Also all four of the main new characters in this movie ... Rey, Finn, Poe, and Ren have more PERSONALITY than any of the prequel characters. Really liked all three of the new "good guys". 

Episode VIII is well set up now and has four very good characters to work with.

Heck, BB-8 was freaking adorable too. They totally topped R2-D2.

The story will get deeper/more complex with VIII and IX, that's a given. But VIII and IX were going nowhere if this movie did not set them up with strong characters to work with. 

Oh, I fucking loved when he returned the "thums up" to Finn with its "lighter". I laughed a lot with that. It's a worthy sucessor to R2-D2, that's for sure. 

BB-8 has more personality than anyone in the prequels aside from maybe Palpatine hamming it up a bit too much in Ep. III. 

I turned to my friend early in the movie and said "R2-D2 might be out of a job soon". 

There's also the fact that R2D2 suddenly activates when Rey returns. They said he was in low power mode since Luke left so if she's his daughter it would make sense that R2D2 reacts to her.

The movie is indefensible. Even ignoring the plot holes and the fact that the main villain was seemingly barely more competent with the series' most iconic weapon than the average Storm Trooper, the film was a disgrace. The story was identical to Episode 4. There was zero originality. The Star Wars concept is one of the coolest in any media; there must be endless incredible and interesting stories to tell. To so shamefully copy the original is such a cop-out. It was lazy, cowardly and pathetic.

Wow, and you were hyped to see this movie too!

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Yeah, question is, after Kylo Ren turns to the dark side, Luke just flew away. Maybe he settled on Jakku after Ren turns to the dark side? But it seems odd that he just flew away leaving her child behind. She's obviously force sensitive, but maybe not Luke's daughter. 

Looks like he is dissapointed.

1. I am sory mate but you need to see this. If one can easily deflect or just stop incoming laser shots, then one can easily do that with another single shot from far distance. Unless he doesn't consider wookies to be any good at shooting, or maybe he thinks that shot from a crossbow won't do to much harm to him. It's just silly and unexplainable. One way he is perfect of what he's doing, and the other he doesn't know how to do it any more. Just bad writing if you ask me. 

2. And when it comes to Ray... and her knowledge of the force. Why something so serious as the force, and so intelligently ballanced now becomes nothing special really. Just something that happens like that and no one needs any master ever. It was a long journey for Luke to know how to use the force. And I can accept that she can sense something, because she was told that the force exists and she can now be aware of that and find herself sensitive about it. But I will never accept the fact that she can beat someone properly trained as a Jedi/Sith the same day she learned she might be talented. This is just another misunderstanding.

The movie, overal, has very serious problem being sensible. 

I strongly disagree with you my friend. And I am sorry to say that as I love STAR WARS. There are to many things that are just irrational when it comes to the STAR WARS Universe.