Star Wars: The Force Awakens Discussion (SPOILERS)

[Illidan Stormrage]

[spoiler]Good things:
- Characterisation. Probably the best of any Star Wars movie. They were all rather fleshed out and there was definitely character progression (though I think Kylo Ren needed more screen time/development, because he felt a little weak). BB-8 was a great new R2-D2.
- Effects. Not much to say there, but it was cool to see a little less CGI than I was expecting.
- Fan service. Really good without going off the deep end.

Bad things:
- Recycled plot. Basically A New Hope version 2. Pretty disappointing.
- The ease in which Rey picks up Jedi techniques. She just learns shit that took Luke three movies to not only discover, but also train and master. What the fuck was that scene where she just does the Jedi Mind Trick? Who the fuck would think you could do that a) ever, and b) with the Force, when she doesn't even understand the fucking Force? I'm sure it was there because the writers found it too hard to teach her the skills properly in their allotted time, but DAMN IT that was annoying.[/spoiler]