After reading more about the movie there are a lot of hidden plot points throughout. The flashbacks and premonitions give away quite a bit and have references to both of the old trilogies. The First Order seems to be a front for the Knights of Ren, the group that hunted down the Jedi, drove Luke into hiding (much like Ben Kenobi). There really are a lot of similarities to the old movies which makes me wonder if they'll pull off a Dark Knight or a Spiderman 2. The series could go either way, setting up a villainous group so similar to the previous trilogies will make for interesting storytelling. The Knights of Ren hopefully is something more imaginative than the Sith.
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