Uploaded October 2022 | Updated September 2026, 44 minutes ago

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Of all of the cosmic letdowns in the last half decade that have been largely defined by Disney's far-too-sanitary dive into reviving nostalgic properties for the sake of mass appeal and [perceived] overenthusiastic narcissism, The Rise of Skywalker is one of the worst. I'm here to tell you what went observably wrong and how its failure was serviced by setting up this trilogy that was clearly doomed to mediocrity from the start.

Also, how else am I supposed to describe this massive company that knows they can skimp out on a genuine understanding of their source material, because they know that they can produce the same visuals as every other film that they've made in the last ten years and still make a billion dollars, aside from outright calling them narcissistic pricks?

I have an addendum of some extra thoughts on this review and movie in the comments below.

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Outro ► youtube.com/watch?v=PoH5hC5PzSQ

Video chapters:
0:00 - Intro
1:36 - Part 1: Some Positivity
3:54 - Part 2: All Potatoes, No Meat
9:12 - Part 3: Please Let Rey Do Something
14:28 - Part 4: Please Let Finn Do Something
18:42 - Part 5: "...Of Course It Does"
26:58 - Part 6: Shutting Down a Legacy

Music:
Anxiety from the Celeste OST ► youtube.com/watch?v=FMuQ11tVJnk
Tempos Vari by Freedom Trail Studio ► youtube.com/watch?v=4VjuYnLejZU
Bella Bella Beat by Nana Kwabena ► youtube.com/watch?v=gZJsouewDOg
Here I Come by Mikos da Gawd ► youtube.com/watch?v=LjHXN-vHSCI
Salamanca by Sarah, the Illstrumentalist ► youtube.com/watch?v=IyfzXxm-WpY
Beverly Chills from the Lethal League Blaze OST ► youtube.com/watch?v=sfSxbAk6kTY
Ruins from the Undertale OST ► youtube.com/watch?v=LIUecLaI_m8
Surviving Exile from the Pyre OST (White Lute Edition) ► youtube.com/watch?v=K6hT4OpIS50
Thrash Pack from the Pyre OST ► youtube.com/watch?v=5LMZYnOml54
Bopeebo (Instrumental Version) from the Friday Night Funkin' OST ► youtube.com/watch?v=p1QfM10bVsE
Mini-Boss from the Kirby's Dreamland 3 OST ► youtube.com/watch?v=RNJo8RQL-I4
Beautiful Dead from the Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc OST ► youtube.com/watch?v=vOnwjBpR1Sc
Bob-Omb Battlefield from Super Mario 64 ► youtube.com/watch?v=bmP3UHXYi28
The Rain Formerly Known as "Purple" from the Risk of Rain 2 OST ► youtube.com/watch?v=EGXPAoyP_cg

Also, today is my birthday :)