J.J. Abrams is inconceivably, ill-advisedly back in the director's chair (after a last minute shake-up in plans when Colin Trevorrow backed out) and attempts to course-correct the universe back to where The Force Awakens left it. Consequently, it feels like a push and pull between two different creative forces at war with each other, and the trilogy does not feel as satisfyingly consistent or tied together as it could have been had they actually plotted out its three-film structure (or better yet, followed Lucas's original outlines) before embarking on this fool's errand. Rey has now taken up the mantle of resident Jedi and attempts to do battle with the ghost of Star Wars past. They position her as the next savior for the future of the franchise, which is all this trilogy ever set out to do. At the end of the day, it manages to be a competent enough film with standard entertainment value that doesn't attempt to ruffle many feathers. The series is neither better nor worse for it; it simply is.
3 "they fly now?!" out of 5
Note: For an alternate version of what Episode 9 could have been, check out Trevorrow's original draft, entitled "Duel of the Fates."
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Nobody asked, but here is how I would rank the saga:
Episode I: 3 pod races out of 5
Episode II: 3½ clone wars out of 5
Episode III: 4 villain origins out of 5
Episode IV: 5 lightsaber battles out of 5
Episode V: 5 training montages out of 5
Episode VI 4½ satisfying chapters out of 5
Episode VII: 3½ reunions out of 5
Episode VIII: 4 new beginnings out of 5
Episode IX: 3 legacies out of 5
Rogue One: 3 gratuituous cameos out of 5
Solo: 2½ botched characterizations out of 5
Don't like it? You can suck my big fat titties.
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