Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Following are two reviews of the new Star Wars movie by two Amboy Guardian writers.
REVIEW 1:
By: Katherine Massopust
Star Wars – The Last Jedi shows the journey of Rey as she finds a cynical Luke Skywalker who was disenchanted with his life and has placed himself on a distant planet living on an island where he keeps mostly to himself. Ex-Stormtrooper Finn and newcomer Rose who attempt to save the Resistance (Rebellion) by going to retrieve a codebreaker on a planet with a large casino and racetrack on it. Pilot Poe Dameron must face his own style of fighting with the commanders of the Resistance. The evil Kylo Ren faces off with Rey in front of Supreme Leader Snoke.
Star Wars – The Last Jedi is darker than The Force Awakens. That is to be expected. It is also a better film. There’s somethings I liked didn’t like about it.
What I liked:
• Again, like the Force Awakens, the presence of women in the film.
• The special effects, as always are first rate.
• The movie takes risks on the consequences of your actions.
What I didn’t like:
• The Saga is straying from its original concept.
• Some scenes are taken right out of the old films (almost word for word, shot for shot)
• It’s not Lucas. The original 6 films were part of Lucas’s creation. These new characters, although intertwined with the original characters feel like you are reading the novels. Lucas’ soul is not in the new films. There just is that element missing.
Should you go see it? Yes, the movie is a fun watch (although a bit lengthy). It moves fast and is worth going to see.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
REVIEW 2:
By: Anton Massopust III
“This is not going to go the way you think!”
Luke Skywalker
Shades of Star Wars’ past are throughout this new film: “The Last Jedi”. We pick up right where we left off in “The Force Awakens.” Rey (Daisy Ridley) tries to convince Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) to come back to the resistance and to help save the galaxy from the tyranny of the First Order. Luke has become a bitter old man because he feels that he has failed his new students and everything. He’s given up on himself, so while Rey’s trying to find a way to find out about her past and reaching out to the Force and what is exactly good and bad. Meanwhile, the First Order continues its attack on the Rebels (the Resistance) led by Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher). What’s left of the Resistance are slowly retreating onto one ship as their ships are slowly being destroyed by the First Order’s Star Destroyers. The First Order has found a way to use new technology to track the Resistance, so it’s up to Finn (John Boyega), Rose Tico (Kelly Marie Tran) (a new character), Poe and BB-8.
They go to find a code cracker to penetrate the Imperial ship and stop them from tracking them into hyperspace. Our two Heroes go to a planet with a huge casino with War Privateers. While they’re trying to sort that out, Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) reaches out to Rey to embrace the dark side. He heads them towards a final confrontation with the battle of good and evil
Towards the end of this movie, it’s is worth the price for admission. This is way better than “The Force Awakens.” We finally find out the story behind two main characters, letting them understand who exactly what they come from. Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) returns. It’s nice to see the late Carrie Fisher in her last role as Princess Leia. The special effects are wonderful. It’s everything is Star Wars movies to be expected to be, and it has a lot of references to Return of the Jedi.
What I love about science fiction is, it doesn’t matter who you are: young, old, rich, and poor – if you love a fun time, you’ll love this movie. Star Wars fans will enjoy it more and it won’t matter how long it is. That is my only complaint – it’s a little too long and it drags here in there. The film could have been a little shorter. May the Force be with you and with all of us! Go see “The Last Jedi!”
