And you’re right I guess: the man who made Aliens, Terminator, Terminator 2, The Abyss, Titanic, Avatar knows nothing about cinema and storytelling. I’m glad TFA reputation is going down this past few weeks with the video release, more and more people are now aware that TFA is flat and adds nothing to the myth. I just hope it won’t be the case with the upcoming movies (it might be too late for Rogue One and Episode 8 but there is still hope for Episode 9 to actually tell something). This text is brillant and explains many things I’ve been takling about here: http://birthmoviesdeath.com/2016/06/28/star-wars-the-force-alluded-to

(the only thing I don’t agree with is that he thinks Daisy Ridley delivers a good performance, but as long as he explains clearly why her character is quite a catastrophe, I can only concur 😃)