Happy
to say this post is spoiler free. These are just my initial reactions to it
right after seeing it. Get hype.
Wow, good stuff. I'd like to
start off by expressing my appreciation for how this movie did not heavily
resemble the plot of The Empire Strikes Back in the same way The Force Awakens
felt like a still-enjoyable re-skin of A New Hope. Ep 8 is its own animal that,
while paying homage to Ep 5 in a couple ways, still holds its own.
The Old Characters: Luke and
Leia really get their screentime, both have awesome moments and develop more as
characters as opposed to just playing out what we've seen before. Leia in
particular has a moment that feels like it was a long time coming and well
deserved. Supreme gratification.
The newbies: Finn, Rey, and Poe
get mostly split up, which while that was for a greater purpose, it was kind of
sad to not see them all together considering how fun that was in The Force
Awakens.
The baddies: Huge Andy Serkis
fan here so really cool to see Supreme Leader Snoke in the flesh. I can't help
but want to learn more about him. I'll leave it at that. Kyle Ren grew on me in
this one. I really didn't love Adam Driver in the last one nor do I
particularly enjoy him as an actor. His inner conflict here was believable.
Hopefully by Ep 9 he'll be awesome. We'll see.
The new Ep 8
Characters: Newest player Rose was charming and wonderfully wholesome in
the way you'd hope and expect every Star Wars villain to see. My favorite new
character was Benicio Del Toro as DJ. His character really fit the world nicely
and was just fun to watch. I hope we see more of him in the next film. Lastly,
Laura Dern as Hodo was a really gentle performance and I particularly enjoyed
how our opinion of her shifted. She also has a badass moment.
-- Rudolph
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