'The Last Jedi' review: Laughing and crying, Star Wars reaches full throttle

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Very early in the excellent Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi comes the moment an entire planet has been waiting for. It does not go the way you think. 

Episode VII: The Force Awakens ended with a scene that was, like much of the movie, a little too on-the-nose. It was a cliffhanger on a literal cliff: Desert planet orphan Rey (Daisy Ridley) crosses the galaxy to track down Jedi Master Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), hidden like a hermit on a green, craggy island. She presents him with his original blue lightsaber. 

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