Anyone out there remember when Luke Skywalker drank blue milk at Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru's homestead in 1977's Star Wars...?
Well, we find out where blue milk comes from in an early scene on the planet where Luke has been in hiding... when he milks a creature we've never seen before. It's a bizarre moment in the movie, but funny if you geek out on Star Wars lore. It's one of many peculiar things in Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
Director Rian Johnson's new entry in the Star Wars saga throws some curves in the franchise's narrative, while keeping many things close to the vest.
I'll do an in depth review once I've seen The Last Jedi for a second time, but here are some initial thoughts:
1. Patience is a virtue: Rian Johnson's story unfolds slowly, building toward a crescendo. While it might not have the "zip" that J.J. Abrams's Star Wars: The Force Awakens did, the exposition helps establish the spiritual tone for this trilogy.
2. The film has a suprising amount of tongue-in-cheek humor: Star Wars: The Last Jedi has a unique tone -- different than any other entry in the series.
3. It's NOT a rehash of The Empire Strikes Back: There were some concerns that this second entry in the Disney-era Star Wars trilogy effort would be a mere rehash of Empire. Not so... to be sure, there are some nods to the Joseph Campbell-induced mythology of the past, but The Last Jedi is its own thing.
4. John Williams is back in fine form: We went to the special Star Wars: The Last Jedi -- Special Fan Event at Aksarben Cinema, and we got to see a featurette before the movie about composer John Williams. While the featurette didn't cover any new ground, I can say that the score for this movie (which brings back classic moments heard throughout the previous movies) is superior to that of Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
I'll be interested to hear what you think. Please post your comments below about your impressions of Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
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