Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker In Depth Critique and Analysis - The Enrichment Critic

[@theenrichmentcritic]

Hello Everybody. I just wanted to say thank you to all who watched the video. You have made this my most successful video ever reaching over 10,000 views! I hope you all enjoyed it. If you wish to see another review like such, I have an in-depth review of The Boys Season 2 Episodes 1-4 on my channel. Thank you all again for watching, it is much appreciated.

[@thegamingagent6822]

Someone brought up that healing someone is a dark side ability because anakin was trying to save his wife and sidious said he can teach him the ability but only through the dark side. You can kinda assume it's darkside because the jedi don't use it.

[@TheTyroofToriyama]

Good lord... They wouldn't even bother with an inspection, they would know the exact barcode of that exact ship and even with 99% of the first order drunk, those guys are still so strict that someone would manually shoot and at least disable them, as they approached.... Bruh that would be like seeing the Jokermobile ride up to your local police station while thinking there's some possibility of peace...

[@lastfirst5863]

You remember when Palpatine subtly maneuvered the entire galactic community towards his goals with nobody the wiser? No? Don’t worry, neither does Palpatine.

[@theenrichmentcritic]

Palpatine: "HEY I'M ALIVE RESISTANCE AND I AM GONNA ATTACK YOU COME FIND ME HAHAHA."

[@pvuccino]

To be honest, even his half-arsed attempt to turn Luke to the Dark Side doesn't even come close to his genius plan in the Prequels! He's probably gone senile! lol

[@akumaten]

Before the dark times...before Disney.

[@MCDreng]

@@pvuccino his plan to destroy the rebels was pretty good though. they would have lost if they hadnt managed to get the hostile natives on their side and the entire rebellion would've been blasted by the death star 2.

[@Foobie07]

I have just realized something. In the finale the ground beneath the Star Destroyers is completely intact. Shouldn't it be completely shattered since they were lifted out of the ground. My god why is this movie so bad.

[@theenrichmentcritic]

Terrible. After over a year, we can still find things wrong with it. Excellent thinking sir.

[@WestCoastCFB]

never even thought of this also wasn’t palpatine and his throne room thing right below the fleet so wouldn’t him raising it up and destroying the ground mean that he and Kylo should’ve been crushed by thousands of boulders?!?!?

[@siegetheunstoppable2367]

Shh, shh. Try not to think about it, but we got to move on we got a lot more plot points to be thrown past us at near light speed.

[@captainamerica7800]

​@theenrichmentcritic Man I'm so tired of youtubers like you and you're like the 5th one now to copy paste MauLers formula. Almost beat for fucking beat. Literally even the JJ references. And some straight up quoting and copying what MauLer said. "JJ what the fuck am I looking at" then proceed to reference the EXACT same thing MauLer did. Can you guys PLEASE have some originality.

[@flochen8981]

Rey: This dagger has done terible things Also Rey: uses the swors that killed younglings in the jedi temple lol

[@theenrichmentcritic]

You think when she picked it up she heard in a ghostly voice "Master Skywalker, there are too many of them. What are we going to do?"

[@flochen8981]

@@theenrichmentcritic i gues in that case she wouldn't have used it, but If she can sence If a weapon has done bad things why isn't the same with anikins sword? I konw Luke used it, but not very much so it should have primarly anikins memories....

[@siddiqsmouse5004]

This movie should be called "The Emperor's New Groove"

[@theenrichmentcritic]

Honestly, why not?

[@smugalice6206]

“Rey, Luke Skywalker turned me into a llama. Join me, and we can fix this grave error!”

[@ArlanKels]

Why do you need a death star if you can snipe people with sith lightning from the other side of the galaxy

[@theenrichmentcritic]

Palpatine: Because zombie star destroyers are cooler

[@Foobie07]

I could not believe my ears when he said that. The attempts at trying to explain the bullsh*t in the sequels in outside sources just makes them worse.

[@theenrichmentcritic]

@@Foobie07 They should've had a plan from the beginning and maybe it would've been more consistent

[@darienschnucker7354]

@@Foobie07 well thats obvious.

[@Foobie07]

@@darienschnucker7354 I know but I just wanted to vent that.

[@zootopiawilson]

WHY did they even have freaking horses? Did they load up for battle and think "We should bring some horses to this spaceship battle"? Where'd they even get the horses?

[@theenrichmentcritic]

They didn't even need them. Just park the ship next to your beacon you need to destroy rather than so far away. No horses required.

[@akeenamateur7844]

God, I hate the sequel trilogy. I cannot recall the number of Rise of Skywalker reviews I've seen now; I don't know why I keep doing this to myself! Aghhh.... (Good review btw 😉)

[@theenrichmentcritic]

Well thank you for putting yourself through my review. Hope you survive

[@noliferetiree1354]

Because it is amazing to see a multi billion dollar company, completely fuck up a billion dollar franchise, through their own arrogance and political views. It is truly incredible.

[@csmith3248]

This movie should be called “the rise of Palpatine” since Palpatine did return and all the Skywalker family are gone with Ben solo being the last and Rey continuing the Palpatine line

[@theenrichmentcritic]

Yeahhhh. Skywalker was dead so it made no sense and the real reason it is named that is completely bogus.

[@csmith3248]

@@theenrichmentcritic It was bait and the fans were deceived with the title

[@-MrFozzy-]

Rey, Rey Star Wars!

[@LyricalXilence]

Nice one Disney

[@markw110]

@@-MrFozzy- ❤️

[@Remix-pr4xd]

Questions 1. Why did Palpatine need a second Death Star if he knew it was possible to attach a planet-killing laser to a Star Destroyer? 2. How the heck does being the granddaughter of Palpatine automatically give Rey free access to force lightning? 3. Why didn't Anakin tell Luke there was a Holocron to Exogol in his fortress? 4. How can Kylo survive a ship crash and explosion when Plo Koon couldn't? 5. Why didn't Palpatine just keep his mouth shut and let Rey kill him? 6. Why would Rey make out with a dude that almost paralyzed Finn in the first film?

[@April-lp7pp]

#5 is the best question.

[@bb-gc2tx]

stop asking logical great questions just consume content and eat your popcorn lol

[@A.C.E.]

Still haven’t watched the film, but I get a kick out of watching analyses like this

[@theenrichmentcritic]

Got another video of the Boys Season 2 if you're up for more analysis videos. Thanks for watching this one.

[@amayreka]

Dont watch the film if you love star wars

[@patrickbarnes9462]

You're not missing anything.

[@akumaten]

1:27:47 The fact you pointed out that Rey is using force lightning from the blade and clone Sidious isn't firing anymore says that Rey is the Sithiest Sith that ever did Sith. Holy Sith! She even takes in souls...LIKE A SITH! Our [not] Hero, Ladies and Gentlemen.

[@viscountrainbows6452]

Rey: Has already defeated the CEO of Neo-Sith; has lifted a literal mountain; can use a blaster with greater proficiency within a day of being given one than the man who gave it to her; can use several Force Abilities, old and novel, without ever having any reason to know they exist, on mere Suggestion that The Force exists Also Rey: "I should train for a year, I need to git gud" That's like being Lv. 100 and New Game+ with Legendary Equips and STILL trying to raise your stats

[@theenrichmentcritic]

There is no reason for her to train. She can do everything so well and perfect. SHE.IS.GOD.

[@-MrFozzy-]

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….Dyad

[@Soulfly415]

Except, she starts the game at level 100 and all abilities unlocked, then slays all monsters, completes all the main quests and side quest, but just before the final boss decides that she needs more experience and level ups, even though there aren't any to gain.

[@vibewithelij2642]

25:45 Finn out of everyone else should know this. Shit, there are Scout troopers, Stormtroopers, Snow troopers, Fire troopers, Riot Troopers, TIE Fighter Pilots. These are examples of troopers that he should be familiar of, since he spent decades as a Stormtrooper.

[@theenrichmentcritic]

That is an excellent point. Good thinking

[@SeanWheeler100]

And Finn being the one to ask "They fly now!?" just makes this scene even worse. The Stormtroopers started with clones of Jango Fett, a Mandalorian bounty hunter who uses a jetpack. So why should it be a surprise that the First Order have Jet Troopers? And when checking the Wookieepedia article, you'll find that this isn't even the first time the First Order used Jet Troopers, as they were used in the Battle of Ovanis, a battle that Poe participated in shortly before The Force Awakens as the conflict was all about finding Lor San Tekka for the map to Skywalker. JUST LIKE THE ASSAULT ON JAKKU AT THE BEGINNING OF THE TRILOGY!

[@SonOfTheOne111]

Kylo Ren’s last words in the entire trilogy: “Ow.”

[@theenrichmentcritic]

LOL It is so silly

[@RileyJ3866]

I never thought of that 😮😅 that’s ridiculous

[@-MrFozzy-]

Rey’s is: “Skywalker”…….eurgh

[@CynicallyObnoxious]

I mean I said the same thing during all 3 movies

[@ArcticWolf00Alpha0]

One thing that everyone seemed to forget when it came to the writing of this film, is the writers themselves....allow me to explain the critical aspect of filmmaking that is often missed when criticizing these films. The writers, they sit down at a table to discuss how the movie is to be made, Ok, so that means that they all had to agree on and share idea's that they thought would be good for the film, and eliminate ideas that they thought would be bad....ok....so this means that they all sat at that table and agreed that bringing back Palpatine and rendering the ENTIRE Prequel and Original trilogy pointless was a good idea, they thought that making a Thousand Star Destroyers that blow up planets despite the sheer insanity of their existence and how they raise the stakes only to slap them right back down by saying they don't know how to go up was a good idea, they thought that using the force to heal life threatening wounds and even bring people back from the dead therefore killing every bit of stakes imaginable from now on when a Force user is involved was a good idea.... This has got to be the most infuriating issue with these films, these things have to go through COUNTLESS people and writers in order to be approved, this means that everyone who wrote or had some part in the making of this film did not give two craps about ANYTHING. They didn't care about the characters, the continuity, the Stories before and after, or ANYTHING AT ALL. A lot of people blame JJ Abrams, but everyone who sat at that table needs to be FIRED because they allowed this dumpster fire of a script and story to pass on into the final cut and thought people would be ok with it.....If that's how easy it is to get a job as a writer and be this bad? I don't care to see anymore SW content.

[@theenrichmentcritic]

Feel the same. Maybe the script was written in crayon

[@ArcticWolf00Alpha0]

@@theenrichmentcritic and written by children....

[@theenrichmentcritic]

@@ArcticWolf00Alpha0 with no adult supervision. (or really terrible adult supervision)

[@harambelives7083]

@@theenrichmentcritic 11 months old and I'm crying😂😂😂

[@gregr3720]

You know why a lot of people blame JJ Abrams? Because the movie credits say WRITTEN and DIRECTED by JJ ABRAMS.

[@kulibzz8254]

Wonderfully done review. I like the presentation and overall tone.

[@theenrichmentcritic]

Glad to hear. I'm working on another one and hopefully it will come out soon for you to enjoy

[@battman505]

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[@theenrichmentcritic]

@@battman505 Well this comment is definitely the longest here

[@-MrFozzy-]

@@battman505 this is a fantastically well made, hilarious comment. Some really good points…….or nonsense

[@tommybell1786]

Well said!

[@Silveirias]

This film had two good scenes, as far as I’m concerned: Chewie’s reaction to Leia’s death and Rey sliding down the sand at the Lars homestead. It’s the only character moment she’s had since her introduction in TFA. I enjoyed seeing her doing something that was just her being herself, being a person, instead of being “the protagonist” which is all of her personality otherwise.

[@Foobie07]

I wanna point out that JJ Abrams approved Rians script for TLJ and he even said that he was jealous of how "good" it was. So he's basically "fixing" the mess that he allowed to happen.

[@NickJTownsend]

Really good work. You certainly covered everything and glad you included the "note" on the Jedi texts taken at the end of TLJ as that was the only part you were a little off course. Brilliant job overall and well done.

[@theenrichmentcritic]

Thank you good sir. You feedback is much appreciated

[@yurikendal4868]

Thier light saber duels? I guess if the object is to hit your opponets light saber as opposed to hitting your opponent themselves... that 'duel' was one.

[@benricketts1768]

Rise young Mauler

[@theenrichmentcritic]

May the Longman be with you

[@RealEggsBenedict]

Hahahahhaa that’s too good!

[@mechanomics2649]

No thanks. Hopefully this guy grows to be better than MauLer.

[@johannesseyfried7933]

Zori: "The First Order wins by making you feel like you are alone. Mostly by destroying everything you know and love with giant Deathlasers. Because then you are alone."

[@theenrichmentcritic]

Bravo

[@johannesseyfried7933]

@@theenrichmentcritic Thank you. :) I've got another one: Luke: "A hundred Generations of Jedi now live in you." Rey: "It is an honor that you...." Luke: "So let me introduce them to you!" Rey: "What?!?" Luke: "There we have Ben Kenobi, the Jedi Master who trained me," Obi-Wan: "Hello there." Luke: "Master Qui-Gon," Qui-Gon Jinn: "Nice to meet you, young Lady." Luke: "Grandmaster Yoda...." Yoda: "These Padawans, older and older they get. Eventually full grown Adults we will have to train!" Luke: "You will meet the rest during your Training." Rey: "What is going on here? I thought you said you would never train another Generation of Jedi again!" Luke: "I don't! That's what THEY are for. So, from a certain point of view, I said the truth." Qui-Gon: "I like him. You trained that one very well, Master Kenobi." Obi-Wan: "Thank you. I had a good Teacher."

[@wannabehistorian371]

@@johannesseyfried7933 Dawwww, that’s actually really cute, especially the end. Though where’s Ani?

[@johannesseyfried7933]

@@wannabehistorian371 He's one of the Jedi Rey will meet during her Training. Alongside Mace, Luminara, and probably also Ahsoka. (Who is dead for some reason. 🤔) I didn't want to make it too long.

[@wannabehistorian371]

@@johannesseyfried7933 Oh. Bummer. I almost thought this would be a How It Should Have Ended bit lol.

[@mrpink99]

Couldn't Pryde's destroyer just tilt a little to the left or right and shrug the whole ground force off like a case of fleas?

[@theenrichmentcritic]

Well if it can't go up, you can't expect it to do something as simple as tilt lol.

[@HufflepuffDaddy]

Since they didn't know "up" maybe every ship would be oriented in all different degrees of angles to begin with? And just scattered around like a bunch of Dorito Nacho Chips? I dunno, maybe.

[@leviwarren6222]

If you'll recall, Imperial Star Destroyers have a bridge that is set well above the bulk of the vessel with panoramic windows so they...surely can't tell...which way is up...

[@powerofanime1]

Episode 7: The Force Cringes; Episode 8: The Last Bathroom Trip; Episode 9: Rise of the Walkbacker.

[@gregr3720]

The crew used Oochie's ship to get onboard the First Order ship to get Chewbacca and the Sith dagger. How did Poe, Finn and Chewbacca get the Millennium Falcon when it was left down on Pasana?

[@admiralseabass8993]

Why are the ships falling at the end of the film? Are those First Order star destroyers or Final Order star destroyers? None of the battle took place outside of Exegol, so I was really confused why those ships are just falling in other locations across the galaxy?

[@theenrichmentcritic]

That is a good question. They must be Final order destroyers you would think. And if that is the case, I guess some of them learned how to move the ships up.

[@Mgauge]

Apparently, it was to show they got destroyed just that easily by the galactic army that Lando pulled out of his ass in the hour or so he was gone. Because the First/Final Order is just that pathetic.

[@wolfscar5557]

Those were First Order ships, apparently the galaxy overthrew the First Order when they heard of the defeat of the Final Order. So both of the Orders are gone now.

[@Mgauge]

@@wolfscar5557 So the First Order was so weak that a scattered resistance of uncoordinated forces could have overthrown them at any time in about a day or two?

[@wolfscar5557]

@@Mgauge Pretty much, though Lando was apparently the lynchpin in the whole thing.

[@zorn1745]

I can hear the inspiration from MauLer lmao. “Botched Snoke clones” is directly quoted from him. The “omg she’s floating” is pretty much the same

[@theenrichmentcritic]

You are correct. Honestly, "Botched" is the best way to describe not only the jar of snokes, but the movie itself.

[@Paiin00]

"MacMuffin"

[@themagpie_1]

even the delivery is the same..

[@themagpie_1]

lets see if he calls it the big gay as well.

[@screen571]

I couldn't stop noticing it was like this guy is the force awakens and MauLer is SWE4. Almost beat for beat. Still fun but so very similar. MauLer had that great tone of outrage.

[@jaieregilmore971]

The movie was a joke because we are still in the exactly same positions that we left off in episode 6 how can anyone consider this a sequel because nothing have change the republic are gone and the Jedi is gone they made the og characters worthless and die honestly this felt like a AU fanfic of what if the original characters failed with there goal in movies form but terrible story telling only reason it felt like an AU is the second Death Star was completely obliterated in the end of episode six nothing would have survive it including the emperor throne room seriously rewatch the return of the Jedi throne room scene or check the sketch of it there was no hidden room.

[@theenrichmentcritic]

Absolutely. It is just a worse remake of the originals in the end. Nothing is progressed and very little is explained. The people behind the films needed to plan everything out and should have took their time to write a story that would've made sense. This honestly feels like fanfic and even the cast members joke about how bad the film is. Honestly in my own mind/universe, I do not consider them canon because they are just so monotonous, pointless, and unnecessary

[@jaieregilmore971]

@@theenrichmentcritic Agree the worst part is KK said they don’t have any source material my god why did people didn’t see she is bloody incompetent they have tons novels,comic and video games in the expanding universe to make a sequel hell they had George Lucas who is the goddamn source material it like these idiots feed off stupidity of the fans hater of the prequels to make a fail rehash of the original hell I admit the prequels wasn’t perfect but atleast it was telling a story. I understand of making new stories but why should we give a damn about the new characters all they did nothing significant that the og cast haven’t done before but Disney discredited og characters and completely ignore the prequels also the resistance didn’t won jack shit the first order still control the galaxy just because The emperor final order is gone doesn’t mean the first order is gone hell it pretty much blessing for them considering Kylo wasn’t a good leader his mask is a joke don’t know why he didn’t just replace it for a new one the whole heir to Vader is bullshit because the only person that I can see that Anakin /Vader recognize as his heir is Luke his son the one person who actually love him to the end. Finally don’t you think the battle of exogel is too easy we see all those Star destroyer why not their star fighters I’m mean if there are a thousand of Star destroyer imagine the amount of tie fighters they have and they didn’t use them and the whole hearing the voices of past Jedi we never know why Rey wants to hear those voices in first place compare to actual force ghosts and didn’t Palpatine said to Kylo he been every voices inside his head by using Snoke and Vader voices what if Palpatine did the same to Rey using pass Jedi he knows and was bullshiting her to him.

[@theenrichmentcritic]

@@jaieregilmore971 The fact that the Exegol fight is so easy is what makes the scene not intimidating. Why should I be tense or scared by the thousands of star destroyers if they can just be blown up by shooting the canon so easily? The First Order seems to have a problem developing pin point weaknesses for their massive weapons. Therefore they are not scary.

[@raminybhatti5740]

It's a soft reboot, bigot! /s 😅

[@TheDozin1]

@@raminybhatti5740 it's a soft bowel movement.

[@davidhoffman6980]

Those tread bikes were so stupid. All our heroes have to do to evade them is fly over the rocks that the bikes can't drive on, but instead, they opt to hover over flat ground so the 1st order can keep up.

[@powerofanime1]

You know you succeeded when you can make people say "I FUCKING HATE STAR WARS" In the FUCKING THEATER.

[@darrenwallPLANET]

Just noticed that Kylo has a brand new Tie Fighter in the Death Star scenes. I thought it got smashed to pieces by Super Rey on the desert planet. Wow! this film continues to get worse..

[@theenrichmentcritic]

I know, it is so bad we can continue to find new bad things years later. It is SOOOO TERRIBLE

[@PoopaChallupa]

Wouldn't wiping 3PO's memory, also wipe his memory of reading the dagger? This movie hurts me.. 🤦‍♂️ Edit: If rey walks away from the ship to face down kylo's ship, turns around to run away the ship. Flips over kylo's ship.. wouldn't kylo have crashed towards finn and Poe and therefore be in between fin and rey... the geography doesn't work at all.

[@theenrichmentcritic]

This movie has hurt me too. It's an abusive relationship

[@TheKingOfRooks]

Holy shit dude only 148 subs? That's criminal.

[@theenrichmentcritic]

Thanks, good sir. If you wanna, I got an In-Depth and Critique of the Boys Season 2 Ep. 1-4 if you wanna check it out.

[@TheKingOfRooks]

You know you made a real fucking garbage fire when people say "It shouldn't have tried to retcon The Last Jedi so hard."

[@eversor431]

Thank you for calling attention to the Mercedes-Benz style Sith hood ornament on the speeder in the cave. I knew the Sith were awesome, but such style!

[@admiralseabass8993]

Rise of Skywalker is what truly broke the sequel trilogy for me. It's also an ugly film, visually.

[@theenrichmentcritic]

Same here. It was this movie that really solidified for me that this trilogy was a big letdown and in no way as good as the original trilogy. It also was the film that made me didn't like the Last Jedi finally and made me realized that The Last Jedi is not that good either. I just don't care about Star Wars really anymore and I am no longer excited for any movies they plan to release. Only thing I have interest in is the Mandalorian and even I think that show is a bit overrated but I still like it more than the sequel trilogy. What I hope is that Disney makes something like an old republic series and hopefully puts more thought and effort to make it good than they did with this. We will see what happens I guess.

[@admiralseabass8993]

@@theenrichmentcritic I am about 20 minutes in, almost done with the Base planet scenes (which are truly awful). Not sure whether you ever address the decision to even have Leia in the movie? I thought it was not well done and horribly distracting. They would have been better off killing her offscreen and having Ghost Luke take her place.

[@theenrichmentcritic]

@@admiralseabass8993 I might have mentioned that it did feel out very off maybe. But yes I would have done the same. Rewriting scenes to fit deleted footage seems very hoaky and unnecessary. It would've been better like you said to do something like open with leia's funeral. That is what I would have done.

[@admiralseabass8993]

@@theenrichmentcritic have you ever seen Game of Death? The movie that Bruce Lee died in the middle of filming? They tried the same thing there and it was awful. It just doesn't work.

[@theenrichmentcritic]

@@admiralseabass8993 I have not. Sounds interesting though. I will make a note of it.

[@chuanchenglau5886]

Alright so just my opinions on some points made in the video : Tbf palpatine's resurrection could have been possible since in the dark horse comics, palpatine DID come back several years after the destruction of the second death star, using sith alchemy to transfer his soul from clones to clones of himself and DOES rebuilt the empire but the difference with this and the rise of Skywalker is that it doesn't pull unseen stunts out of nowhere. The way palpatine was defeat wasn't the use of super strong force powers, isn't the use of recklessly going head to head with the dark empire but instead Luke (who was still young) feints the act of joining the emperor and becoming his apprentice, using this act to gain his trust and access to his clones (which he promptly destroys) and ends with someone SACRIFICING their life to stop palpatine for good. So yeah, his revival COULD happen but didn't have to and could have been handled better. For the part about tie fighters being able to perform hyperspace jumps, that existed during the time of the empire but only certain variations of it being able to do so. The force lighting from Rey was absolutely bs, first (as stated in the vid) it's a sith ability which requires you to tap into a person's anger/pain/sadness/fear (which is DARK SIDE of the force) which also goes against the Jedi code in general (unless your mace windu or smtg). Ah yes Rey's op use of the mind trick ability. Look, it could have been done but again, she has no damn training. No matter how long you stay isolated and play sword fight with trees is NOT going to make you capable in manipulating minds. Even Ezra (someone who was hated by the fandom when he first debut) even he needed some trial and error to master the ability. For the stormtrooper bit and on how incompetent they are, there really isn't any *good* defence for that argument as they should be more efficient at their jobs ie having at least decent aim, have decent and logical shifts (not leaving an entire fucking hangar empty and unguarded) and have some armour that actually protects them. The force facetime, it, shouldn't, exist. I don't what more to say. Like sure it made some sense in last Jedi with snoke connecting them together but the nonsensical side of that was just cranked to 11 in this movie with them being able to (for some reason) interact with both each other and objects around them. Why is that? Never really explained. Ah the infamous frame perfect, angle perfect use of the dagger to locate the wayfinder. Of course, we all know it's absurd. The chances of that happening is almost impossible with how accurate it was. And for the other points made in this video? I absolutely agree and since I don't have much to add on upon what was said I'll just end this here.

[@DD-eight]

Kylo just falling back and dying outta nowhere is exactly how I remember feeling when I watched this

[@faelock12]

1:26:00 You also apparently hear Ashoka tanos voice Basically revealing that she’s died offscreen somewhere Another way Disney says fuck you to Star Wars fans

[@theenrichmentcritic]

Man that would've been cool for Luke and Ahsoka to meet. Then again, I wouldn't want anyone to meet hermit Luke.

[@GT_rising24]

This video is old but your honestly one of the best entertainment analysis channels on youtube

[@Regis1603]

Quality Why this guy doesn't have more views ?

[@eschel2155]

Its because there are 3721+ analysis videos out there for this movie.

[@theenrichmentcritic]

That is very true

[@jackmaddox4960]

Something that always annoyed me regarding battles such as the Battle of Exogol; the 'Little Boy' bomb dropped on Hiroshima had a nominal yield somewhere between 12 and 18 kilotonnes, or 12,000 to 18,000 TONS of TNT. Let's call it 15 Kilotonnes (Kt) for simplicity. Trident missiles deployed by the USA can carry 10 MIRVs, which are each independently targetable warheads, launched from the nose of the rocket at apogee, or just after, it's peak altitude, when it starts to head back down towards Earth from the edge of space. The Mk.5 W88 warhead that each of the ten MIRVs can carry has a nominal yield of 475 Kt. 475. Thousand. Tons of TNT equivalent. Times 10. Now, I'm not a military strategist or anything, but looking at all those Last Order Star Destroyers hovering in tight formation over Exogol my first thought was "yep, a couple, three Tridents with Mk.5 MIRVs should do it"... As close together as they were, just ONE 475 Kt warhead would probably take out a half dozen Star Destroyers, maybe more. But, in the FUTURE, where everyone has lightspeed spaceships, they have to go attack all those ships one by one with tiny little X-wing fighters, and whatever oddball craft they can scrape together, going pew! pew! that are easily picked off...?! Color me crazy, but if they can build a DEATH STAR, then surely even the lowly resistance could scrape together a couple thermonukes, or the galaxy far, far away equivalent of, which I would imagine would be WAY more powerful... Yes? I'd like to see sci-fi that shows the kinds of weapons that would realistically exist. If we can build Trident missiles here on Earth in our current state of technological evolution, then certainly the Republic could field a few MIRVs, right? Anyway, sorry for the long rant... As usual it's the middle of the night and I'm totally sleep deprived and dangerously over-caffeinated... Great video, excellent work!

[@SaraNightfire1]

THANK YOU!!! No one has ever pointed out in ANY of the three movies (TFA nearly had this sin when Po should have realized that taking a TIE fighter would give them no distance), that TIE fighters weren’t only cheaply made (no shields, no armor, and only one person that could fit), but would NEVER have hyperspace travel. It drove me nuts in the trilogy.

[@theenrichmentcritic]

I know right? What a huge upgrade that is so lore shattering.

[@johannesseyfried7933]

I mean.....there were *some* Tie Fighters that were capable of jumping into Hyperspace. The most famous Example is of course Darth Vader's Ship, and I think some of Sidious' imperial Guards also had Tie's that could Hyperspacejump.

[@SaraNightfire1]

@@johannesseyfried7933 Not the original TIE fighter model, which is the model (constantly) used, not only by Poe, but the ninth movie. These TIE fighters were made cheaply and disposable. They were the stormtroopers of the fleet. No shields, barely any armor, and just sublight engines. The Empire also made it so if a pilot wanted to leave, he couldn’t jump out of the system. The whole point of them was cheap and many, pilots who didn’t make it (their lifespans were incredibly short) had many replacements, and the good ones often got promoted as their worth was found. I would even believe that it has changed but the TIE fighters are still the same small size that couldn’t fit an engine that size. Heck, TIE pilots could barely fit, and they needed vacuum suits and breathing equipment, which would have needed them to be larger. We’re now talking about a TIE the size of Vader’s or an X-Wing, that not only raised the costs of each one but it also increases their size and decreases maneuverability, making them need shields or making them just a much larger and easier target. And yes, that’s one flaw of many that I can point out. Being fair, I see your point, but those are modified TIE’s, not the ones constantly used in the ST. They could’ve had them in modified TIE’s, or even a prototype flown by pilots who are (very) high up in the ranks. Baron Fel was actually Wedge’s Imperial counterpart and he flew TIE’s, usually Interceptors. But when you take the originals and add all this stuff just because, well, you get my reaction.

[@johannesseyfried7933]

@@SaraNightfire1 You know, I didn't even think of that! Why doesn't Kylo need a Suit? At the End of the Movie, he's flying in an imperial Tie Fighter. He shouldn't be able to go into Space, let alone reach Exagol at Time! Or are you telling me he Force-Teleported the entire Ship through Rey's Bond to the Planet?

[@SaraNightfire1]

@@johannesseyfried7933 Maybe he flew like Leia. *sighs* You know, I have a friend who loves the Disney Lore. She just doesn’t get why I can’t stand the new trilogy and especially Rebels (I suffered through that despite all the childhood ruining moments), and don’t get me wrong: It had it’s moments, but for every good moment I can point out fifteen wrong ones. The TIE fighters, Leia flying around like Mary effing Poppins, Luke Skywalker, Wedge’s backstory, the talking wolves. And some of it was thrown into that bonfire Disney and KKK made, but it doesn’t make me less angry or upset about it. Especially since a lot of the things before Disney and KKK got their claws into the series made sense and actually had some strong scientific backing. This is just a mess. Example: In the EU, Luke at one point floated down from the upper atmosphere. Undetected, why? Because he slowed his heartbeat and breathing down to the point where he was considered dead by the sensors. He literally was considered killed, this took all of his concentration to pull off, and he was a Jedi Master at that point. My mom compared it to monks after training all their lives being able to sit in robes in the Himalayas during the day and meditate to the point where they could be considered dead because of how slow their breathing and heartbeat was, not including the fact that they could control their own body temperature. Not floating out in space like Leia.

[@jaieregilmore971]

Also Rey mom said “She not on Jakku” Let that sink in.

[@Foobie07]

Before this movie I didn't think it was even possible to make a theatrical film this bad. But the people who worked on this film found a way.

[@theenrichmentcritic]

Amazing what Hollywood can do to ruin a franchise

[@elitereptilian200]

but dood.. the force healing is in KOTOR 1 & 2 so it's totally legit and totally not dumb and totally not contrived and totally not lore breaking and totally not millions of other things dood!! Excellent video mate!!

[@ryanbarth6691]

Hell even gold man made a video explaining that

[@dbherring]

Someone may have already said this but when Yoda said the girl had everything with her she needs - I took it as Yoda knowing that she had the texts already... so I give them the benefit of the doubt on that one at least... still a poorly executed trilogy but that is one nit I did not pick 8-)

[@theenrichmentcritic]

Maybe so. He doesn't really clarify it though which is probably why they had the quick insert shot in TLJ to make sure it is clarified.

[@brendonross5774]

The 16hours ticking clock thing is so strange. Seems like it should have been in the script to start the final act, not before the adventure begins. 16hours!!!!

[@Sure0Foot]

And you know what? The Sith dagger translation is in C-3P0's memory. The solution is to...delete his memory. WAAAAT???

[@theenrichmentcritic]

Yep. That is just a gem of a moment

[@sethegreen1]

"I guess they just did it for the sake of this cool visual". That seems to be the ethos of the entire sequel trilogy

[@Nihes1]

I still don't know why Kylo even needed Palpi's zombie star destroyers to rule the galaxy... He is the Supreme Leader of the First Order a.k.a the people who already rule the galaxy (according to the Last Jedi). He already rules the f**** galaxy! But I guess the 10 rebels, um... resitance fighters, that survived the Last Jedi on board of their one remaining ship are just so dangerous that Kylo needs a second fleet.... Yeah, makes sense.

[@theenrichmentcritic]

Yeah see we just don't get the miraculous genius of Jar Jar Abrams.

[@histguy101]

I haven't seen this movie, but your description of "the more and more and more you think about it, the less and less it makes sense" is generally how I felt about Star Wars 7.

[@tovlasek]

Amazing video! Honestly one thing that maybe bothers me the most and I don't even know why this one stuck with me... but why did the Knights of Ren attack Kylo immediatelly when they saw him in the end... like they didn't know he turned "good" or maybe the one who had force powers felt it... but at the same time... he is their leader. They followed him even after he killed Snoke, so it should indicate that they are still his bros... but nope... just attack him immediatelly like whaaaaaaaaat.

[@wannabehistorian371]

35:41 Kylo: “‘Tis but a scratch!” Rey: “A scratch?! Your TIE exploded with you in it and it’s blazing behind you!” Kylo: “I’ve had worse!” Rey: “You lie!” Sorry your words made me think this lol. But seriously this might just be the most “wot?” scene in the movie, alongside the knife scene. And it might just be even more egregious because at least the knife works with, like, cartoon logic, but here even in a cartoon Kylo would at least still be covered and ash and this would be a joke.

[@cptsponko32]

13:06 never knew it was this bad, never spotted the editing until you pointed it out.

[@blackhawkuh-6026]

If you read the guidebook for the movie it’s soo stupid he literally lifts 10,000 star destoyers shuts down the entire rebel fleet kills Kylo and Rey And does all of this in a day his planet destroying star destoyer fleet is entirely manned and the crew is born from the background guys in the background of Palpatine’s sith temple Also sorry for any typos my auto correct won’t stop

[@todd-2362]

1:04:12 Chewbacca's reaction to finding out Leia died I was blasted away. I actually felt it too.

[@MaestroAlvis]

One thing about the knife trick is that even if you stand in the right place and hold the knife like rei is holding, it still might not work because eyeballs have a focal range. Some people physically can't hold the death star and the "erection" in focus at the same time.

[@Legomaster-jv8ll]

I always had an idea for a potential rewrite(s) that might help: Have Ben Solo be a complete letdown of a Jedi. Have him be unable to do the most basic force powers despite his parentage. Have him simply lashing out at everybody who had high expectations of him. You could even make Luke a bad teacher; trying to teach Ben through yoda-like methods, with Ben thinking it’s pointless. Then have Snoke basically whisper to him that the dark side can give him the powers he lacks. Have Ben start using the dark side in order to get quick power, and have Luke try to strike him down. You keep Ben as a redeemable character, since he’s afraid to lose his power and go back to being a failure. If they keep Rey as a nobody, you also create a conflict between “somebody nobody expects is strong, has extreme power” vs. “somebody that everybody expects is powerful is actually weak” Additionally, lean into the diad thing more. Have Rey’s powers come not from her, but have the Diade basically link Rey and Ben’s abilities together from birth. So anytime Rey used the force, it was a combination of her power with Ben’s powers. Any Skype call they use is because the Force is basically shared between them. You create more motivation for Ben to kill Rey, since Rey is the reason Ben couldn’t use the force properly. You even have Ben think that killing Rey will give him full use of his power.

[@Ali-kp7bh]

The only STAR WARS SCENES to me were: Darth Vader's helmet scene, The crazy little dude laugh (HEHÊEEEE) (SO GOOD. SO STAR WARS), and the very end, the starying at the two suns..

[@davidhoffman6980]

@42:18 "They win by making you feel alone." It's not only false for the reasons you mentioned but it also contradicts the message from the TLJ: "That's how we're going to win; not by destroying what we hate, but by saving what we love." If they win by making you feel alone, then you win by realizing you're not alone, not by saving what you love. Star Wars is owned by the same company that owns Marvel which became the biggest franchise ever largely do to its continuity.

[@themykeshow9027]

What a great MauLer fan tribute!

[@CustardMarmiteGaming]

Really good video bro . I don’t view the sequels as canon

[@theenrichmentcritic]

I don't think Disney does anymore either (Hopefully they move away from them)

[@CustardMarmiteGaming]

@@theenrichmentcritic I hope so as well because they did pretty decent with rogue one, solo & the mandalorian is amazing but maybe that’s because the bitch had no real involvement in mando 😂 but they completely fucked the sequels

[@theenrichmentcritic]

@@CustardMarmiteGaming Indeed. Anytime they bring someone on who was in previous properties, I am like "OH NO someone else they are gonna ruin."

[@chrisstanley2538]

Thanks..this is "now the way", Luke came through and so have you! Rise of SkyWalker, Mandalorian timeline for now forward.. and thanks for your insightful critic here.

[@theenrichmentcritic]

No Problem good sir

[@lingricen8077]

It really cant be stressed enough how stupid it is to WRITE IT so that the villain enacts an attack he had planned for decades only to have it IMMEDIATELY thwarted by a bunch of under-equipped zoomers. First of all, this means that ANYONE could have saved the day, the protagonists are replacable. Compared to Luke who HAD to be where he was in RotJ, no one else would have been able to SAVE Darth Vader and defeat the Emperor. Second of all, IT MAKES YOUR VILLAIN LOOK PATHETIC. Seriously really truly think about it, these writers MADE IT so the big main villain loses IMMEDIATELY. Its ridiculous!

[@davidhoffman6980]

@45:46 why is Kylo still displaying Darth Vader's helmet in his quarters? He just learned that he was duped by Palpatine and had never been in contact with Vader.

[@glauberglousger6643]

My biggest issue apart from these others is that Kylo’s TIE blows up in the desert, but then he flys it afterwards (it’s the same one, it has the wayfinder), then Rey burns it, but the wayfinder survives all that But just crushing it with a hand is enough to break it Could be some dark side stuff, but that can’t be an explanation for everything, Palpatine’s back? The force The dead can interact physically? The force Resistance gets a massive fleet? The force

[@chanceneck8072]

Unpopular opinion: I hate this even more than The Last Jedi.....

[@theenrichmentcritic]

I agree with you. To me at least Last Jedi had some interesting cinematography while this one nothing felt pretty to look at. Plus all the other many problems I point out in the video. So yeah, I agree very much with this being worse than the Last Jedi.

[@chanceneck8072]

@@theenrichmentcritic I mean, I already hated TLJ, agree with pretty much everything, MauLer said, I´m sure you´ve heard of him. TROS felt so insulting to my intelligence and so messy, it´s one of VERY few films, I could never finish watching. I tried THREE times, but I always cringed so hard, I couldn´t take it anymore. Another example, to compare it with, where I als couldn´t finish watching the film even after multiple tries would be Transformers 2.....Also A Quiet Place, although that one isn´t even close as bad as the other two....

[@yurikendal4868]

1:16;25 WHere did rey get an x-wing much less how to pilot it?

[@yurikendal4868]

1:03:20 How did rey know ho fly such a specialized craft?

[@yoiamhere4737]

Sorry I'm so late to the party haha, great video bro! Really enjoyed your perspective and funny ways of pointing out the flaws!

[@theenrichmentcritic]

Well thank you, glad you liked it. If you want to see another video just like it, I've got a Loki in depth review as well. It is my most recent video if you want to watch it.

[@eddyfong6486]

Excellent work....thank you!

[@theenrichmentcritic]

Thank you my good sir. Really means a lot to hear my content is pleasing to those who happen to come across it!

[@BRONZALiVE]

There is virtually no point in rewatching the sequel trilogy in the future, its essentially just the original trilogy done far worse and it makes the universe feel small and makes 30 years that went by feel meaningless if by the start of 7 the galaxy is in the same place it was in a new hope, so wtf is the point, 1-6 is a complete story, thanks to the clone wars the prequel era is given far greater context and hoesntlu I love the story of 1-3 and how it actually has a vision even if the prequels arent great films ( apart from revenge of the sith), 1-6 told the story of the fall of the jedi and Anakin, and the OT told the story of the rise of Luke and teh jedi and the redeption ofAanakin, and the fall of palpatine, the next trilogy shouldve been a proper continuation and been the test of Lukes new jedi order facing new threat and seeing of they can succeed hwere the old one failed, not retlling the story that had already been done before in the OT woith killing palaptine yet again, star wars ended with return of the jedi, the new trilogy is just a crappy epilogue, I have my star wars 1-6. end of story...

[@opinian1068]

Amen, sir. This trilogy....especially this film....is just a depressing experience for anyone who grew up with the originals. No charm, no heart, barely any structure. It's just trying SO hard and you can smell it a mule away. I've resigned myself to the fact that Star Wars is gonna die a slow, agonizing, completely death on Disney+ in the form of medicore spinoffs and more bad films. It's already happening. That said, hell of a review!

[@michaeldavis2001]

Navigation towers: the sith ships rose UP out of the ground. To move up, they just continue moving IN THE SAME DIRECTION. Vajayjay Abrams couldn't write a shopping list! How would Poe even know that they don't have onboard navigation? I call BUL$#!*!

[@theenrichmentcritic]

The Entire movie is bs

[@King-Brando]

I like the idea of the past Jedi lending a hand to Rey, but it canonically can’t happen. Qui-Gon was the first to learn the ability to become a force ghost but died before learning how to be anything more than a voice. Yoda learned it towards the end of the Clone Wars and later taught Obi-Wan, who taught Anakin as he was dying & I’d assume Luke as well. MAYBE Leia learned it though him, but I’m not sure how quickly one can learn the ability. Yoda had to go on a journey while Anakin learned it pretty much instantly. My point is that the scene where everyone talks to her is one of many things in this film that breaks canon. Only a handful of people knew how to even project their voice after death, and about 90% of the Jedi they had speak to her were long gone before anyone could’ve even told them that doing this was possible.

[@theenrichmentcritic]

This whole trilogy breaks canon

[@King-Brando]

@@theenrichmentcritic Oh for sure, this is just one thing on list of MANY things this trilogy did to break canon.

[@jaieregilmore971]

Still believe it was Palpatine just bullshiting her.

[@EverythingAnimePodcast]

You’re reviews are amzzing

[@yurikendal4868]

29:35 how convenient that they just fell into this cave AND the mcguffin was just right there

[@xenon8117]

Well the force works in mysterious ways, also known as plot convenience so the writers can go home early instead of writing something even a tenth decent.

[@blackhawkuh-6026]

25:18 it’s almost like he’s a pilot and directly works with x-wings or something 25:30 who uses tank treads on a planet that has quick sand 29:42 this speeder may be from before the clone wars when the sith had huge army’s against the old republic Jedi (revan era) 55:09 why do you need the dagger if you have to know where to stand and where it is that’s like making a map without any labels and you hope it’s a New York City map 1:08:04 imagine he killed kylo and then went to Han and leia like sorry I killed you’re kid there was no saving him except Vader who killed thousands including Kenobi wedge count dooku mace windu Phoenix squadron Papa Palpatine little kids the Jedi temple Hoth separatist council etc... etc... 1:10:13 it makes a bit of sense it would work it’s airtight and was underwater in empire strikes back but she doesn’t fix it like Luke had to after it was stuck in water for a few days but it’s been years 1:18:12 why would they have speeder jamming tech on their ship and why doesn’t the first order use it to stop the rebels escaping on speeders in almost all of the movies including earlier 1:24:35 how did she get a rebel Y-wing she couldn’t get off the planet before but... plot 1:27:35 why does this work and why is every dual wielder In Star Wars a girl ahoska Asaji Ventress Rey... 1:29:30 how does he know force heal he’s a sith not a Jedi On a side note I just need to point out how far Disney has fallen they only care about pleasing all races minority’s etc... example removing I’ll make a man out of you in Mulan an already feminist movie and she also is just stronger then the men unlike the cartoon where she outsmarts them they barely make new movies and when they do they fail spectacularly and they make worse live action movies then their cartoon counterparts they only care about money now it’s a sad fate for a once great company now there more like a brand I know Walt Disney would not be proud

[@FeuerblutRM]

Luke also killed millions of people by blowing up two death stars with the separatists ^^ just saying.

[@davidhoffman6980]

Not only could Zori find the fugitives when a few divisions of 1st order troops couldn't, but she recognized Poe from behind in the dark with his hood down.

[@GKitz211]

And still no one wonders about the origin of the New Order. Despite the fact the former trilogies were neither a glimp of a loss for the Empire due to the size of the New Order. The Disney-trilogy makes no sense. In no way. Period.

[@IronDragon-2143]

I genuinely felt sorry for J. J. Abrams. Him having to complete the trilogy after The Last Jedi was like Kathleen Kennedy telling him that Rian Johnson took a massive hangover shit in his toilet and he had to unclog it by hand. That is The Rise Of Skywalker.

[@tomriddler1926]

Jj isnt innocent too, he already ruined the trilogy with the setup plot points, and he gave rian no instructions how he would like the story to continue

[@ExecutiveSonda]

Jar Jar Abrams is a hack and Force Awakens was a shitty movie. Jar Jar was setting up stupid mysteries left and right with no further plans for them, biggest one being why Luke had gone into hiding.

[@CynicallyObnoxious]

@@tomriddler1926 I mean RJ had creative freedom and he came up with.........well

[@bobbobsled8843]

I know force awakens isn’t perfect but imagine avoid all this If jj had the entire trilogy

[@gregr3720]

Felt sorry for JJ? He's the one who started this crapfest of a trilogy. He leaves Luke Skywalker out of the movie. Creates Super Rey. Snoke. Starkiller Planet. Doesn't have a scene with the original heroes, etc.

[@yurikendal4868]

57:05 They couldn't use the falcon to get near the wreckage? Didn't Janna's crew not have a ship capable of flight?

[@vinniy32]

Little late for the party, but at least in the OT, it's explained (through the EU, mind you) that the Rebels weapons were black market stuff, things that were arguably more powerful than the weapons of the Emperor. What, did the First Order outsource the armor to Build-A-Bear? Edit: Also, SWTOR did the Emperor returning better, since it was explained that he utilized Essence Transfer and had a meat puppet ready for him, what, months after his initial death? And, as an addendum, having Rey keep the name Palpatine and turn the name into something that isn't as feared in the galaxy, making Sheev seem like the black sheep of his line, would have been much better.

[@thorthewolf8801]

The Mauler we needed!

[@theenrichmentcritic]

The Longman is strong in my family

[@yurikendal4868]

1:01:30 Kylos dodges are late. Rey's saber passed him BEFORE he moved.

[@bb-gc2tx]

53:18 i guess they forgot the scene in empire WHEN HAN LANDED THE FALCON ON THE SIDE OF A STAR DESTROYER lol

[@RMV1560]

Dude I so forgot about that teeth moment I guess when she was fighting her evil self evil Ray turned into a Tarrkotan

[@professionalprocastinator]

@theenrichmentcritic The comment at 30:20 can be explained I think (I’m not saying it’s good writing) but Anakin made C-3PO and he probably used the basic operating system for the droid and since 3PO wasn’t made for policing, there probably wasn’t any reason to add this especially because sith were really uncommon back then and were limited and if they were a lot, the Jedi can take of them.

[@skyslasher2297]

1:07:17 Your not wrong to call it out but I have to ask how is that a retcon a retcon stands for retroactive continuity the adding or subtracting of something previously established for good (Darth Vader revealing he's Lukes father) or for bad (Rey learning she's Palatines granddaughter) this does neither its not even a full contradiction since Luke learned to put his faith back in the Jedi in TLJ so of course he'd say something to that effect

[@theenrichmentcritic]

You do have a point in saying that it may not be a retcon to how he put faith back in the Jedi in the end I guess. I think in my head what I meant to say by retcon is that the scene is to fix/apologize for the terrible treatment of luke and the things that made the fans upset such as Luke tossing the saber very disrespectfully. And in this, they have him catch it as if saying "We are sorry for the Last Jedi and Luke tossing the saber, please like our movies." I guess I should've used another word besides retcon.

[@skyslasher2297]

@@theenrichmentcritic I get it

[@MaestroAlvis]

Clearly, the two explosions Palpatine was in canceled each other out. Same thing happened to my cousin in iraq. Died in a grenade explosion disappeared for a year, then found him after an explosion near my towns municipal water supply.

[@chris_6950]

First of all, I just want to say that this is a great review. I found the sequel trilogy ’not worth remembering’ given that is was so poorly planned, written, and executed. George Lucas’ Star Wars was highly memorable, I love the OT and I grew up with the PT… So the ST is a huge disappointment to me as it is with many. If it wasn’t for the parts that mirror the other films, I wouldn’t remember anything about it. Finn was undoubtedly the best new character and he was criminally underused. Chewie, Han, Luke and Leia never got a scene together, and Mary Sue was a terrible idea not because she was female but, if you compare Rey with Ahsoka who fans thought to be annoying and is probably now overused because she’s liked amongst most Star Wars fans, Rey is hated because she was never developed, she was like a level 1 video game character with all the cheat codes for max stats, to make the final boss barely an inconvenience. I don’t think Disney have the right to make an Old Republic film. Fans enjoyed the stories of Revan and Malak, the Mandalorian Wars, the Sith Triumvirate, and so so many others… I dread to think that if the Skywalker Saga has been so misunderstood what they’d be capable of if they tackled the Old Republic era. Perhaps they should just do something completely original that takes place after tRoS because they don’t understand Star Wars or the fan base that has been created and expanded over the last 45 years. If they wanted to create anything good, they could have adapted George Lucas’ original plans for the sequels or throw it all in the bin as they did and leave well alone. They have literally broken Star Wars, one of the most beloved franchises of all time!

[@notsowilling1692]

Thats how EVERYONE feels about these films after they start THINKING. JJ Abrams is the P. Diddy of Cinema. He completely ripped off ANH but still used the OT characters. Rian Johnson crapped on Luke Skywalker(the biggest travesty) and broke all kinds of canon law(holdo maneuver) If people haven't figured out by now that JJ Diddy is a hack after TRoS, then they really are lost. This movie does take the cake as the stupidest Star Wars movie.

[@CynicallyObnoxious]

This is what I think of RJ..........He is the cinephile snobs version of Zach Snyder loves themes and tropes

[@michaelcamp4990]

were there people living in the Star Destroyers underground? where did they get food from? how long were they down there, from birth?

[@spencerkoenig7267]

not to defend this movie but the 'they fly now?" line sort of makes sense since perhaps these particular people have not seen flying storm troopers themselves. But Finn was a storm trooper so who knows..lol

[@7Zealot]

Really great review, great sense of humor too. Subbed!

[@jaieregilmore971]

You know the irony is in the EU they kill Chewie but he die as a hero by saving Han son Anakin Solo from a moon smashing on a planet but Disney trilogy they kill off Luke,Han and Leia less heroic way.

[@theenrichmentcritic]

They go out like duds

[@tommybell1786]

More Star Wars please!!! Love this video.

[@theenrichmentcritic]

I will see what Disney Star Wars holds. I do have two other in depth critiques on this channel if you want to see them

[@tommybell1786]

@@theenrichmentcritic How about a review on the OT & how great it (they) are & why?