These isolating periods of quarantine as a result of the coronavirus pandemic have given me a lot to think about. During one of my quieter moments, I began to reflect on the latest Star Wars film, The Rise Of Skywalker and why it did not work for me. As the concluding chapter in the otherwise phenomenal Skywalker saga, a saga that has captured the imagination of millions, a story that has been passed on from generation to generation since 1977, this was it. This was supposed to be a grand finale for the ages but it fell flat, for a good number of reasons. Let’s talk about it.