Saw it for the second time just now.
My earlier opinion stands; this one was the best of the sequel trilogy. The trilogy clearly lacks a cohesive idea though, but that was already the conclusion after The Last Jedi and I noticed this with this one the first time I saw it as well. So everything I said before about it remains unchanged; Palpatine is awesome, it is great that they actually show him being immensely powerful and practically unbeatable. Kylo Ren has the most interesting story arc. The way Carrie Fischer is included in the movie is great, you'd think she'd have actually been there on set if you didn't know better. The more negative aspects of my previous opinions still stand as well though; the start is weirdly fast paced due to this movie needing to 'fix' the events of the previous movie. How Palpatine still lives and how Luke and Anakin's blue Lightsaber was recovered from Bespin remains unanswered and the fact that there's again this planet-killing device is a shame.
New things I noticed now, which I especially looked for; The Lightsaber was obviously split in two at the end of The Last Jedi, but is now has welding marks. So it was simply fixed. Dialogue makes it clear throughout the movie that the power of all the Jedi from the past will channel through Rey Leia alludes to it, Luke does, and obviously the voices of all the Jedi that are heard at the end. It remains a missed opportunity that you don't actually see any of the old Jedi appearing behind her when she deflects Palpatine's power.
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