I remember naively thinking in my youth that when it was freed from Lucas we would get some pretty cool stuff from a universe where anything and everything could happen. Same with trek.
What a dumbass I was and still am
It really amazes me too.
The Last Jedi has all the pieces.
A Luke Skywalker in self exile from the guilt that short, brief hint of darkness led him to. Interesting.
Like Skywalker always struggling with the hint of the dark side and its temptation. Great. Luke after all beat the shit out of Vader in pure, raw fury. Great idea. He’s always been impulsive as much as he’s seen goodness in others. Making a human mistake is very much Luke Skywalker. Excellent. Keep it up.
The entire movie hinting at a mass paradigm shift and how the old must be killed. Great. All for it.
A story where the villain realizes both Sith and Jedi are full of shit and tries to pave a middle, gray path. Excellent. Shake things up.
“Join me Rey.” Awesome, we are at the moment the entire film has built up: new orders, out with the past, in with the new.
“No.”
Movie that touts it’s time for a paradigm shift the entire story reverts to the status quo.
Ends with the main character whooping in glee while flying a space craft as her friends are annihilated to mere dozens.
Rebels celebrate as if they won when they’ve got like 12 people left.
Paradigm shift movie ends the same way it began.
The most cowardly, safe piece of shit imaginable that tells you Star Wars will always be the same shit. Just stick to the original trilogy. Why bother.