Star Wars Episode VII
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- jtb261
There's so much to actually love about this film I can't believe some of the bitching.
Rey was a tremendous character. Ridley did a fantastic job. I bought into her 100%. Can't wait to watch her progress into a total badass. I expect her story will mirror luke's a little and I'm fine with that. She'll have a more believable reason to struggle with her training because she literally ask for the responsibility that I think we can expect Luke to thrust onto her. Will someone lose a hand? Probably. It's a trope I'm ok with because the actress is killing it and that's fun to watch.
Poe was really fantastic as well. A fitting addition to the films. He really helped endear Fin to the audience when there's not much reason to like his character. We get to see Fin aspiring to someone. It was a pleasurable character arc that made for great moments in the film.
The StarKiller base I could care less about. I didn't feel like they spent a whole lot of time on it anyway. It was more or less a convenient plot device that served as a backdrop to a more personal story. Just like expository military speech that summed up galactic politics instead of the drawn out parliamentary procedural we got in the prequels.
Abrams gave the film a fantastic look and really championed artful film making. The only aspect I thought was weak Han's smuggler ship with the awful CG monsters. Would have been a better scene if it was more like the hidden creatures of the compactor scenes - but it's a Disney flick so what would you expect?
There are certainly some things to pick at. Rylo Ken is a bit disappointing, but I'm still interested in his story. It's way more fun to be excited about what was good about the film. I lowered my expectations going in and found I was rewarded with something that wasn't as awful as Star Trek into Darkness which should have felt like the Hunt for Red October and not some dorky nostalgia trip.
- *didn't askjtb26
- i really liked how the kylo is han and leia's son reveal unfolded. first with kylo's family being mentioned, then that he's han's son, and finally that leia isscarabin
- his motherscarabin
- I like your take on POE and how he helps us follow Finn and his development.dorkKn1ght
- Some decent points made hereburd-turglar
- Rey was an awful actor. Utterly awkward and unbelievable.set
- ^Not entirely awful. Though, there were moments of her acting that made me want to stand and throw my raisinets into the face of the person next to me.futurefood
- Moments of acting that make you want to throw raisinets into people's faces accounts for awful acting in my book...set
- whatever the fuck raisinets areset
- You're bonkers.jtb26
- She fucking adorable. That's all I care. Will totally think about her 4 times a day.pango
- She's such a innocent lovable character. Representing hope I would say. And fins represents redemption. To right the wrong his side did.pango