Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker - SPOILERS HERE

[Edward J Grug III]

One of my favourite podcasts THE FLOP HOUSE did an episode on it and apparently they largely share a lot of the reasons I think it's mostly dull to bad but I'm not sure if that'll make me feel better or more annoyed.

One thing that made me feel better about it was thinking about how much I hated Solo, therefore elevating this film

[ScottotD]

I found Solo kind a bland sci-fi action with Donald Glover and Woody Harrison which was what I was expecting from Ron Howard


The laziness, exploitation and laundry list of other issues (some of which may just be based on my perception) made ROS way worse to me after how much I love The Last Jedi

[stansimpson]

Finn just ran around yelling Rey's name and teased a possible relationship with the other black person besides Lando to have a speaking role in the whole movie

Are you referring to when
Rey, Finn, and Poe are sinking in the desert, and Finn says to Rey "I have something to tell you" before being submerged? According to JJ Abrams, it wasn't that he loved her. It's that he was force sensitive. Which explains why he said during the climax he had "just a feeling." Both of those felt really open-ended, and I was glad I finally got an answer to those. For a movie that wraps up 3 trilogies, they left a lot of stuff unresolved.

[Darth Geek]

It doesn't make sense that Finn would want to tell Rey he was force sensitive then. First of all, it wouldn't be something he keeps a secret to the others. And second it wouldn't be something that would be important to tell her when he thought they were going to die.

[Pak-Man]

Watching it the second time with that context makes a lot of lines make more sense. The whole exchange with Poe about how he doesn't know what Rey's going through (Oh, and you do? As a matter of fact...) and other tidbits here and there indicate that he's totally force-sensitive.

Anyway, if we follow the original Jedi code, Rey's not supposed to get romantically entangled with anyone. That's how Vaders are made.

[F-Zero]

Just a side note, after the nine movie series we never resolved "a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away".  A "long time ago" from this date right now?  "Far away" from this place we are at right now?  Does this mean the Star Wars universe could possibly connect with Earth in our time?  Hmmm. 

[Quirk]

Does this mean the Star Wars universe could possibly connect with Earth in our time?

No.

[Edward J Grug III]

Does this mean the Star Wars universe could possibly connect with Earth in our time?

No.

Then explain this:

[Edward J Grug III]

Watching it the second time with that context makes a lot of lines make more sense. The whole exchange with Poe about how he doesn't know what Rey's going through (Oh, and you do? As a matter of fact...) and other tidbits here and there indicate that he's totally force-sensitive.

I agree that it was hinted at throughout the film, but I agree with Darth that it doesn't make sense to feel the need to declare it as you think you're all about to die.

[Edward J Grug III]

Finn just ran around yelling Rey's name and teased a possible relationship with the other black person besides Lando to have a speaking role in the whole movie

Are you referring to when
Rey, Finn, and Poe are sinking in the desert, and Finn says to Rey "I have something to tell you" before being submerged? According to JJ Abrams, it wasn't that he loved her. It's that he was force sensitive. Which explains why he said during the climax he had "just a feeling." Both of those felt really open-ended, and I was glad I finally got an answer to those. For a movie that wraps up 3 trilogies, they left a lot of stuff unresolved.

No, he's talking about how they seemed to be suggesting Finn and Jannah might get together.

[Darth Geek]

Yeah, the Jannah character seemed shoehorned in by the studio. An obligatory love interest of the same race to appease the racist backlash at Finn and Rey's potential romance. Also, having a whole bunch of other storm troopers that left the Empire makes Finn's backstory a lot less special.

[Edward J Grug III]

Yeah, the Jannah character seemed shoehorned in by the studio. An obligatory love interest of the same race to appease the racist backlash at Finn and Rey's potential romance. Also, having a whole bunch of other storm troopers that left the Empire makes Finn's backstory a lot less special.

I did like the idea of her and her people's story - But they didn't do anything interesting with it. Maybe they will later, or maybe it's all on the cutting room floor.

[Pak-Man]

I didn't get "love interest" at all from Finn and Jannah. Can't people have platonic relationships in movies anymore?

[Edward J Grug III]

I didn't get "love interest" at all from Finn and Jannah. Can't people have platonic relationships in movies anymore?

I'm surprised to hear you didn't read it that way. Apparently the actors deliberately played it that way:

One thing she can comfortably talk about is Jannah's bond with Finn, which might come across as romantic to plenty of viewers. That's the intent, Ackie says.

"I felt like it was maybe a dating kind of vibe," Ackie says of the characters' relationship, adding that she and Boyega would "try and push it on set" to see how far much they could toy with their characters' chemistry.

"There is an energy, I think," Ackie said."Also, like, we need to see Finn with someone, man! This man's been bandied around. He needs to be loving on someone."

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/12/star-wars-rise-of-skywalker-naomi-ackie-jannah-interview

[F-Zero]

Oh man.  Nien Nunb dies in RoS.  Noooo...  https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/classic-star-wars-character-killed-105217796.html