Moviegoers across the country
have been flocking to catch the
latest installment in the Star Wars
Saga- “The Last Jedi.”

Picking up precisely where the
previous installment left off, “The
Last Jedi” follows the adventures
of Rey (Daisy Ridley), Finn (John
Boyega), and Poe (Oscar Isaac)
fighting against the insurgent
Sith Lord Kylo Ren. Helping
them with their adventures are
none other than Luke Skywalker
(Mark Hamill) and Princess Leia
(Carrie Fisher). With the immense
success of its predecessor, “The
Force Awakens,” “The Last Jedi”
had huge shoes to fill.

Star Wars fans everywhere
eagerly awaited the release of the
film for two years, their minds
filled with questions and theories
about the upcoming plot. “The
Last Jedi” came out in theaters
this past December, and many
people saw it within the first week
of its release (myself included).

The reviews came in fast and
there have been many debates on
its ranking compared to other Star
Wars films. Some say the added
humor was a mistake, while others
say the graphics made the film
a success. With so many different
viewpoints on the film’s overall
quality, it was important to get the
opinions of students at Bucks.

Brian Wurtz, a media and
communications major at the
Newtown campus, was more than
willing to give his input on the
latest installment of the space
opera franchise. “So I really liked
the movie because it took a lot of
chances. I think the biggest thing
I like, which is probably the least
popular opinion of all time, is that
they turned Luke Skywalker into
this old washed-up man who used
to be great but now wants to be
left alone.”

While going on enthusiastically,
Wurtz continued with
his review of the film, “I like this
because movies tend to use this
trope a lot but we don’t normally
get to see this person before they
turned into the old grumpy man
they are now.”

Although his opinion was mostly
positive, he did still have his
negative feedback, “as for what
I didn’t like, probably that the
whole movie was kind of a slow
speed car chase. I felt like there
was no urgency to the first order
and the rebels chase.”

With some students being
avid Star Wars fans, others most
certainly do not have the same
taste for science fiction films.
Margaret Doyle, a sophomore at
Bucks, expressed how she did
not participate in seeing the latest
installment of the series. She says
“I did not go to see it because I
have not seen the other films in
order.” Doyle stated she would
feel “lost” if she had gone to see it
in theaters.

Love it or hate it, “The Last
Jedi” was one of the biggest
blockbusters of 2017 after grossing
$1.3 billion at the box
office. Regardless of your film interests,
it is undoubtedly a movie
that has gotten people talking.