![]() ![]() ![]() I walked out of the premiere feeling strange. Carrie Fisher died before they could focus on her in the final film, Colin Trevorrow was jettisoned from the project, the entire cast was put through the ringer by the internet after The Last Jedi, and somewhere underneath all that external turmoil, they had to close out a nine-film space soap opera lasting 40-plus years. Gabriel Sama, San Francisco High highs, low lowsĪll I thought about when I was watching the movie was how difficult this entire thing must have been to make. You can read here my full review in Spanish. At the end of this meal I felt stuffed, but I didn't feel satisfied. ![]() There are no pauses that allow you to reflect on what you're seeing. Abrams took me to a Las Vegas buffet: There were new and old characters, new and old creatures, new and old planets, new and old weapons even new and old storylines. I wanted it to be the dessert of a three-course meal. I went into the movie wanting to digest and enjoy every second. Lowering those expectations made me feel better. Each of the other two trilogies had their ending, and this is the final chapter of the third one. I felt better by reminding myself that while it's not a great ending for a nine-movie saga, it is the ending of the And I didn't love The Rise of Skywalker, although it doesn't betray the franchise in any way. I've been a fan of Star Wars since the 1970s, so it's always confusing to me when I don't love a Star Wars movie. Richard Trenholm, London Big buffet, little satisfaction ![]()
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