"Star Wars" The Last Jedi" is FOLA's next movie on Saturday, July 7 ay 7 PM at the Heald Auditorium in Ludlow Town Hall.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi (also known as Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi) is a 2017 American epic space opera film written and directed by Rian Johnson. It is the second installment of the Star Wars sequel trilogy and the eighth main installment of the Star Wars franchise, following Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015). The film features the final film performance by Fisher, who died in December 2016, and it is dedicated to her memory.

The plot follows a Resistance member as she receives Jedi training from Luke Skywalker, in hopes of turning the tide for the Resistance in the fight against the First Order, while others attempt to escape a First Order attack on the dwindling Resistance fleet.

In Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) tells Rey (Daisy Ridley), "This is not going to go the way you think." That line proves to be true for just about every plot thread, every scene, every moment in the entire movie. Writer/director Rian Johnson packs the eighth episode in the Skywalker saga with genuine surprises of all kinds, which all amount to a thrilling, emotional, and funny film that is easily the best Star Wars movie since The Empire Strikes Back.

One of the major changes is that Hamill is no longer playing Luke as the archetypal hero – he's now a conflicted, deeply damaged Jedi master. He rises to the occasion with his finest performance as Luke, using the timbre of his voice and the pain in his eyes to express Luke's reluctance to confront his past, let alone help Rey mold her future. There's a frankly brilliant sense of poetry to Luke's story in this movie, with elements that harken all the way back to the start of his journey in beautiful fashion.

Rotten Tomatoes indicated that Star Wars: The Last Jedi has an approval rating of 91% . The website's critical consensus reads, "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" honors the saga's rich legacy while adding some surprising twists—and delivering all the emotion-rich action fans could hope for."

The movie is open to everyone and is free; donations are appreciated.

Popcorn is supplied by Berkshire Bank, water by FOLA. For information, call (802) 228-7239 or visit FOLA's web site, www.fola.us.