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Here's something I haven't seen anyone really talk much about: where are the other Knights of Ren? We see them in the flashback, but they don't put in a later appearance.
The one thing I didn't like was Finn saying that he had no idea if the plan he made would work, since he was just a janitor. What? Why did it work anyways? Was he totally cool with hundreds of resistance fighters dying for nothing just to get Rey back? Well, it worked, so I give him a pass on that weird character moment.
Loved the movie.
I'm happy to know that so many members like Kylo Ren's light saber. It seems I'm the only one opposed. Maybe it has something to do with being among fantasy writers versus sci-fi writers.
Why is the search for Luke so important? He gave up his teachings and made sure to avoid people.
And as for Sci-fi vs Fantasy, Star Wars is fantasy. It's definitely not hard sci-fi.
I would have preferred something completely new and unrelated to the older movies and older movie director mentoring.
I liked that part. You knew since episode IV that life is cheap to the Dark Side. But actually seeing the victims made the mass murder more real. You had a moment to think, if someone is blowing up your planet/moon, there isn't a thing you can do about it. People on the one surviving planet looked up into the sky and knew exactly what was happening, and the victims were truly helpless/hopeless.Also, I thought the firing of the Starkiller was so much better than the firing of the original Death Star. Why? Because you SEE the people on the ground looking confusedly at the beams coming at them. That adds an incredible amount of weight to the proceedings; with Alderaan, you only were told that there were many peaceful folk there. With this one, you saw them and felt their last moments a little. That was an incredibly smart design choice on behalf of the movie creators.
(This was pre-internet, pre-computers, and pre-VCR)
Pfft took you long enough to see it twice.I wouldn't rule that out... but a part of me hopes Poe and Finn aren't related to any characters from past episodes. Like in the original trilogy, there was the Skywalker family, and other characters were awesome without being related to anyone big. Rey and Kylo Ren are likely cousins or maybe even siblings. I think one awesome family secret reveal is enough. That said, I am >99% sure I will accept if Finn is related to Mace or Lando and Poe is related to Wedge or some Ep.I-III character I forgot existed. I am more than happy to just enjoy this trilogy.
In fact, I'm seeing it again with my wife and parents next Monday. How many aging Star Wars fans can say "I saw it twice in 2015!"
Or maybe a better question... how many aging Star Wars fans would hear my boast and ask, "Only twice?"
Speculation:
Finn is descended from or otherwise related to Mace Windu, the Jedi Master from episodes 1 - 3.