People should remember too that there’s still a lot we don’t know, not just about TLJ but about the whole ST and everything that’s going on at that time. Personally I see the fight against the First Order as more of an even handed match up than Empire vs. Rebels, but you know I could be wrong about that, and that’s okay, as long as it’s handled well. It’s pretty silly to think that there’s no way that the First Order could have such power,
Certainly there’s some way they could’ve gained that much power, I’m just saying that I think it’s lazy storytelling. It’s the same conflict from the OT; a ragtag rebel group vs a big and powerful military dictatorship with a planet-destroying superweapon.
and yeah you can think that maybe that’s not the way they should have done it, but it’s pretty close minded to outright dismiss the story they’re telling just because it wasn’t what you expected.
I don’t think that anyone in this particular conversation is. I’m excited to see where the story goes, I’m not dismissing all of it just because of one or two issues.
I bet a lot of people here didn’t think the Rebels stealing the Death Star plans was actually a massive land and space battle, but you don’t see a lot of people complaining about that.
As for little things like stormtrooper armor? I mean really, is this the stuff we should be giving a shit about when it comes to the quality of these movies?
It’s not the armor itself that I have an issue with. I actually think the armor looks nice, if a little chubby and stocky. I think that the armor is indicative of the larger issue; see above.