As a star wars fan along with the rest of my family, I really enjoyed the movie. There were some things left unexplained which I personally liked. It is the end of the saga, but the possibility of another star wars trilogy or side bar movie is exciting. It seems as though critics weren’t watching The Rise of Skywalker as fans, but more so as negative viewers. The fact that The Last Jedi was more popular to critics and moviegoers than the new star wars goes to show that they have no true interest in the star wars story. The Last Jedi was so horrible as it had no Star Wars fanfare. It lacked any and all nostalgia. It felt more like a Star Trek movie to me than a Star Wars movie. The Rise of Skywalker was moving and intense. Granted, it was a little cheesy, but that’s what makes it a Star Wars film. Star Wars has never been known for its political stances as exhibited in The Last Jedi. It’s not a movie series that politics needs to interfere in to profit. Rian Johnson did this and it’s fair to say that he brought a larger audience but he hurt the original fan base. And anyone who knows anything about anything can tell you that general/political fans are only temporary. So, it was actually very clever for J.J. Abrams to twist it back to The Force Awakens narrative. It strengthens the original fanbase and gets rid of “fans” that watch Star Wars movies now as a popular trend. The critics hated the nostalgia for whatever reason. Personally, I think it made up for Rian Johnson’s lack of Star Wars knowledge if you could argue that. I know many fans didn’t like Palpatine’s random return as he died. However, famous characters, like Darth Maul, have died and returned from the dead (not in the saga, but in other Star Wars legend). It’s not uncommon that sith lords come back from the dead. Unrealistic, yes, but it’s sci-fi. What sci-fi is realistic? If viewers were looking for a realistic movie then they missed the mark by far. That’s the viewers’ fault, not J.J. Abrams.