Bittersweet isn't enough of a word to describe it.
Depressing, dreary and unfulfilling.
I'm sorry, I know many will love it, but it has destroyed my own love for this franchise. All the hatred for The he Last Jedi should have been directed at this.
Someone here pointed out that I'm disappointed because it didn't end the way I wanted. But just why do we pay to see movies. - so they fail in their expectations?
I will never be able to accept the message this film has given me - that an abandoned child who wants a family must end up alone? That a broken abused man must die redeeming himself? That an iconic legacy family have to be wiped out?
Nope. Sorry guys, but nothing anyone can say will ever make me accept what Disney have done - especially as the current comic book series is painting Ben Solo as 100% sympathetic. It only makes his journey's end all the more tragic.
Disney haven't done this to put across a message, they've done it for financial reasons. They are more interested in theme parks and spin offs where they can milk Lucasfilm for all it's worth without being 'burdened' by the Skywalkers, who essentially ARE Star Wars.
Think I'll bow out of this thread for a while.
Merry Christmas guys. Have fun.