![]() In the build-up to that fateful moment, Snoke uses some pretty savage force lighting to propel Kylo Ren across the room, manages to link Rey and Ren’s minds together across the galaxy, can see into Kylo’s mind and turn him to the Dark Side – but cannot hear a 60 year-old, rusty lightsaber swivelling around on his arm chair that Kylo uses to kill him. To name the big one: Supreme Leader Snoke’s death.Īfter hyping us all up in Episode VII, Johnson decides that, in order for Kylo Ren’s journey to continue, he kills Snoke. However, if Johnson gets a C+ for story, he definitely gets an F for execution, because this movie sure was woeful at points.ĭespite the overall plot being quite strong, there were at least two occasions every five minutes where I would put my head in my hands and moan. However, Luke, in The Last Jedi, brings us back to the Force actually being a tension between all things, and the Jedi are simply individuals who can see and tap into that energy. In order to maintain control, the Jedi adopted a pseudo-science-based, elitist religion. George Lucas knew that all this didn’t smell right, I think. Ain’t that special, are we.”Īdding to that purity narrative was the whole midichlorians nonsense, which was prequels pseudo-science to discover Jedi. Their hypocrisy is reflected in Luke’s admission in The Last Jedi that he’d never read the sacred texts under the sacred tree on the sacred island, and Yoda burns the tree down as a way of saying, “Buck up your ideas, kid. In eschewing the human qualities of love and fear, the Jedi alienate the one person who was said to bring balance to the force – Anakin. ![]() This, though, is their ultimate downfall. The Jedi of the prequels are a hypocritical priest-class, intent on maintaining a ‘pure’ and high-minded version of the religion. Who is Phasma? Doesn’t matter! She’s dead! Credit: Lucasfilm Now, I love the prequels, and I didn’t need this movie to redeem them for me, but it did give us a great insight into the true nature of the Jedi Order. What some reviewers have said is that the new film redeems the prequels. ![]() If I was Rian Johnson’s scriptwriting teacher, he’d get a good C+ for story. Overall, the story is solid, if a little muddled, and riddled with plotholes. Rey, played by Daisy Ridley, is also a great character to watch develop and see her struggle to come to terms with her new-found power and quest for her family. Ren is a hugely conflicted character, and the way Snoke plays with him is almost pitiful at times, adding to the “puppet master” role Snoke plays over Ren and Rey. Adam Driver (Kylo Ren) and Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), in particular, do the Star Wars universe enormous justice. Some far more than others, but the characters and the acting is fantastic. There are a few things I would say broadly about the film, before I really launch into it (I hope you have time, we may be here a while).įirstly, I really enjoy the characters in this movie. How much so? Well, according to Rotten Tomatoes, the film is scoring 93% with critics – 56% with the audience.Īs Lili Loufbourow said in The Week, many fans are pleased the Skywalker dynasty is passing, whilst others see the destruction of the old ways of the Jedi as sacrilege. The new Star Wars movie, The Last Jedi, has proved to be an incredibly divisive film.
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