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Originally Posted by Ashasx
There was a thread on reddit discussing that a lot of people's complaints with TLJ stem from TFA.
I'm okay with Rey's parents being nobodies. But it seems like they devoted so much time in TFA to her lineage, flashbacks, Maz Kanata. When Kylo is told that BB8 is on Jakku with a girl, he responds with "What girl?" like there's a girl they know about or have an idea about that could be a threat.
I still have a problem with the pacing and unnecessary characters, but I think this disappointment has really blinded me to any real positives in TLJ.
I am really jealous of those who enjoyed this movie. I wish I could feel like the first time I saw this teaser.
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Most of the criticism should be leveled at JJ Abrams.
I was reading that there was no narrative plan set for Rey's lineage or Snoke. JJ simply can't help himself from teasing mysteries. It's the cheap heat of a TV producer that's creatively bankrupt.
Rian Johnson gets in there and asks, ok so what's the deal with Rey? And apparently Disney/JJ replied saying, we don't know.
So yeah, it's freaking easy and lame to set up mysteries, it's difficult to tell a self contained tale that incorporates all the plot elements. (Just ask GRRM)
I give full marks to Johnson who had to make the difficult decision to just bury those distractions and focus on creating new lore without constantly stringing the audience along like Lost.