The LEAST Jedi

Rating: 2/10 (16 December 2017)

No, I didn't misspell the title. I can't begin to describe the awful plot and writing of this film. I really hope someone from the studio reads this. Moviegoers are not complaining because the stakes were too high and there was no way to satisfy everyone. Rogue One is a far superior film and just being that it had the words "Star Wars" slapped on the title, meant that the expectations were high for that film as well. Although Rogue One was not a perfect film, it did not tamper with the storyline that everyone has been fascinated and enamored with since A New Hope. Surely this film is going to make lots of millions this weekend, I assure you that it will not make as much money as it could have if a better writer(s) had been hired to pen this story. In the end, making money is all that matters right? So as long as you can pack a few more millions in your bank accounts, then the film is a success. The intention of the filmmaker(s) and studio heads is all up on the screen. The film tried to be everything to everyone. So much going on and simple common sense being ignored. The hero we admired for decades was turned into an alcoholic without the booze mixed in with old man Withers who lives up the block and hates the laughter of children in the street. An incompetent oath filed with remorse and regret. Sadly, in real life most of our heroes today end this way. Why did we need to be reminded of this in The LEAST Jedi? This could have been an amazing opportunity to bring back actual hope to a fading franchise.
I truly felt that this film was exhausting. A two hour slow chase with inserts of Luke reminding us of why the Jedi need to end. By the end of this film I felt like things were not any different from where they started in A New Hope.
Although Mark Hamill disagreed with the direction of Luke, the director will be glad to know that many people will relate to his version of Luke in the film. Luke represents the thoughts and feelings of the audience that grew up watching these films. We are tired and weary, and have given up hope that the people dictating the direction of these characters/story actually know what they are doing. This was the least Star Wars feeling film I have ever seen. I knew things were off to a terrible start when Poe asks to speak to General Hux. Only to be followed by Luke tossing the lightsaber over his shoulder after Rey hands it to him. That scene pretty much outlined what the creators of this film thought about anything that came before it. It was downhill from there and there was no way to recover. So many people have mentioned many of the things that this film failed at, so I won't bother to repeat them. I don't know if Mark Hamill's version of Luke would have been better, but I would think that perhaps it would have been a good idea to let him be involved in the writing process. I mean after all, he did play the character and knows him better only second to Mr. Lucas. I'm only focusing on this because the rest of the movie was filler.
I only wish that like Luke in the film... I could just stare at the sunset and have the memory of this film fade away in the same way he did.