mZuzek said:
This is where I stopped. To be fair, though, of course every TLJ fan is going to hate the new one. It was made with a very clear and specific purpose to be the anti-TLJ, to the point where all the actors and staff involved seemed to be pointing fingers at TLJ in every interview they made. Obviously, that isn't wholly wrong, because TLJ is a terrible movie, but you can't hope to be creating an exciting trilogy when the third movie is trying to undo everything the second movie did - which, to be fair, was already trying to undo everything the first one did. This whole trilogy was a massive fiasco, there was never any planning involved, just committee decisions on what would make the most money. All three movies filled with loads of shallow fanservice, with barely any substance to show for it. "Have an issue in your story? Just throw *insert random character from the OG trilogy here* and there you go, problem solved!" That was the mentality throughout the whole thing - TLJ probably being the one that least did this, but it still was an offender with that Yoda scene which was super uncalled for, and in its attempt at "subverting expectations" over another old character, ruined that character. I don't know why I'm bothered to come talk about it, to be honest, but yeah. A massive trainwreck, this thing. I feel sorry for those who enjoyed TLJ, not only because of their poor taste, but also because it means they got spat in the face for no good reason. Any person with a decent taste would've given up on the franchise already, at least let the TLJ fans get something since they're the only ones who still care - and consequently, don't make the trilogy's continuity issues even worse in the process. |
Why respond to my review if you're not going to read it? What gives you the right? Being the raccoon?
Look, contrary to the impression you might get online, I'm far from alone in the fact of enjoying The Last Jedi. The film has an average review score of 81% of Rotten Tomatoes and 85% on Metacritic, which are among the highest scores of any film released in 2017. I suspect that those professional film critics probably know a few more things about quality filmmaking than you do. But it wasn't just critics. According to scientific polling of opening day moviegoers by SurveyMonkey, 89% of moviegoers themselves had a positive opinion of The Last Jedi, with self-described hardcore Star Wars having the most positive opinions of all, and a similar survey of moviegoers by ComScore and Screen Engine saw audiences give the film a rare, full five-star rating, beating out The Force Awakens. (Sorry #StarWarsFans hashtag peeps, but you're NOT representative.) So I'm far from alone in appreciating TLJ is my point.
I'm not sure you're someone who can appreciate, or even necessarily understand, things like pacing, tension, or character development, or have a sense of humor, but many people out there do. The Last Jedi is appreciated by many above all because it's the most character-driven Star Wars movie. If you can't appreciate that in a film, then okay, but suggesting that there's simply no substance to the most substantive and least commercial entry in the franchise is frankly absurd and ridiculous.
