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Originally Posted by Igottago
How were they not answerable? All of those story threads were wide open and could have been taken in many directions -- even the grey area you wanted. All it takes is a little bit of care put into the story and plot lines. But you can't just pretend they didn't exist like this movie ended up doing. Instead of wasting 40 mins on useless things like Finn and his new girlfriend in Vegas they could have done some useful character development. As I stated before, I can understand the need for new direction in the series, but you still need character and story depth. Most people think Kylo Ren is the best new character (I agree), why? Because he actually has an understandable backstory, journey, inner conflict, and motivation for his deeds. Character development 101. The problem is, he is pretty much the only character fleshed out to any extent in this trilogy.
In any case I don't begrudge anyone who enjoyed the film but I just don't see it as a good addition to the series at all. I've had similar conversations with friends and it is interesting how divisive this movie is.
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I think the movie had its flaws most notably the Vegas arc but try and tell a story where Rey is a Skywalker or Kenobi that makes sense. They don't work. Snoke as Plagiois or Snoke as Palpatine both undermine Lore significantly. These questions that Abrams asked weren't designed to be answered. You could chase them down and turn your movie into an exposition fest or you can focus on the relationship between the characters which Rian did. The Luke/Rey/Ren Arc was very satisfying.
If Abrams had answers to Snoke and Reys parentage then he should have built his movie to answer those questions. Building Snoke into a more developed character really is Abrams job. And if Abrams disagreed with major plot points then Disney should have gotten involved. I think since Abrams is doing IX it implies he agrees with the major creative decisions