Instead, it just got on with the present adventure. Take A New Hope, for example - there were no cameos from the Emperor, no vague magical foretellings and no allusions to future events. It’s okay to do this in sequels, but the first movie in your trilogy should be all about the here and now. Too many plot points were left unexplained or were alluded to via a sprinkling of obnoxious breadcrumbs. Like most other modern movie franchises, The Force Awakens was too preoccupied with setting up the next installment when it should have been telling a standalone story. As Neil Degrasse Tyson explains, this would vaporize the planet. How does Rey understand Wookie and why does nobody else comment on this? Why does everyone in the First Order seem to instantly recognise Finn, a lowly janitor who always wore a helmet in battle? Why was Rey guarded by a single M19 agent/Stormtrooper? Why did the bad guys build another super weapon with an easily exploitable flaw? How did Phasma and Kylo escape the exploding planet after being tossed in a trash compactor and disappearing into the woods, respectively? Why does R2-D2 suddenly wake up at the end? Why did the good guys send some random girl to give Luke his lightsaber rather than, say, his sister or any notable member of the Resistance?Īlso, if you want to get really nerdy, it’s not possible to suck all of a star’s energy into a terrestrial weapon. Here are some examples off the top of our head: Nevertheless, some of the story inconsistencies and leaps of logic are difficult to ignore. Yeah, yeah, we get that you’re supposed to leave your brain at the door with these kinds of movies. If Kylo drops an “I am your brother” bombshell on Rey, I’m totally going to walk out of the cinema. What we don’t want is a tired retread of Empire. Hopefully, the next chapter will move in a fresher direction. I was half-expecting Han Solo to whisper “Use the Force, Rey!” during her climactic battle with Kylo Ren. From the cute droid on a secret recon mission to the destruction of the Star Killer/Death Star, most of the key plot points felt incredibly familiar. We basically got a xerox of the first movie with a few character rearrangements. A New Hope 2.0Įpisode VII’s “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” approach to screenwriting often bordered on derivative. So without further ado, here are ten things that Star Wars: The Force Awakens completely fumbled. After all, nobody told Lucas that Jedi kind of sucked, and look what happened next. By calling out the flaws now, there’s a chance we can make the next chapter in the trilogy even better. We think its important to talk about this stuff. We have a few issues with the movie and some of them are fairly significant. However, this Jabba-sized success story is not without its warts. Plus, it actually felt fun - an element that was sorely lacking from the prequels. It has likable and engaging new characters, brilliantly choreographed action sequences and plenty of knowing winks to lifelong fans. By all accounts, Star Wars: The Force Awakens is a pretty rad movie.
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