No one hates Star Wars more than Star Wars fans.
I finally saw it yesterday and loved it. Superman Leia was really bad but other than that thought it was well done. Will need a re-watch to be sure but might be my favorite since the originals.
Best lightsaber battle period. I liked all the homages to Empire and RotJ while still having an original story (unlike tFA). I thought the humor was on point. I really liked Poe's phone call. Thought it was a reference to Hans weapon malfunction. Cinematography on the kamikaze cruiser was perfect. As soon as they cut to purple hair lady I thought she was going to ram the dreadnought....but at normal speed....when they said she was preparing to jump to light speed my eyes got real wide.
I really hope that Rey is truly descended from nobodies. Great message and a nice twist. I think she ends up having a famous ancestor. My favorite theory is Palpatines granddaughter. I think there's a nice balance to it. The sith are championed by a descendent of famous Jedi and the Jedi are championed by the descendent of a famous Sith. We all know Star Wars loves its symmetry.
I also think Ben will be redeemed. Roses last line will be key. Paraphrasing "we won't win by killing our enemies we will win by saving the ones we love. " Ben won't be redeemed by killing his master like Vader was. He'll be redeemed by saving someone he loves (Rey? Leia?).
Lots of directions this can go. I like the idea of burning down the past and starting something new. Grey Jedis maybe?
