Review/List: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (SPOILERS!)

The Non-Spoiler Review is here.

After chewing on this for a bit, I am just going to make a list of things I feel about the film. And I will look forward to added such issues from others.

Let me start with the couple of things I loved in the film. I loved the “They win by making you think you’re alone. There’s more of us,” moment. It is what Star Wars is all about, really. It doesn't completely make sense, but in movies, we forgive things that may not make sense when they make our hearts soar. The other beat I loved was when Finn shows real emotion, not just earnest concern, toward the end. This is not a gear we often see from John Boyega, though I have seen it from him in real life. And when he lets down his guard, it is quite moving for me.

But enough about the good stuff.

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