It may be that I have too high expectations, but in this particular case (and well, in this other recent case, too) I have to say my expectations were not met. Approaching 40 – mid age crisis? – and the fresh new life brought by Episode VII (that I really liked, together with that little jewel that is Rogue One), and with it, the promise of so many new developments in the series. This is a saga which literally accompanied me in my whole life: my childhood games and fantasies (so many Christmas presents!), growing up as a nerdy teenager with videogames and rpgs, and then the mixed feelings associated to the second trilogy that marked my generation entering adulthood, and the inevitable disappointments and reality checks that come with it. Talking about Star Wars is complicated, for me. This will be spoiler free thoughts, I will only mention things like the cast and plot elements already seen in trailers, but if you want your movie experience to be 100% unbiased… well, probably the post title already ruined that for you, right? Rey will face her own typical hero’s journey, including her underwhelming version of the dark cave.

So, at the end of a very long day and one cancelled flight, I was ready for the 2 hours and 30 minutes of Star Wars: The Last Jedi.Īnd? If you are reading this, you probably want to know what I think about the movie?

I left the theater with a mild case of radiation poisoning, I suspect, from being too close to such a huge screen. Plus, the damn 3D glasses, I keep struggling all the time with them, looking for the right angle, moving them (they are heavy!), cleaning the lenses… when will this 3D obsession be over? Please theater owners, this is for you: I am glad to pay a higher ticket and have my classic 2D cinema experience, thank you very much. If you know what I mean: this is how distorted the screen looked from my point of view. I will write about it in more detail in a future post)Īfter a long series of unfortunate events (including one cancelled flight) I managed to get to the cinema with literally the last available ticket for the Prague premiere, so I was sitting in the first row in an IMAX theater. I watched TLJ again a second time, and it’s fair to say that my opinion on some aspects – especially character development – has improved. Please keep this in mind: this is not a hate post. (Edit: this post was written on the first impression I had after watching the movie. “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” (or “Episode VIII”, plus one spin off for those who are counting) is finally out in theaters all around Europe, while audience in the US and elsewhere still have to wait a few precious hours.

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