I can empathise with people who couldn’t connect with this movie. If you can’t, you just can’t and that’s fine. Art is subjective and we all perceive it in a million different ways.

I went with a cautious attitude into this movie. The opening on the planet felt like a loud clap and it enjoyed its abruptness. It was something new for the Star Wars universe as was the visual of the nebula. From then on out the movie flowed like a small river, with me sitting on the sideline and observing whatever passed by. Watching this movie was like entering a plane of warmth, hope and optimism. It felt more like a meditative experience, where you just let whatever happens on screen pour into you without being critical. I know this sounds pretentious, but that’s how I would describe my viewing experience. We all have flawed movies that we like. If I zoom out, I can see the flaws of TROS, but that doesn’t change how I feel about it.