“Star Wars” is back this week with the latest installment, “The Last Jedi.” As per usual with large releases like this I bought ten tickets over a month in advance.

I love “Star Wars.” It has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember, and has had a profound impact on how I observe what film should be. 

It has its high points, and it has had its, well, Jar Jar Binks moments. I felt chills seeing trailers for “The Last Jedi,” but I’m a realist so I have my concerns. This new movie has a great amount of potential, and has left me worried that it won’t meet the high expectations of its rabid fan base. 

The prequel trilogy was visually groundbreaking, with images that filled my childhood imagination. But these films lacked good plots and acting. 

The original trilogy has a unique style and has created the largest movie franchise ever, those films but didn’t contain the best character development and had a relatively simple story lines.

“The Force Awakens” was an entertaining and highly anticipated film, but in trying to use nostalgia it ended up having a plot a little too similar to “A New Hope”.

“Rogue One” brought a story that departed from the usual “Star Wars” style to try and have a more dramatic tone, but it had a predictable plot line as well.

Is it too much to expect beautiful and intricate visuals combined with an original and intricate plot in “The Last Jedi?”

The first part of this question can only be answered by the issues in producing a movie of this scale and reputation. 

As with “The Force Awakens,” the story has a plot that is driven by the original cast to a fault. The death of Carrie Fisher last December left the writers no choice but to change the plot to something potentially sub-par. 

The death of Han Solo in “The Force Awakens” seems like it will be forced into a pattern, a literal out with old and in with the new.

This movie has been hyped since the release of “The Force Awakens,” putting tremendous pressure on the production team to take the positives of the previous movie and add more of what the people want. The problem with that is almost nobody agrees about what that addition is specifically. 

Some fans want more battles, some want more character development, and some just want over three hours of “Star Wars.” 

A portion of the fan base will be disappointed and vocal no matter which way creators take it. If they don’t agree, then the movie cannot be “perfect”.

The highest praise I can give this movie before seeing it is that they seem to have avoided any leaks up to this point. Leaks plagued “The Force Awakens” the month before release, and have plagued blockbusters for years. That success cannot be understated.

Based on the preliminary reviews and impressions by those involved in this movie, I am optimistic. Everything I have seen has stated that “The Last Jedi” is something fans will  love, and will further the franchise to something of even more massive proportions.

My love for the series does also leave me with a bit of anxiety, even with the reassurance of critics.

That leaves me with a few questions that I feel most fans will be concerned about.

Is the coma Finn is in a copycat of the carbonate Han Solo was trapped in? 

Is Luke Skywalker treating Rey with the same dismissive and pessimistic view in which Yoda viewed him? 

Can we expect that the Porg is actually a Sith Lord? 

I don’t know yet. All I know is that I will continue to enjoy the series even if “The Last Jedi” is a bust, because “Star Wars” gets what movies ought to be: entertaining.