The movie that could have been.

Rating: 1/10 (4 April 2018)

This movie is bad for many reasons. I'll list the things I find the most distressing about the movie.
1. Bad character writing. Any fiction writer will tell you that authors have to know their characters intimately. When characters are acting in ways that are against their nature the story isn't believable and it feels insincere. This mistake is being made in all parts of this movie. It is the movie's biggest flaw
2. Rian Johnson didn't know how to write strong characters. He tries to create strong characters in two ways. First he weakens characters who were once truly strong in the canon. This doesn't make the new characters strong, they only seem strong in comparison. The other way he writes bad strong characters is by making them relatively flawless like Rey. If a character doesn't struggle they're not relateable.
3. It's preachy. It seems like Rian Johnson is trying to shove progressive politics in our faces. Star Wars has always been about diversity and equality without making out front and center.
4. Rian Johnson burned everything to the ground. I don't think the series can be finished with just one movie.
5. There is no continuity with the Force Awakens. Many plot lines established I the Force Awakens were abondoned in the Last Jedi.
6. Worst of all is that this movie is a big F.U. To all the fans. Rian Johnson purposely defied pretty much every expectation of the fans. Ever since the release Rian Johnson and Kathleen Kennedy have been lambasting the Star Wars fan base. If it weren't for the fans the prequel movies would have never been made. If not for the fans Disney would not have bought Lucasfilm. It's evident that the fans are not happy with this movie by the fact that this movie has underperformed in every way. The fans are Lucasfim's main customers. You have to Serve your customers.
In my opinion this movie should be struck from the canon and remade.