Was this a bad fan film?

Rating: 7/10 (18 December 2015)

OK, so I went to see it again. This time in 2d. Much better viewing and much better audience. After seeing this once and writing the review below I went back and read a few things, then went to watch again. STill have some issues with some parts but was much more enjoyable in 2d. Ready for the next one so the story can really begin.
(original review) I am a pretty die hard Star Wars fan, read over 100 Star Wars books. Going into the Force Awakens I had a lot of new hope that it would be better than the last offerings. From the opening scroll I had a bad feeling welling up inside me. After the first scene completed I felt very confused. I thought to myself "Am I watching a fan film? Is this the twilight zone? What the heck is going on? Why am I not in awe?" I then realized that I was seeing a remake of something that DID have a ton of awe. Seeing something watered down the second time is not awe inspiring. From here it went downhill. So many plot holes and "Whisky Tango Foxtrot moments". For instance Ray barely being able to lift the Falcon off the ground then flying it better than Han Solo with no co pilot. That is just a major hole. Fen wielding a light saber with the skill of a Jedi? Come on man Whiskey Tango Foxtrot! WHY WHY WHY? Now let's have a brief discussion on Kylo Ren. That characters arc is a steaming bit of mess. At first I was like OK, Sith focus, anger, maliciousness. Then the temper tantrums and the grand unmasking. At that point I knew the Force Awakens was going to be a real snooze fest. Nothing was awakened except doing exactly what was done before. They had one chance the redeem the movie when the big fight in the forest with Ren, Fen and Ray. Instead of the Saber being force pulled to Ray, this is where Luke should have made his appearance. And intercepted the saber. The audience would have went absolutely ape shizzle and this movie would have been the best of all time. But of course sadly we were given a repeat script where non Jedi Fen wields a saber like a Jedi Padawan, even though he is not even force sensitive. Ray who just discovered the Force fights like a Jedi Knight. Last thing, a major character died, even though there was no body, why was there no ceremony to celebrate the life of one of the greatest heroes in the galaxy? This is why this movie felt like a bad fan film, rather than a major studio production. I have not been this confused and disappointed in a movie ever. Even the crazy prequels took a while to realize the mess they were. I couldn't even make it through the first scene before that feeling overwhelmed me.