When A Movie Works Even When It Doesn’t, Or Why I Enjoyed Star Wars: The Force Awakens Despite Its Problems

Is Star Wars: The Force Awakens any good? I mean, if the box office take is any indicator, a lot of you liked it and saw it repeatedly. But objectively speaking, does it work as a narrative? I don’t think it does. In too many spots storytelling shortcuts are taken, impossibilities are glossed over, storylines are left purposely vague, and it’s filled with contrivances that make no logical sense. Here are a few that stuck out to me.

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