Continuing from some of the links I posted earlier. Here are two reviews of TLJ:

http://www.chriswei.com/reviews//star-wars-the-last-jedi-2017

‘THE LAST JEDI’: ICONOCLASTIC AND ICONIC.

https://classicaldifference.com/star-wars-the-last-jedi/

“Star Wars: The Last Jedi is the first of the Star Wars films that could be labeled as iconoclastic.”

What is interesting about these articles, is, that the first article praises TLJ for being iconoclastic, whilst the last condemns TLJ for it. This makes TLJ a very unique, and interesting film for me intellectually. Usually when people criticize a film, they criticize poor characterization, sloppy/rushed story telling, plot holes, poor dialogue, poor acting, etc, but rarely have I seen many people praise/condemn a film on the exact same basis. This line of thought has made me re-evaluate TLJ. While I’m not sure, whether I like or dislike its iconoclastic premise anymore (I’ve mostly disliked it up till now), one might say TLJ is the perfect ending to the saga, from a certain point of view, because it ends, how the story began, with a new hope. The circle is complete. Luke Skywalker’s story is done. The twin sunsets that started his adventure, ended it. Rey from nowhere will be the next Jedi. The next generation of Jedi are all across the galaxy, as symbolized by stable boy. Poe will follow in Leia’s footsteps. Kylo has embraced the dark side for the forseeable future, but as Luke tells Leia, and as we witnessed in ROTJ, nobody is ever really gone. Did we really need TROS to hammer it home? Should a story always end in celebration?