Balance

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Excessive negativity towards the movie, its makers, or its fans will not be tolerated here. It's fine to dislike it, but that does not give you any right to attack, verbally abuse, demean, bully, or otherwise hurt those who did enjoy it. It's just a movie, and people are allowed to have different opinions about it. I'm sorry I had to post this, but the "fan"base has gotten out of control. Thank you!

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Went and saw The Last Jedi a few weeks ago!

I'll be honest: After watching The Force Awakens, I was a little weirded out by the Reylo ship, mainly because I thought for sure that Rey and Kylo were related, and because she hated him so much. But after seeing The Last Jedi... well, I still don't know for sure how I feel about that ship, but let's just say I'm giving the Reylo shippers a little more attention than I was before.

I'm disappointed in the fanbase for becoming so polarized over their theories and this movie, though. Sometimes I feel like I'm the only person who likes all the Star Wars movies. Sure, I like some more than others, but I like them all. At the end of the day, Star Wars is just a fictional story. Don't get me wrong: I was practically raised on Star Wars, but it's just a story. It's meant to be enjoyed for fun and entertainment. There's no sense in saying or doing hurtful things to other people, including the filmmakers. Filmmakers are people, too. Here is a journal expressing this sentiment, as well as a thank-you letter to Disney and Lucasfilm that you can sign: sumtimesiplaythefool.deviantar…

Personally, I would like to see Kylo Ren be redeemed. I know some people don't, and that's their opinion, but my opinion is that I'd like to see him be redeemed. I think it would fit well with the Star Wars flow of things, and quite frankly, I think the world needs a strong redemption story right now. There's so much death and chaos and sorrow in the world that I think we need to see that even the most vile person can be redeemed. I would prefer, however, that they don't pull a carbon-copy of Return of the Jedi by killing him off. They could nod to it by redeeming Kylo, but then take it on a new path by having him live. It also would be interesting to see how the people of that universe would deal with a man like Kylo/Ben. Would they execute him? Would they lock him up? Or would they forgive everything he's done? Han told him that it wasn't too late for him to come home, but was that really true? It would be an interesting ethical question for the writers to play with, and nothing that Star Wars has ever done before, as far as I'm aware.

All in all, I enjoyed The Last Jedi a lot, and I'm excited for their next film(s)!