The saga continues as the world consumes the latest Star Wars episode: The Last Jedi. And as the world continues to mourns the loss of the iconic and incomparable Carrie Fisher, the latest installment of the beloved movie franchise did not disappoint, nor did it awed as much as the “middle” entries The Empire Strikes Back and The Attack of the Clones.
I was expecting shock; though the surprise was unexpected, it was unexpectedly lackluster. You see, given the current situation of its cast, particularly with Carrie’s, I expected that moment when it “almost” didn’t happen. Instead, it gave us the shocker that no one was actually expecting. But the movie left me in absolute clarity that the franchise is nowhere near ending. That’s my take on the whole thing, and it awfully feels like that same Disney product.
Nevertheless, The Last Jedi gave the most spectacular visuals ever in the franchise. The silent moments, the camera angles on Carrie Fisher, and that beautifully choreographed sequence in the planet with salt. The red layer of the ground as space craft hovers and flew on all sorts of direction was an eyegasm I wasn’t expecting. Much like the beach planet in Rogue One which was downright gorgeous as well.
Mark Hammil delivered a powerful performance as he portrays once again the iconic Luke Skywalker. Carrie Fisher was a delight and the movie goes to silence each time she enters a frame. The racial diversity though is too obvious that it quite betrayed the characters at first.
The Last Jedi pays homage to the legacy of all the previous Star Wars films that hardcore fans will surely be so stoked. The rest of the audience however, will just see a huge popcorn movie.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi doesn’t try to be something, it is a standard of its own. Masterfully crafted by director Rian Johnson, with the intergalactic battles we’ve all come to love in the series, The Last Jedi continues the winning streak.
Grade: 4.5 / 5 Stars