In its own quiet way, Star Wars: The Last Jedi is shockingly and almost perversely anti-Star Wars.
If you go back and read my original review of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, published three days before the movie opened in theaters, it’s utterly clueless as to the reception awaiting the film.
The film that preceded Johnson’s, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, did introduce a new generation of Star Wars characters, including Force-sensitive scavenger Rey and First Order defector Finn.
The Last Jedi suggests this series needs to evolve beyond what it has been for 40 years if it’s going to remain relevant.