The recent installment in the Star Wars saga has been a major let-down to viewers of all ages. This disjointed mess of a story was a dramatic showcase of new computer-generated graphics, with little plot and an unsatisfying ending.

Online review boards are going ballistic at director Rian Johnson, producer JJ Abrams and even Disney for this pitiful excuse of a film.

Continuing the story of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the evil First Order, led by Supreme Leader Snoke and his warrior servant Kylo Ren, are in pursuit of General Leia, Poe Dameron, Finn and the Resistance.

Meanwhile, Rey, the protagonist of the new trilogy, has found Luke Skywalker and begs him to teach her about the force for the first hour of the film. To add conflict, Luke refuses at first by saying, “It is time for the Jedi to end.” However, Luke never truly gives a good reason as to why he and Rey should be the last Jedi’s.

While that is going on, Finn and Poe try to protect what is left of the Resistance, but fail miserably. Their survival rested on if they could find a master hacker on another planet and if they can infiltrate The First Order’s flagship to destroy the tracking device. An elaborate plan that ultimately amounts to nothing.

Three different events happening at once is far too much content and the editing team did not do a good job in cutting it together to a cohesive story. Many shots were confusing and only there for nostalgic purposes. For instance, every scene with Chewbacca felt forced, if only to give him more screen time.

The one redeeming quality about these films is that the graphics and visuals went above and beyond where they needed to be. The starship combat sequences appeared realistic and the alien creatures were decently designed, but behind those visuals was a broken plot that could only be described as filler, a section of the story that writers put in for either fan service or to “fill” a gap in their timeline.

On top of that, the hopes and theories of Star Wars fans after Episode VII have been dashed. Questions and hypotheses checkered the internet, especially after so many clues in the previous film were laid out to Rey’s past. Even when the answer was revealed, it seemed that no one was satisfied with it.

However, Disney made it clear that this addition to the saga would be aimed towards kids. For years Star Wars has catered to their aging fans, hence Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, a fix to a 40-year-old plot hole.  The film was far too dark for the younger generation of fans and now Disney is giving Star Wars back to the kids.

The last scene of the film is proof enough. A child, wearing the Resistance insignia in his ring, holding a broom stick like a lightsaber, while staring harshly into the distance is a metaphor to the future generation of Jedi Knights and how hope was reborn once Luke Skywalker joined the fight one last time.

Despite its failings, the series is far from dead. Disney has promised more films for the public and if people wanted insane sci-fi battle sequences and melodrama, this film offers just that.