and how he could have died from it.
I hope the franchise learns from these mistakes so Episode 9 can be better.