In a galaxy far, far away... You know the story... The light side of the force (Jedi) and the dark side of the force (Sith) are facing off... You know it too… And how the latest ninth installment handled it is what you're reading right now...
It really has been 42 years since this phenomenon, comprising 9 films, began. Four episodes were made by lead creator George Lucas and the other two by J.J. Abrams. Both had their own vision, which was picked up by several lesser-known directors in the next three films. The fifth installment (1980) was Irvin Kershner, for whom this was the first major commission, and he went on to make a second Robocop. The sixth instalment (1983) was directed by Richard Marquand, but he tended to listen to his producer Lucas.
Rian Johnson shone in a new trilogy in the 1910s two years ago, with a script that has generated much discussion. For example, the death of Snoke, Leia's "power" and also the depressing nature of the film (the fate of the middle parts of 
).
And now the director who started the revival of the phenomenon 4 years ago is back. J.J. Abrams is one of the few directors who, when he takes on the direction and the script, there's a very good chance the film will be a success. He was able to revive the Mission: Impossible franchise (2006) and Star Trek in 2009. And the entire modern Star Wars franchise is also his doing.
I'm not averse to there being another brand he can revive, but three franchises is absolutely enough.
And now for the movie, it's been a few years since we left the Resistance on a lost planet. A few ships remain, a few generals remain, and the resistance, if it didn't have a famous princess, would no longer exist. We lost a few of our favorite characters in the previous episode. Luke sacrificed himself, and Admiral Hondo made a suicide mission to save the entire Resistance... Of course, there were a few unexpected twists and turns that we wouldn't expect in Star Wars.
The last episode, under the direction of J.J. Abrams has gone back to the established rails, no unexpected deaths await us this time. The writers did well to handle the fact that the only survivor of the trio Luke, Leia and Han, Leia, lost her actress before filming even began. They gave a lot of love to the character to make her last role a good memory.
Abrams also handled the need to explain everything properly pretty well. For example, who Rei really is, why Leia used the Force in the previous episode, and why the original big bad (Snoke) actually died prematurely. And what exactly is Palpatine and the Dark Sith Order doing? All of these, and other important questions, were answered in the ninth episode, bringing closure to the Nonalogy cell that George Lucas began 42 years ago.
And now for the characters and actors. The main character actors Rein, Finn, Poe and Chewbacca know what to play and their characters are a little more experienced again, they've bought into their roles enough to get it right. The main villain (after Snoke) Kylo Ren is an increasingly interesting character, and his story is even the most important one in this episode.
But it's not just about the story and the characters, it's also about the music. If John Williams doesn't win an Oscar for this film next year, it would be a great shame. He's almost 90 and he's the most interesting and, more importantly, the best at composing.
Let's not forget the hard work of the tricksters. Where are the days when computer games were visible. Now everything is so perfect that the difference of reality vs computer image is invisible. The four year old shots of Leia are perfect and are brought into the transition with great feeling. All the CGI characters, animals and ships are flawless. Only on two or three shots did I feel something "wrong", but that relates to the rejuvenation of the characters, which the ILM creators haven't gotten that far yet. In a few more years, all big movies will have some CGI actor that you can't tell from the real one.
In fact, the only film so far that has met the requirements of a real live character brought to life with the help of computers was Blade Runner 2049, which brought its Rachael (Sean Young's Loren Peta (the lead actor)) , as a CGI character, to life perfectly.
Star Wars 9 (Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker) is the perfect film for fans. It's clear that J.J. J.J. Abrams has managed to complete his story. Fans may grumble that it's just a carbon copy of Episode VI (Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi), but everything is grander, more important, and most importantly it goes to the edge of everything everyone thinks about the Jedi or Sith Force. The sixth episode was too simple and straightforward compared to the ninth. The last one won't let you breathe a minute because it fulfills the desires of the fans and explains a lot. And the main thing is, even the main characters don't have it easy, there's always something to complicate things on the way to the goal (to save the world 
) to make it look easy
And if it's the best movie of the year, yes, it is! And it's the best Star Wars movie and a fitting end to a 42-year-old franchise. Yes it is. If it takes the best of the previous films and manages to get it even more crammed into a more polished version, it certainly doesn't mind taking a few elements from the best endings of each of the previous trilogies.
Original release of this article December 18, 2019 – Kritiky.cz
