But then, he conjured a lightning bolt that burned down a tree. When Yoda appeared to Luke, I was absolutely elated.

When the heck did Force ghosts get powers?Īdmit it, seeing Yoda return made you happy. But will she read them? Yoda did say 'page turners, they were not.' Speaking of Yoda. It appears Rey was able to swipe the sacred Jedi texts from Ach-To - they appear in a drawer opened by Finn at the end of the movie. Seeing Yoda appear in Force ghost form to help blow up the Jedi tree was radical.īut the ways of the Jedi aren't necessarily gone. Skywalker shows Rey that the Order should end by presenting how the tradition led to both his father, Anakin Skywalker, and nephew, Ben Solo, joining the Sith. I can't underscore how big a shift this is, as the history of the Jedi Order stretches over the course of 1,000 generations. While Luke Skywalker doesn't become the last Jedi, he certainly is the end of the traditional Jedi Order. The Jedi are not gone, but the Jedi Order appears to be. So if you haven't seen the film, check out our guide for getting ready for 'The Last Jedi,' watch the movie and then tell me what you think in the comments section. This story is going to dive straight into spoilers. But after viewing the movie a second time, I still have a handful of sticking points. To be clear, I do echo the sentiment in my colleague Rich Trenholm's review, who found the film to be a gorgeous, epic tale. It's also apparent in the posted comments calling out plot points that threw viewers off. As of Tuesday, 55 percent of the audience liked it versus 93 percent of critics, according to the movie site. This can be seen in the film's Rotten Tomatoes score. While critical reviews have been overwhelmingly positive, audience reaction is substantially more divisive. I'm thrilled the writer-director decided not to play it safe and directly retread ' The Empire Strikes Back.' But that also means he was willing to take the risk of leaving audience members with a bad taste.įor some viewers, that appears to be the case. 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi,' now in theaters, has brought giant changes to the way the galaxy far, far away works.

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