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Welcome to ourStar Warscountdown . in the lead of the sacking ofThe Rise of Skywalker , we ’ve been look back at all of the premature film within the saga . We ’ve cover the prequels , spin - offsRogue OneandSolo : A Star Wars Storyand we ’ve also given our feeling on the original trilogy - as well asThe Force Awakens .
So now , next up , it’sThe Last Jedi . Has there ever been a more dissentious Star Wars product ? That ’s disputable . Here ’s what we care about it - and what we did n’t .
Best: It’s Visually Stunning
Star Wars has always had rather beautiful aesthetic , with its glorious worlds wee-wee it unique . But , even for the franchise ’s stands , The Last Jediwas rather gorgeous to look at .
Whether it be the brilliant red design of Supreme Leader Snoke ’s pot way , the whitened and bolshie of Crait , the picturesque view of Canto Bight or even the grassy environment of Resistance home D’Qar , everything in spades looked the part . And we ’re hoping that the net movie of the continuation trilogy can give us something similar when it get along out afterwards this month .
Worst: The Humour
While we commendThe Last Jedifor being bold and adventuresome , in stark direct contrast to the rehash that wasThe Force Awakens , not all of its decisions go down well with fan . And some took return with the mood in the moving-picture show which , when liken to other episode in the enfranchisement , seems a little off .
General Hux being on the receiving end of a ' your mom ' joke set alarm bell off while some of the scene involving Luke Skywalker , particularly when he threw the lightsaber , seemed insulting to devotee . This is something Disney have to get right next time out .
Best: Kylo Ren
Kylo Ren inThe Force Awakenswas intriguing but Adam Driver direct the lineament to new height inThe Last Jedi . He starts off in a similar position to where we ’d last regard him - basically Supreme Leader Snoke ’s lapdog . But , over the course of the movie , Kylo hold up on a journeying of discovery .
And he ends the motion-picture show as Supreme Leader , having murdered Snoke and blamed his old master ’s death on Rey . He is perhaps the only character within the movie who truly evolves and we ca n’t wait to see how he behave now he has the extragalactic nebula under his quarter round .
Worst: Luke Skywalker
You remember Luke Skywalker from the original trilogy , right ? The someone who would do anything to serve his friends , who never hid from a fight and who always did the correct thing , no matter how difficult . Well it ’s a honorable thing you do - because Rian Johnson clear does n’t .
The way Luke was duringThe Last Jedididn’t please Mark Hamill , who constantly attempt to monish the fans . And , watch the megahit , you just could n’t but feel that you were see some horrific knockoff of Luke who did n’t handle a jot about anything or anyone besides himself . As far as persona assassinations go , this was a big one .
Best: Luke Skywalker’s Final Act
Okay , so we did n’t wish the way Luke Skywalker was portrayed and write as inThe Last Jedi . But even we , as critics , have to admit that his force projection at the end of his moving picture was a brilliant twist .
audience had , for the most part , just cogitate that Luke had straighten himself up a little for his encounter with his nephew , Kylo Ren . But for him to then reveal that he ’s merely a projection , all the way from his sanctuary on Ach ' To , was something nobody expect . Touche Rian Johnson , touche .
Worst: Leia Is Mary Poppins
Of course , Leia Organa has always been able to use the force play in some ways . She detected Luke Skywalker ’s whereabouts back inThe Empire Strikes Backwhile she also uses the ancient power to confirm Luke ’s title that she , like him , is the child of Darth Vader .
But issue forth on , really ? The determination to have Leia soar through the air like some Jedi Mary Poppins had people cringing in their seats . The way she moves so gracefully through the air must have take on years of training ( especially the whole being capable to breathe in blank space part ) . So we ’re trust , like really hope , that some account of Leia ’s awe-inspiring force art is given to us in The Rise of Skywalker .
Best: The Throne Room Scene
While we accept that the throne room scene involving Kylo Ren , Rey and Supreme Leader Snoke is a turn of a rehash of the same scene involving Luke Skywalker , Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine inReturn of the Jedi , that does n’t make it any less captivating .
The shot where Snoke interrogates Rey paint him as a unnerving villain - only for our expectations to be subverted . The confrontation between Kylo , Rey and the pretorian guards establish off some noteworthy choreography , while we did n’t see the end of the Skywalker lightsaber coming in the slightest . This , out of all of the scenes within the movie , was our favourite .
Worst: Killing Off Snoke
But while the stool way shot is glorious , we have just one complaint . And that ’s the conclusion to wipe out off Supreme Leader Snoke - without dedicate us any answers or account about his fictional character .
Snoke is perhaps the big enigma of the sequel trilogy and to have Kylo slice him in half ahead of agenda , while a intrepid turn of events , is one of the things that has anger fans the most . With Emperor Palpatine now back in the fray for the concluding moving picture of the dealership , we may not get the answer we want . And we ca n’t help but dread the whole ' Palpatine was Snoke this whole sentence ' will be used - which would make the villain even less unnerving than he now already seems .
Best: Finn Kills Captain Phasma
The Last Jediwasn’t the good picture show for Finn , with John Boyega ’s character getting shafted so Rey , Kylo Ren , Luke Skywalker and Supreme Leader Snoke can take center stage . But it was tremendously satisfying seeing him stamp out Captain Phasma during a larger-than-life showdown of Snoke ’s burn Star Destroyer .
Phasma was a noisome character . She front cool but was a betrayer and her loyalty to the First Order , for like no good cause , was nauseate . So it ’s a skilful job that Finn knocked that ' Chrome Dome ' rightfulness off her headspring . This is one character who really should stay kaput , too . We do n’t desire everybody get together Palpatine for the net engagement …
Worst: Canto Bight
While the whole toilet way tantrum is going on , Rian Johnson made the reckless decisiveness to have the natural action hop over to Canto Bight , where Finn and Rose Tico are given the mission of fulfil an old codebreaker in a bid to help the Resistance survive .
This possibly , just maybe would have worked if their task had had a satisfying ending . But it does n’t ! In the Logos of Luke Skywalker it turn into just ' one cock-a-hoop Bantha pursuit ' . They do n’t meet the codebreaker , they get captured instead . But await - there are quad horses ! Eurgh . We ca n’t say seeing the horses in The Rise of Skywalker trailer exactly sits well with us , even if they seem to be involve in a much cooler succession this time around .
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