Fresh and different. DIFFERENT IS GOOD!

Rating: 8/10 (19 December 2017)

As marketed by the trailers, "This will not go the way you think!" This movie takes everything you believe and spins it upside down, but in a good way. The movie is challenging. I would rather have it be challenging than boring and predictable. This was thankfully not Empire Strikes Back part II.
The mindset of Luke Skywalker is believable. I encourage people to explore the other points of view on the handling of the character of Luke Skywalker, it is totally believable.
The hate comes from fans who are set in their close minded theories, and who cling to what they want to happen, rather than going in with an objective mind set.
People believed The Force Awakens was too similar to the original Trilogy, now people are complaining that it is too different from the trilogy! I swear.....
Some points my peers I do believe have a point, but creating false and non-existent plot-holes because you theory did not come to fruition or your taste in action or execution differs from the decision the director took.
Of course this movie has some flaws and some missed opportunities, but it truly is one of the most interesting, entertaining Star Wars movies since ESB. It is also probably the one with the most consequential set of events which drives the saga in a new and exciting direction overall. This will probably be the most divisive Star Wars movies since the prequels, but objectively this movie is great.