Bandwagons Can Enjoy Star Wars, Too!

About a weekend before Winter Break, I went to go see the newest Star Wars film: The Last Jedi, in 3D. There was thrill, there was drama, there was even a bit of romance. It was what every Star Wars junkie would want to see. It was on track to be a really great movie. But there were things that brought this greatness down a couple tiers. Towards the end of the movie, the rich plotline slowly turned into an endless stream of fight scenes. Some of them were meaningful, but others I thought were made just to make the movie longer. Overall it was a good movie. Not great, but good.
The newest edition of the Star Wars series leaves off from the end of The Force Awakens, where Rey learns more about Skywalker, his past, and the powers that she may have as well. Although Skywalker refuses to raise another Jedi, he agrees to teach Rey about the Force, which has its proven benefits throughout the movie. Meanwhile, Finn regains consciousness—another previous cliffhanger solved—and continues his work to defeat the First Order. But along the way, he meets Rose—who seems to be a type of housekeeper for the Resistance. They team up to tackle what needs to be done in order to try to save the galaxy.
The Last Jedi was a movie that I just found out was released on the day it was released. To be honest, I am not exactly a Star Wars super fan. But when I saw The Force Awakens, I was impressed. Even though I did not see any of the movies prior to that one, I was still able to catch on to the basic plot lines of each of the characters. I was since anticipating answers to the questions I asked about the cliffhanger at the end. When I saw The Last Jedi, I was able to find out more about Luke Skywalker’s whereabouts, along with more background information from the first seven movies.
I enjoyed most of the movie, but eventually all of the once-exciting fight scenes turned unnecessary. There were multiple fights and parts of fights that could have been skipped and the movie would turn out just the same. However, some of these fights seemed to be symbols for the characters. For example, when Kylo Ren went ballistic using all of his weapons to kill Luke Skywalker, he still ended up alive once Kylo Ren finally got a chance to chill. We get it Kylo: you hate your uncle. But guess what?! HE’S STILL ALIVE. Skywalker just showed how he looks—or probably—is invincible.
But what I really liked about the movie was all of the plot twists. Finn falling in love with a co-worker who would eventually help save the entire galaxy? Rey and Kylo Ren teaming up to just straight up destroy the first order? Red snow? *gasp* Never knew these things were going to happen. But yet again, did anyone? Also, George Lucas—similar to The Force Awakens—definitely made sure to ramp up the nostalgia from the first seven movies. Along with the flashbacks with Skywalker and Kylo Ren in the first seven movies, they made sure to bring back R2D2 multiple times and C-3PO for the first time—I believe—in these last two movies.
I was happy with my experience watching this film. I almost felt satisfied that I was able to keep up with these Star Wars junkies and I can finally understand what others are saying when they talk about Star Wars. But what I cannot leave without noting is the fact that this is the last film Carrie Fisher will be in. That was on my mind the entire time, and it kind of gave the movie an emotional