Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Review (SPOILERS After 2 Minutes)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ม.ค. 2025
- Here are my thoughts on Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker.
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For the first time in Star Wars history, C3P-O was actually more useful than R2-D2.
First time he was tolerable.
@@PaulStargasm Enough reason for me to watch the movie. Cheers!
C3PO wasn’t even needed in the end. She found the artifact anyway. But it was cool to have him have a good role in this one.
Anthony Daniels was playing a Pilot/Gunner in the end battle scene as well.
Jedidiah Smith I like that everyone still hated him when he couldn’t tell them what the dagger said! 😂
Ben Solo acted a bit like Han when he was using a blaster towards the end of the movie
Also when he called Han "Dad."
Damn I didnt notice that while watching
Banehogg he really does
This is a great observation. Thanks for this comment.
Didn’t even think of that. Cool
I just whispered that to my friend during that scene 😂
Leia was holding the medal when she died. I'm assuming it was Han's and that why Maz gave it to Chewie
Exactly what I thought as well and I’m certain you’re correct here.
I thought it was Han's ... until the celebration scene where Chewie was waving the medal around like it was "about time"
Chris Pessetto in books they already said he had one
So for casual fans they think this is his his only medal... but it’s off because now he has two
That was the medal they all got after the return of the Jedi. Chewie got it because he was never given one.
@@whiplash3376 He definitely got one
Ben Solo being a heroic, cocky and slightly clumsy Jedi. Might be my favourite moment of the entire film. It's such a shame we're never going to see him again. It's one of the great injustices of the Sequel Trilogy.
It would've been a better development to end with Ben alive and Rey to stay dead. And have Ben move on from his mistakes, carry on the Skywalker name and maintain the balance of the Force (like making sure that the new generations are balanced between light and dark as he knows both ways of the Force)
It would've given more meaning to the title 'The Rise Of Skywalker' if it meant Ben. Plus he could've named the new generations of force wielders Skywalker. Maybe even establish his future on Tatooine in his family's old home. That would've been a perfect conclusion to the legacy of the family of the Force.
When was he heroic? The whole movie he just stalks Rey abd wants to rule over the galaxy with her. There really wasnt anything redeemable about him he just didnt believe the emperors cap.
@@SchultzDorinda I don't see how they could have pulled off everyone's acceptance of Kylo after everything without Rey to facilitate. I thought Rey adopting the Skywalker name in honor of Luke and Leia was poetic.
@@SchultzDorinda it would've but let's be honest Rey is the main protagonist in the film. I am happy they gave my boiii Ben more justice but he should've survived and Rey should've sacrificed herself to force heal him
It really is an injustice, because they set up that he might have a happy ending where he gets to live and be with Rey and they'll never have to be alone anymore. Remember "You're not alone" and "Neither are you"? Yeah, TLJ knew what it was doing and what it wanted, but here it felt like he was shafted just to get rid of him because oh no, we can't have him alive it would be too problematic. Come on, it could have worked if they had just gone back to the writing and thought it through.
Took Luke almost 30 years to finally lift that X-Wing out of the water.
Lol nah it had only been down there for about 7 years by the time of this one. Ben turned to the dark side 6 years before the force awakens.
@@kidofsteel0362 I think he's talking about how he failed to lift it in ESB and he finally did it in this movie
well you know being one with the force means being back in the presence of yoda and obi wan again so they made sure that this time he couldn't run off and made luke sit down, lift those rocks and finally lift that x-wing. No running off to pick up power converters this time :P
Made me mad she burned Rens Ship, way but for Nostalgia sake we must put her in an X Wing.
James Ansley “Red five is in the air”. Loved that line
"The Rise of Skywalker just didn't feel natural to me." Agreed. After all, the dark side of the force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural...
Stop that immediately
Chico The Fat Kid he isn't wrong
is it possible to learn this power?
@@MrErodriguezd not from a Jedi
When Leia died and Chewie found out is what got me.
Same
Totally
She didn’t hug me. Why should i care?
But he didnt when Hans died which is weird
only good, emotional part in the whole movie
Super nerdy complaint but when Pryce first attacks the resistance on Exogol he say's to fire the ion cannons but the ships fire their turbolasers. Just an annoying inconsistency.
That anoyed me aswell. It´s the same thing as the canon shots in Episode 8 that have an ballistic, arching flight trajectory in space. It just shows that the people behind it are not there to make Star Wars but to make money. They don´t understand it and think that it´s enough because it´s a Star Wars word so its cool.
RIGHT. That was super dumb.
I thought the ion cannons looked interesting, but couldn't put my finger on it
@@BestShifty
But it is cool, and it's a small detail thats easily missed. It's reminiscent of real life sea warfare which star wars space battles where originally based on. Starfighters are like dogfighters in the sky and ships like ships at sea. One would have to take these things like gravity into account and they would have used arcing cannon fire to reach enemy ships. It's all just a bit of fun, a callback to what it's all inspired by and based on, a meaningless detail not meant to be scrutinized for realism but instead seen as a fun nod to the origins of all this. It in actuality does show that the people behind this care and have a deep knowledge of it all, they know the real life history and inspiration and are working off it. Lighten up mate.
The thing is the other capital class ships of Star Wars don´t have it, they fire straight. In my opinion it´s not cool it is dumb because it is in space. It´s my opinion, based on my observations. I´ve watched 8 and 9 once in the cinema and that is the impression they left me with. People that don´t know or care what makes Star Wars trying to make money off of it.
this feels like it's both a sequel to a film that doesn't exist and a weird response to the complaints of the last Jedi
This. It feels like were missing a 2nd movie with this one. It has some ties to the last jedi but really its unrelated in many aspects. It's wierd.
That’s because Rian heavily deviated from the story outline that JJ and the original ep9 director wanted and Disney wanted to put everything into Rots that would “please” fans as much as possible. So this is essentially JJ trying to push the story into somewhat the direction he originally intended(Rey’s parents being important, a big evil bad, and Kylo getting redeemed) and Disney enforcing nostalgia bait(like Palpatine being back) in order to “fix” the damage TLJ made to the brand.
@@trevordavis6830 glad rian did it anyway he still has a good shot at changing star wars.
bruhmieter568 Changing Star Wars into what?
@@trevordavis6830 Last Jedi was loved by critics and made 1.5 billion dollars tho
Do you think the timing of showing the child use healing and Rey was on purpose?
I thought of that too. It's like they were preparing us for that force ability.
To quote Joe Rogan, "Oh, a hundred percent"
rahul327 it’s entirely possible
Yes. They released the episode 2 days early in order for it to come out ahead of the movie. It seems pretty clearly intentional
They did hint at healing back in episode 2 of the mando as well
I think Palpatine was literally all the Sith implying the Rule of Two means that once the apprentice kills his master they become one, slowly becoming stronger and stronger with each Sith master.
But I think Rey meant metaphorically when she said she was all the Jedi. She has all the Jedi behind her helping her along the way and that good will overcome bad every time.
Yeah I think you nailed it. I think this interpretation of the Rule of Two was a really cool lore moment for TROS personally. One thing I might’ve changed though is that instead of Rey hearing the voices, they could’ve had all of the force ghosts gather behind Rey and lend her their strength.
The way the Force ghosts talk they seen to imply that they are literally giving Rey their power.
Oooh, that is some what I didnt think of! Cool!
It's like the Avatar cycle
I'm pretty sure that's how it worked in legends. The whole rule of 2 thing was so the sith dont have to share power. There is one master with all The power of the dark side (litterally all the dark side force flows through him alone) and an apprentice is found who basically gather the dregs of The dark side power until they have enough to defeat their master at which point they become all powerful in the force. And then they take an apprentice if their own. This is why sith masters are so powerful and why the jedi were so easily defeated in past episodes. Their force power was spread thin because they shared it between many. Maybe I'm misinterpreting but that's what I've been given to understand.
the best part was when palpatine bass boosted the planet with his electric fingers
I audibly laughed not gonna lie
LMAO!! 😂😂😂
I was in a Dolby theater and I swear I thought the US was nuked.
Now you will experience the full POWA of my bass
Deep fried Star wars
I really liked the flashback of Luke and leia training and I really liked seeing Wedge in the film
Ryan Deasy Uh, you do know Biggs died in A New Hope, right?
Saphrone Seidel yeah I do. As soon as I posted the comment, I re-read and realised my mistake. Best I edit that 👍
He got one line (Wedge) Sad.
On the other hand - He LIVED baby! Whole six films.
Nice flying Lando!
Dude I was waiting to see Hayden the ENTIRE TIME. Hearing his voice was good though.
I honestly wish Anakin was standing with Luke and Leia at the end
And ben solo
Well she doesn’t know who Anakin is.
Yes, between Leia and Luke, both his hands on their respective shoulders. It would have been the first time seeing Anakin with his two kids.
Water That’s the problem
Zihe Hao yeah so it doesn’t make sense to have Anakin there
Kylo is definitely the best character to come from the new saga.
The only character I care about
On bro
Agreed, but also Rey was amazing in this film!!
I wish he had survived, but being a force ghost isn't too bad either.
littlenicky666 even if that's true? It still doesn't negate the fact this sequel trilogy never should of been made, green lit, etc without Lucas original outlined that was planned. Nobody knows Anakin more than Him, & Iger excluded Him from it. Last I check Return Of The Jedi perfectly reconciled the Skywalker's narrative, hence any further continuity was asinine.
Do you think they needed to kill off Snap Wexley 10 seconds before Wedge showed up without Norra?
And for ONE line. And no scene at the Ajan Kloss base either.
No
What does Wedge look like? Is he the white-haired guy?
Yeah I thought that was pretty depressing.
That bit really made me sad
You explained how I feel about Ben's death exactly! Every Skywalker's story ends in tragedy. Ben deserved the chance to explore his redemption and heal the wounds he and his family caused the galaxy. It felt like a bittersweet ending, when I would have preferred a hopeful ending.
In a sense, his spirit lives on inside of Rey.
@@traveller400 In a sense, it still stinks.
Yes, but at the same time, then they would have had to create more movies or something showing his redemption, removing any sense of closure you can get from this movie. Ultimately, him sacrificing himself was probably the best decision. If he hadn't, Rey would have died, and she's the main character, she had something to live for. Ben didnt. He'd destroyed everything he had ever known, and the only thing left was Rey.
@@EXTREME_FLUFF They wouldn't have to explore anything in movies. Whether he survived or died, he would have had a complete redemption arc. He could have sacrificed himself, and then been revived somehow(ie another deus ex machina...because this trilogy is full of them anyways). His story has meaning either way. But the major complaint is that no Skywalker has ever been able to live a normal life. This is the final chapter of the Skywalker Saga, and they decided to end it in a bittersweet tragedy. This can never truly be undone. You might be fine with that, but it is 100% understandable if some of us choose to never fully accept it. This is a story that has been going on for almost half a decade now...and this is how it ends? We've already seen Anakin live an incredibly painful life, only to give it up in the end out of compassion. I mean...did we really need to see that again with Ben Solo?
We all knew that the story of Anakin and Shmi was always going to end in tragedy. And when it was previously declared that Return of the Jedi was the end of the Saga, we had the complete closure of knowing that Luke and Leia would be alright. But now, we know that no Skywalker was ever able to have a life. And they were not ever meant to carry on peacefully in a freed galaxy......but a Palpatine was.
Ironic.
@@awakenow7147 I understand why many people feel the way you do. But perhaps the fact that it keeps that consistency of Skywalkers ending in tragedy is actually an important repetition. This boils down to personal preference, not bad story telling like much of TLJ. And that gives your view credibility. Think of it this way, however. The Skywalkers were born of the force manifesting itself to create life, more or less. It seems fitting to me that the Skywalker bloodline should end with that life going back into the force, meaning that the Skywalker lineage existed in one of the Galaxy's darkest times, but once peace and order was restored, they were no longer needed. Ending in a bittersweet tragedy has been a common part of story telling throughout all of recorded history. Why? Because it works. I thought the ending was well done, but everyone is entitled to their opinion.
They should have had one person write all of these movies
Exactly....
Luke DeBiase yes we knew this was going to be a clean up job
Agreed
That one person should have been Lawrence Kasdan.
Stuart Lugsden if he wanted to, maybe he didn’t. We all know this falls on Kennedy for not having someone write all of it.
Better to go around with the Skywalker name then the Palpatine name.
Both involve a lot of murdery history
Ben Solo holds his hand over her stomach when healing her. Rey is now pregnant and by proxy the mother of the next Skywalker, which we’ll probably hear about in 2030.
Didn't we have that situation before? "I am Leia Organa. Mustn't tell anyone about my evil father. Oh no, I got expose but surely my son will take the news well and will be very understanding why I lied to him...." Didn't turn out that well, will not turn out that well this time around either, mark my words.
@@dalegribble4308 *deactivates theory crafting* Damn, what will I do now? ;-)
Go for poppa palpatine!
I think Leia died by using the force to allow Han to be able to talk to Ben one last time, draining her life force.
No, she died of a heart attack..
I think the original scene was Carrie's. Leía dying and then talking to Ben.
Nope
That wasn't Han, it was all in Ben's mind. He even says so himself during the scene.
@@groddofwar7464 No she lost the will to live.
Did you notice that when Rey healed Kylo...his scar healed too.
HAH! If healing old wounds is that easy, I like the implication that Anakin could have healed his facial scars but didn't because he thought they looked cool.
Nicholas De Rose he probably was not as strong as Ben or Rey
@@jonathangomez9548 he.... was the chosen one.
Different people carry different abilities in the Force. Rey and Kylo have similar abilities because they are each other's match created by the Force.
@@SpriteYourRuler it's my understanding that force heal is a light side ability. It comes from peace and such whereas the dark side gets its power from hate, pain, and passion which doesn't allow for the mindset that healing requires.
I really wanted to watch this review because honestly?
I freakin love your Star Wars content
There have been too many people who have been hating on Star Wars since Phantom Menace and no one seems to want to enjoy it. But you do, and I love your channel for being honest about quality and opinions but not being super duper negative.
Thank you so much for your channel and all you say and do for Star Wars.
Your review and all your content warms my heart.
Eragor the Kindhearted Said by a guy whose last name is “The Kindhearted”
Though honestly that just warms my heart all the more for someone else who wears their positivity on their sleeve being so kind and uplifting in this comment. And I’m really genuinly happy there are so many positive vibes here and I’m thankful to see others getting in on that~
I do like positivity myself. I can get plenty of the opposite all over the net.
I'll like to think that Snoke is a local species of Exogol, like the hooded Sith followers in the arena. He is just one of those puppets brought out to distract the rest of the universe.
No. Snoke we now know is not native to Exe. The hooded Sith are loyalists and the real Exe natives became slaves used for the zombie ships.
Fun fact: This is the first trilogy in which noone looses a hand.
Sam X well if you ignore being cut in half
I'm pretty sure Snoke left a hand on his throne 😂
Also, it seemed like Kylo was about to lose a hand when he was fighting Rey near the Death Star.
Chewbacca rips off Unkar Plutt's arm in TFA deleted scene. Shame they cut it!
@@PepeSlake He did indeed!
I really loved seeing all that Sith occultism and that arena with Palms fanboys
Sith ghosts. Not Fanboys.
easy I kinda interpreted it like his followers seeing as they also build and manned his fleet. Maybe there where both ofc
@@CaptainEasy are they?
they look like sith cultists I assumed that they were acolytes of the beyond.
Same here. Though I found it stupid that the emperor was revived and thrown into this, he's such a wonderful character and that setting was awesome so I enjoyed every second of that scene.
@@dalegribble4308
yeah with Palpatine because he called them my faithful.
I personally loved TROS but I like your attitude as a whole like "yeah this wasn't a favorite but there's so much other stuff I love", wish more people were like that instead of just ranting and saying "CANCELLED, OVER, DEAD FRANCHISE!!!11!1!1!!" when they don't really like something
zoom zoom103 i’d call that an actual Star Wars fan
I did a mild review and gave it the exact same score 6/10. However that was before the novel, the virus, Iger leaving, etc. I think the more CANCELLED, OVER, DEAD FRANCHISE! interpretation is justified. A good, solid film but it probably did kill SW for a while - its a lot like Phantom Menace did a lot of long term damage but no one knew how much at the time.
zoom zoom103 i loved it to
That movie was ass
Skywalker 26 that’s your opinion you’re opinion is on the dark side
I just felt like Ben should have been in final force ghosts scene
Maybe Anakin too.
agree. she did take his lifeforce... and his name now too, lol.
Hopefully a special addition is in order rn and adds them
Exactly. It just seemed cruel to rule him and Anakin out; they're also Skywalkers and they bring the element of nuance to the family. What a waste.
Why?
I'm totally agree with you. I think whether on not you enjoy this movie is whether you get behind the palpatine revival from the start or not
unfortunately if you have any sort of story quality standards, you cant get behind it
I wasn't against Palpatine revival but I am against turning Star Wars into a mindless action movie.
@@banehog yeah
@@zatharigo7815
based on what?
Revenge of the sith was building and foreshadowing Palpatine returns with Plot that about to gain power over life and death.
@@undead4500 Are you serious? XD he was annihilated in episode six, and there was literally zero buildup to his return in this particular trilogy.
I wish this was the only problem with this new movies, but - sadly - I have never seen any trilogy which consist of movies so disconnected - both on thematic and plot level. Unlike the previous movies, this trilogy is practically will prove to be unrewatchable because most of the plot doesnt make sense and doesnt have any thematic integrity.
Time will tell, I am happy for everyone who enjoys it by the way :)
Who else was expecting to see Anakin Skywalker (Force Ghost)
But the "Real Anakin", Sebastian Shaw, not Hayden like in the retouched special edition.
We heard him tho
Leia was holding onto Han's medal before dying, which is passed on to Chewie
I enjoyed the film, but I am deeply gutted Anakin did not have a much larger role to play.
Felt somewhat earned, if he had.
Me too 💔💔
I am kind of with you, but it’s a slippery slope for them what with the force ghost controversy. I was sort of content with him saying to bring balance as he did though.
Paul Rubio Lol that’s a slippery slope? Dude they gutted the entire saga, that would’ve been the one thing to possibly help save them.
Anakin never had the posibility to have a large role in the film.
"I was left thinking, what was this all for?"
Exactly.
I couldn’t hold it together during the Han & Ben scene. Just brilliant
Agreed. That scene was masterfully done.
It really got me when Ben called Han "Dad". It shows how far he has come and how he truly was not Kylo Ren anymore.
It was palpatine.
Paul Alexander I’ve seen the movie twice and I have to disagree. This was Bens vision and nothing to do with Palaptine
Yeah but
It was originally Anakin in that scene..and they removed him and.mad it Han..SMH .we needed Anakin tho
"It's fine" hits it right on the nose for me too. What this film solidifies for me is that there was clearly no overall vision for this trilogy.
Yup there was no roadmap before hand
They had some general concepts of where they wanted to go; Adam Driver has talked about this. But yes, there should have at least been a framework outline from the beginning.
And before anyone jumps in with word about JJ having supplied an outline that Rian ignored, from all accounts it sounds like he offered some general thoughts but there wasn't anything as concrete or defined as people suggest.
@Darth Cameron At the same time... I feel like they could've easily chosen to forego the Reylo kiss and just had her embrace him and say something meaningful about him being Ben again and the scene would've been just as impactful without needing to go into "shipping" territory.
Does anyone else kinda feel like the last Jedi was sort of ignored in this movie? Almost like it didn't effect the plot much at all. The middle movie doesn't bridge the gap between TFA and Skywalker. I also kinda disliked luke for what he said about throwing the lightsaber away basically saying what all the fans have complained about from TLJ
@Darth Cameron yea they carried over some aspects especially the force connection between the two. Didn't like how they played off the hyperspace cannon attack as not viable for attacking the star destroyers. There was a lot of attpts to make up for shit that happened in TLJ that seemed lazy
In that final battle, did anyone else blurt out "Holy Crap, That's Wedge!"
I didn't recognize him but I figured he must have been someone from the original trilogy!
Utini!
Houdini!
Zooka
Headcannon is that the old lady at the end was related to the officer in Solo and their whole family is destined to name star wars heroes with no last name.
Lol.
flamingbunnyrabbits ha!
But she doesn't name Rey, Rey said Skywalker.
Now it's all said and done, i hope they finally go (pre)Old Republic with the next movies, to me it seems like the logical era to explore. If the PT/OT/ST served as a middle and end to the wars between the Jedi & Sith, ancient times will serve as a true beginning to their rivalry.
Lightspeed in it's infancy, mandalorian crusader clans and their war against the Old Republic, the first Jedi & Sith and their empires, the hundred year darkness, Moraband/Korriban, Sith dominance until their demise with Bane as the sole survivor, and going into hiding... I'm all for it. I have waited since Tales of the Jedi from Dark Horse to see it on the big screen someday, KOTOR sealed it when it was released.
I just really hope they dont reboot whats already been established which is probably what will happen. The mandalorian wars is probably what they should focus on.
Disney is too safe to explore the Old republic. They spent millions marketing Rey as the new Luke. The fans hold the Old Republic in as high regard as the Original trilogy. If they mishandle the Old Republic the fans will rip them open and the normies won’t care because it doesn’t look like Star Wars.
I figured that the medal that was given to Chewy was originally Han's medal.
It is, which is why Leia had it. But it's the intention behind the scene that's the thing.
Andrew Harrington I hope so. It’s more beautiful that way.
According to the book, force collector, it is Luke's medal
I actually thought it was some kind of Uber driver of the year medal..I mean, he was reduced to a Galactic Uber driver there for a while.
It absolutely was, why else would Leia want Chewie to have it after 30 years. Of course it's chewies dead best friends medal.
I wanted the third act to last longer with the space battle after all the “people” showed up
I enjoyed this movie but it would of been better for me if:
Palpatine never returned, and we got some other main antagonist threat.
Ben got some god damn lines after turning back to the light, and ultimately just didn't. Die.
Rey not calling herself a Skywalker. It would of been better if she said "just Rey" forging her own lineage in a sense.
I'm with this review for the most part. 6/10 sounds right
I'd add "Rey not being a Palpatine" to that list, because it ultimately didn't even have any impact on the story.
@@giglefreakz yeah, that'd be on there too
Fine with Rey taking the Skywalker name, but would have preferred it with her as "no one."
@@LazyCat010 I just got done seeing it for the, um, third time and and I'm liking it more with each viewing and I'm ok with her saying it now and as far as palpatine... With the killing of snoke, I guess... Where were they going to go with something that felt like a real threat? So I'm becoming more forgiving of that too 😒
@@matthewhenry9044 Going to see it again soon too 😊
One thing that really upset me;
This means Ahsoka had to die to be up there...
Ezra too...
I mean she would’ve had to have been awfully old to have lived long enough to be present in TROS. She was already of adult age when we last saw her in Rebels, and that was a good 30-40 years before TFA.
@@ajw5388 That's true. I'm sure she would have died peacefully :') Filoni would make it so
Adam White but wait how is hondo alive then she was just a kid when she ran into him during the clone wars and he’s still kicking
@@burningforyou6078 species age differently.
Something to consider: the skywalker saga tells of how the skywalkers messed up Palpatine's plans
Exactly, the dark side rises, and the light to meet it.
Palpatine was an accumulation of the Sith, an immense power in the Dark Side. The Light Side spawned Anakin which created the path to the end of Palpatine and that Sith entity. The Skywalkers were human, and struggled to defeat this massive Dark Side power despite their inherit strength in the Force. But in the end, it is through their efforts, that Palpatine is defeated.
The Emperor's granddaughter has taken everything from the Skywalkers from their weapons, droids, ships and even their name . The Emperor won.
I disagree, she did not take anything away from them. Rather she joined them in rejection of her grandfather. She may have adopted herself into the Skywalker family, but she did it with the approval of Luke and Leia.
Just some quick thoughts (spoilers)
1. What happened to the rule of two? Palps stood by that ideology the first 6 movies, but discards it here in favor of a complete power grab.
2. They often did something that would be a major plot twist, but resolved it a minute later. Such as when hux revealed he was the spy and he was killed a minute later, or when Chewie was supposedly killed but must've been on another transport.
3. So many meaningless characters that could've been great, like lando or the Knights of ren.
4. I liked when Palps said DEW IT, just a subtle quote that made me smile
5. Great job with Leia, it really seemed like her character was meant to be that way in this movie
1. He realized Bane was right for the era he lived in, but wrong for a time when the Jedi are more legend than reality. Also, greed.
2. Hux was comedy relief, but he was annoying to basically everybody. His one honest moment was great, and then he no longer served any purpose.
3. Lando brought in a little hero worship for the new kids, and had to play the sage when Poe was needed him. Also who else could round up that many people on short notice? Nobody knew Poe, Finn or Rey, but Lando, he's SOMEBODY; if he's putting out the call, it's endgame time.
4. Grandpalpy was delightfully creepy.
5. Agreed.
Also weird details that don't really serve a purpose the way the movie was cut! Like the thing that Finn was going to tell Rey while they were sinking (which apparently was that he was Force-sensitive, that you can kind of see later when he senses her in danger but no one explicitly says it), or Lando talking to that former stormtrooper character about where she came from!
No. Palps never believed in rule of two. that was Plagueis. He killed Plage and it became rule of one. If you got that wrong Lucas did not do a good job explaining the rule of two ended BEFORE TPM.
Chewie was killed in an original version but test audiences hated it so it was reshoot - hence the clumsiness.
This is why I love you channel. You still managed to explain your mixed feelings of the movie without calling the movie “trash” or “garbage”. No negative hate slinging. I felt a lot of the same things that you did after watching and every time I tried to find a similar response to mine I was just turned off and upset at how negative so much of it was.
Cronyx2000 Love this video and this comment so much.
Amen
Hello fellow adults
Exactly! And because of that, his viewers are also reasonable and mature.
Alex really does do a fantastic job at presenting fair criticism. He's always honest and says when there's something that doesn't work for him, but he completely avoids the vitriol that's ruining the star wars fandom. He deserves all the attention he gets for his channel because he really does a great job!
I found this to be two hours of amazing action, adventure, visuals, and humour, unfortunately capped with a very disappointing death.
The yellow lightsaber though
Was stoked on that for sure. I painted a toy lightsaber yellow when I was a kid! (Not the fancy green Luke one)
They probably have a surplus of yellow kyber crystals at galaxies edge. That should shift some.
Stoked too. I saw it as being Sun colored a Symbol of hope etc.
I think Rey having her new yellow lightsaber represents her own identity as a Jedi.
It looked more orange than yellow to me for some reason........
You thought I was gunna be a lame droid... BUT IT WAS ME! DIO!
This was definitely my favorite suprise and dismissal of my expectations
IS THAT A JOJO REFERENCE????
@@Grimlock2183 but of course
Juke i read this in Galen Erso’s voice for some reason.
@@toastedzen anything other than Takehito Koyasu is unacceptable
I almost cried when Ben threw his red saber into the sea
@@MarsVee123 lol
Mars Vee Not almost. Completely
When Luke said “that’s no way to treat the weapon of a Jedi” was a big middle finger to Rian Johnson
Holy shit, I didn't think of that.
I don't think it was. Luke was demoralized at the beginning of TLJ but by the end of the movie he found the way again as we see in the force projection sequence.
That's one way to look at it. Really I just saw it as a lovely contrast to TLJ. Luke in that film was demoralized and bitter and now when Rey's getting ready to do what he did he shows how his faith has been restored.
Only if you didn't understand TLJ
And what an amazing middle finger it was. Rian stuck a middle finger at Lucas, Hamill, and ALL THE FANS when he had Luke toss the saber over his shoulder. I am Super glad that he got what he deserved ultimately. Yes Rian, you deserve all the hate you get. I really hope that studios will think twice before letting you anywhere near their intellectual property.
Anyone else like Rey's new light saber? That twist feature was pretty neat.
I was almost sure that it was going to be a double. Totally would have made sense since it comes from a staff.
@@Mike_C-79 Maybe it still could? I'm just glad she finally has her own unique lightsaber.
Speed Donut I still want to know how she got/made an orange kyber crystal
@@Kyle-fp5lm it's totally possible she only lit up one side and that's why we didn't see the whole thing...(if they did show the whole saber, I missed it).
Yeah that was pretty cool
I thought Leia was holding Han's medal in one scene. Chewie's reaction to Leia's death gutted me.
Sally Cummings that’s the first moment I cried at in this movie. Kudos to JJ for finally giving Leia and Chewie their moment.
Someone handed Chewie Hans medal and said “Chewie this is for you” I cried
Can we all talked about how general hux is a traitor to the first order
Not only that but he is also a spy that says "I´m the spy". This whole movie is just bad.
No he's a traitor to kylo ren. He needed him to fail in order to become supreme leader
Hux has become the very thing he swore to destroy
I hate that they all kept saying spy, he is a MOLE
@@thatoneguymatt987 Fr. I'm a but of a grammar n*zi and it irked me
I think think it was Hans medal 🏅
chewie did get a medal somewhere in canon, comics i think, after yavin
According to the novel the Force Collector, it was Luke's medal but Han said it was his.
The Visual Dictionary says it's Han's medal. You also see Leia holding it earlier in the movie.
That's what I assumed.
Han lost Luke's medal, Leia was holding Han's medal when she passed away
“Dad...”
“I know.”
😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Also, Ben could have gone to Ach-to island...that would have a subversion of expectations
The only problem in my opinion with this movie is that it’s too much to take in and feels rushed. My opinion is that they should have split it into two parts, kinda like Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. It would have allowed for better story telling. It would have allowed for a better explanation for some plot holes
I had a similar thought while walking out of the theater. Unfortunately, Star Wars is still too wedded to the idea of organizing its main stories through trilogies.
Yeah and this is why I wish those rumors about there being four movies in this part of the series was true. You still got three trilogies and then a finale or at least that's how I would look at it
@@traveller400 yeah, feels like 2 in 1 with A LOT of cuts. Maybe if Abrams did TLJ too it would be better with pacing
darykeng I agree
The Skywalkers and Palpatines ultimately unified the entire galaxy. (It only took a century of galactic turmoil to accomplish)
That seemed like it was worth it
Well, technically, it took a Palpatine to kill a Palpatine to null and void the skywalker legacy to herald a victory..... and then take the skywalker name, saber, ship, friends and home.
The worst for me is the way it leaves the universe. All of it was for what? I don't get a final meaning
TLJ has a pretty good thematic ending imo, much better than this one
@@trombonegamer14 I agree, glad to see others do too! But yeah, it just leaves a bad taste in my mouth, like all the Skywalkers are dead but the heir of Palpatine gets to live? That's a horrible and miserable ending.
@@DragonRebelRose but it kinda works, I mean In legends the hand of the emperor became Luke's wife.
@@construtordemundos3420 But that's the hand of the emperor, not his actual blood daughter. There is a difference. Also, legends had it wrong too to bring back Palpatine as a clone, and TROS had it wrong to bring him back at all in such a flimsy and cheap way just for shock value.
@@DragonRebelRose true
The jedi voices gives me goosebumps just thinking about it. It’s literally insane how it makes me feel it’s just pure unsolicited joy I love it
Well I wasnt underwhelmed or overwhelmed by this film I'd say I was just whelmed.
@Josh
I see what you did there
So crash
I loved it
Hard to say. Thinking 7.5 out of 10, at present.
It's... tricky.
@@strangeclouds7 well I definitely enjoyed it more than the last jedi. Although I did actively hate the last jedi but this film was enjoyable even with its issues
I think the “all the with live in me” idea is genius. It fits perfectly with the rule of two: a master and an apprentice. After the apprentice kills the master, the master’s spirit is forever bonded with the apprentice. This makes Palpatine’s destruction of the Jedi order the culmination of the work of hundreds Sith masters, rather than just one politician. Also I always thought the lucky kill of an apprentice on their master shouldn’t warrant the apprentice suddenly becoming greater than their master. If any of u played SWTOR, I imagine this phenomenon being akin to the dark side ghosts that follow the sith inquisitor.
*”all the sith live in me”
This was a very old fan theory that spawned after the Bane books.
Lovetadraw so it’s safe to say this is exactly what the film was eluding to?
Rhaegar Targaryen the problem is dark side users can’t become ghosts it is implied that every sith has to keave behind a sith holocron regardless if they have an apprentice or not the apprentice surpassing the Master is not the culmination of all Sith being passed down to that apprentice because otherwise The Ancient sith won’t make sense the rules have been established to make sure the Dark side users aren’t that overpowered I love Legends but Lucas says himself he can’t have dark side force ghosts because that would literally be too much of a plot convenience for the Siths. The same way that even Jedi force ghosts aren’t allowed to interact with the physical during the Clone wars and New Hope but they had to retcon it for plot convenience which is dumb they destroyed their own canon rules for a pretty effect. As for the Rule of Two while Bane brought it about it also lead to the decline of Dark side users in the force but it helped other Siths acquire knowledge without much of a problem at the time the Sith were weak far weaker than the time of Darth Revan who Bane held as the strongest Force user to exist before Anakin; the rule was only meant to keep a power balance check within their order centralizing the power to two individuals who would inherit their knowledge not just their power and that apprentice’s goal as a master must then to cultivate his own knowledge and pass it down that was the rule but again sidious breaks these rules by gathering new apprentice every single time while creating the facade that he wants them to take his place he steals the knowledge accumulated but he never really shares any keeping only details that he wants manipulating even the rule if two to his side.
That's exactly what I thought when I saw that! The whole sith Inquisitor story where you "force walk" or whatever it's called, and you need the other sith to help you kill Thanaton since he's so powerful. It's been a few years, so I don't remember everything.
Spoiler comment:
Snickered in my seat when a resistance dude suggested to 'Holdo hyperspace ram' that Sith fleet when they get to Exogol. Then another says that was a one in a million move. Lmao at least that gripe form Last Jedi was mentioned in this movie.
Then at the end above the moon of Endor the 2 ewoks are watching a Holdo thing in the sky
That resistance dude? That was Charlie from Lost lmao
Great review. Everyone needs to take after Alex here. He didn’t enjoy it as much as he thought he would, but he’s not here to bash it or complain. So much respect, seriously. No one seems to be able to do what he does these days. I look forward to hearing more from your take about the movie in the future
That’s because unlike a lot of Star Wars “fans”, he’s a mature adult who is far above whining like a bratty toddler when he doesn’t get exactly what he wanted out of a movie.
@@MrTony-rx7tk Exactly. You're both right
@@MrTony-rx7tk absolutely. This is the only Star Wars channel I consistently enjoy for that reason. I know I can trust his reviews, even when I don't agree with them.
15:45 "Is that it? The Skywalker saga had a much more impactful and important ending in Return of the Jedi"
In a nutshell.
Rey's parents looked old enough to have been born during the Clone Wars. The Supreme Chancelor of the Galactic Republic certainly had enough charisma to impress a young woman to bear him a child.
or his "son" was clone.
@@boxhead6177 Or Disney could care less that Rey the daughter/granddaughter/whatever of x or y - just get Palps back and we've got a hit or so Iger thought and look where we are now.
The knights of ren were 100% wasted and the sith troopers too, the film itself was rushed, too many new and unesscary characters taking away the screentime from sidious and the knights, very messy film and desperate, its very clear now that the sequel trilogy wasn't really needed, the story ended perfectly with episode 6
@Darth Cameron Yeah, me too. Palpatine is one of my favorite Star Wars characters and one of my favorite villians of all time but his death was perfect. The Sith cult was cool tho.
Phantom sidous True.But I also feel the sequel trilogy doesn't hurt the star wars saga. It doesn't really help the saga that much either. It's basically just filler.
For the little screentime he had Sidious was great.
Phantom Sidious if only ep9 was split in two and the first half would replace the last Jedi.
Yea the sith trooper's got like a second of screen time. Just an excuse to paint stormtroopers red and sell toys. Such a bummer. It would have been cool to see white stormtroopers fight the red ones. I thought that's what kylo was going to fight in the beginning instead of those indigenous aliens.
I feel like there were some pros and cons. Some story stuff I like. Other stuff I did not. But the pacing was really bad to me. I couldn't get over how everything just went by too quickly. That's what really got me the most in the end.
@@banehog i hope so as well honestly
Pacing helps not making this movie too long. Otherwise a real long movie
@@bigriverraiders9243 i feel like the ending to the saga should feel long. It the end of a story that started in the 70s. I would have like enjoyed all the time that is happening for the final story
I couldnt agree with you more. I get why they wanted it to move so quickly to be exciting but they dont take any time with anything and it throws the pace way off
Maybe I was watching this in a view of Return of the Jedi hence why the pacing never bothered me, in fact it felt pretty spot on. I do wasn't comfortable with a lot of stuff they left unexplained or poorly resolved.
This was an error. This whole trilogy should have been planned. It's painfully obvious what a mess this became behind, on, and in front of the screen.
It's really not about having a plan though, not having a solid plan beforehand is not automatically a bad thing, it's totally possible to take it one movie at a time and to simply say "ok, where do we go from here" after each one.
It becoming totally disjointed was not inevitable, it only happened because apparently JJ didn't feel the need to actually see what would follow naturally after TLJ, and just randomly did his own thing instead of looking at what would make sense after TLJ, like RJ did after TFA.
@@snapgab I agree with OP. You cannot take over such a big franchise and then just wing it.
@@annnee6818 the franchise was created by winging it...
snapgab Yeah.Leia was not originally Luke sister and a early version of the emperor ended up being a pawn of the New Empire.
snapgab the first trilogy was never meant to be a trilogy. It was just one movie, they didn't wing it. They had to retcon when they made the next two movies. There were changes, but they had a more clear direction than what Disney made.
Even if it had worked back then, it doesn't mean it's a good idea now.
I love how Luke's X-Wing Still worked and Wedge showed up to fight once again. Also the fact that our massive fleet is just people who want to fight for peace.
I wonder if Rey put the wing back on that Luke used as the door to his hut.
"He was instantly endearing " yes. Very well said. Oh my god its so nice to see a review from someone who actually likes him!!
Jan S
I like Adam Driver's preformance, but I don't especially feel like Ben's turn is earned. Ben comes around too fast without enough setup. Carrie Fisher's untimely death is partially to blame, but so is just how the script is written around it. I don't think it gels well at all.
Vader's turn in RotJ works much better in large part because of things like his and Luke's conversation before meeting with the Emperor and him showing some softening because of his son but still feeling like he's in too deep.
@@OniLink96 That's totally fine!
@@OniLink96
What about how Ben has had the whole softening up thing for an entire trilogy? In TFA he's torn apart by the decision on the bridge, he could well have walked home with Han at that very moment. In TLJ he's halfway back to Ben when he reaches out for her hand and they touch through the force or he asks her to join him in the throne room. Etc etc.
He's been flip flopping for three movies.
When Kylo revealed that, my face would have hit my knee if my palm didn't catch it. Exactly what Alex said, I sank into my seat. That really disappointed me. It just wasn't necessary to go in that direction. It's not canon that Palpatine created Anakin, so why does he have to have basically created Rey. Anakin was created by the Force. Why is that okay but not for Rey. And are fans of the film really going to be okay with how Rey defeated Palpatine? I just haven't heard the complaints about the same things that people couldn't stand in TLJ. But I get that it just happened and people haven't digested it all yet, including me.
I agree with just about everything in your review. I had a good time watching this movie, but I did have little issues throughout. I could have dealt with just about everything that bothered me if not for Ben dying and Rey being a Palpatine. I would have loved to see him atone for his actions and perhaps having others reluctantly work with him when necessary, and have him be a Han Solo like Jedi. I also would have preferred Rey not to have been related to anyone in the end and have the rest of that story play out the way that it did. I need to see it again, and see if I feel differently then.
Also would it have been so hard to put in Anakin as a force ghost?
Originally they did but for some reason shortly before the release they decided to take all of them out
To quote the prophecy of the chosen one “through him shall ultimate balance be restored” the keyword here is “through” through Anakin the corrupt Jedi were destroyed, through Anakin the sith (himself and Palpatine destroyed) through his Lineage, (Luke) the light was restored within Anakin and the Jedi order preserved, through Ben was ultimate balance restored through selflessness and compassion saving the one he loved, something Anakin could never do. The skywalkers guided Rey the ultimate dark being, to balance through their teachings. The skywalkers all walked a thin line between dark and light, and through Anakin and the Skywalker lineage ultimate balance is restored, and the Jedi order changed forever. Rey rebuilds the Jedi order with the Skywalker teaching, which will change the Jedi order forever. To quote another important statement from Yoda himself “misread the prophecy may have been”
Nowel Bobke underrated comment ^^
The only thing I feel wronged by was Snap’s death, moments before step-dad Wedge shows up for a blink and you miss it cameo.
I missed Wedge totally..or maybe I thought it was Anthony Daniels in an X-Wing suit
Yea they didnt give us enough ship battle, Wedge, or rebel fleet. Too quick. And they showed up seconds after Snap, it felt like there was no reason for it
Kevin Heller it did kind of look like Anthony Daniels!! I’m pretty sure it was Wedge though because I let out and audible “Wedge” when I saw him. I’ll pay extra attention next viewing!
Kevin Heller I wondered if that was Wedge! Thanks for confirming it.
@@AFchris77 That was my biggest problem with this movie, the fleet shows up and we never see it do anything. All we is the ghost fly around for a few seconds.
I wished Ben survived as well but he needed to repay his life force to a loved one of the Skywalker’s as Anakin took Padme’s life force.
@@robbhays8077 his death was handled kinda poorly though. They could've framed that way more effectively
What did the Skywalkers do? They stopped Palpatine. They stopped the Sith. Without Anakin Skywalker being born, Palpatine would have taken over the Senate, destroyed the Jedi, created the Empire and ruled the galaxy for countless millennia. Without Luke Skywalker, Vader never would have turned back to Anakin Skywalker to defeat Palpatine, the Empire would have stayed in place and he would have ruled the galaxy for countless millennia. Without Leia Skywalker, the Rebellion never would have gotten the Death Star plans, the Resistance never would have been created, Ben Solo never would have been born, he would have never flipped back to the light in episode 9 and Palpatine would have ruled the galaxy for countless millennia. Without Ben Solo coming back to fight with her, Rey would have given in to Palpatine's wishes. And he would have ruled the galaxy for countless millennia.
Sure Rey struck the final blow, but I believe that without any single member of the Skywalker family, Palpatine would have had unchallenged, unlimited control over the galaxy for who knows how long, and the centuries old war between Jedi and Sith would have ended with the Sith completely victorious. The Skywalkers weren't perfect (Vader). They made a few mistakes along the way (Kylo). They wanted to give up (Luke). But they decided to fight for what was right, time and time again. Sometimes without even using the Force (Leia). They all made a choice to be better. Anakin, Ben, Luke and Leia all sacrificed and redeemed themselves for their past failures. And in the end, they saved the galaxy. That's what they did.
I guess that's what all of Star Wars is about. Redemption. A choice to be better. I mean, Luke, Anakin, Ben, Leia, Han (scoundrel turned hero), Obi-Wan and Yoda (failed Anakin but then taught Luke), Finn (trooper to rebel scum), Poe (barely), heck that's what Revan's character is all about, Bastilla too. There was a pivotal scene about redemption in the recent book Resistance Reborn. Anyway, it's just a great lesson to learn from Star Wars and I'm glad that it's present throughout not just the Original trilogy but almost all of Star Wars.
Without Anakin, Mace would have sliced up Palpatine but that probably would have caused some other horrible chain of events that would have eliminated the Jedi anyway.
You're definitely the best Star Wars channel on TH-cam. Loved the review and totally agree with you man!
I'll share your video with all of my friends hahah thanks for keeping up with great content.
Did you guys notice that palpatine used quotes from revenge of the sith
Like "Dew it."
good
Noob Gamer the dark side of the force is a pathway to many abilites
@@cwerkzz that many believe to be unnatrual
Noob Gamer some considered to be unnatural*
The pacing was all over the place and it felt like they tried to cram two movies into one
I said the exact same thing when I left the theater. I didn't think a story could feel rushed and too long at the same time.
Too many plots
Nicholas Ramirez not RJ fault. This is on JJ for not adapting and cramming too much in
Red Blue if RJ had followed some of JJ’s previous storylines they wouldn’t have needed to cram stuff into this movie. My hot take is that if RJ hadn’t killed snoke, Palpetine wouldn’t have been in the trilogy, at least in a major role
laxguy2400 yeah I see. But it seems a bit far fetched to blame a movie on someone who had nothing to do with it. If JJ was as good as I thought, he wouldn’t have done the movie like that
TRoS really made me appreciate the Thrawn Trilogy.
Star Wars Explained needed Star Wars explained.
Palpatine (Back from the dead): “Ironic.”
Spencer Davis not saying you’re wrong but I’d like to know more of an explanation before I’m convinced that palpatines presence is ironic. At least intentionally ironic.if you’re saying that that’s what Vader was trying to achieve but couldn’t , it was what palatine used to seduce Vader. The irony would have been that palpating couldn’t keep himself alive, in my opinion. But that would be a minor theme of the film and would be open to interpretation. Wouldn’t saying it was something STE missed. Again just opinion
Chris White I never said his presence was ironic. You misunderstood my comment.
Spencer Davis fair enough. Still don’t think I get it. Enjoy.
He was partly dead, not all dead. He most likely visited miracle max.
I feel everybody is trashing the movie because it’s the “cool thing” too do, I actually enjoyed the rise of skywalker very much. My bar was set very low after the last jedi.
Dude for real.
I feel you're saying _The Last Jedi_ set the bar very low because it's the "cool thing to do"...
I’ve seen The Rise Of Skywalker, I loved the movie. For what’s its worth, it’s really good however I think some fans will hate it. I won’t get into spoilers for obvious reasons but I feel like the characters arcs are fulfilled in a satisfying way.
Wait. HOLD UP! If Ashoka is speaking to Rey as a ghost... She died between Rebels and TRoS. Heartbroken.
How old would she be anyway?
Oh, I didn't think about that earlier :-O Ahsoka... :'-(
But she presumably was 70 years old during sequel trilogy, so maybe she died as a old woman, in peace... maybe...? I hope so. She deserved it.
A powerful, force sensitive Togruta can live up to 200 years, but an average lifespan of a Togruta is 82. Given she wasn't Yoda-level, I suppose she could be dead.
Yeah, that was my first thought when I saw her name in the credits. So much for "Ahsoka Lives" :(
I mean, there's still a chance she was simply speaking to her through the Force. Unlikely, but not impossible
She was alive after Return of the Jedi for sure as shown in the end finale of Rebels. And she was 14 at the start of the Clone Wars, TCW was 3 years, making her 17, there’s a 19 year gap between the end of TCW and ANH making her 36, it’s 4 years to battle of Endor so by ROTJ she’s right around 40 I BELIEVE TFA is 30 years later (might be wrong at that number) and TROS is a year after Last Jedi making her around 71!! Plus Jedi live longer naturally through the force! So I think her death wasn’t natural and I hope we get a story on it!!!
This really highlights the whole "art is subjective" thing. I actually agree with most of your gripes (especially the Palpatine stuff, although I still LOVED his scenes, I always hated the whole Palpatine clone storyline), but I loved the movie overall. Probably my favorite of the Sequel Trilogy. Yes, the movie has flaws, but I feel like it does a good job overcoming them to present a really satisfying movie overall. I think TLJ is the black sheep of this trilogy. I think if Disney would have given the whole trilogy to JJ so it could all be a unified story, the trilogy would have been better overall. Or, at least have given Rian Johnson a roadmap instead of just saying "do whatever man". Seeing other people's reviews isn't a bad thing, but make sure to go out, see the movie, and formulate your own opinions as well people. Love hearing your take on the movie though!
I'm with you on this as well. I think this was the better movie though it could never be close to perfect due to the decisions that lead JJ having to come back and direct it after all that stuff happened. If someone watched all the movies up to this one and didn't know Palps was coming back it would be such a disruptive return. Some ppl consider Palps like another death star and a unoriginal villain.
Agree
"I think if Disney would have given the whole trilogy to JJ so it could all be a unified story, the trilogy would have been better overall. Or, at least have given Rian Johnson a roadmap instead of just saying "do whatever man" "
Definitely! That has been my feeling during the last week. It's not that I din't enjoy TLJ, I really liked at the time, but TROS made me like less. Not because it was a bad movie, not because TROS killed what TLJ built, TLJ doesn't have its place in Star Wars saga. If we could get the whole story JJ planned OR an ending Rian Johnson planned, it could have worked. Two movies completely disconnected was such a shame, even though I really liked how the story turned out in the end.
This man is the best Star Wars fan. He’s not the voice this fandom deserves, but the one it needs.
Yeah, he's absolutely rational. Not someone completely rages on when something is subpar nor completely ignores the flaws in the better stuff.
And what about Eckhart's Ladder?
Let’s not forget about HelloGreedo
He´s a fan, not a fanboy.
Why? Because he doesn't hate it? So if people hate it and call it liken it is, then their voices are invalid somehow?
Congratulations! You didn´t like the movie that much, but you didn´t need to spread hate on the internet, like other people do! That´s why I love your channel!
the diad in the force thing is a direct reference to KOTOR 2
Clone Wars and Rebels as well with the Brother and Sister.
Hell no thats some other shit. That is not a force bond as explained in kotor 2 or other lore.
At the entrance to the cinema there was a stormtrooper that looked like a model. My dad said "wouldn't that be cool to have in your room"
I said "yeah"
We walked past and then I looked back and it jumped at me. Its little touches like that that get you even more hyped for a film.
Thanks to cineworld at the beacon for creating such an iconic memory :)
There was a concert inside the room, right under the screen. Violins playing live star wars theme, right before the movie started
(SPOILERS)
Thank you for one of the best reviews I’ve seen on TROS and not just nitpicking stupid things that don’t matter for the hater views. I think the endless bashing and nitpicking really changed this movie from one that could have been really enjoyable to just pretty ok. After rewatching TLJ, I think RJ and JJA always had the Palpatine stuff planned since day one and it was meant to be a shocking reveal at the end of Act one or two of this movie but the haters caused Disney to panic and blow the reveal to try and appease the fans. I will say the Ben death worked for me because he was a Skywalker and worshipped Anakin. Anakin went to the dark side to try and cheat death but only Ben was able to do this by finding the light.
Steve Bryant incorrect
I really love that Alex is leading the way in acknowledging that there can be things you very much dislike about a movie, and that doesn't automatically make it a cinematic travesty that murdered your childhood.
@@corystanish Thank you.
Does no one realize that was Hans medal that was in Leia’a belongings that she used to conjure a memory of him - the heroic A New Hope him- from the force for her son in her last action and then it was given to Chewie because he is the only one left form their original family?
For the question of “what was the actual point of the Skywalkers?”, with the way TROS ended, I believe that the Skywalkers were the inspiration for the Galaxy itself to rise up and finally decide to stand for themselves rather than let an Empire rule for them. This was certainly not explicitly explained, but the way the whole galaxy turns out to fight the Final Order implies this, at least in my opinion. I hope a future book expands on that idea but it would have been nice to see it in the film.
Overall I agree with many of your points and also enjoyed the movie as a whole, but I wouldn’t rank it as low and the Palpatine stuff wasn’t a huge deal for me as I thought it was handled much better than in Dark Empire, although not explained well.
Thanks for all your content!!!
Especially as far the Galaxy knows, Leia is still alive. So that’s General Skywalker leading that last remnant of hope in that fight
Yeah, if I had to say, based on one viewing, where this leaves the legacy of the Skywalkers (other than the fact Rey may go on to make her own legacy as a Skywalker), I'd say the Skywalker family is a story of love and redemption against the odds. The fact that Luke and Leia, Han, and Ben ultimately give Rey the love and trust she needs (even as part of the family of their mortal enemy) to turn against darkness is an inspiring legacy. Even at the end of TLJ, this was probably the likely outcome, with Luke being the 'spark of hope'...
I think the medal Chewie got was Leia's because in an earlier scene she has one in her hand.
*Edit: it was Skywalker's medal in the Force collector book it's revealed that Han gave Maz Luke's Medal.
@@banehogGood point in the new Force Collector book it's revealed that Maz got Luke's medal from Han. So it is probably Luke's medal that Leia is holding then Chewie gets.
SnipingTaters The medal Max gives Chewie is the one Leia is holding when she died, that makes it Han’s, which is a much more fitting gift then Luke’s.
@@Steven_Andreyechen maybe. My reasoning is that it explicitly says Maz has Luke's and Maz probably thinks she has Han's because Han gave it to her to settle a debt. This was in a book apart of the Journey to Rise of Skywalker series, books specifically made to connect to the movie.
I think it was just fan service to the majority of people who don't read the comics/books (i.e. me) and are now pleased that Chewie got his medal. So, woops, I guess he has 2 medals now!
SnipingTaters yeah but I doubt she just has it in her pocket. The film shows Leia with a medal and max is with her when she fades and becomes one with the force, next time we see max she give Chewie a medal, clearly the film is implying that it is that medal Chewie gets.
It's funny to me how the people who feel the most entitled to judge the new trilogy and this franchise now are usually from the generation that got the original trilogy as a whole spoon fed to them as children and never even had to experience what it was like having to wait years for Empire and Jedi to come out. Luckily, future generations will not give a shit about "retcons" or "lack of vision" or what else these people have to say in general and just experience and appreciate the new films as a whole.
I already do.
They really just made Dark Empire 2: Electric Boogaloo, didn't they
Literally "electric boogaloo." Palpatine's secret Sith base has a major electrical problem, sparks keep flickering on his face every three seconds.
Quite a few similarities to the novel Shadows of Mindor too...
I watch both you and Theory and so far the major difference in thoughts on the movie is that he enjoyed the whole Palpatine return while you didn't.
Theory loved it due to the fact that it dismisses TLJ, lol
@@fofonablus7104 theory has always been an idiot
Theory is a kid in the body of a adult man.
*while you didn't
Theory always wants nothing but blatant fan service and callbacks. I remember watching his video on what he wanted to see in _Solo......_ YIKES! If I'm not mistaken, he's also the one who did a video on the facts of Darth Vader's suit, which was almost identical to RedLetterMedia's video, only he did it unironically....
Did anyone notice the Yellow light saber ? It's a Guardians saber. Rey is now the Guardian of the Skywalker knowledge. The door was left ajar just enough to continue the story.
Where the heck did she even get that thing? Did I miss it sometime in the movie ?
@@Beachplease13 theory is she made it herself to signify she is neither sith nor jedi, but simply a guardian of good.
Fin is force sensitive
Jordan Fulton agreed but it was HEAVILY implied that fin was force sensitive. that was the “secret” he wanted to tell Rey.
@@hakim7945 That and " love you."
If we go the really obvious route, that is.
Visual Guide also hints Jannah is Lando's daughter. So no sister link there then.
@@hakim7945 I thought the secret he knew was that rey was a palpatine. He said that it was a secret leia also knew to Poe.
@@hakim7945 Finn wanted to tell Rey he loved her. I hope he does in some parallel universe.