Tapikalau dilihat lebih dalam, The Last Jedi mampu meng-establish karakter dengan lebih tajam dan mampu memanfaatkan 2,5 jam untuk menunjukkan storytelling yang sangat bagus, emosi yang terbangun, dan membuat saya sendiri percaya bahwa perdamaian bisa tercipta karena harapan akan selalu ada. Kudos to everyone who makes Star Wars happen.
An old hope. A new realism. An old anxiety. A new feeling that the Force might be used to channel erotic telepathy, and long-distance evil seduction. The excitingly and gigantically proportioned eighth film in the great Star Wars saga offers all of these, as well as colossal confrontations, towering indecisions and teetering temptations, spectacular immolations, huge military engagements, and very small character-driven face-offs are wonderful and the messianic succession crisis about the last Jedi of the title is gripping. But there is a convoluted and slightly unsatisfying parallel plot strand about the Resistanceâs strategic military moves as the evil First Order closes in, and an underwritten, under-imagined and eccentrically dressed new character â Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo, played by Laura successful is a new figure from other ranks Kelly Marie Tran is terrifically good as Rose Tico, the Resistance soldier who steps up to meet her destiny as a key player in the battle against tyranny. Like The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi offers variations on the mighty orchestral themes of the original trilogy, switching occasionally to muted tones and minor keys, before cranking the volume back up. This auto-reference has become an accepted and exhilarating part of the new Star Wars with self belief ⊠Kelly Marie Tran and John Boyega. Photograph David James/APWe left the last movie as Rey, played by Daisy Ridley, is in the act of handing over a lightsaber to the haunted and monkish figure of Luke Skywalker himself, played of course by a poignantly grizzled Mark Hamill â a handing-back-of-the-baton moment of inspired paradox. No spoilers, obviously, but what Luke says and does first at the beginning of this film is startlingly unexpected an upending of the tonal apple cart, that signals writer-director Rian Johnsonâs determination to wrest the lightsaber away from JJ Abrams and put his own mark on the must now ponder her own future and vocation. And, as for Luke, he has to reassess what the third act of his life now means. Hamill comes into his own here with a very intelligent and sympathetic portrayal of his great character. Luke is now part Prospero, part Achilles. He is potentially the great magician or teacher on this remote island, in a position to induct Rey into the Zen priesthood of the Force, and show her it is not just a matter of silly conjuring tricks and making rocks rise into the might he not also be sulking in his tent, reluctant to help, for reasons apparently connected with his catastrophically failed mentorship of Kylo Ren, but perhaps for other, more complex reasons?Which brings us to Kylo Ren himself, superbly played by Adam Driver. He is now a wounded, damaged figure and he insinuates himself like a sensually predatory Satan into our consciousness in a series of dreamlike cross-cutting dialogue sequences that are the most successful part of the grizzled ⊠Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker. Photograph John Wilson/APWhat does Kylo Ren want? As ever, the closeups on Driverâs face are gorgeous. He is never the Easter Island statue of hardness that it is possible to misremember he is tremulous, unsure of himself, like an unhappy teenager, and his mouth seems almost on the point of trembling with tears. That breathy, resonant voice is unmistakable even from behind a neo-Vader is a villain who seems troubled about the mantle of evil on his shoulders; and, again, there are surprises in store about what Ren has in mind for the future and what his past relationship with his Uncle Luke actually General Leia, played by the late Carrie Fisher, is commanding a complex military manoeuvre in the face of malign incursions from the First Order, represented by General Hux, played more obviously and successfully for laughs by Domhnall hothead pilot Poe Dameron Oscar Isaac is on the point of outright insubordination in his desire to lash out against the First Order but reformed stormtrooper Finn â an excellent, muscular performance from John Boyega â working with Rose Tran has a new and subtler scheme in view, which involves finding a codebreaker on a distant Vegas-ish planet offering casino betting and track racing. It is, bafflingly, a digressive plotline that gets tangled up in itself, though not without offering a good deal of Last Jedi gives you an explosive sugar rush of spectacle. Itâs a film that buzzes with belief in itself and its own mythic universe â a euphoric certainty that I think no other movie franchise has. And there is no provisional hesitation or energy dip of the sort that might have been expected between episodes seven and there is, admittedly, is an anticlimactic narrative muddle in the military story, but this is not much of a flaw considering the tidal wave of energy and emotion that crashes out of the screen in the final five minutes. Itâs impossible not to be swept the trailer for Star Wars The Last Jedi - video
Reydevelops her newly discovered abilities with the guidance of Luke Skywalker, who is unsettled by the strength of her powers. Meanwhile, the Resistance prepares to do battle with the First Order. Genre: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction. Release: 2017-12-13.
Thislack of leadership and direction created a great deal of confusion, which shows on screen as The Last Jedi is just as muddled, with no one to take hold of the reins. Return of J.J. Abrams
Writer/director Rian Johnsonâs âStar Wars The Last Jediâ is a sprawling, incident- and character-packed extravaganza that picks up at the end of âStar Wars Episode VII - The Force Awakensâ and guides the series into unfamiliar territory. Itâs everything a fan could want from a âStar Warsâ film and then some. Even the sorts of viewers who spend the entire running time of movies anticipating every plot twist and crowing âcalled it!â when they get one right are likely to come up short here. But the surprises usually donât violate the admittedly loose internal logic of the universe George Lucas invented, and when they seem to, itâs because the movie has expanded the mythology in a small but significant way, or imported a sliver of something from another variant of Lucasâ creation Genddy Tartakovskyâs magnificent TV series âClone Warsâ seems to have influenced the last act. The first part of âThe Last Jediâ cross-cuts between the remnants of our heroesâ ragtag fleet led by the late Carrie Fisherâs Leia running away from the First Order, aka the next-generation version of the Empire; and Rey Daisy Ridley on the aquatic planet Ahch-To gesundheit! trying to convince the self-exiled Jedi master Luke Skywalker Mark Hamill, whose sandblasted face becomes truly iconic in close-ups to overcome his grief at failing a group of young Jedi trainees and rejoin the Resistance. The New Order's Supreme Leader Snoke Andy Serkis plus CGI has grand plans for both Rey and his Darth Vader-obsessed apprentice Kylo Ren Adam Driver. The leathery old coot may not be a great bad guyâheâs too much of a standard-issue deep-voiced sadist, in a Marvel modeâbut he is quite the chess player, and so is Johnson. Iâm being vague here on purpose. Suffice to say that, despite being comprised of variations on things weâve been experiencing directly in âStar Warsâ films and indirectly in âStar Warsâ-inspired entertainment since 1977, âThe Last Jediâ still manages to maneuver in unexpected ways, starting with the decision to build a whole film around a retreat where the goal is not to win but to avoid being wiped out. Along that narrative backbone âThe Last Jediâ strings what amount to several tight, often hastily devised mini-missions, each of which either moves the heroes or villains closer to their goals or blows up in their faces. The story resolves in lengthy, consecutive climaxes which, refreshingly, donât play like a cynical attempt to pad things out. Old business is resolved, new business introduced. And from scene to scene, Johnson gives veteran characters Chewbacca and R2-D2 especially and those who debuted in âThe Force Awakensâ enough screen time to showcase them at their best while also introducing compelling new faces including a heroic maintenance worker, Kelly Marie Tranâs Rose Tico; a serene and tough vice admiral in the Resistance, played by Laura Dern; a sort of âsafecrackerâ character played by Benicio Del Toro. âJediâ does a better job than most sequels of giving the audience both what it wants and what it didnât know it wanted. The movie leans hard into sentiment, most of it planted in the previous installment, some related to the unexpected passing of one of its leads Fisherâthank goodness they gave her a lot of screen time here, and thrilling things to do. But whenever it allows a character to cry or invites us to the catharsis feels earned. It happens rather oftenâthis being a film preoccupied with grieving for the past and transcending it, populated by hounded and broken people who are afraid hope will be snuffed out. Reyâs anguish at not knowing who her parents are and Kylo Renâs trauma at killing his own father to advance toward his "destiny" literally as well as figuratively mirror each other. Lifting a bit of business glimpsed briefly in âThe Empire Strikes Backâ and "Return of the Jedi," Johnson lets these all-powerful characters telepathically âspeakâ to each other across space as easily as you or I might Skype with a friend. This gimmick offers so much potential for drama and wry humor that you might wonder why nobody did it earlier. Sometimes "The Last Jedi" violates our expectations in a cheeky way that stops short of telling super-fans to get over themselves. Thereâs a touch of âSpaceballsâ and âRobot Chickenâ to some of the jokes. Snoke orders Kylo to âtake off that ridiculous helmet,â Luke chastises an old friend for showing a nostalgic video by muttering âThat was a cheap move,â and an early gag finds one of the heroes calling the bridge of a star destroyer and pretending to be stuck on hold. This aspect adds a much-needed dash of self-deprecating humor âThe Force Awakensâ was often a stitch as well, especially when Han Solo, Chewbacca, BB-8 and John Boyegaâs James Garner-like hero/coward Finn were onscreen, but without going so meta that "The Last Jedi" turns into a smart-alecky thesis paper on itself. The movie works equally well as an earnest adventure full of passionate heroes and villains and a meditation on sequels and franchise properties. Like âThe Force Awakens,â only more so, this one is preoccupied with questions of legacy, legitimacy and succession, and includes multiple debates over whether one should replicate or reject the stories and symbols of the past. Among its many valuable lessons is that objects have no worth save for the feelings we invest in them, and that no individual is greater than a noble idea. Johnson has made some very good theatrical features, but the storytelling here owes the most to his work on TVâs âBreaking Bad,â a playfully convoluted crime drama that approached each new installment with the street illusionistâs panache the source of delight was always in the hand you werenât looking at. There are points where the film appears to have miscalculated or made an outright lame choice this becomes worrisome in the middle, when Dernâs Admiral Holdo and Oscar Isaacâs hotshot pilot Poe Dameron are at loggerheads, but then you realize that it was a setup for another payoff that lands harder because you briefly doubted that âThe Last Jediâ does, in fact, know what itâs doing. This determination to split the difference between surprise and inevitability is encoded in âThe Last Jediâ down to the level of scenes and shots. How many Star Destroyers, TIE fighters, Imperial walkers, lightsabers, escape pods, and discussions of the nature of The Force have we seen by now? Oodles. But Johnson manages to find a way to present the technology, mythology and imagery in a way that makes it feel new, or at least new-ish, starting with a shot of Star Destroyers materializing from hyperspace in the sky over a planet as seen from ground level and continuing through images of Rebel ships being raked apart by Imperial cannon fire like cans on a shooting range and, hilariously, a blurry video conference in which the goggle-eyed warrior-philosopher Maz Kanata voiced by Lupita Nyong'o delivers important information while engaging in a shootout with unseen foes. She calls it a âunion matter.â Thereâs greater attention paid here to color and composition than in any entry since âThe Empire Strikes Back.â Particularly dazzling are Snokeâs throne room, with its Dario Argento-red walls and red-armored guards, and the final battle, set on a salt planet whose flat white surfaces get ripped up to reveal shades of crimson. Seen from a distance, the battlefield itself seems to be bleeding. The architecture of the action sequences is something to behold. A self-enclosed setpiece in the opening space battle is more emotionally powerful than any action sequence in any blockbuster this year, save the "No Man's Land" sequence of "Wonder Woman," and it's centered on a character we just met. There are spots where the film canât figure out how to get the characters to where it needs them to be and just sort of shrugs and says, âAnd then this happened, now letâs get on with it.â But there are fewer such moments than you might have gone in prepared to forgiveâand really, if that sort of thing were a cinematic crime, Howard Hawks would have gotten the chair. Most importantly, the damned thing moves, both in a plot sense and in the sense of a skilled choreographer-dancer who has visualized every millisecond of his routine and practiced it to the point where grace seems to come as easily as breathing. Or skywalking. Matt Zoller Seitz Matt Zoller Seitz is the Editor at Large of TV critic for New York Magazine and and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in criticism. Now playing Film Credits Star Wars The Last Jedi 2017 Rated PG-13 for sequences of sci-fi action and violence. 152 minutes Latest blog posts about 4 hours ago about 7 hours ago about 8 hours ago 1 day ago Comments
StarWars: The Last Jedi (2017) iLK21 LayarKaca21PG-13 Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Science FictionYear: 2017 Duration: 152 Min. 3155 votes, average 7.2 out of 10. Rey develops her newly discovered abilities with the guidance of Luke Skywalker, who is unsettled by the strength of her powers. Meanwhile, the Resistance prepares to do battle