{"id":2543,"date":"2017-12-16T17:30:16","date_gmt":"2017-12-17T01:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/saguisag.com\/blogv4\/?p=2543"},"modified":"2017-12-16T17:30:16","modified_gmt":"2017-12-17T01:30:16","slug":"third-time-for-criticism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saguisag.com\/blogv4\/third-time-for-criticism\/","title":{"rendered":"Third: Time for Criticism"},"content":{"rendered":"
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My first thought after watching the The Last Jedi<\/em> on Thursday night was “what a mess”.<\/p>\n

Seriously.<\/p>\n

But I didn’t dwell on that.<\/p>\n

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My second thought was that it’s the 21st century, I’m 50 years old, and Star Wars<\/em> films are still a thing.\u00a0 This cornerstone from my childhood is still here.<\/p>\n

The film is a mess, but I can’t explain why without spoilers.\u00a0 The most I can say, after seeing it for a third time, is that certain story elements… failed.<\/p>\n

There were a few visual continuity problems (mostly body positioning).\u00a0 There were questionable casting\/character decisions.<\/p>\n

And then there’s the whole subplot that some say should not be dismissed, but I felt it could have been.<\/p>\n

It’s not a better film than Episode V, but for some reason I like it more than Empire<\/em>, warts and all.<\/p>\n

It’s an enjoyable mess, and very emotional to me.<\/p>\n

I should take the lead of others and simply say that I like the Original Trilogy, the Disney movies, and some of Revenge of the Sith<\/em>.\u00a0 With no ranking of the films themselves.<\/p>\n

Though the original Star Wars<\/em> is still my all-time favorite.<\/p>\n

Rogue One<\/em> is a VERY close second.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My first thought after watching the The Last Jedi on Thursday night was “what a mess”. Seriously. But I didn’t dwell on that. My second thought was that it’s the 21st century, I’m 50 years old, and Star Wars films are still a thing.\u00a0 This cornerstone from my childhood is still here. The film is … <\/p>\n

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