lack of originality and depth left me feeling no care for anyone on the screen

Rating: 1/10 (22 December 2015)

this is the first time i have ever written a review on a movie, because i cannot believe that it has an 8.7 and 95% on rotten tomatoes
Rey: her lack of character arc destroys any care that the audience should have for her.
let me remind you of how many times Luke looked pathetic in the OT. cantina scene (saved by Obi wan), saved by obi wan from sand people, saved by R2 in capacitor scene, help from obi wan and han solo during trench run. Rey? forget about training, she needs none! this girl has no development and no where really to go. the movie had so many opportunities to show the flaws of her character and expand on them, but she is near-perfect at everything. able to do jedi mind tricks, able to fly the millennium falcon, able to beat a man who was trained by Luke and by Snoke with no problem (she nearly killed him for god's sake).
they missed golden opportunities to give her flaws, but she has none. after she first touched the lightsaber in the temple, she wants no part of it. why then, does she not have any fear when she uses the force to pick it up from the snow? she should be contemplating whether she really wants to touch that thing or not, but then finally decides to be brave. would have made for much better development had she only evenly matched Ren, or barely lost to him (maybe even got her ass handed to her).
Finn is the most original and most interesting character, yet there is nothing more to him. perhaps take the most OP character in SW history, rey, and give finn something cool to do.
Contradictions: if finn works in sanitary, why is he there in the opening scene? there is not enough explanation of the new order and this plot hole really got under my skin. but hey, whatever is convenient for the plot i suppose!
Poe is very underused, and i do not care for this character at all. his "friendship" with finn does not feel real at all, and i do not care for him or that relationship. same with Finn and rey, do not care. the scenes they were in together were very awkward.
the humor in this movie is very whedon-esque as well.
aside from the marvelous visuals, the one thing i do like is Kylo Ren. people complain that he was a whiny brat, but i believe this leaves room for much needed character development. His motivations are unknown, and we feel no reason to justify his horrible actions. When we find out that he is Han and Leia's son, i do not care, because i felt no connection between Ren and Han/Leia.
also, let's not forget the ridiculous similarities between this movie and a new hope (and also the rest of the original trilogy) that everyone has already exposed.