I didn't hate TFA, but its surprised me how so many people were giving it a pass. People attacked the prequels relentlessly but praise this film. So many 10 star ratings on imdb and the story rehash alone is a reason to drop it a star. I didn't think the old stars were used well, the new guys I am struggling with. Poe wasn't on screen enough for me to develop any sort of feeling for. Rey is likable but her force development doesn't feel believable. And I can't stand Finn, period. The film also features one of the worst lightsaber battles of the series. I have watched/read enough Star Wars to know that even an injured Ren should have been able to kill/incapacitate both Finn and Rey fairly easily.
In the next film I hope they better explain Rey's force use, make Finn likable, expand Poe's role, don't misuse Luke in some cheap attempt to elevate the current cast, not be a ESB remake, undue the damage they did to the credibility of Ren as a villain and not drop the ball on Snoke's reveal if they go that far.
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mxpowers43 (367)
7 years ago
Good analysis. funny all the things you mentioned are the reasons I hated the film. I guess they bothered me more than they bothered you, I mean you noticed them and point them out; but these things made me despise the film.
Yes I have found it quite annoying that so many give it a pass and defend from criticisms to an almost insane level.
The lightsaber battle I thought was well choreographed I liked the more brutal and less synced appearance of it. I thought the PT lightsaber battles were a little too choreographed and felt like a dance more than a fight. But yes the outcome of Rey v Ren was ridiculous I agree.
Rey's force power ups is going to be the hardest thing to explain I think. I really do not see anything reasonable to get rid of this problem unless they do a retro fix and suggest her entire memory on Jakuu was false and she was trained at Luke's academy until just a few years prior and she had a false memory inserted. When Ren was probing her it unleashed part of her training. But this will feel really tacky and I don't think this is what they will do.
Finn likeable? I don't think that is possible they already butched him too bad. Poe I think will get a bigger role and Luke could be a hit or miss. ESB remake? it looks like it so far, hopefully that is misdirection in the trailers. Ren credibility is really hurt bad; if they intend on making him the villain he needs to something extreme. I think killing Rey would be that but I do not see that happening. Snoke reveal, they totally butched Ren being Han's and Leia's son in TFA so right now they don't have a good track record on reveals.
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lordbishop34 (1442)
7 years ago
I enjoy Martial Art films and I see the force enhanced abilities of Jedi established in prior films fall in line with some of the more outrageous abilities seen in those style of films. So watching a reasonably trained even if injured Dark Jedi battle two untrained people like he was a drunk knight from medieval times just felt wrong to me, but I do see your point on the brutality part.
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mxpowers43 (367)
7 years ago
Ah that makes sense. I have mixed feelings on martial arts films. I find the fantasy fighting to be a bit silly. There have been a few exceptions; bruce lee movies I like and The Legend with Jet Li were good. but I usually like fighting styles that are a little more realistic. But I get were you are coming from now.
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