I tried to like it...

Rating: 1/10 (12 March 2019)

So I saw this in the cinema and felt really weird afterwards. Saw all the hate that people were giving out and thought OK there is something really wrong with this film, and not my current mood.
I have just watched it again this afternoon and now I just can't understand why the people at Disney thought this was an acceptable route to take?
I will defend some aspects however, that seemed to really annoy viewers.
The whole fuel situation for one. Cast your minds back to A New Hope during the preparation for the battle of Yavin. X-Wings look suspiciously like they were being fueled up as they were getting ready for take off.
My only other defense comes in the form of Leia's space flight. Yoda mentioned that "there is another" (Leia) so why is it that hard for folk to imagine that she couldn't possess some form of force preservation power. Did Luke not share any Jedi knowledge or training with her at all over 30 years? I doubt it.
Anyway now to some of my biggest issues of the film and the way fans have been bad mouthed for daring to dislike it.
Luke Skywalker- He just seems so ruined and nothing like what he was built up as during 4-6. Gone was his hero's journey and instead we got someone who went to remote planet to die, despite leaving a map to be found in the marginally better Force Awakens. I kinda wish Mark Hamill refused the part after stating he didn't agree with it. Killing him off was just a waste but if this is the route Disney are taking I'm glad hes now a force ghost.
The way that characters are written in this is just all off. It feels that several of the female characters were put in just for equal opportunities. Before I'm accused of being sexist, Sarah Connor, Ellen Ripley, Vasquez(let's rock!!!) and of course Leia Organa are all time heroes of mine so don't even try it. And do you know what made them great? The combined effort of their creators and actresses. The issue is terrible writing for these female characters. And I suspect that it is all down to out of touch male writers. All the anger, hatred and disgusting racism or homophobia that was aimed at the actresses ( who played Rey, Rose, Holdo) are completely misplaced. Aim your issues at Disney and the writers and not at the actresses who are being directed.
So yeah, the film is bad, like really bad but that's down to Disney, the director and writers. It takes a huge dump on three classic films.
My one star is for Carrie Fisher. Seeing her in this film it's what got me through the first and second viewings.