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Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Episode VIII) | Full Reaction (Patreon)

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2025-06-29 22:50:14
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This one was so different than all the other ones before it. Some in good ways, some in bad. I genuinely enjoyed it even though I found myself frustrated and caught off guard by choices that challenged what I thought Star Wars was supposed to be. I think one of the most powerful things this film did was shift the way we understand the Force. The Force no longer belongs to bloodlines, to chosen ones, to legends. It's no longer just the domain of Skywalkers or ancient orders. The Force can now awaken to anyone, even a stable boy staring at the stars. Even a girl that got sold for money by her deadbeat parents. And I love that. It made the galaxy expand even farther. It added hope where most of it felt lost. It felt like the story reached out to its fans and said, you matter too. Even if you come from nowhere. Even if you're not perfect. And THAT was revolutionary.At the heart of it all this movie is telling us that the future is worth fighting for, but we can't keep doing what we've been doing. We have to let go of the myths that no longer serve us. Release our ego, pride and outdated roles and take the plunge to something more grounded, more human. We don't need to burn it all down out of rage (cough KYLO cough), but we do need to shed our illusions, admit when we're wrong, and move forward with our mistakes as our guide. That kind of hope, the kind built on learning and not just legacy, is incredibly powerful. So yeah, I definitely felt frustrated at times with this one. For your health, don't drink every time I say frustrating lol. But the more I sit with this story, the more I accept it for what it is. The more I realize that discomfort was actually the whole point. The more I respect it for giving me something I didn't know I needed from this franchise: Permission to let go and stop waiting for the perfect heroes, the perfect answers, the perfect version. You can fail and still matter. You can come from nowhere and still be powerful.You don't have to be what came before. You can be something new. Thank you for your support on Patreon!Relax and enjoy 🍿🌿LINK: https://youtu.be/9dy4W2R0k0sI watched this on Disney Plus

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The Dingo

Prefect timing! I was just trying to decide what to watch tonight; thanks for making that decision for me :)

Jay Robert

When you finish episode 9, I'll send you a video about these sequels. These episodes infuriate me.

SultanOfSwing

This was where they lost me. Are you telling me that Luke, the only one who believed his father could be saved, suddenly wants to kill his nephew because he might turn to the dark side? Lazy writing IMO. Also the whole Finn and Rose storyline could've been cut as it had no impact to the plot. Idk... Not great.

rubberkidney

far too nice as usual. i mean thats great and all and i love that about you, but they made a 'yo mama joke' in the first 10 minutes of a star wars movie. luke, the new HOPE who would never give up on mfing DARTH VADER; tried to kill his nephew in his sleep because he had a dream. threw away his saber. total loser who is loser maxed to try and enhance rey who continues to do things perfectly and has no soul, no growth. they just kill off the nothing villian without even trying to develop a story around him. obvious disdain for the prevous film. it was a boring chase through space...then they had a last stand that accomplished NOTHING. the 'rebel' side is always outgunned but they pull through and make an impact. walkers on hoth, ewoks on endors moon, they literally set out in trash cans and retreated after accomplishing nothing. thats not even scratching the surface this movie is absolute shit and a total slap in the face to the star wars legacy. what an abomination, rian johnson should feel shame for the rest of his days.

Tim Heron

How you felt about Ep. I is kinda how I feel about TLJ; it's watchable, but far from being my favorite. It's hard to put a finger on exactly what rubs me the wrong way, 'cause it's no one specific thing.

kaliwali

yeah, exactly! I just felt frustrated the whole time lol

Richard

Only seen this once, this will be the second time. Thank you very much for that well thought out synopsis, it gave me a new way to approach this movie when I watch it. Like you said, definitely some interesting but strange twists and turning some cherished beliefs on their head.

kaliwali

I can definitely see why fans that have had years to theorize and live/love the lore would be upset about this one.. I'm still new here so it was a fun twist. But this whole Force can be for anyone was a wild one to pull after all this time.

ducky

mannnn thought this was dune pt 2

Tax2er

The force was never about bloodlines. If that were so, the Jedi would have allowed everyone to reproduce to gain more powerful Jedi's. Qui-Gon already adressed it in Phantom Menace, that the midiclorians are in everything. The only thing with the Jedi or the Sith is, that they learn from an early age, how to interact with the midiclorians. If you have more Midiclorians, you have more potential to unlock. They can locate children with more Midiclorians to separate their potential younglings from every other kid. The theory is just, if you reproduce with high midiclorian count, your offspring will most likely also have a high count. Disney only highlighted this aspect, but made the factor of training complete useless. Rey can lift huge stuff, without any real training. She beats Kylo in a fight, without ever have holden a lightsaber.

Chris

Aspects of the plot of this one frustrate me. Fuel is a thing? Bombs in space? A rather illogical chase? Space Monte Carlo? Miss miss miss miss. But the Kylo/Rey stuff is good, and carries a lot of water. It’s beautifully shot. And I respectfully disagree with anyone who says it’s not Star Wars. There’s the mother of all examples for old Jedi Masters being wacky. Yes, there are bloodlines in the story, but not exclusively—thank goodness, because a story that can come from anywhere—that’s universal—is a better story. And the jokes? Well, they started that in Force Awakens. Sign of the times. I’ll still take it over any of the prequels.

kaliwali

LOL thanks for the reminder! It's not coming next week but possibly the week after!!

TheJoeKerr

The one thing I wasn’t a fan of in this movie was how Luke was portrayed as basically he had given up. With everything he went through in parts 4 5 and 6 you’re telling me he just gives up on someone turning to the dark side. And especially with that someone being his nephew? I just wasn’t a fan of that.

The Dingo

So these are good popcorn movies; I've never been a diehard SW fan, but i like the movies. That said, when you watch Andor, that is to me what Star Wars is supposed to be and is what the movies had the potential to be but never quite were. When you get to Andor, you will understand what I mean.

Scott S

Listening to the wrap-up, I don't think the portrayal of only blood-lines have the force should be a take away. As shown in the Prequels, there were lots of people that had the force. They are just force sensitives before being trained in one of the known dogmas (Jedi/Sith) As far as Luke's character assassination (IMO). So the person that can see the good in someone that slayed a temple full of kids could be redeemed but an angsty-teen needed to be put down in their sleep? Lastly, Snoke - a real non-character in the whole of the story, kind of a waste of a character for the sake of the circumventing expectations.

PianoDean

I saw this in the theater and it took all the strength I had not to walk out. I was personally offended by the last jedi (I won't even capitalize it) There is so much wrong with this movie...weaponizing light speed, anyone can get the force...well, then what's special about the force? It's like, if everyone has the force then no one has the force. Curmudgeon Luke, Mary Poppins Leia...ugh I don't wanna get started. Rey getting the better of Luke in a fight...and the all time lowest of lows....a "yo mama" joke....in STAR WARS?! W T F?!!!

Anna Kyruin

I think everyone agrees it was a mixed bag. There are parts I really loved. Luke doing the worlds greatest force projection to bait Kylo, the theme that anyone could be a force user regardless of their bloodline, Yoda's advice to luke, the Holdo maneuver (super good fan debate fodder), the cinematography of a lot of the scenes, the Kylo/Rei stuff was actually great. I agree with criticism of a lot of things, but I think the biggest cause was rushing the production and swapping the director. Mark Hamill did an interview where he said that he struggled with how he was being asked to play Luke, and that he had to separate this character from his previous role in order to do this film, and I can totally see it.

M1 Maz

I like these movies. I 100% get why so many don't, and I'll never try to dispute those reasons. But for what matters to me in a movie that I sit down to watch, I have fun watching this. I feel all the emotions watching it. And it gives me more to think about. I always compartmentalize these sequels as like an "optional DLC", where I can theorize the world of Star Wars with or without them in it haha. And all the interesting perspectives that can bring with it. But anyway, I really enjoyed this reaction! It had been quite a while since I last saw this movie, and you definitely gave me a lot of fresh perspectives to think about. With the way you described the force throughout and especially in your outro, I kind of see it as an extension of hope. In the sense that it comes to those who believe Also, just have to add that the hyperspeed jump into the star destroyer is still one of the coolest shots that I've experienced in a theater! I saw this one in a huge Imax, and just the way the sound goes totally dead with all the lights, and then comes back in that implosion is full body chills every time

Farbod

The sequels have been erased from my memory. I don’t even consider them part of Star Wars. 90% of Disney’s Star Wars is its own thing that I want nothing to do with. Andor, Rogue One, and Solo. The rest they can keep.

Dude Longcouch

Mmm... yeah... I didn't think much of this movie when I saw it in theaters, and I can't say my opinion has changed much upon this second viewing. I recently was told by a buddy that this movie is better if you take it as a standalone film instead of the second part of a trilogy, but I don't even know if I can agree with that, man. The treatment of the legacy characters, the unnecessary milk thing, all the weirdly anthropomorphized animals, the incohesive plot that feels like someone dropped a frag grenade on it... the fact that Finn and Rose's plot could be excised from the entire movie and nothing would be different, because it was only there to anchor the Leia story that they shoehorned in from unused footage from the previous movie. I'm sorry, I love Carrie Fischer and I was sad when she passed, but if they wanted Lei to be in this movie so badly they should have just recasted her. You have to consider those types of decisions when you're making a movie with a legacy that needs to stand the test of time, and instead we got this mess that nobody seems truly happy with. Of course, who knows if their original plan for Leia would have been any good anyway, considering how many directors and rewrites this movie churned through, even on set when they were actively filming it. Just seemed like a doomed project from the start. So that my comment isn't entirely negative, I will say I agree with Kali that the visuals were amazing, and of course the lightsaber fights are as thrilling as ever. And also, the Holdo ram scene is actually one of the greatest moments in all of Star Wars, and the way they shot it was just mind-bogglingly awesome. Oh, and it's satirically hilarious that the only two minorities in the movie got immediately tased over a parking violation. That's... about all the nice things I can say about this movie.

Dude Longcouch

For me, Mark Hamill himself not liking the movie's treatment of Luke Skywalker is the biggest indictment. They had this one chance to bring back one of the most iconic and beloved characters in cinema history for a new story, and they landed on... this.

Digital Droo

Now Muggles can have The Force. 😄

Joe

As you said, this movie divides fans. I liked it overall for the positives you mention. To this point so much of Start Wars has been about the Skywalkers and it has been fun. But one of the reasons Rogue One felt so fresh is that it took Star Wars in a different direction. This movie set a path to explore the Star Wars universe away from the Skywalkers. The revelation that Rey's parents were nobodies opened the door for different types of stories. It is not about where you are from but who you are. I also liked how this movie was not afraid of grey areas, compared to the more light vs. dark of the previous. There were some strange choices in this movie (I personally could have done without the Force FaceTime.) But i like a lot of what this movie brought to the lore. Now where this one divides the fandom, i am pretty sure the fandom is unified on how they feel about Episode IX.

Jay Robert

Exactly. Luke doesn't give up on his friends.

Robin Holmes

I like how you always try to frame the positive in anything you watch.

Ron A

This movie mad me vow to never se a new Disney SW movie in theaters again.. i was so bummed, they set up the snoke storyline in a intruiging way, but the totally messed it up, thats what happen when you dont plan out the three movies plot in advance and change directors between the films with totally different views on the story and plot.. one thing set up in a movie is totally overlooked or downplayed in the next,,, changing basic lore established in many original movies, books, comics and games changed overnight for basicly no real reason.. making all the OG fans revolt. Like the way the ruined the legacy of Luke, his character is a totally different person.. the the idealistic leader he grew into.. no he is a dejected old man, believing in nothing, and has left his destiny and belief behind.. totally at odds with his character in the OG SW.. it made me sad to see one of my childhood hero's be treated like crap. i could speak about faults for ages, but i wont drag this out... the only tv shows i watched after this was the Andor and Mandalorian shows... witch is ok to good... but the rest of disney SW is far from the SW of G. Lucas. And Rey is a really boring character.. with no personality.. i think daisy ridley is a good actress, but she was giving nothing of substance to work with imho. Rey beating a Jedi Master in combat is reallt stupid in the way its shown.. she is always perfect in all things she does.. flying, fighting, tactics, force use etc.. no faults.. and that makes for a boring charecter that its hard to relate to. the thing that makes good charecters is their flaws and struggles.. like when luke was beaten by Vader in Episode V or when he fell for Vaders trap... when he lost his fight against the Emperor in episode VI but survived because Vader saved him.. that makes his charecter a relateble character. or when Leia gets caught by Jabba, but she manages to kill him when they escape.. character that fail but with struggles they manages to overcome and ultimatly win... Rey is always doing the right thing and winning.. its booring and uncreative writing. her story could be really fun if written correctly.. its a missed oppertunity because the new trilogy had some good ideas. the last thing i will say is that Episode IX is a direct spitt in the face for the original fans. sorry for my rant.. lol. but i hope Kali and you other guys enjoy it.. just because i dont like the new SW for the most part does not mean somebody else is wrong for liking them. take care

RP

I wasn’t blown away by this movie like many others, but It is not that bad and better in 2nd or 3rd watch because you have a clue of what Johnson is trying to do, even if it doesn’t always work. They can’t all be great. What I cannot get behind is that Luke would ever give up and leave the cause for some personal guilt. Mark Hamills’ own thoughts on this give weight to this. Great reaction Kali! 🍻

JoyBoy69

I'm not going to bother listing them since they've been listed to deathbut there are a lot of things wrong with this movie unfortunately and Rian Johnson made a lot of moves to "subvert expectations" It was honestly just terrible and disrespects the original movies

RP

Looking forward to you getting to Mandalorian s2 and Book of Buba Fett. You’re gonna love it. 🍻

Rippan

You called it with the salt not moving by Luke, but it was also a younger projection of him (beard and hair has no greys) and.. he's using Anakin's saber, the saber we just saw get destroyed a few minutes before by Rey & Kylo. it's one of those things you notice if you rewatch the movie/scene. Han's dices was also an projection/illusion. I like to read it as a tool for Luke to show Kylo how torn he still is as the dices disappear, just as his father. A reminder of what he did. If you look at Leia's face as Luke hands her the dices... its kinda like she notice something is off.

Lastboyscout73

Random first comment: If no one has told you this yet, Snoke was motion captured and voiced by Andy Serkis (golem). I am a SW fan but not a hardcore one, but I admit after this movie, I walked out going wtf? I did not like what they did to Luke Skywalker even though the end scene was awesome, force projection was a new concept introduced into this movie. On this probably 3rd watch, I find myself more tolerant but still disappointed a bit at some of the things they did that were just silly imo. I honestly liked Episode 7, so this just left me feeling disappointed with the choices of the director and Disney. I of course saw Episode 9 but I won't say anything about that until you see it. Also, the force is not inclusive to just certain blood lines, think about all the "younglings" in ep. 3. Some people are just more attuned to it. This is why they would grab new students extremely young, so they could harness the force and have it grow stronger in them as they aged. When you get well versed in SW you will probably discover that some of the Jedi practices are a bit sketchy. It's definitely not as perfect as it seems. Overall, this movie for me was meh, but if you don't over think it, it was still entertaining in it's on way with a lot of cool visuals. I remember very well the internet blowing their collective minds after this came out. As I said before, it's the movie that divided the fanbase. I do have one question? Do you plan to watch "Solo A Star Wars Story"? I know it's another one that is very mixed with how people received it but I still think it's fun to see Han Solo and Chewy's back story.

Łukasz Jarczewski

Well Kali, a mistake. That scene with the kid at the end was not meant to show that from now on the Force is available to everyone. Simply that it is everywhere and always has been. It never belonged to the Jedi and Sith, those only knew how to use it. And you don't have to have a genetic connection to someone who was sensitive to the Force to use it. Anyone can, you just have to reach out. And that's amazing. Unfortunately, the ninth film tries to destroy this beautiful image.

kaliwali

Yes 100%! I honestly understand why OG Star Wars fans would be outraged a bit if they've been following since the 70s because this single film undoes a lot of things that SW is/was/will be. That can definitely be jarring! But I think since i'm so new to these films. I haven't had decades to theorize and live and breathe the lore. I'm still very new here and I loved the bolder changes they made even if the storyline was a bit all over and some of the characters made interesting choice. I honestly and truly believe that was the whole point! Thank you for sharing! It's interesting to see how divisive this film really was. But I think if I came here from the 70s, i'd be mad too. But i'm here now and excited to see where else this storyline ebbs and flows to! (Plus I love love love Rey) :)

Nick

I think this is my favorite of the sequel trilogy. There are issues; the B and C plot are pretty weak. But the A plot, with Rey/Kylo and Luke's grappling with his identity as a "legend" was really great. This one is polarizing for sure. Luke was built up by Star Wars fans to be an infallible hero (this was exacerbated by books written that fleshed out his story after Episode 6, before the sequel trilogy was announced). The truth is, Luke was a hero of the rebellion, but taking on a role as leader and Jedi Master is fundamentally new experience. He felt the responsibility in a new way and his failure with Ben destroyed his confidence. I personally found that to be a totally plausible and interesting twist on his character.

kaliwali

LOL same thoughts but I didn't say it 🤣🤣🤣

kaliwali

that makes A LOT of sense about Mark Hamill. there was a A LOT different about Luke and I just kinda chalked it up to him feeling like he failed Leia and Ben. That's huge. That's his sister and sister's son. But I can also see how Luke shouldn't have wavered this hard into despair. I honestly loved his role in this film and feel like he did an outstanding job with it. Even if he hated every minute lol. Maybe that's where some of the tension I felt while watching it came from.

kaliwali

Ugh. YES. That one made no sense and stung.

I.Have.No.Band

yes! it's so strange that people are upset with him being a different person decades after the last adventure we saw of him ? people change, and not always for the better.. Also, unless I miss(remember) lore.. he has been a very lonely "master", and it has to be more chalenging to try and teach younglings and jedis on your own.. without community, without co-guidance from other masters..

Chris

Yes. All of this. Also, my interpretation is that he think that, because it has to be in balance, as long as he’s active another Sith will INEVITABLY be active as well to oppose him. But if he steps away, the Sith will be forced to recede too. Wrong, apparently, but not “giving up” as many have said. (It maybe does highlight that all the force lore and Sith stuff was the worst thing Star Wars ever did to itself?). Mark Hamill can say whatever he wants and I’d never say otherwise… that doesn’t mean ipso facto that he’s right though.

McShades

For me, I just didn't want my hero's since I was 8 years old, to be killed off for no good reason. Their deaths were anti-climatic. I mean come on Admiral Ackbar?!?!? I guess I'm just not into the way Rian Johnson tells stories, his whole thing is to "shock" people, but for me, I wasn't shock, just disappointed. It also felt like all Rian did was copy The Empire Strikes back but in reverse order, where Empire Strikes back you had the big AT-AT battle on the planet and then a space chase, with The Last Jedi, you had the space chase and then the AT-AT battle on the planet. Even The Force Awakens felt like a rehash of A New Hope with the whole Death Planet (IE: Death Star).

Kristoffer

I can go into great detail about all thats wrong with this movie, but it would be just as boring to read as the movie itself is to watch. I am always for people finding enjoyment, even if it is in something i despise. Im just gonna make my opinion short - this movie is absolutely terrible.

Kristoffer

Luke Skywalker is the biggest representation of Hope and Never giving up, he is the guy who brought back probably one of the most evil Villians of all time in Darth Vader. The idea that he would go psycho killer mode after seing some bad visions about a student, is sooo wierd and disingenuous. AND the fact he would just leave and become some wierd hermit leaving billions of people to die and never taking accountability for his actions, is not Luke Skywalker and puts the nail in the coffin for this being a terrible movie. As Mark Hamill said, “I dont know this Luke Skywalker, its not my Luke Skywalker, maybe its Jake Skywalker, idk…”

kaliwali

I do plan on watching Solo next! Since it's next up in the release order timeline :)

Robert da Spruce

Nice reaction Kali! Not one of favorites in the series. The story was very fragmented. The sidequest to find the hacker seemed almost unnecessary IMO. Was there a lesson? Maybe. But it kinda felt like a big waste of time. Didn’t really love the end of Luke’s arc either. And I definitely have done without the Milk scene! 🤢 All in all, this one’s not very high on my ranking list. That being said, I’m looking forward to seeing you watch the last two films! And hearing your thoughts on the series Bring on Solo!

BloodSwine

this movie tries to hard to be starwars but fails big time

McShades

I haven't see this movie since it came out in the theater. I forgot how cringe it was, the female characters were so horribly written in it. The way they wrote Luke was a travesty. Rian Johnson failed miserably with this movie. I tried to watch it again with you but I only made it about half way and couldn't bare to watch anymore...