i have no problem with the holdo plot at all, in fact it might be the one i like the most. i really liked her character, and how she interacted with poe. i do wish she was given more reason to say “i like him” when he’s unconscious, but it’s fine. the canto bight plot is not as interesting or as well executed to me, and while the jedi plot is by far the best, rey is just so annoying to me, to a point where i lost interest in that particular part of the story halfway through.
and when we got to that fourth act i really started to feel the 2 and a half hours.
but it’s a good movie. i think i’m going to get my blu ray this week, and finally rewatch it on the weekend.
Haha, I got the bluray and the 4K bluray myself. I enjoy it for the most part on its own terms. It’s beautiful to look at, and I especially enjoy Mark Hamill’s performance. I personally feel the most clever part of the film is the skype sessions between Rey and Ben, which allowed Rey to stay on Ach-To, whilst she and Ben had some interesting character development. I personally would have had a lot of respect for RJ, if he had let Rey, and Ben join forces, whilst leaving it in the middle, whether Ben joined Rey’s side, or Rey joined Ben’s side. That would have been some unique plot twist, that would have kept people guessing for the next two years.