A review on The Last Jedi

Rating: 2/10 (30 May 2020)

Two and half years since I saw the film, I have decided to finally write a review on why The Last Jedi is the most disappointing Cinema going experience I have had in my life so far.
I have been a fan of Star Wars since watching the special edition of the originals way back in 1997. I was born in 1993 so the special editions and prequels have been favourites of mine due to nostalgia and the fact I think the second half of Clones and the whole of Revenge of the Sith go down as a credible part of the Star Wars series. I think they have aged well.
I was very much looking forward to the sequels and still feel Force Awakens was a great way to get Star Wars going again due to its nostalgic tone and interesting new characters. My hopes were high going into Episode 8.
The feeling I got after the Last Jedi was a unique feeling of abject disappointment. Nearly every Character in the film has appalling arcs and the story is so poorly done for a Star Wars Episode. Luke Skywalker, a character iconic to millions is butchered by a writer who clearly didn't understand what the character stood for. There is no chance the man who saved Anakin Skywalker from the dark side would have the thought of killing his nephew.
Throughout the film I felt like I was getting trolled. From Luke throwing the lightsaber to the casino planet and the appalling humour that felt so close to home I couldn't believe it was in this film. Star Wars is the epitome of escapism, I do not want a joke where someone is trolling another about being on hold. To this day I still can't believe Luke in his confrontation with Kylo turns out to be a hologram, trolls Kylo and then dies from force tiredness....my word.
My biggest problem with this film is what it has done to the future of Star Wars. As a film series it is in despair, the fanbase is all over the place and all credible characters are gone or won't be coming back. This film made the Rise of Skywalker an impossible film to get the sequel trilogy back on track.
Unlike the Prequels I think the Last Jedi won't recover in time. In fact I think it will do the opposite and age terribly. It's legacy as a Star Wars film will be one which killed an iconic character, led the sequel trilogy into the bin and made millions of people turn their back on Star Wars.
I hope Star Wars will recover. In TV the series is getting back to what it should be with The Mandolorian and The Clone Wars but as a film saga it will be a long time before this iconic series gets back on its feet.
And that's because of the abject failure that is the Last Jedi.