Master Piece. Your boos mean nothing to me, I've seen what makes you cheer.

Rating: 10/10 (21 December 2019)

Rewatching the Last Jedi. This movie is a master piece. I know that's an unpopular opinion, but I never put much stock in judging truth by popularity.
Rían Johnson is an amazing writer and director. Cannot say the same about JJ Abrams and his shallow derivative plots. The only good part of Force Awakens was Kilo killing his father.
Otherwise FA was just a rehashed "A New Hope." New Death Star. New Emperor. New empire. New Vader. New orphan from a desert planet with force powers and mysterious parentage.
Derivative. Crap. Stale.
Why did Luke's adventure even matter if everything gets reset in the sequel?
Johnson as a true Star Wars fan saw that flaw. So the Last Jedi is a rebuke to J.J.
Luke tells us this in his first scene, when he tosses out the lightsaber. He is throwing away the grandiose end scene that he was given. Luke isn't going to fit our expectations. Because if history had really gone the way JJ told it in Force Awakens, Luke would **absolutely** be this jaded.
And that's the most confusing part of me. People complained about jaded Luke and the scene where he tosses the lightsaber. But like most complaints about the Last Jedi, that's one of my favorite parts.
I also love that Rey's parents are no body. Johnson is telling us quite literally that anyone can be a hero. You don't have to come from special parents like Luke. This is a new story.
I love that Snoke dies with no explanation of his back story. We aren't doing the Emperor thing again. This is about Rey and Kylo now, both of whom have become more compelling characters this time.
Now, there are some silly things that were Kathleen Kennedy's ideas, like floating Leia. Rose is a mostly pointless character who stops Finn from sacrificing himself. Admiral Akbar should have been the second in command, not purple hair lady. But these are all things Johnson was rumored to be against.
What Johnson gave us was an original story. Something JJ failed to give us with the Force Awakens.
So as I see the final chapter tonight, I am hopeful but not optimistic. I wish JJ luck, but I'm almost positive Rían Johnson would have done a better job.
Johnson knew what Abrams did not. He was focused on the future, not stuck in the past. And he tells the audience why: "Let the past die. Kill it if you have to."
The past is written. The future is ours.