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Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi roared to a triumphant box office success in its opening weekend, bringing in more than $220 million in America, and $450 million worldwide. It was the second-biggest opening weekend for a movie in history, following the previous installment in the film franchise The Force Awakens. But with great popularity comes great controversy, and audiences are predictably all over the internet, dissecting what the film does and whether it does it well. A handful of specific points about the movie have become particular focal points. Here’s a roundup of some of the most common and most hotly contested arguments about the new film, and a chance to take sides on all of them in one place. (Note: poll responses are largely drawn from actual fan reactions seen online.)
Except for porgs: we’ve already covered our feelings on those critters — and our worst fan theories about them — pretty extensively.
Warning: major spoilers ahead for The Last Jedi.
Poll
What did you think about the use of humor in the movie?
This poll is closed
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28%
Hilarious! I’m on board
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49%
Some of it worked, some didn’t
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16%
Should have been limited to one or two scenes at most
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4%
None of it belonged in the film
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0%
Other (see comments below)
Poll
What about Snoke’s abrupt death?
This poll is closed
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15%
Fine by me
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27%
I wanted to learn more about him first
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23%
I appreciated it because it was such a surprise
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2%
I hated it because it was so out of left field
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30%
It undermined him as a threat. What was the big deal with him if he dies so easily?
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0%
Other (see comments below)
Poll
What about Captain Phasma’s abrupt death?
This poll is closed
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30%
Fine by me
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12%
I wanted to learn more about her first
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1%
I appreciated it because it was such a surprise
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3%
I hated it because it was so out of left field
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21%
It undermined her as a threat. What was the big deal with her if she dies so easily?
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29%
She’ll be back. She survived trash-compacting, too. This was a fake-out.
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1%
Other (see comments below)
Poll
New Force powers, including interstellar holograms, telekinesis through comm links, and posthumous weather control?
This poll is closed
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42%
Badass
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19%
Iffy, but they worked well with the plot
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23%
Mixed — some of them worked, some didn’t
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15%
This was stupid and non-canon, and why didn’t we know the Force could do these things before?
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0%
Other (see comments below)
Poll
Luke’s death?
This poll is closed
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39%
Worth it for the dramatic way he went out
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29%
What exactly did he die of? That could have been clearer
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15%
Dumb and frustrating, and I can’t believe they’re killing off the legacy characters
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14%
Kinda loved it, kinda hated it
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1%
Other (see comments below)
Poll
Finn and Rose’s side story and possible romance?
This poll is closed
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16%
Rose is a fantastic character who really adds to the series
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28%
Rose is an insignificant character and their whole side plot added up to nothing
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8%
Finn and Rey are the real couple here. What’s going on?
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8%
Finn and Poe are the real couple here. What’s going on?
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23%
Liked her, liked him, didn’t like their plotline
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13%
Down with some of it, but had problems with it as well
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1%
Other (see comments below)
Poll
The reveal about Rey’s parents?
This poll is closed
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41%
Cool, that wasn’t what I was expecting
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2%
I’m mad that my favorite theory was wrong
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25%
They could have come up with something so much better
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25%
There are flaws in this story and the series will eventually take it back anyway
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4%
Other (see comments below)
Poll
After this film, how are you feeling about the current Star Wars trilogy?
This poll is closed
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50%
Can’t wait for the next one because this one was great
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11%
Can’t wait for the next one because this one was annoying and maybe the next one will be better
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25%
Mixed responses, not sure where it could go from here
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11%
Ready to be done with the series after this one
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1%
Other (see comments below)
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