IMDb plot summary: The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once more in the final chapter of the Skywalker saga.
Directed by J.J. Abrams. Starring Mark Hamill, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, and John Boyega.
(Spoilers ahead.)
I saw this two nights ago, and the longer I sit with it, the more I a) forget what actually happened in it and b) am left with irritation. I'm not usually annoyed by fan service, but I *am* when fan service and retconning takes the place of actual character and plot development. There are no narrative cohesive threads in this movie because they cut all the ones that the previous film set up, and then scrambled to make ends meet. I found the redemption arc wildly unconvincing and a very disappointing ending to someone who began as one of the most interesting villains we'd seen in the series. Also, four fake-out deaths is TOO MANY if your movie is not a comedy. It's just a messy, messy movie, but that's what happens when you try to conclude a trilogy while ignoring the entire middle section. Fortunately it's also forgettable so I can pull an Abrams and pretend this one didn't exist.
How it entered my Flickchart:
The Rise of Skywalker < Red (2018)
The Rise of Skywalker > The TV Set
The Rise of Skywalker < Stand and Deliver
The Rise of Skywalker > Spy
The Rise of Skywalker < Legally Blonde
The Rise of Skywalker > Lilo & Stitch
The Rise of Skywalker > The Amazing Spider-Man
The Rise of Skywalker > Hollywood Homicide
The Rise of Skywalker > Brigadoon
The Rise of Skywalker > Cambio de ruta
The Rise of Skywalker > Where the Wild Things Are
Final spot: #1993 out of 3036.
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