10 Exact Moments Movies Stopped Trying
1. Somehow, Palpatine Returned - Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise Of Skywalker
Imagine getting the opportunity to write a Star Wars film. You'd be so ecstatic about the job you'd work on that entire story and polish off those points until it was the Citizen Kane of science-fiction. Sadly though, some people just aren't that enthusiastic, and even sadder is they're the ones in the lucky position.
If there's one thing Star Wars fans can agree on about the new trilogy, it was that they were made with a cynical cash-grab mindset, and as such the twists and turns of the films (especially Episode IX) were done with very little thought.
The twist that Palpatine had been alive all along might have been an interesting reveal, but it comes up in the opening crawl text and the film makes a very flimsy attempt to explain his return. This effort and attitude made by the filmmakers trickles throughout with the other poor and shameless story beats that echo throughout Episode IX.
When news gets round to the Rebels, the expressions on their faces seem less like concern and more like frustration. You can actually see the moment Oscar Isaac realized he was in a dumpster fire of a movie.