Board Thread:Star Wars/@comment-4935956-20161227004621/@comment-26275684-20170102220048

My thoughts about the movie can be summarized as this:

The characters are definitely the weakest links of the movie. The archetypes and basic concepts for most of the characters were promising, but since character development took a back-seat in this movie everything felt undercooked and disappointing.

From ESB concept art finally being brought to life on the big screen, to a character from The Clone Wars playing a major role, there were small details in the movie that indicated that Star Wars was in the hands of people who care for all parts of the Star Wars galaxy. It's hard to imagine the Expanded Universe being this important in an alternate timeline where George Lucas is in charge of the new Star Wars movies. This is easily one of the parts I appreciated about the movie the most.

However, even though I loved it, there was way too much fan-service. The juxtaposition of the countless references to Star Wars past and future alongside the lack of care for telling a memorable story and developing interesting characters makes the film feel very cold and shallow.