Such a manipulative film: FEEL FEEL FEEL! Unfortunately it managed to annoy more than thrill, containing the usual Nolan problem of taking itself way too seriously while simultaneously having very little to actually say. The result is a bombastic array of overly-stimulating war montage and set pieces that grow stale in their one-upmanship about halfway through.
And Zimmers' score really makes you want to tear your hair out doesn't it?
So corporate and hamfisted; although there are certain aesthetic moments that were exciting (Kylo and Rey fighting Snoke's guards in the Red Room, red clay spitting up from the white frosted desert, Rey and Kylo's Force conversations) and there proves to be some formal talent from Johnson, this one left me feeling bummed that this trilogy exists.
Sure, The Force Awakens was essentially beat-for-beat A New Hope and offered little more than a largely boring and uninnovative introduction into the new…
