[Gideon7]

When Rian Johnson had Luke Skywalker non-chalantly toss his light sabre over his shoulder into the ocean in the very first scene of The Last Jedi is when I had realized that Johnson was giving a big FU to the whole franchise. What amazed me was that Disney let Rian Johnson wreck the franchise so thoroughly that there was nothing left going forward, where Kylo and General Hux were so laughable as antagonists that it left JJ Abrams screwed for the third film.

I had read that Abrams had valiantly tried to undo the damage caused by TLJ but it’s too late for me. I’m done with the franchise.

[cuban leaf]

I had read that Abrams had valiantly tried to undo the damage caused by TLJ but it’s too late for me. I’m done with the franchise.

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As someone who watched the first one 27 times in the theater, I empathise with your sentiment. However, since I don’t take movies all that seriously anyway, I went ahead and watched it. It was incredibly entertaining and never had a dull moment. And I actually found myself CARING ABOUT the characters. That is the first time that has happened since the second movie in the installment. That surprised me.

It was worth it. And remember, it’s just a movie, designed for entertainment. Don’t take it too seriously.

(And yes, I know that all movies and TV shows have some sort of political or social messages in them - it started with Shakespeare) :)