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The Last Jedi has had a LOT of controversy. It has plot holes. It messes with Star Wars lore and canon a lot. It changes certain characters fundamentally. But...does that make it a bad movie? Absolutely not. The Last Jedi is, by far, the most innovative Star Wars film movie to date. It was the most enjoyable Star Wars film to me personally because of its impressive cinematography, fun play on the Star Wars formula, and beautiful fight scenes and plot twists. Many don't like these twists because "they break canon." However, I beg to differ. As a longtime Star Wars fan, I've looked through much of the Extended Universe and Legends. Fatal Alliance, for instance, completely nullifies the complaints about Leia's bridge destruction scene, as it was done there as well. One "plot hole," gone. Snoke's death? That one makes perfect sense to me. There's what Rian Johnson himself has said about it- that it deepens Kylo Ren's character arc and allows him to become more of a villain in the future than Vader or Sidious ever could. However, there is also a theory that Snoke is Vitiate from The Old Republic, or a being similar to Vitiate. Bottom line: the movie actually didn't break canon or mess things up that much. Even the Canto Bight casino sequence, while overstaying its welcome for sure, has its place. And no, the movie isn't specifically catering to social justice warriors. None of that matters. The movie can tell its story how it is created to. And in my opinion, the story presented, while flawed, is incredible and believable. It also adds tremendously to the Star Wars mythos, and allows the Force to really come into its own (especially after that midichlorians debacle). The movie is, in my personal opinion, the best Star Wars movie to date. It breaks the formula, tells its own story (and a darn good one, at that), and allows the franchise to grow as a whole. Great cinematography, insane plot twists, and an overall phenomenal story that the standard "fanboy" will have trouble understanding, especially with their own fan theory clouding their judgment and not allowing a truly great movie to shine where it should. FINAL SCORE: 10
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