If only Lucas could return

Rating: 4/10 (28 October 2018)

I don't feel like writing an essay on all of this movie's shortcomings, but the only thing I can say wholeheartedly is that whoever was at the helm of this project didn't understand Star Wars at the fundamental level. Disney simply can't make a decent STAR WARS movie to save their lives (Gareth Edward's spin off Rogue One aside), the main characters are almost all devoid of conviction.
Ray the protagonist is amazing at anything she does, she has zero dimension, and the entire plotline is absurd, where did the mean First Order come from? What is Snoke's goal? And why is Kylo a complete and utter bore without a hint of intimidating qualities? We may never know, but Disney added the ultimate insult to injury when they tampered with the franchise's perhaps most iconic character and that was where I drew the line. This is not Luke Skywalker and even Yoda's portrayal is nigh absurd which goes against everything we were taught in the other STAR WARS movies.
All in all, the paid-for-critics were giving this pile of vomit perfect scores, yet the fans have clearly spoken. Whatever happens next in the franchise is of no relevance any longer, this movie ruined any momentum "The Force Awakens" had amassed, and now we are left with a giant mess.
Lucas may have been complacent in how he later handled the STAR WARS franchise with infinite re-releases and touch ups of the old movies, but nothing as bad as this, mind you! This movie single handedly ruins almost everything that came before it. If I was the CEO of Disney I would be ashamed of myself and perhaps try to denounce this utter garbage and delete it from the canon as soon as possible.