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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

I was entertained, thus, it was a good movie.

I think that thinking might be the issue. One can be entertained by even a bad movie. The reason for being entertained can just be because one is in the mood for exactly the type of content that is contained in it.

On the other hand, to be a good movie, that particular movie must be evaluated objectively within its larger narrative context, style, consistency, etc. This is where TLJ fails. TLJ, for better or for worse, is happening in the context of a universe that has been built by Star Wars movies before it. Even the SW extended universe, though it’s plot elements are no longer canon, do shape the expectations/standard that will be used to judge the quality level of TLJ in terms of story quality, battle quality etc.

So this is why TLJ comes across as a bad “Star Wars” movie, and doesn’t look too great. The Star Wars elements in SW are not that great ( duels, mastering of the force, villains, lore mechanics/consistency (being able to do massive damage by ramming after engaging hyperdrive) etc. More problematically, it ends up contradicting what it’s own predecessor setup by using various narrative devices. So as a SW movie it fails horribly.

So less you are aware and invested in the SW lore/mechanics/quality, the more likely you are to be entertained by this movie. But it also means that most will likely find it hard to watch if they are invested, and are aware of those things.