A fireworks and explosions show

Rating: 6/10 (26 January 2018)

It looks like Hollywood is no longer betting on anything unlikely and the big master Disney that now seems to run the industry of entertainment is turning conservative even more. Star Wars Episode VIII is the latest quintessence of this new order. Where there is just a small room getting thinner for risk. Along with all Marvel movies, sequels, prequels, spin-offs... a new trilogy (the third one) of the once rule breaker George Lucas universe was set to be produced. The formula works, a massive phenomenom with such a fandom behind would bring thousands to the movies. The nostalgia invades the room and creates new generations of followers. Episode VII, released on 2016, was such a shameless self-copy that I wonder if it is an unofficial remake. This time, we may be talking about a different kind of drama, the drama I call 'none'. Someone asked me about what this new movie was about, expecting a long and developed answer, and I could not give more than a five second response. The movie is, get ready, about the rebels escaping from the First Order (once known as 'The Empire'), that is it. Two hours of just the same with a different name, a plot so simple and so predictable that it even gets boring. The lighting and bombing space spectacle is guaranteed, that is for sure. Mark Hammil and Carrie Fisher (rest in peace), were brought back to life from who knows where to play Luke and Leia, and looking at their interpretations, they should have remained as legends for the sake of Star Wars epic, but hey Disney, that would bring more people in, right? The old background drama feeling was far gone with Episode VII, but this one has spit on its grave with cheap jokes that turn The First Order into a bunch of clowns. Han Solo, we miss you so much. Overall, I have to be honest, I enjoyed the movie because I include myself in the fandom, but it is sad how Disney is shrinking the drama and turning Star Wars into a light and fireworks performance, starring the Rebels and the First Order.