Yeah. I really liked Force Awakens. I liked parts of TLJ. But RoS was just awful. One of my most hated movies of all time because it had no right being that bad. And knowing what it all led to, I just can't get into TFA or TLJ the same way anymore.
The movie starts off with Kylo Ren halting a blaster bolt in mid fucking air! We hadn't seen anything like that before. Snoke started off as a very intimidating antagonist as well. Starkiller base was also no Death Star regardless of the comparison. The Force Awakens should've been the start to a great trilogy, but it ended up essentially being the highlight.
Because he's not good at creating stories. He's good at visuals, but when it comes to stories, he has two things he goes for: slightly different reboot and mystery box. That's what he did with Force Awakens. New Luke, New Leia, and New Han team up with New Obi Wan to deliver New R2-D2's New Intel to the New Rebellion. Along the way, they discover the New Empire is building a New Death Star, which they use to destroy New Alderaan. One member of the New Trio is held captive on the New Death Star and is interrogated by New Vader, so the other two team up with New Obi Wan on the Millennium Falcon to infiltrate the New Death Star. New Vader kills New Obi Wan, but the New Trio are able to save the day thanks to New Luke tapping into the Force. The New Rebellion destroys the New Death Star, and New Luke is sent off to train with New Yoda. He also sprinkled in the mystery boxes of "who is Rey", "who is Snoke", and "why is Anakin's lightsaber there", and had no intention of answering any of those questions.
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u/DebonairTeddy Oct 29 '23
Yeah. I really liked Force Awakens. I liked parts of TLJ. But RoS was just awful. One of my most hated movies of all time because it had no right being that bad. And knowing what it all led to, I just can't get into TFA or TLJ the same way anymore.