we as fans are left concocting all kinds of ways to make it work. None of us want Star Wars to suck right? So we do the writing for him - ‘gee, maybe the Force is acting this way, maybe it’s acting that way’ etc etc.
That’s fair that the writing doesn’t work for you, but I would also say that I’m not trying to justify what I like about the ST. I’m simply telling you. In other words, I’m not doing any gymnastics because I want it to be good, I’m just giving my honest reaction to the new movies, which I quite liked except some of the cheesier elements of TLJ.
No probs, and by the way I didn’t mean to imply that you (or anyone) is ‘kidding themselves’ when it comes to these films. This stuff is largely subjective anyway. I could write a thesis on why I think Milius’ Conan the Barbarian is a work of unfettered genius, while another observer might justifiably write it off as puerile adolescent fantasy fronted by bodybuilders in Spinal Tap wigs! Either way I just enjoy these conversations!