Viewers Will Appreciate it in Time

Rating: 8/10 (31 December 2017)

I watched this movie late (as a true star wars fan, three weeks is pretty late) and it wasn't the kind of movie I was hoping for, in a good way.
For me this is the most philosophical "Jedi" movie of all in the franchise. So the title "The Last Jedi" is right on place. The writer-director Rian Johnson is also a director with reputation (I liked brick, and well, looper has its geeky fans).
Yes, it was quite a sharp turn from Star Wars 7, but I don't really like that movie. It's like a remake of Star Wars 4 made for fans of the harry potter generation. This Star Wars is the most thinkable star wars, it really gets you involved with all the philosophy of Jedi.
Where IV to VI was the introduction to Jedi, I to III was the ideals of the Jedi (and a bit naive about it), this looks like an adult concept to the Jedi, a worn Jedi philosophy, the Jedi philosophy that has went through the hardness of life, the tested Jedi philosophy. It also shows in the fighting scenes, where as in I to III, Jedi fighting scenes were more like dancing, here we see emotion, power, mundane nature in rei's movement.
The war scenes were a bit of a blow, but it's ok because it gives more of the Jedi story a place to shine.
The only problem I got with the movie is probably the length of the movie. It looked like it was gonna reach its peak at the Snoke scene but turned out to have another lengthy scene with the gorilla walkers. (I have a little girl waiting at home, so yes, length is a bit sensitive)
I'm sad about the reception and score of the movie here at IMDb, at rotten tomatoes it is more well accepted. I hope that it becomes a cult movie in the future. Time does shape the quality of a movie.
As a part of the new star wars movies, I rate this between Rogue One and Episode 7. Its 10 as a Star Wars Movie, but 8 as a movie in my collection (8 is the biggest score I'm going to give to a franchise movie). Star Wars is still a big part of my heart.