Chill, People...

Rating: 10/10 (15 December 2017)

First people complained that Episode VII was too much like the original trilogy, and now everyone seems to want to complain that this one isn't enough like the originals. I have been a life long Star Wars fan, read all the books, watched every animated epsiode. and I'm even a memorabilia collector. If you can't allow them to take the series in new directions, you've forgotten the joy of losing yourself in Star Wars. I never saw many of the character changes that Episode VIII introduces, but I loved every minute of it. People like to forget that when the original trilogy was released, it had incredible flaws (Ewoks were a transparent marketing ploy. So are Porgs. Get over it). But since most of us that are writing reviews here were kids at the time we first entered the Star Wars universe, we just let ourselves get lost in the wonder of it. Now that we're grown up, you want to nitpick something that has all the essentials of a Star Wars film-the struggle between the light and dark side, archetypal story imagery, and a simpler yet beautiful look at the universe. Let yourselves get past the negativity for a minute and appreciate Episode VIII for what it is: a new direction that pays homage to everything you loved about the movies when you saw them as kid, yet isn't afraid to try to push the story into new and creative wonder. I loved it.