by Ariel Rivera
Star Wars: the Rise of Skywalker is so far a smash hit in theaters. While gaining mixed reviews from some fans online, it is doing well for itself at the box office. With a 40 million dollar domestic and a 59 million international opening night, the film made nearly 100 million on its opening night according to Cinema Blend. It made around 175.5 million in its first weekend
The film’s opening has been slightly lower compared to the last films like Star Wars: The Force Awakens. When a movie comes out many people look forward to seeing the ratings. It currently stands at an 86% Rotten Tomatoes rating and 54% critics rating which can mislead people when deciding if they want to see the movie.
Previous film Star Wars: The Last Jedi made an astounding 1.3 billion at the box office while having many mixed reviews. This film was seen as a “passing of the torch” and slowly focusing on the new characters rather than past characters. The Last Jedi had reviews that are opposite to The Rise if Skywalker, receiving a 91 critic rating while receiving an audience rating of 43
This is the 11th film in the Star Wars franchise and the end to a sequel trilogy. It follows Rey and others on a long journey full of action as they take lead the resistance against Kylo Ren and the First Order. The film has been described as “fast-paced” and “choppy.” Others seen it as a way to fix the mistakes of the last film.
Sophomore Asa Reupert had his own thoughts about the film, Reuperrt said, “The movie was good. Not the best one out of all of them but still a good movie after the last one.” He also thought the movie had “many twists” which to him did not make much sense.
When it came to the film ending Couch said, “I think there was some plot holes that could’ve been explained better.” Sophomore Sam Couch thought the film was “really good.” Couch thought the film was better than the last because, “the plot pandered to the fans less.” To Couch, the film could have been better if the plot holes were better explained. Overall, if you are a fan of Star Wars you should be happy to see the continuation of this story and what exciting events take place.