(For the record I did not like Rogue One and I was mixed on Last Jedi). This rather light diversion may be a disappointment to those who enjoyed the more heady previous 2 films, but for me this was a welcome return to the Star Wars that I love. They retconned what I wanted and ended the Skywalker saga in a place I am happy with.Īgain, it’s not perfect but it’s a pretty entertaining time at the movies, so I’m satisfied.Īnyway, I bring all of this up to explain why I enjoyed the saga’s latest offering Solo: A Star Wars Story. However, Rise of Skywalker was still a fun adventure where the good guys beat the bad guys with great music, energetic action and brisk pacing which kept me engaged. You also don’t have as long to enjoy a moment because you are swifted off to the next plotpoint that must be wrapped up at the end of the film.Įven though I enjoyed the corniness there are definitely some reveals that push the limit, and I am sure do not hold up under deep scrutiny (expect many a raging fan video to come out about A LOT in this movie and they won’t be wrong). Lando, Chewie, C3PO, Leia, Rey, Kylo Ren, Poe, Finn, Hux, Palpatine, the list goes on all have storylines and it feels crowded for one movie. Tons of pre-existing characters get storylines and we have new characters like Zorri Bliss played by Kerri Russell or Jannah played by Naomi Ackle who make no impression and seem superfluous to the story. For example, just in villains there is Kylo Ren, Hux, Palpatine and General Pryde played by Richard E Grant. The downside to Rise of Skywalker is there are a lot of characters and plot. This whole movie was corny, light, energetic Star Wars. I know some will be annoyed by this but I thought it was fun. For example, the ewoks make a brief appearance for no reason except to say to fans ‘oh look at those fun ewoks’. They also try their best to wrap everything up from 9 movies (an impossible task) and throw in a lot of fan service, which the most part, I enjoyed. Through mostly leftover scenes from The Force Awakens they were able to make her a bigger part that I anticipated and it was a nice way to leave her after my frustrations with her treatment in The Last Jedi. They also did a great job handling the passing of Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia. At the very least almost every divisive element is either forgotten about or barely touched on, which was fine by me! Honestly I think you hardly need to watch it any more. Defenders of The Last Jedi will probably be disappointed because a lot of that film is retconned. That’s the kind of spirit Rise of Skywalker aims for and achieves. Again to use A New Hope as an example it is full of cheesy lines, obvious heroes and villains and it even ends with a medal ceremony for the good guys. That kind of action and comradery is Star Wars to me. Just as in A New Hope there are a lot of moments in Rise of Skywalker that will make you want to cheer as good defeats evil and our scrappy band of resistance fighters are aided at just the right moment. There’s a corny innocence to the film I missed in The Last Jedi and it made me happy watching it. It’s a flawed, messy film but it recaptures the spirit of adventure I love in Star Wars. As is expected with Star Wars these days some people will not like this film, and I can understand why. Rise of Skywalker-Īll that said, let’s talk about the new film Star Wars Ep 9: The Rise of Skywalker. I know some people love it but I disagreed with most of the choices they made especially with how they treated Luke and Leia. I didn’t care for Rogue Oneand especially didn’t like Star Wars Ep 8: The Last Jedi ( Solo: A Star Wars Storywas entertaining but was hurt by the most annoying droid in the history of Star Wars 元). A New Hope is an adventure that makes me want to stand up and cheer as the good guys blow up the death star! I like getting to know our characters and keeping the narrative small and succinct.īeing I watch Star Wars to have a rousing space adventure you can imagine my disappointment in the last few entries from Disney. I just happen to think that A New Hope is more of a good time. I get that Empire Strikes Back is the deeper entry with stunning cinematography and quite possibly the best twist in the history of film. My favorite from the series is the original film now titled Star Wars Ep 4: A New Hope. Let’s start out talking about what I want from a Star Wars movie. However, I am going to show some confidence in you my readers and trust that you will be reasonable. If I hate it than I’m a nostalgia tinged hater. Sitting down to write this review of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker feels like a hopeless endeavor. (I tried my best to keep this spoiler free but if you are someone who wants to know literally nothing about the film than see the movie first).
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