Reviews

I watched the entire first season last night... and loved every second of it!

Sure, it's different from the novel... but most adaptations are. This one should totally speak to current viewers.

My wish is that people will give it a chance... and enjoy the ride... while allowing themselves to analyze their own identities, social programming... and maybe even the necessity of occasional revolution.

I'd never heard of this title... but recorded it because of Cicely Tyson and Paul Winfield being among the cast. When I finally got around to watching it I was delighted to see that it was set in Louisiana (where I hail from) back in 1933. I wondered to myself if I'd see any familiar sites? I did! I went to elementary school a very short distance from the courthouse (which was shown a couple of times).

I won't give away any of the plot... but it is a gripping tale of sharecropper's family... focusing on the eldest son, in particular. Much of it is difficult to watch, because of the unfairness of the era... but we must remember these things as not to repeat them.

Ultimately, I was moved emotionally... and there's also a fair amount of luscious cinematography to savor... along with some occasional kernels of humor... as well as some very hopeful lessons.

I enjoyed this movie immensely... even with the few little things I might've done differently had I been the director. But I let myself get swept away by the tale and I love where it brought me to.

I hope others come around to its beauty and creativity, like perhaps they might've been able to do when they were young.

I'm 49. I was 8 years old when I saw the first trailer for the first Star Wars movie back in 1976... and I had just turned 9 when the movie opened and my family and I saw it in a rare trip to the cinema. I had known from the trailer that there was something about this lore, this galaxy, that was meant for me. My friends at school all liked/loved the franchise, too... but none seemed to have the affinity for it that I had.

In college, however, I met 2 new friends... Heather and Chad... and they did love "all things Star Wars" in a way that was very familiar to my heart.

I'm one of those people who completely loved THE LAST JEDI... and how the story, the characters, even the Force are all evolving to speak to today's minds... but somehow, it still speaks to me... even stronger than ever, I dare say. So, I was very interested to see how my old college chums felt about this newest installment of the saga, which seems to have polarized some enthusiasts (if this online static is to be taken seriously... and highly questionable in my estimation).

Heather lives nearly 900 miles away (I moved north) but she had just seen the movie with some friends of her son (since her hubby and son don't care for movies). I was tickled to hear that she and all 7 boys (all at the age I was when I first became enchanted by Star Wars) loved THE LAST JEDI, as I hoped they would!

Chad lives nearly 4000 miles away, in London. He also loved THE LAST JEDI, he confirmed by email!

So... 3 friends nearing 50 years old... separated over 25 years after their stint at the same university... along with some 8 and 9 year-olds in tow... all loved this movie.