Rian Johnson got the chance to make a Star Wars film. Then The Last Jedi came out and ever since there has been a huge fan debate about it. Not a debate had in good humour either. In my mind, The Last Jedi is the most original Star Wars film since The Empire Strikes Back, but…
Read MoreIt is a stunning shot. A speeder races across the horizon, a ditched X-Wing and then the Star Destroyer, slowly decaying into the sand. As I see this for the umpteenth time, it suddenly hit me that those crashed spacecraft rather aptly sum up my feelings for this series. Once glorious and majestic, now rotting and sinking into the sands of my youth. This could be completely intentional on the part of the film-makers and if so, I'm very impressed by it. You see, as with everyone my age, Star Wars defined my childhood.
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