Do watch it again with an Open Mind

Rating: 8/10 (20 December 2019)

Star Wars: The Last Jedi (My Thoughts)
Just watched it again last night and i agree, this is more of a character driven movie rather than a story driven.
The characters and their relationships come more to life in this one and yes the common theme of showing Luke, Leia, Poe, Finn, Rey and Kylo as conflicted does help this movie as not every hero of ours is perfect but when time comes, they are ready to do whatever it takes.
I loved the score and the cinematography but most importantly i loved the commitment from the director to make a Star Wars movie which not only tries to please fans but also has guts to do something new with the material he has i.e The Force. I absolutely love how they have explored the ways of The Force in this movie with regards to the connection between conflicted characters like Kylo and Rey, Luke and Leia. This gives more depth to these characters who we love and adore so much.
But i do agree that there are faults in this movie especially all the scenes of that Finn and Rose's adventure and i wished that Finn should've sacrificed himself towards the end so that we get an Empire Strikes Back type dark ending and gives our characters a motivation to work towards in the 3rd movie.
The director tried doing the same for Luke but it works more on a personal level and just for fans instead of Rey and others. Rey and others don't much know about Luke Skywalker. Just Leia, Kylo and us fans know what a beautiful character arc Luke had in these movies over the years and watching him going out with peace and looking at those 2 suns is a fitting end to his character. But here's the problem with that, Luke's sacrifice for the rebellion doesn't much work in this trilogy, instead it works as a distraction for Kylo and the Resistance. Hence i wished Finn was the one to die and then when all hope is lost, Luke arrives and helps them out with his sacrifice same way as he did in the movie. It would've been a hard gut punch for fans for the characters and story they've invested themselves in. I know that pleasing fans especially Star Wars fans is a very tough job but you can't get everything you ever want and it's okay to be honest. This movie has fans divided ever since it came out but as Star wars fans, we should be happy to see such amazing characters grow, develop and become what they are today, Legends.