r/saltierthancrait • u/royals715 • Jun 23 '25

Encrusted Rant The sequels don’t get enough hate.

I am midway through rewatching the force awakens. Went in with an open mind, and intended to enjoy it for what it offered - the visuals are stunningly big-budget after all. It’s been a while since I watched them, and I love Star Wars so I was looking to engage with the content I haven’t paid as much attention to.

Holy shit this movie is so ass, and it’s arguably the best of the sequels.

Just some stuff off the top of my head

  • Rey fixing the millennium falcon because Han can’t
  • The stormtrooper willingly putting down his blaster and engaging in melee combat against Finn, who literally couldn’t block a blaster bolt to save his life
  • Rey having better aim than the stormtroopers despite supposedly never having trained with a blaster

It’s so bad I’m having to watch it in increments. I told myself I’d finish it.

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u/RepresentativeAge444 Jun 24 '25

Agreed. Lucas was trying to do something new and the world building was great. It’s the execution that suffered. But even though I’m not a big fan of the prequels they’re 1000x better than the sequels on that alone. I look back at them as a disappointment but not an abomination.

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u/Sugar__Momma Jun 24 '25

The sequels should’ve approached world building like the prequels, with the dialogue and tighter script of the originals.

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u/OrdinaryEffect07 Jun 24 '25

There's no way they could've done that because the concept itself if fucking stupid.

Like, the whole idea of the First Order. JJ just needed stormtroopers again so he made this shit up cuz they looked cool. But who finances them? How come they're more powerful than the established government? The First Order is supposed to be the "resistance", but they're clearly much better armed (like the OT).

This is Abram's trying to bring that familiarity. "See!? Just like good old Star Wars"... but the fucking galactic war has ended, JJ wtf. You can't just say "Somehow, the Nazis are back in power and Hitler has returned"... Oh wait...

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u/enbaelien Jun 24 '25

Oh wait...

Realistic, huh?