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 The last Jedi is underrated, and people hate it because of group think. It’s one of the most innovative and creative Star Wars movies and Rian Johnson was really trying something different in the middle of a franchise reboot that was chasing money and trend. You can poke holes in any Star Wars movie, but it became cool to poke holes in the Star Wars movies that were deemed okay to poke holes in by the public. The last Jedi isn’t perfect, it does have its objectively bad moments in my opinion, but to say the whole movie is complete shit Is extremely dismissive for some of the cool Star Wars things it gave us like the throne room fight scene. 
 The throne room scene is one of the worst choreographed fights I've ever seen. At one point a guy slows down and misses Rey seemingly on purpose. Flashy, yes. Good, no.  
 Arguably you can analyse any Star Wars fight scene with the right lens, frame by frame if you want to dismantle it 🤷‍♂️