8 Reasons Why ‘The Last Jedi’ Is the Best Star Wars Movie

The Last Jedi is Episode VIII of the Star Wars films, and it has prompted a lot of disagreement and confusion. The movie plays with expectations and resists tidy answers about the saga’s characters and history. Rian Johnson’s Luke arrives as a grumpy, altered version of the hero: he discards his lightsaber, brusquely rebuffs Rey, then delivers a final, largely nonphysical act of heroism before quietly exiting the story.

That turn provides a different, cathartic ending for the character. Adam Driver’s Kylo Ren is more present here—his face and performance are central, and a scene in which he mistreats his helmet underlines that. The film also subverts expectations by killing Snoke in a sudden moment; the throne-room fight and the Star Destroyer’s destruction at lightspeed stand out as striking action beats.

Rey’s parentage is denied the grand reveal many anticipated, allowing her to be defined by herself rather than legacy.

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