LogFAQs > #940970536

I thought there were lots of things that should have been explained but weren't, like how did Palpatine survive, which has already been mentioned. The Rise of Skywalker itself still felt Marvelly with less of the unique Star Wars feel, like the previous two films. It doesn't help that the finale copies Endgame pretty blatantly at least twice (The bit where all the ships arrive to provide back-up, I thought for sure Portals was going to play while someone radioed in saying "On your left." and the climax of the Palpatine Vs Rey battle is a dead ringer for "I am inevitable." "I am Iron Man.") Comparing to Endgame last week, that film was considered a major crowd-pleaser, which had it scoring highly. The Rise of Skywalker tried to do the same, but the audience goodwill needed for such an approach to work wasn't there between the Last Jedi, Solo, and the Star Wars Battlefront 2 lootboxes debacle. To be fair, it's also a lot harder to come up with a satisfying conclusion to a 40 year old saga than a 10 year old one that's been a more or less constant presence throughtout the last decade.

I'm between 1 and 2, but I voted 1. The Force Awakens tried to set up a plot arc for the trilogy, and the Last Jedi undid it all, but didn't replace it with anything. Therefore, I couldn't bring myself to care much about the Rise of Skywalker because we're coming to the end of the trilogy, and yet we still had no real idea of where the plot would go, so I found it difficult to get invested. That progression of the overall arc can be seen in the Original and Prequel Trilogies, but not in the Sequel Trilogy. I only watched it because a friend invited me to the cinema with him, and I wouldn't have gone otherwise.

I will say however, Babu Frik is the MVP. He better be in Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga! With around 500 playable characters promised, I fancy his chances. Should I cross fingers for Pong Krell as well?