That’s one consistent thing I’ve seen here, people complaining about things in TFA that didn’t bother them in ANH.
Understatement of the week.
For the record; I get being disappointed and critical of a film. Really, I do. I’m coming at this from being a fan of one Star Wars film only (until last week), swearing off all things Lucas, and having not even bothered with watching his last two cartoons. I’m well aware of what it’s like to watch a beloved story tailspin into a poorly revised, poorly written, poorly acted, CGI shitfest.
That said; I’m also aware that Star Wars77 had more than it’s fair share of contrived plot points and plot holes. I accept them, embrace the story, and go on the adventure. However…
- An escape pod the size of an SUV falls to a planet, sometime later the Empire decides to go look for it, and within minutes the stormtroopers are standing next to it? Weak.
- The pod lands very near Luke’s house and he just happens to buy the droid that was inside? Later it ends up at Ben’s, who also just happens to have the lightsaber the totally random farm boy’s dad used to own? Contrived.
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The Death Star - constructed specifically to blow-up planets - has to go around a planet before it can…blow up a different planet? WTF?
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The Death Star is the size of a moon, yet our heroes seem to be able to walk everywhere they need to be in what appears to be just a few minutes. Unrealistic.
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A small exhaust port on a moon-sized space station can lead the entire station disintegrating? Contrived.
There are others I’m sure I’ve forgotten over the years. My point is just this; The intense criticism of The Force Awakens can easily be applied to Star Wars77. I’m at a loss as to why one gets a pass and one does not.