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Correct. You can clearly see her and the others being sucked out into space. immolation is definitely not the correct word to use to describe that scene. Immolation better describes Admiral Purple Hair's death or whatever was the name of Laura Dern's character.

Still surprises me that there is so much love on this board for a largely flawed film. What a change from the days of the prequels.

Only it didn't happen quite like that. Kenobi dueled Anakin and Yoda dueled Palpatine. Total fanboy meme.

I'm not discussing that in detail since it's against the rules. You should know this and shouldn't ask for such a discussion. If you wish to know what political aspects are in the film, then feel free to jump on a search engine and see for yourself.

My opinions of the prequels changed over the years, but they changed for the worse. I have no desire to watch episodes I and II ever again. I still enjoy ROTS, however, I acknowledge there are flaws in that film. Despite that, I don't see my opinion of TLJ changing over time. I'm certainly not...

Red Letter Media's review of TLJ. Mind you, Red Letter Media was revered for their critique of the prequels. I agree with most of what they say regarding The Last Jedi. TLJ is a muddled mess. As much as The Force Awakens was too far in one direction as a remake, The Last Jedi was too far in the...

If that's the case, there were trolls a plenty when the prequels were in production. There were probably a handful of HTF members back in the day who enjoyed the prequels. Most everyone else eviscerated the movies and George Lucas' creative choices.

I'm doing no such thing. I genuinely disliked a lot of things about this film and I'm very angry over essentially getting the middle finger from Mickey Mouse. I'm sincerely attempting to discuss the film, not piss off other HTF members.

Abrams and Kathleen Kennedy likely don't know where to go from here. In hacking this film to bits, Rian Johnson tied up almost all the loose ends. In IX, we know that Kylo Ren will die after dueling Rey. Kylo Ren is irredeemable after killing his father and essentially killing his uncle. The...

Toys certainly were a factor even before Star Wars released in 1977. Fox execs thought that Star Wars would flop and let Lucas forego $500,000 in salary in exchange for the merchandising rights.

This is a fantastic video:

Technical aspects don't always improve over time. If you're referring to just visual effects, then yes, in theory should improve over time. I disagree that Star Wars has always been the technical leaders with special effects. When the prequels were in production and being released, they did so...

The space Leia scene seems to be a microcosm of this film in that it has polarized viewers. I see it as nothing but terrible and contrived, however, some are seeing it as a way to showcase Leia's ability with the force. That scene is truly a case of YMMV. I can't say that opinions of the...

The subplot that hinged on Leia's incapacity was a weak subplot. I'd go so far as to say it was bad. More bad writing on Johnson's part. And, i don't have a problem with Leia using the force. That's not the crux of my complaint. My complaint is how silly the device was to show her using the...

And saying that she developed her abilities isn't a stretch? You're making assumptions based on nothing.

The fact that she's General Leia, not Jedi Master Leia. The fact that Han Solo said to her "I went back to doing the only thing I was ever good at" and Leia responded by saying "we both did." Doesn't get any clearer than that. We know Leia can use the force. The scene showing this was...

Leia in space is Rian Johnson's "yipee" moment. At least I could write off the yipee scene as Anakin just being a kid. The space Leia scene was cringeworthy. The biggest problem I had with it is that it was one of several "gotcha" moments in TLJ. It wasn't even necessary to show Leia using the...

I don't know what's left for the next film. TLJ feels more like the end of a trilogy rather than the second act. The main villain is gone. Kylo Ren doesn't compel me to feel that he's a threat to the galaxy. Rey is a Jedi master without ever experiencing the ups and downs on the way. There's...

As you said, to each his own. From my perspective, I would have been more amenable had Luke shown up in person and as the gorilla walkers (I can't recall the official designation) were about to fire, he could have used the force to take out their weapons or take out the legs and have them fall...

Sure, but the rebels stood around watching for a while when they should have been looking for an escape route. Luke should have had a bigger moment. A more dramatic moment. If he was going to sacrifice himself, it would have been more impactful to do so in person, not as a hologram. Very weak...

It's not a matter of knowing his arc prior to seeing the film. The problem I have is that it doesn't stay true to the character we knew from the original trilogy. Luke was able to sense conflict in his father and pull Vader back from the dark side, yet he almost killed Ben Solo because of what...

I got the sense that there was mutual attraction as evidenced by a shirtless Kylo Ren force tunneling with Rey. Her reaction was such that could be interpreted as the opposite, however, it could be a throwback to the snark of Han and Leia in ESB.

I've seen this film one time and since I saw it, I've been ambivalent. There are things that bother me and they are aplenty: Rey's arc is in hyper drive. Girl power! What progression with the Force have seen from her? Keep in mind that TLJ picks up right where TFA leaves off. That means that...