Went again and saw it with my sister yesterday and I still love the movie. A couple of new observations, some general and some specific.
1) First of all, I was feeling nostalgic and watched Empire Strikes Back over the weekend. Y'know to be honest, Hamill, Fisher, and Ford are
much better actors now than when they were back then. Maybe it's because I've grown up along with them, but I really like their older characters as they are now as much as I did their younger versions back then. Maybe more.
2) I get a kick out of being able to hear little traces of Joker in Hamil's seasoned voice now that aren't there in 1980s Luke.
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Weak males, strong females. Didn't quite see it as much the first viewing as I did this time 'round.
Leia and Holdo were strong, patient, intelligent leaders who managed to save "the spark" of the Rebellion despite Damorn's recklessness and insubordination getting most of the surviving resistance killed.
Rose was the plucky engineer who not only prevented the impulsive and constantly distracted Finn from abandoning ship, but continued to keep him on-task and pull his fat out of the fire throughout the movie, even saving him from himself near the end. All this while rescuing animals and instilling hope in children along the way.
And then there's Rey. So sweet and innocent, yet so powerful that she scares the hell out of a sulking Luke, a conflicted Kylo, and an overconfident Snoke.
Not trying to make a commentary, just an observation. Your mileage may vary, as they say, so I'll leave any subjective commentary, positive or negative or otherwise, to the individual audience member.
5) Pay close attention to the cast in the end credits. A prominent actor had an extra role.