Letterboxd — Your life in film

Men will literally count cards instead of going to therapy for their war crimes.

The film is so biblical, imma call it gospel.

Just so fresh. So innovative. So fun.
My heart has never swelled so often, and that scene where she and her husband experience everything between each other all at once is just hands-down the greatest scene in the last decade of cinema.

Complete cinematic cowardice. Destroys all the independence that came from the previous film in favour of familiar beats, quotes, motifs and sequences. JJ Abrams fortunately saves some of this sludge with competent direction and an eye for visuals. Yet, it still remains completely forgettable.

A true spectacle of the series. Explores and dissects a lot of the overarching themes of the franchise, and delivers with a story that really develops the characters and world. The last hour is magnificent, and visually it’s the most appealing of the Star Wars saga (see: The Throne Room, Hyperspace, Battle on the Salt, Luke’s triumphant return). Nothing in these films has ever hit as hard as the payoff to the line, “I will not be the last Jedi.”

Unpopular opinion, but I think this might be the best one.

A little worn from the turbulent reception of the sequels since release, The Force Awakens is a flawed tale with magnificent direction, strong performances, great effects work and a return to form for the series. Undeniable fun.

Horribly paced and very wonky, but god damn the confrontation in the throne room is such a satisfying climax to this trilogy.

Is there a Wookiepedia explanation for all of the fingerprints and smudges on Darth Vader’s helmet? Just curious.

The definitive movie. Mostly very good.

Probably the only of the ‘Space Opera’ genre to actually feel like an opera in space.

The cinematic equivalent of eating one of those synthetic processed slices of cheese that come sealed in plastic.