Ah shoot! I missed replying on this one. My bad, man!
TLJ in the top 3? Wow! Would you mind sharing the factors why it ranked so high? Have you seen every movie in the series? There's nothing wrong with that, and I completely appreciate you sharing that, man. I don't want you to ever feel ashamed of sharing your thoughts. Please do so without any worry :D
Let me know if it does change after a second viewing. I'm very interested to read your thoughts!
Yes, I've seen every film. I a middle aged fan. Bear in mind, I have only seen the film once. I love the movie mainly because of its unpredictability. I did not go how I expected. I liked it because it felt like it was clearing away an old story to make way for the new. The film took risks. You could argue that Rogue One did too, but there was not so much pressure on that movie because it was outside the main series. I also loved it because I am left with questions that I can only answer by watching it again. For example, Luke's sudden costume change. Why was he back to the original look at the end of the movie? At what point in the movie does he start to project himself? Why did Yoda's walking stick hit Luke on the head? Little things like that. The other reason I liked it is that it changes the overall plot. I thought it was mainly going to be about the redemption of Ben Solo but now I'm not so convinced.
A middle aged fan! Ha! I see what you did there ;) It really subvert every expectation, didn't it? I'm glad to hear this sentiment coming from an older fan. For the costume change, I feel like he started to project only when he arrived on Crait. He never left Ahch-To, and he projected himself that way because he wanted to mess with Kylo Ren. It's the same look he had the last time they saw each other. Force ghosts are known to be able to phase with limited capacity, so I guess that's a blanket explanation for Yoda.