Star Wars: The Last Jedi

This deserves the same type of praise as the previous editions of the saga: it’s a groundbreaking spectacle that builds upon the potential for special effects in blockbuster films. The precisely crafted action includes the throne room battle where Rey and Kylo Ren team up together against Supreme Leader Snoke’s guards, a sequence built without any quick editing or jerky camera movements. Even when there isn’t action going on, the engineering wizardry is put on full display. Just one of the locations the crew filmed on was a special effect spectacle in and of itself… the island of Ahch-To.

​​On this island full of rough weather and terrain conditions, the struggle to keep puffins out of each shot was just one of those many environmental factors that made production much more challenging. Yet these challenges gladly weren’t enough to make the crew’s efforts suffer, in fact, they encouraged further creativity, as the solution to eliminating the puffins resulted in the newest alien creation: the cute little porgs! Director Rian Johnson however wanted to go the extra mile with building the environment of Ahch-To, and decided to include extra shots of the porgs made out of complex puppets, with the controls removed by bluescreen technology. It’s really quite amazing how with each rewatch of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the more masterful techniques come to light, and the deeper the viewing experience becomes.

PG-13 (LV)
Sci-fi/Fantasy
2 hr. 32 min.

Watch it for FUN.
Watch it to feel HAPPY and AFRAID.