A mixed feeling

Rating: 8/10 (17 December 2017)

I love and hate this film with 2 different perspectives. The lore side of me absolutely hate this movie, but the spirit of star wars side of me love this film.
The lore side of me (especially all the Old Republic stuff) want this movie to dig deeper into the light, the dark, jedi, sith, the politics and etc. I am deeply disappointed to no end.
The Star Wars movie spirit part of me really enjoyed everything because it is a Skywalker Saga. The focus of this film is really the redemption of Ben Solo (skywalker). The person is damaged and how everyone else will bring him back. (he didn't kill his mom, he is conflicted)
If we look back to the OT ( I watched it again just before the movie), the plot hole is endless. Who is the emperor, who is vader, why is Leia important, why is there a death Star, why is skywalker lineage a thing, etcetc... The lore didn't make a sense at all in the OT, but it's a trilogy about the characters and how they progress through the story.
Then we look at the prequels, where Lucas dived into the lore, the myths, and the politics. It didn't resonate to the majority of the Star Wars fan because there is no attachment to the characters. The "why" behind how Anakin turned vader is really vague. His relationship with Obi-wan has no significant. The love between anakin and padme is forced. I personally like prequel for its lore but not as a Skywalker Saga.
JJ and Rian brough back the original spirit of the Star Wars as a fan of the film, not its jedi mumbo-jumbo. If we are honest, we learned more about Star Wars in comic, video game, fan fiction and much more. However, this is just a Skywalker movie that stays true to what Star Wars was all about. Rian John is a Star Wars movie fan, not a lore or extended universe fan. He made a movie in respect to why he loved Star Wars. The character, the relationship, the growth, and how to let go of the past and move on. Altho I didn't like the movie at all after first viewing, but loved it the 2nd time once I understand the direction. We have to let go to move on, much like how we lose someone we love. It's passing the Torch, which continues what Force Awakens started.