A Disturbing Lack Of Faith From Those Who Believe themselves To Be Fans

Rating: 8/10 (20 December 2017)

From reading the rest of the reviews here it seems the Star Wars fan base (Possibly a very vocal minority) have watched the film and looked to find all the faults they possibly can, attributing their own interpretation as Canon. I love Star Wars and I loved The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi to me felt quite distant from the fan service nature of TFA and Rogue One and while both were excellent films I feel Rian Johnson's take on this Chapter of the Saga was fresh and served a strong story and a great 2nd film. By no means is this film without fault, I felt the Dreadnaught 'Chase' and subplot on the Canto Bight were quite forced and took away from the pacing of the movie, if it were more involved with Rey's journey I would be happier but alas it only intersected in the end. I wish there was more to Snoke than what happened although I am now more invested in the journey Kylo is taking through this story. The redemption in this film for me was in fact Luke Skywalker and the interaction of the old and the new, it seems many fans are failing to understand that their interpretation was not the one Rian went with and his situation isn't what they wanted but I enjoyed all the moments he had on screen and was happy as a Star Wars fan to simply enjoy what was there. I could understand people not enjoying parts of this film but to rate it 1-3 stars is a joke. It had all the character of the previous films and took it in a different direction, people complained TFA was too similar and now TLJ is too different, with a franchise this big you cannot win but for me I cannot wait for the next instalment and the culmination of what both JJ and Johnson have created because while everyone is not happy with the way this turned out they need to take a step back and appreciate the decisions which have been made, trust in the filmmakers and just as we believed in George on the original trilogy believe in Johnson on this because we only understand the universe as far as the films and this is what we have to work off of.