Okay so I'm a bit late to the party but I finally saw the film.
First of all can we all agree that Han Solo dying was heart breaking, if not slightly predictable from the moment Han walked onto that platform.
Secondly, I think what people are saying about the the First Order being as powerful of the Empire isn't true. I think the whole story is downscaled from the epic saga of the original three films. From what we know, the First Order is largely engaged at creeping around in the shadows, picking skirmishes with the Rebels and the 'Republic'. How they built super-mega Death Star 2.0, is lost on me however. Considering the Death Star took decades and much of the Empire's strength to build...that being said maybe DS 2.0 was already in the works back when the Empire was around.
Also what planet was destroyed halfway through the movie? What was the relevance and why should we care? Was it supposed to be an Alderaan-esque test of capabilities?
I'm interested to see the universe expanded upon. A lot of people complain J. J. Abrams has played it safe and scratched the surface of the world but I feel like this first film was just setting the stage for the real story.
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Oh yeah, fair point. Maybe he was just tortured until he lost consciousness.
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