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I just watched The Last Jedi and didn't really expect much after seeing TFA and Rogue One, but it really caught my attention.
For the first half of the movie, I was really interested in seeing the characters interact with each other. They were actually interesting and compelling, which I can not say about any of the other movies. I'm not saying they were deep or great, but they were damn interesting to watch on screen.
In the second half, when the character interactions took a back seat to plot, I was very happy to find that I was constantly being surprised (in little ways and in big ways). This is also something I cannot say about any of the other Star Wars movies. The movie gave me enough of what I wanted to see on screen (interesting character interactions; defying my expectations for the plot) that I was perfectly willing to suspend my disbelief at some of the incredibly stupid story points I was looking at on screen.
My only real complaint was:
I never watched Star Wars as a kid, so when I watched them as an adult I assessed them totally on their strength as films, never influenced by nostalgia. I can see why people like the original trilogy and why TFA and Rogue One were popular, but they were never my cup of tea. The Last Jedi is my cup of tea. If I'm going to watch a mindless blockbuster I want it to have characters that are compelling even when there's nothing really going on and action scenes that don't play out exactly like the other million action scenes I've watched in my lifetime.
For the first half of the movie, I was really interested in seeing the characters interact with each other. They were actually interesting and compelling, which I can not say about any of the other movies. I'm not saying they were deep or great, but they were damn interesting to watch on screen.
In the second half, when the character interactions took a back seat to plot, I was very happy to find that I was constantly being surprised (in little ways and in big ways). This is also something I cannot say about any of the other Star Wars movies. The movie gave me enough of what I wanted to see on screen (interesting character interactions; defying my expectations for the plot) that I was perfectly willing to suspend my disbelief at some of the incredibly stupid story points I was looking at on screen.
My only real complaint was:
Luke's death. I suspect they'll bring him back since he was by far the most enjoyable part of this movie and because Carrie Fisher has passed away. It wouldn't be hard to do. The only reason we think he's dead is because Leia and Rey said they couldn't feel him, but earlier in the movie Rey couldn't feel him because he cut himself off from the force.
I never watched Star Wars as a kid, so when I watched them as an adult I assessed them totally on their strength as films, never influenced by nostalgia. I can see why people like the original trilogy and why TFA and Rogue One were popular, but they were never my cup of tea. The Last Jedi is my cup of tea. If I'm going to watch a mindless blockbuster I want it to have characters that are compelling even when there's nothing really going on and action scenes that don't play out exactly like the other million action scenes I've watched in my lifetime.
