Space age Boy Wizards

Rating: 4/10 (5 January 2016)

Have I grown up, or is Abrams a regressed George Lucas? Episode VII is more Harry Potter than Star Wars, with Luke's Light saber calling out to its 'Rightful Heir', imitating Dumbledore's wand. And Rey turns into a Jedi not with training but by closing her eyes and calling out to the Force. Finn doesn't even need the Force. He just grabs a light saber and lashes out at Kylo Ren who for some reason is not using any'Force'.
Jedis are stopping light beams mid air, don't know why they need light sabers anymore. They wrench thoughts and memories out of people by a wave of their hands, sort of like the sorcerers from Eragon. That begets a question. If the Force is in and around everything, why does Ren have to point and contort his hand for these parlor tricks? Why not, say, wave his sweet tush to stop a laser beam or to freeze his opponents?
As for the science, its weird again. The shields on the new, improved death star can be penetrated by a ship moving at light speed. Obviously, the laser beams from the resistance ships move slower than light and hence can't penetrate the shields.
OK Mr. Abrams, you can blame that last sciency bit on my growing up, but imitating JK Rowling does you no credit either.