Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker was one of the most highly anticipated films of the year. It not only had the task of finishing the sequel trilogy which started with The Force Awakens in 2015 but also to end the Skywalker Saga which began all the way back in 1977, over 40 years ago.

The films are adored by fans worldwide spread across generations, so this film had a lot to do. It was first plagued by misfortune after its original director quit and JJ Abrams stepped up to take his spot. Abrams had directed the Force Awakens but not its sequel the last jedi.

The Last Jedi divided opinions greatly amongst fans and JJ Abrams and it was obvious that Rise of Skywalker didn’t want to do anything radical and so they played it safe. It was very obvious as there were moments when they could have made a revolutionary move, but they reeled it back to the safe zone.

Although the film was twisty turns and had a few shocks in store, it was vastly predictable. Its mirrored Return of the Jedi in so many ways that it seemed like another rehash especially in the last few scenes.

The identity of Rey’s family seemed, to me, to be something from sort of strange fan fiction and I can’t quite wrap my head around it so much so that the ending felt a bit empty to me.

Overall it was an enjoyable film and I do recommend it however I feel as if it has so much more potential and it didn’t quite deliver. And it’s ending didn’t seem final enough to me. It felt like there could be more after which doesn’t work for me as it’s supposed to be the end of the Skywalker Saga.

Rating- 7/10

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