…from a film of this sort are stabs at semi–fresh invention — departures from the usual formula, a surprise or two, unexpected gravitas and a film that basically says “this is a franchise thing, okay, but it’s also 2023 and here we all are, and there’s something about this immediacy that really and truly matters to many of us, and here’s a taste of that.”
Spare us, in short, from the past and the drumbeat of constant Spielberg-Lucas tributes.
