I count Star Wars as one of the greatest disappointments of my life. I was 16 when the first film was released, and I was ... entranced. The last film in the franchise is the single worst movie I have ever seen. And almost everything in-between? There are bright spots, certainly. I've linked to one of them. Rogue One I count as one of the best movies I've ever seen, with The Last Jedi not (too) far behind. Star Wars suffered from what I call the Great Milquetoast Middle: the writers and producers wrote the films, with just a couple of exceptions (listed above; and add the first film in there too) with the aim of satisfying the masses, *NOT* writing the story that *should have been* written. And so what you got is a mile wide and an inch deep, nothing too challenging, nothing too controversial, nothing that might raise the hackles on the typical suburban. But hey! It's the Millennium Falcon! And darling squeaky--boopy droids! And more opportunities to make bank with cutesy aliens you can put on collector's glasses at Burger King! Yippee! When "blockbuster" is what you're going for as opposed to "a great story," you get--again, with three exceptions out of more than nine total films--Star Wars. (Ps.: read the top comment. The dude sees it exactly as I do.)