Criticism of Film Wrong Headed, Here's Why

Rating: 9/10 (20 December 2015)

I've been reading a lot of criticism from what are clearly "fans boys and girls" who in my mind are desperately trying to relive the original trilogy's glory -- that ain't happening. This is a new story for a new generation, period. I stood in line as a 10 year old kid in 1977 for the original Star Wars, and walked out of the theater mesmerized and totally blown away. This will never happen again with Star Wars. Again, once people come to grip with this, they should enjoy this film.
Here are some criticisms this film has been receiving which are wrong headed (contains spoilers)
1. People want the last 30 years explained. Folks, there is only so much time in one film, and it's SUPPOSED TO BE A TRILOGY. You aren't going to get the full back story in episode 7 here, which is the new episode 1.
2. People say it's a remake of the The original Star Wars Episode 4.
This is a somewhat absurd observation. While there are definitely similarities, the story is completely different.
3. Kylo Ren .. People are criticizing that he is wimpy, acts like a spoiled kid then comparing him to Darth Vadar, saying how he's a weak bad guy.. RIGHT, THAT'S THE POINT!
Force aware Star Wars fans know that in order to get strong with the Dark Side, one must commit acts of focused evil without hesitation. As soon as any conflict comes in, one will become weak with the dark side. Kylo kills his Father, Han Solo in an attempt to become STRONGER with the dark side. Rey reads his mind in their little confrontation in which she sees Kylo's weakness -- "you will never be as strong as Darth Vader." Kylo thanks Han after he kills him, as he hopes by killing his own father, (what he "has to do") he CAN BECOME STRONGER WITH THE DARK SIDE, (which is why he thanks Han before Han falls into the abyss.) but he actually becomes weaker.
Kylo is certainly not good either -- he's simply spiritually weak in every mental aspect of the force. in other words, Kylo is a failure in both the dark and light side of the force. This subtlety is totally being missed by the haters of this film because they want another Darth Vader -- that's another story, this is a new chapter!
3. Rey should not be able to hold her own against Kylo in a light-saber duel.. Sure she can. kylo is already physically injured at the time of their little duel and totally emotionally weakened (see above). Rey obviously does have training and for some reason, is extremely powerful with the force (pretty obvious, she's Luke's daughter.) but she has forgotten/dormant/SLEEPING in her, hence the title of this film, "The Force Awakens." So, what happens afterward? R2D2 awakens from his "sleep," and Luke is now ready to be "found." I thought this was a very subtle yet strong metaphor that is transitioning this film late into the next episode and again, "The Force Awakening."
Again, this is a trilogy folks!
Likes:
1. Returns Star Wars back to it's simplistic roots and sets a good state for the next 2 films.
2. Harrison Ford nails Han Solo exactly like he did nearly 40 years ago.
3. Humor was light and appropriate
4. The Mystery surrounding Rey which is pretty much self explanatory, so not a huge mystery, but interesting. I want to know more about her character! (again, a trilogy, so I'm sure we will)
4. Acting on par with Empire Strikes Back. ROTJ began the ascent into the poor acting Star Wars has seen ever since. This film restores order to Star Wars acting galaxy!
5. Kylo Ren (Ben Solo) Guy is clearly weak and can't master any aspect of the force. When focused he has power, but it's inconsistent, and that was clearly what JJ Abrams and crew were shooting for - they nailed it. I appreciate they didn't try to make him another Darth Vader.
My criticisms:
1.I could have done without the the first order/resistance/republic stuff. It may have been a little bit over used and over done.
2. Starkiller base was a bit over the top, not a lot, but a bit. Note: It's not another Death Star! It's a base on an icy planet.
3. Carrie Fisher should retire and never act again. I actually cringed at her delivering her lines (so bad), and wished they would have KNOCKED HER OFF! Horribly wooden to the point that her performance belongs in the prequels along with Hayden Christiansen's.
4. At least have Mark Hamill utter one line! (he will be co-lead in next film)
That's pretty much it. I think a lot of fan boys and girls who don't like this film are missing its subtlety and want everything now, instead of understanding his is EP 1 of a trilogy. They would get an explanation why Rey is super strong with the force if they only paid a bit more CLOSE attention to the clues. I guess they will have to have it spoon fed to them in the next film!
JJ did a good job. My rating is 8.5 stars and rate it 3rd best in series behind ep 4 and ep 5 (ep5 the best) of the original trilogy, and slightly better than ROTJ because of the acting, if ROTJ had better acting (so so horribad), I would rate this one 4th.