okay i'm going to level with you all
this is the best fucking movie i've seen at least all year
and it is without question the best star wars movie released since Jedi, maybe even Empire.
it captures the soul, the pacing and the space-adventure action of the original trilogy, and applies that philosophy to modern techniques influenced by more recent action films, i.e. the marvel franchise. the action is so phenomenal, yeah, but what's more important is the emotions flowing through the character's actions.
it feels good to watch a star wars movie without any scenes set in the freaking galactic senate, and without any shoe-horned "for the kids" bullshit. none of the cameos felt like cameos - those characters from the original trilogy are a part of the story and their presence makes sense.
this was amazing. it's so good. damn.