Absolutely the best Star Wars movie ever!

Rating: 10/10 (16 December 2017)

My first memory in life was seeing A New Hope (or just Star Wars to me) in 1977 when I was three years old. It left an incredible impression on me, and my whole life has revolved around that movie in some way. I have lived and breathed Star Wars for 40 years, and I never thought I would ever feel the same way about a movie, until I saw this entry in the saga.
First of all, I cannot believe some of the negative reviews people are giving this movie. Did they actually watch it? This is most certainly not your average Star Wars movie, and if anyone goes in expecting to be given all of the answers, or to be spoon-fed a rehash of an earlier movie, then they will be sorely disappointed. This movie is exactly what the saga needed - a fresh, new, and completely unique take on the GFFA.
Second, the humor in The Last Jedi is spot on, and it is by far the funniest Star Wars movie ever. The jokes here are not tacked on just to provide comic relief; rather, they flow organically from the circumstances, as if the characters are actually talking. (And for those wishing George Lucas had written the movie, just think of Jar-Jar Binks and the forced humor he brought to The Phantom Menace.)
Third, and I think most importantly, this installment, as others have noticed, is about failure and the lessons we can take from it. Never before has a Star Wars movie been at once so gloomy and yet so optimistic. Happy ending? Nope. Hopeful ending? Most definitely.
I feel Rian Johnson has made a masterpiece of a Star Wars film. It is beautiful. It will make you laugh, cry, cheer, groan, gasp, and sit at the edge of your seat. And it will challenge all of the assumptions you have made concerning Star Wars. For me, that is the best part.