After the relatively different but not bad Episode VII: The Force Awakens and excellent expanded universe Rogue One movie, the time came for the Episode VIII:The Last Jedi and I was eager to see what will happen next in the Skywalker saga.

Two weeks ago I went to the cinema to see the movie and I am not disappointed. The people who read this zine know that I am big SW universe fan, having read more than fifty books from the expanded universe, whether the new cannon as Disney named it or the old SW legends universe. What bother me that they took a completely new road with the story not paying mind to the book storyline, where Chewbacca died a long time ago, where the Solos have three kids, the twins Jacen and Jaina and young Anakin. In the books Luke Skywalker and his wife Mara Jade Skywalker also have a son called Ben and there is no First Order, no supreme leader Snoke and least of all no spoiled emo turned evil Kylo Ren aka Ben Solo! For this boycott of the Skywalker book storyline I will forever hold grudge to Disney and Lucasfilm.

This episode continues right after the last one, with Rey reaches out to Luke Skywalker on the deserted island. Gotta admit that Mark Hamill looks like a tired hobo in the movie doesnt he? He is also depressed and tries all the time to be wise, but we dont know really why is he so angry. Meanwhile, First Order tries to kill the remnants of the Resistance led by Leia Organa. Here I must say one more thing thats been bothering since the last episode. What is Resistance? After the Rebels dethroned the Empire they formed the New Republic. What happened to that? We have seen the Starkiller destroy the Republic in Force Awakens, but what republic? Anyone who expects to have answers about forming of First Order and Snoke will be left with no answers. It was very heartbreaking to see Carrie Fisher as Leia for the last time. But her character has a decent farewell in the movie.

Laura Dern was decent, the ex stormtrooper Finn too. BB8 was more funny and reminded me of R2D2 very much. The action scenes were nicely done and time passed quickly watching the movie. Kylo Ren aka Ben Solo still has some of the most irritating facial expressions while he is angry and tries to be mean and evil. Snoke was right, he will never be another Vader. The movie is a mix of Return of the Jedi(see confrontation Snoke-Rey-Kylo in the throne room) and Empire Strikes Back(the attack on the Resistance base, planet similar to Hoth). The motto of this movie is that you have to kill the old and in with the new. I like that motto and where Disney is heading with this. Now comes the young Han Solo movie and then the closure in Episode IX. Who will live, he will tell!