Sean Tudor – Google

We have watched all of the Miyazaki films and loved them. Unfortunately this latest film whilst beautiful to look is confusing storywise. I am not sure if there is a lost in translation issue here or maybe the symbolism is so opaque and deep neither myself or my wife could understand the many events in the film. I feel like I need to have a copy of CliffsNotes at hand while I watch the film. I have read this film is a representation of Miyazaki's life with a lot of symbolism in many of the scenes. I certainly cannot fault the art style or the clever use of sound and music. But as a coherent story for your average film buff it doesn't really meet expectations.

The premise of the show sounded great. Twins - one evil and one good - makes for an interesting twist on the usual Star Wars meta and a return to the days of the Jedi Order at its height of power. But this show is very mediocre. It has a poor script and this doesn't give the actors much room to shine. I've never seen a more bored cast in a Star Wars series. The main aspect a new Star Wars show needs to respect is the source material not only for existing fans but to solidify new fans to the show. We've seen great story telling in the other Star Wars shows like Andor and The Mandalorian so why can't we have the same in The Acolyte. Episode 3 was a shambles and probably the worst Star Wars episode I have watched to date. No points to anyone who used the cheap "space lesbians" as an insult. Plenty of great shows have LGBT representation without insulting the audience. It's the script that failed this episode. I score this one star for the Wookiee who had the best lines in the show so far.