mryates06

I'm not the biggest MCU fan out there but I usually enjoy the films. A few in particular really stand out as great movies. For me, those are Iron Man, Cap 2: Winter Soldier, and Avengers: Infinity War. This movie was close to perfect, and I'm very happy I saw it twice in theaters.

For all those who say the movie was "fresh" and "new" keep reading, spoilers will follow. The main plot is that the heroes are in a ship fleeing from the bad guys in space because they can't make the jump to hyperspace... just like Episode V. Meanwhile the Jedi hero goes to visit the old Jedi hermit to train under him but he's initially reluctant... just like Episode V. Some of the heroes seek out a gambler archetype to help them but he ends up betraying them... just like Episode V. They have a battle on a white planet in a trench with speeders vs Imperial walkers... just like Episode V. A group of heroes sneak aboard the main enemy base in enemy uniforms to power down something keeping them from escaping... just like Episode IV. The Jedi hero is brought by the Sith apprentice to his master and the hero is about to be killed when the apprentice kills the master... just like Episode VI. ALL of the plot is ripped right from the original trilogy except the animal rescue scene in Canto Bight... which people who liked the movie didn't even care for. And then the movie destroys the character of Luke "I can't kill my own father" Skywalker who prepares to murder his nephew in his sleep like a psychopath. Tell me, if someone told you they held an axe above the their nephew while he slept and at the last second decided not to slay him, what would you think of that person? The main villain is a whiny little brat who has been bested by the untrained, inexperienced hero twice. How is that a credible threat? Think of your favorite villains; Voldemort or Darth Vader for example. They are good villains because they are scary. Because they seem unstoppable. It makes you want to watch more because you want to see how the hero can rise up enough to defeat them. But you don't even remotely have that in TLJ. I could go on about the dozens (yes, literally) of plot holes, lack of interesting characters, extreme female superiority, and more that contribute to this movie being a steaming pile of dog crap, but there are more than 3,000 other metacritic reviews that go over that already. Rian Johnson: "Who's Luke Skywalker, and how do things work in space? Never mind, I'll just wing it."