Look, I know we’re all taking this movie discussion thing a bit too seriously, especially when it comes to Star Wars.

Our expectations are blown way out of proportion from what they should be, but also require Star Wars to fit into that narrow box of what we remember as “real Star Wars”.

That brings me to the criticism and praise getting thrown around for The Last Jedi over the past month. It feels like some folks are misunderstanding why The Last Jedi felt “off” to so many of us. Those who loved the movie top to bottom — first of all, I’m jealous — don’t seem to understand exactly why people in my boat didn’t entirely click with it.

For me, The Last Jedi was not a bad film by any means. It has some of my favorite scenes of the entire series, such as Luke’s finale. The visuals are incredible on both the island and Crait. Whenever I was watching the relationship between Kylo, Rey, Snoke, and Luke unfold, I was gripped. The Resistance plotline containing Finn, Poe, and the rest of the characters, though…just didn’t do much for me.

It wasn’t a train wreck; I didn’t get hung up on Superman Leia or the “retroactive plot hole” of using a hyperspace jump as a missile. But there are complaints one can have with movies that go beyond moments and come down to the execution of the basic ideas of the script. To me, it boils down to three major pieces.