| morenoingrato said: I thought the movie was exciting and engaging and unexpected. I don't know, I guess fans were expecting a rehash of SW Episode V just like VII was of IV. |
It was a broad rehash of V + VI, you maybe just didn't notice it.
Vader: I'm your father, join with me now vs. Kylo: your parents are nobody, join with me now. Offer of ruling the galaxy together promptly refused on both accounts, good character flees.
Remote planet made of snow/salt with large caves where the remaining of the resistance is, Vader/Kylo goes there himself along a couple of AT-ATs.
Luke/Rey surrenders himself to Vader/Kylo thinking he might be redeemed, instead takes him to the Emperor/Snoke but Vader/Kylo kills the Emperor/Snoke after watching Luke/Rey tortured. Foreshadowing during the scene is so blatant that it isn't really unexpected.
Rey/Luke train with exiled Jedi master Yoda/Luke but forego continuing the lessons to help their friends. Luke/Yoda die on exile.
Cool guy from remote planet seems reliable but betrays them to the Empire/First Order. He might (or not) regret it later on.
Phasma/Fett die falling on a pit of fire/sarlac after being terribly wasted during the trilogy. She/he might not have actually died.
There is a path of land influenced by the dark side where the jedi master is on exile, Rey/Luke face it on a journey of discovery.
... and so on.
It had good and original parts, but, IMO, the original parts aren't good and the good parts aren't original. Some think it was bold, but it indulges on rehashing the plot of small resistance vs. huge empire and then, when there is a good chance of doing something unexpected, such as Finn sacrificing himself or have Rey actually fall for the dark side, instead it all goes the expected, beaten path.
