Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker First Impression

I saw the final film in the Skywalker Saga yesterday, The Rise of Skywalker and I think it was a good ending to this saga and to this trilogy. I am still collecting my thoughts on the movie because it is so dense and there is so much going on throughout. There were some story decisions that I wasn't a great fan of, but overall I liked most of what this movie did. The movie was directed amazingly by JJ Abrams and the effects were absolutely great. John Williams' music is once again magnificent, but there were some moments when I think that some tracks were a bit weak and when there wasn't really any music and they could've played a track from one of the other movies that would have worked very well. There was a lot of fun action and comedy moments in this movie. All of those moments came with the characters, which were the best thing about this movie. They introduced a few new characters that I really liked. The returning characters were excellent, this movie really is all about this adventure that they go on together and I couldn't like it more. It's also about Rey and Kylo's relationship and the conflict that they have in the movie. Of course, the Emperor also returns and I felt that he was used well, but his return could have used more explanation. Carrie Fisher is in this movie as Leia from unused footage and I think it worked very well, for the most part. I didn't much like how the film was just unnecessarily dark throughout and it was just stressing me out about what would happen. It also happens that this movie never slows down it starts and ends with so much action and plot. It is pretty easy to follow but just feels quite choppy and the scenes don't transition well. I also have a few unanswered questions from the movie about things that were brought up but never answered by the end. The final scene for this movie was great and the perfect way to end this saga even if the film wasn't entirely perfect. The Rise of Skywalker was a very funny and action-packed movie that I would recommend to anyone that likes Star Wars and I think that it was a nice ending for this saga and trilogy. I think at this point I'd give it a 8 or 9 out of 10 and rank it as my 7th favorite Star Wars movie, overall (which sounds very low until you realize that there are 11 of them.) I know that this movie is receiving mixed reviews from critics and fans, but I think that it deserves more praise than it has gotten. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker was a very good ending to the 42 years of this saga and I can't wait for what's more to come from this franchise. I will probably make a spoiler review soon, after I see the movie again and have time to process my thoguhts, either here or on the YT channel. I will also be reviewing The Mandalorian season one sometime after next Friday. So stay connected and may the force be with you, always.