The latest Star Wars film is the most ambitious
one so far. It takes the saga into a new fresh direction, while managing some
fan fulfillment along the way. Alone, the “Last
Jedi” is similar to “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part One”, it has all
the cake, but no icing till the next movie. It’s a great start in a new path,
but if they decided to go back to unoriginality of The Force Awakens, then it’s
a wasted opportunity. The possibility of continuing the saga sans the Skywalker
bloodline seems exhilarating.
The storyline doesn’t
seem as well structured as the previous films, suffering from lack of
continuity. The addition of the new characters seems rushed, even though they
could have been fleshed out more in the drawn-out plots. Some scenes were completely
unnecessary like the Casino one, and the constantly goofy jokes, while not new
to the Star Wars saga, were grating on the tone of the film. The pacing was all
over the place, just like the dialogue.
While some character’s behavior was odd, Lea flying
through space, some were marvelous. I loved the demise of Snoke on the hands of
Kylo Ren. The struggle inside of him between the light and the dark makes his character
one of the most interesting ones. The yin and yang dynamic between him and Rey
was the best aspect of the film. The constantly dropped hints about Reylo’s
redemption and how close he was to getting it makes the future moment my most
anticipated one. I missed Finn and Rey together, but his partnering with Rose
was seamless and hilarious. The best
moment in the film was the reveal of Rey’s parents. They were nobodies, just like
her. Not only does it imply that the Force doesn’t cater to certain bloodlines,
but it also ends the overused “Parentage-Reveal” and “Everyone is related”
plot-twists.
There’s negative and positive aspects to everything
in this film except the battle sequences, they are nothing short of phenomenal.
The beautifully choreographed scenes were unforgettably visually stunning
masterpieces. The cinematography adds more to the tone of the scenes than the dialogue
does, and the score is a hit in most places but a miss in few others.
The Last Jedi offers a bright fresh future
for the Star Wars saga. It plants the seeds of improvement well, and in doing so
it does a great job in hyping the next generation of the franchise. It’s easy
to see why die-hard fans might dislike it, letting go of the past is hard. But fortunately,
the future of Star Wars looks bright.