But if the dead can speak, they can also give us cause for tentative optimism and maybe, yes, a new hope: With any luck, perhaps the deep, transporting pleasure of vintage “Star Wars” might somehow be resurrected. Anthony Daniels as C-3PO, John Boyega and Oscar Isaac in “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.” (Lucasfilm Ltd.)Their journey is peppered with familiar faces (Billy Dee Williams!) John Boyega in “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.” (Lucasfilm Ltd.)Look, I get it. The problem with “The Rise of Skywalker” isn’t any single omission or misstep. The problem is what all these choices tell us about the conflicting sensibilities that shaped this movie and may shape the next “Star Wars” adventures to appear on Hollywood’s endless event-movie horizon.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 18, 2019 08:03 UTC