Let the Past Die

Starring: Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Adam Driver, Domhnall Gleeson, Jupita Nyong'o, Anthony Daniels, Andy Serkis, Gwendoline Christie, Laura Dern

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ - good

"Pass on what you have learned. Strength. Mastery. But weakness, folly, failure also. Yes, failure most of all. The greatest teacher, failure is." - Yoda

Why watch this? This is a worthy 2nd film with action and plot twists galore.

Plot Summary: Rey travels to the distant planet of Ahch-To to find Luke Skywalker and persuade him to rejoin the fight against the First Order. Meanwhile, the Resistance is engaged in a desperate fight for survival as they are pursued through space by the First Order fleet, who can track them through hyperspace.

Dad's Preview: The Force Awakens certainly set the story on a path with ripe expectations. This story, advertised in all red, brings back the legendary Luke Skywalker to reluctantly mentor Rey on her Jedi journey. This slightly over-stuffed epic covers a lot of ground: Rey's training with Luke; Finn, Poe and Rose head to a remote planet to find a way to disable the First Order's tracking device; Kylo Ren faces Snoke. The film's climax features Luke, as he faces the First Order alone, giving the Resistance team time to escape. It's a wonderfully memorable scene. After watching this film, I was all in on the finale.

Lucasfilm Ltd.; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures