LogFAQs > #904343050

Well, other than pretty much every scene involving Finn and/or Rose (although, for the most part, they're one and the same), I enjoyed TLJ. And, had they cut everything involving Finn and Rose, they could have got the movie down to a decent run-time. Ironically enough, the controversial kiss scene -- following Rose stopping Finn from sacrificing himself was one of the only scenes I liked. (And not just because it may have unshipped Finn and Rey, but because the last second save was kind of a cool moment... although not enough to redeem either character.)

Granted, I knew a few of the major twists going in so it's possible without that foreknowledge I might have thought less of the movie. Certainly killing off Snoke was a weird choice. The whole unship was actually kinda clever in that it leaves room for a romantic entanglement between Kylo and Rey which adds to their whole dynamic. And the revelation of Rey's origins seems less set in stone than the spoilers had suggested, since it might just be Kylo lying to manipulate her... although it's very unlikely to be Luke at this point or Ben's lost twin sister so the parentage is kind of a moot point.

And I don't get why Phasma was given a Disney death, unless she is actually coming back from that. It seems like a massive waste of the character although, I suppose, they weren't doing shit with her anyway.

Also, General Huxley is probably my favorite sequel trilogy character. I love that fucking scene where he walks in on a dead Snoke and an unconscious Kylo. He sizes the room up and then immediately reaches for his blaster, but Kylo wakes up and he moves his hand away from it.

While Rose was generally insufferable, I wonder if it would have been nearly as bad if they had cast literally anybody else. Kelly Tran's voice was grating and Rose's dialogue, etc, might have been more bearable if they had gone with a more talented, more attractive actress. And the semi-annoying thing there is Paige (Rose's sister) looked like a fox. I guess they deliberately went with a more homely character so people wouldn't be distracted from Daisy Ridley? >_>

And, speaking of Rey, her new outfit is a bit more fanservice-y. Her TFA outfit made her look more boyish by hiding her figure whereas she's kinda cute in the new costume. I didn't like either Rey or Kylo much in TFA, but I enjoyed watching the two interact in TLJ (and their team-up against Snoke's elite guard was great, although partly because the guard had a cool array of weapons). I especially liked that they had Kylo ditch that stupid helmet.

I will say that I forgot (or didn't recognize the significance) of one spoiler -- Luke astral projecting himself to troll Kylo and distract the imperial forces -- and I'm kinda happy for it, since it was a neat trick.

There's just one big thing that I'm left wondering about at the end: What the hell happened to the other Jedi students? Luke says Kylo killed some, but suggests that others were just gone -- as in he left with them. What are those others doing now?

Also, pretty much of Kylo's character motivations *still* feel forced although they don't seem as flaky as in TFA.
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