I read the plot synopsis first, which I always do with big films I see in theaters, because if you don't watching the actual film gets overshadowed by "LIVE AUDIENCE COMMENTARY AND GASPS AND CHEERS AND OTHER STUPID SHIT". "Spoiler" culture is bullshit, especially for movies, yeah, don't spoil it for me so I can sit in a crowded room with a bunch of douchebags and miss what's happening while they re-act in real time to it.
If Wikipedia's plot synopsis is true, it fucking sucks. Like, really bad. I have tickets for Saturday, so final judgement reserved til then, but usually you can count on a Wikipedia plot synopsis to be accurate.
It undoes everything that made The Last Jedi compelling. The Last Jedi was a cool movie, the first one was an extended commercial to build hype. The second one was compelling and headed in a new direction. The new one just retcons all that. So you have a net result of an extended hype building commercial, and two movies that cancelled each other out. Giving this new trilogy no net reason to exist.
Contrary to what everyone says, Solo fucking ruled, and was the best Disney era Star Wars.
Nonetheless, it's fucking Star Wars, I've been a fan for a long time now, the people who are like, "THIS WAS A SHITTY ENDING TO A FORTY YEAR TRILOGY OF TRILOGIES" or "THIS WAS A GREAT ENDING TO A FORTY YEAR TRILOGY OF TRILOGIES" are over reacting drama queens.
Star Wars is a media juggernaut who hasn't been shy with retconning or outright replacing shit they didn't like narratively. Even before the Disney buyout. The mythos is in a constant state of being revised. The people who are like, "THIS ONE SUCKED, AND IT WAS THE FINAL WORD, SO I AM HEARTBROKEN" are fucking idiots. Like, how long have you been a Star Wars fan for, 3 hours? This is Star Wars, it's
never the final word.
I learned that skill when I was like, 7, it's a necessary skill to have as a Star Wars fan. There is so much stuff going on that anything that sucks you just have to write off and move on.
I'm not particularly shocked at having to write off a whole trilogy.
The people who are like, "THIS IS SERIOUS BUSINESS, THIS IS THE FINAL TRILOGY IN A TRILOGY OF TRILOGIES AND THUS SUPER IMPORTANT" are idiots. "A trilogy of trilogies" was never the plan, they will keep extending things as long as they make money. :lol:
The Warhammer 40k scene has a lot of its own problems, but I will say that their, "There is no canon, if you don't like a story development, just ignore it" is the best approach to canon in any nerdy sci fi or fantasy scene.
This review basically nails it.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottm...rible-end-to-the-skywalker-saga/#f369580113c6