,H[ ,TO ,FIX ,! ,=CE ,AWAK5S 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,GILLIS 

,TEXT 3 

,I ?9K ,I'VE FIGUR$ \T H[ TO SALVAGE ,! ,=CE ,AWAK5S4 ,DON'T GET ME WRONG1 IT'S A GOOD MOVIE1 A DAMN FUN & REFRE%+ MOVIE1 BUT IT'S WIDELY ACKN[L$GE TO /ILL HAVE DEEP PROBLEMS1 ESPECIALLY 9 ! SECOND HALF4 ,SURPRIS+LY !RE'S BASICALLY ONE *ANGE ?AT ,I ?9K C\LD HAVE TURN$ IT 9TO A GREAT MOVIE4 

,& NO1 ,I'M NOT TALK+ AB\T ,R#b-,D#b'S R&OM MAP BIT4 ,YES ! :OLE MAP-TO-,LUKE MCGUFF9 WAS K9DA =C$1 BUT ,J,J C\LD HAVE EASILY FOCUS$ 9 ON SOME P>T ( ,R#b AFT] ,B,B-#h LEAVES HIM & LET A SMALL LI<T />T BL9K+ TO REMOVE ! P]CEIV$ >BITR>9ESS ( HIS LAT] AWAK5+4 ,?AT'S TRIVIAL TO SOLVE & WILL PROBABLY BE DONE 9 A SPECIAL $ITION4 

,NO1 ,I'M TALK+ A /RUCTURAL *ANGE1 A PLOT *ANGE3 ,! ,NEW ,REPUBLIC S5ATE %\LDN'T HAVE BE5 DE/ROY$ UNTIL JU/ BE=E ! 5D ( ! FILM4 

,:AT IF1 9 ! F9AL BATTLE1 ,/>KILL] ,BASE WASN'T GRATUIT\SLY FIR+ ON A T9Y LITTLE R9KY-D9K ,RESI/ANCE BASE !Y C\LD HAVE AS EASILY JU/ BOMB$1 BUT ON ! ,NEW ,REPUBLIC ITSELF8 ,& !N IT SUCCE$$4 ,SURE \R H]OES /ILL MANAGE TO DE/ROY ! ,NEW ,ORD]'S SUP]WEAPON1 BUT !Y DO SO AFT] ! MAJOR DAMAGE HAS BE5 DONE4 ,) ?IS DELAY ! EMOTIONAL EMPHASIS *ANGES4 ,!Y FAIL TO SAVE ! DAY4 ,!Y M]ELY SURVIVE TO SL9K (F 9 A SUDD5LY *ANG$ GALAXY1 & :AT HOPE !Y MANAGE TO SCR\NGE FROM DEFEAT BECOMES ALL ! MORE DESP]ATE4 

,! CRITICAL MOM5T GOES SOME?+ LIKE ?IS3 ,HAN CONFRONTS ,B51 ! /> IS F9ALLY DRA9$ AWAY TO NO?+ & D>KNESS COV]S !M1 ,KYLO KILLS ,HAN1 ,*EWIE H[LS & %OOTS ,KYLO4 ,LEIA IS SLAMM$4 ,REY & ,F9N FIRE !IR BLA/]S 9 DESPAIR1 ?AT'S :5 WE SEE ,/>KILL] ,BASE F9ALLY FIRE1 CA/+ EV]Y?+ 9 R$ & ORANGE TO MAT* ,KYLO'S SAB]4 ,F9N & ,REY SCRAMBLE 9TO ! SN[ BL[N UP FROM ! FIR+ & WE CUT TO ! MAGICAL HYP]LAS] SLAMM+ 9TO ! ,S5ATE & DE/ROY+ ! ,REPUBLIC'S MI<TY FLEET4 ,LEIA CRUMPLES4 ,REY & ,F9N >E SCRAMBL+ ?R\< ! SN[1 ,*EWIE TRY+ TO ESCAPE ! TROOP]S1 EV]Y?+ IS 9 TATT]S1 & ?AT'S :5 ,*EWIE BL[S ! *>GES1 ,PE FLIES 9 PA/ AN ESCAP+ ,KYLO & BL[S ! REGULATOR4 ,!N ,KYLO CONFRONTS ,REY & ,F9N & EV]Y?+ RETURNS TO ! NORMAL TRAJECTORY WE SAW ON SCRE5S4 

,:Y IS ?IS BETT]8 ,WELL BECAUSE IT BREAKS ! ,A ,NEW ,HOPE /ORY TO A SIGNIFICANT DEGREE & D\BLE-EMPHASIZES ! LOSS ( ,HAN1 MAK+ ! FILM MORE D>K4 ,IMAG9E IF ,YAV9 ,I,V HAD ACTUALLY BE5 DE/ROY$ BE=E ,LUKE HAD MANAG$ TO BL[ ! ,DEA? ,/>4 ,IT ALSO SW+S ! O!RWISE L>GELY 9DISC]NIBLE POLITICAL CONTEXT BACK 9TO FOCUS 9 A WAY ?AT ACTUALLY WORKS4 ,9 ! FIR/ CUT ( ! FILM ,J,J HAD ,LEIA S5D A REPRES5TATIVE TO ! ,NEW ,REPUBLIC TO >GUE ON H] BEHALF ?AT ! ,FIR/ ,ORD] WAS A PRESS+ ?REAT4 ,J,J WAS RI<T TO TAKE ?AT \T ( ! F9AL FILM BECAUSE IT 9VOLV$ US R&OMLY CUTT+ AWAY FROM \R NEW H]OES OV] TO ,LEIA BE=E %E %[S UP ON ,TAKODANA & HAS H] P]FECT 9TRODUCTION ) ,HAN4 ,H[EV] :AT WAS LO/ ) !SE CUT SC5ES IS ANY REMOTE UND]/&+ ( ! WID] POLITICAL SITUATION1 :I* MAKES ,T,F,A'S CONFLICT FEEL LIKE A =C$ REHA%4 ,SUDD5LY ! ,EMPIRE'S BACK & ! ,REBELLION IS TOO1 & OH !RE'S ?IS O!R ?+ = HALF A SECOND4 

,) ! DE/RUCTION ( ,HOSNIAN ,PRIME MOV$ BACK TO ! F9AL ACT !RE'S ROOM = ! POLITICAL SITUATION TO BE SPELL$ \T FIR/4 

,!RE'S REALLY NO PO9T 9 HAV+ ! ,HOSNIAN SY/EM BE DE/ROY$ :ILE \R H]OES >E ON ,TAKODANA4 ,REY HAS H] =CE-VISION & RUNS AWAY1 ,F9N IS AB\T TO DEP>T & !N ! V]SION ( ,! ,=CE ,AWAK5S WE GOT HAS TWO ?+S HAPP5 AT ONCE3 ,/>KILL] ,BASE FIRES & ,KYLO'S =CES DESC5D ON ,MAZ'S CA/LE4 ,ONLY ONE ( ?OSE IS REALLY NECESS>Y4 ,ALL ,F9N NE$S AS MOTIVATION TO TURN >\ND & SEEK ,REY IS ! ,FIR/ ,ORD] ATTACK+ ,MAZ'S CA/LE & ?US DIRECTLY PUTT+ H] 9 DANG]4 

,FUR!R ! SC5E :]E ,F9N & O!RS LOOK UP & SEE DI/ANT EXPLOD+ PLANETS HAS WIDELY BE5 NOT$ AS PR(\NDLY 9SULT+ TO ! AUDI5CE4 ,/> ,W>S HAS AN EXPLICIT SPE$ ( LI<T & ?AT DOESN'T LET Y\ IMM$IATELY SEE :AT HAPP5S ON PLANETS HALF A GALAXY AWAY BY M]ELY LOOK+ UP 9 ! SKY ON A DIFF]5T PLANET 9 A DIFF]5T SY/EM4 ,?IS SC5E IS HOT G>BAGE4 ,J,J HAS DONE ?IS K9D ( %IT BE=E 7PUTT+ ,SPOCK ON ANO!R DI/ANT PLANET :]E SOMEH[ HE CAN SEE ,VULCAN BE DE/ROY$ 9 ! SKY ) HIS B>E EYES71 & HE GOT HATE = IT4 ,J,J DO+ IT AGA9 IS JU/ FLAGRANT DISRESPECT4 

,/> ,W>S IS F> FROM A H>D ,S,F FRAN*ISE -- IT HAS S\ND 9 SPACE & WIZ>DS -- BUT A MAJOR P>T ( :Y FANS LOVE IT SO DE>LY IS 9 ITS WORLD-BUILD+4 ,/> ,W>S W\LD BE A BUT A PALE FRACTION ( :AT IT IS )\T COMP5DIUMS EXPLA9+ EV]Y SPECIES & VEHICLE4 ,ATT5TION TO CONSI/5CY & DETAIL IS A CRITICAL P>T ( RESPECT+ Y\R FANS BY %[+ Y\ LOVE ! GALAXY TOO4 ,/> ,W>S IS NOT S]I\S SCI5CE FICTION BY ANY /RET* ( ! IMAG9ATION1 BUT NEI!R IS IT SOME?+ AS HALFASS$ AS SAY ,M(FAT'S ,DOCTOR ,:O1 A CAMPY FAIRY TALE ?AT DOESN'T BO!R ) CONSI/5CY BUT FOCUSES ON CUTE MOM5T>Y SPECTACLE ?AT ALMO/ IMM$IATELY S\RS ! MOM5T Y\ TURN A C\PLE NEURONS TO ?9K AB\T IT4 

,9/EAD ( ! DE/RUCTION ( ! ,HOSNIAN SY/EM Y\ C\LD SIMPLY HAVE ,HUX GIVE HIS SPEE* & USE ,/>KILL] TO />T DRA9+ A />4 7,?IS W\LD ALSO REMOVE ! SLI<TLY CONFUS+ BIT :]E ,/>KILL] HAS A /> & DAYLI<T :5 FIR+ = ! FIR/ TIME47 ,! LOOK ( ! BASE BEG9N+ TO DRA9 A /> IS PR(\ND 5\<4 ,! PLANET IS EAT+ A />6 ,HUX SAYS !Y WILL P[] UP ) IT & FIRE ACROSS ! GALAXY6 ,!RE'S NO /ORY REASON ! :OLE PROCESS %\LD ONLY TAKE TW5TY M9UTES 9-UNIV]SE4 ,9DE$ DRAGG+ \T ! DRA9+ ( ! /> OV] ! 5TIRE LA/ ACTS HELPS ADD TO A S5SE ( ! MAGNITUDE ( ?IS SUP]WEAPON & H[ IT'S DIFF]5T ?AN ! ,DEA? ,/>S4 

,?IS DISRUPTION -- ! BEG9N+ ( ! DRA9+ ( A /> -- C\LD BE SUFFICI5T = ! ,RESI/ANCE TO TAKE NOTE 70MASSIVE DISRUPTIONS 9 HYP]SPACE074 ,OR ,F9N C\LD BE ! ONE TO RELAY ! MESSAGE AB\T ,/> ,KILL] BASE 9 REACTION TO ,REY BE+ TAK5 HO/AGE4 

,:AT ?IS 5ABLES IS SC5ES ) ,LEIA TRY+ TO CONTACT ! ,REPUBLIC TO W>N !M4 ,?IS IS :]E ! ,REPUBLIC REFUS+ TO DEAL ) H] & ! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ! MI<TY ,REPUBLIC & ! WEAK ,RESI/ANCE CAN ACTUALLY BE %[N TO ! AUDI5CE4 ,LEIA CAN TRY TO CONTACT ) A HOLOGRAM & GET ! RUN>\ND & REJECTION BY S5ATORS OR BUREAUCRATS4 ,?9K ( H] TALK+ TO A SYMPA!TIC S5ATOR :O'S HELP$ %IELD H] FROM O!R FACTIONS 9 ! ,REPUBLIC & F9ANCE H] LITTLE ,RESI/ANCE BUT :O FEELS LIKE %E CAN DO NO MORE1 & RELAY+ ,LEIA'S FE>S TO ! ,S5ATE W\LD MEAN OP5LY ADMITT+ BE+ 9 CONTACT ) ,LEIA4 0,BUT ?IS SUP]WEAPON C\LD DE/ROY ! ,REPUBLIC60 0,!Y'D >RE/ ME RA!R ?AN HE> FROM Y\40 ,Y\ C\LD ALSO IMAG9E H] CONTACT+ ! ADMIRAL ( ! MI<TY ,REPUBLIC FLEET -- & ?IS W\LD BE A GREAT MOM5T = ,ACKB> TO APPE> & ACTUALLY BE A *>ACT]1 SOMEONE SYMPA!TIC1 BUT TI$ D[N BY HIS LEAD]%IP ROLE4 ,& MAYBE HE DOES GET A FEW %IPS AWAY1 OR PRESSES = EVACUATION1 BUT IT'S TOO LATE 9 ! F9AL ACT4 ,ALT]NATELY Y\ C\LD HAVE ,LEIA S5D A DELEGATE TO TRY & CONV9CE PEOPLE TO EVACUATE1 & ULTIMATELY HAVE H] DIE ON ! PLANET1 AFT] P]IODICALLY CUTT+ TO H] EF=TS TO SAVE FOLKS DUR+ ! RE/ ( LA/ ACTS4 

,LEIA ?US EM]GES MORE CLE>LY AS A ,CASS&RA *>ACT] & H] ,RESI/ANCE IS SITUAT$ CLE>LY AGA9/ A ,NEW ,REPUBLIC ?AT IS HAPPY TO KEEP A TREATY ) ! REMNANTS ( ! ,EMPIRE4 ,& !N ! 5D ( ! FILM 9VOLVES H] BO? BE+ RI<T1 TO HIDE\S CONSEQU5CES1 AS WELL AS LOS+ ,HAN4 

,EV5 ) EV]Y?+ ELSE ! SAME1 ?IS MAKES = A V]Y DIFF]5T MOVIE ?AN ,A ,NEW ,HOPE1 9DE$ IT BLURS ASPECTS ( BO? ,A ,NEW ,HOPE & ,! ,EMPIRE ,/RIKES ,BACK4 ,! LOSS ( ! M5TOR ISN'T 9 ! MIDDLE AS ) ,OBIWAN'S DEA?1 IT'S AT ! 5D4 ,! DEEP CATA/ROPHE ISN'T 9 ! MIDDLE AS ) ,ALD]AAN1 BUT AT ! 5D4 ,\R H]OES SURVIVE & ,! ,FIR/ ,ORD] IS IMP$$1 BUT IT'S MORE ( AN ,EMPIRE ,/RIKES ,BACK SORT ( SITUATION4 ,EXCEPT EV5 WORSE1 MORE ( A ,REV5GE ( ! ,SI? SORT ( SITUATION BECAUSE EV]Y?+ HAS *ANG$ & ALL ! GOOD GUYS HAVE LEFT IS HOPE4 ,PEOPLE RUN UP TO GREET ! SURVIVORS1 BUT !RE IS NO *E]+ VICTORY4 ,! 0F9D ,LUKE0 5D+ IS REM9ISC5T MORE ( ! 0F9D ,HAN & ?AT B\NTY HUNT]0 5D+ ( ,E,S,B1 BUT IT ALSO BECOMES ALL ! MORE MEAN+FUL1 BECAUSE WE HAVE A MORE IMM$IATE S5SE ( HIM BE+ TRULY NE$$4 

,?IS S+LE PLOT *ANGE DOESN'T MAKE ,! ,=CE ,AWAK5S A COMPLETELY NOVEL EXP]I5CE1 IT REMA9S A HA% ( ?+S ?AT HAVE WORK$ BE=E1 BUT IT MIXES ?+S UP FUR!R ?AN ! DIRECT RETREAD ( ,A ,NEW ,HOPE WE GOT4 ,& IT PROVIDES A GOOD WAY TO ACTUALLY DEMON/RATE ! POLITICAL CONTEXT AT AN APPROPRIATE TIME1 )\T SLOGG+ D[N ! FILM OR >BITR>ILY 9T]RUPT+ ! E>LY ADV5TURES ( ,F9N @& ,REY4 

,:AT'S ALSO A/ONI%+ AB\T ?IS *ANGE IS H[ LITTLE SCRE5TIME IT W\LD *ANGE4 ,SOME %OTS LIKE ,KYLO & ,HUX WAT*+ ! FIR/ FIR+ W\LD HAVE TO BE *ANG$ TO !M WAT*+ ! /> BE+ SUCK$ D[N4 ,Y\'D GET A C\PLE EXTRA M9UTES ( ,LEIA OR H] DELEGATE TRY+ TO W>N ! ,REPUBLIC1 TRY+ TO GET PEOPLE TO EVACUATE4 ,& Y\'D *ANGE SOME DIALOGUE 9 ! ,RESI/ANCE BASE & MOVE ! %OT ( ! ,HOSNIAN DE/RUCTION TO ! MOM5TS BETWE5 ,KYLO KILL+ ,HAN & ,PE MAK+ HIS TR5* RUN4 ,Y\ C\LD HAVE ,/>KILL] FIRE AS VIEW$ BY ! ,X-W+ PILOTS1 BUT !N ,PE NOTICES ! HOLE ,*EWIE BLEW 9 ! 5]GY REGULATOR4 ,& 9 ?IS V]SION !RE'S /ILL 5\< 5]GY REMA9+ 9 ,/>KILL] FROM ! SUN AFT] FIR+ ?AT IT CAN BE RELEAS$1 5GULF+ ! BASE4 

7,NOTICE FUR!R ?AT Y\ CAN KEEP ! %OTS ( ,HAN & ,F9N LOOK+ UP1 BUT PAIR ?OSE %OTS ) ! DESC5T ( ! ,FIR/ ,ORD] %IPS4 ,9DE$1 9 ANY CASE1 ?IS IS SOME?+ ,I'D /RONGLY 5C\RAGE BE+ DONE 9 A SPECIAL $ITION TO REMOVE ! :OLE 0WE CAN 9/ANTLY SEE ANO!R PLANET EXPLOD+ FROM ACROSS ! GALAXY0 9SULT47 

,BUT DESPITE AT MO/ ADD+ NO MORE ?AN A FEW M9UTES SU* *ANGES W\LD SIGNIFICANTLY SL[ D[N ! ! RU%$ MESS ( ! FILM & GIVE IT A MORE COH]5T & UNIFI$ FEEL4 ,FROM ,TAKODANA ON IT'S A RACE TO SAVE ! 7UNGRATEFUL & UNAW>E7 ,NEW ,REPUBLIC FROM ! ,NEW ,ORD]'S SUP]WEAPON4 ,! MA9 *>ACT]S FAIL4 ,& 9 DO+ SO ,HAN'S DEA? ISN'T M9IMIZ$ BY ! IMM$IATELY FOLL[+ TRIVIAL SUCCESS EASILY BL[+ UP YET ANO!R DEA? />4 ,SIMIL>LY NEI!R IS ! VICTORY AT ,5DOR BY ! ,REBELLION SEEM+LY CA/ ASIDE4 ,WE GET TO SEE ?AT ! ,GALAXY HAS HAD #c YE>S ( SOME?+ RESEMBL+ PEACE & LIB]ALIZATION4 ,! VICTORY ( ,RTO,J ISN'T ALREADY BASICALLY TRA%$ BY ! TIME ,T,F,A OP5S1 9/EAD ! 5TIRE FILM CLE>LY & SL[LY LAYS \T ! RISE ( ! ,FIR/ ,ORD] FROM A M9OR P[] TO ! SUPREME P[] 9 ! GALAXY & ! DEMOLI%+ ( EV]Y?+ ACCOMPLI%$ AT ,5DOR4 

,& ?IS GIVES EV5 MORE P[] TO ,REY'S FI<T ) ,KYLO4 ,EV]Y?+ IS FRE%LY RU9$4 ,H] FA!R FIGURE HAS BE5 MURD]$1 H] NEW FRI5D LIES POSSIBLY DEAD1 & ! ,NEW ,REPUBLIC HAS JU/ BE5 DE/ROY$4 ,EV]Y?+ !Y W]E FI<T+ AGA9/ HAS COME TO PASS4 ,PE'S PITIFUL SQUADRON HAS BE5 %R$D$4 ,KYLO IS SEEM+LY UN/OPPABLE4 ,& !N %E MU/]S H] /R5G?1 OV]COMES ! FE> & TREPIDATION ?AT HAS H\ND$ H]1 CALLS \T TO ! ,SKYWALK] LI<SAB] & IT FLIES PA/ ,KYLO 9TO H] H&4 ,%E MA/]S H] RAGE 9 A MOM5T ( ABSOLUTE LOSS1 BO? P]SONAL & ACROSS ! GALAXY1 & F9DS CL>ITY & S]5ITY4 

,DE/ROY+ ! ,REPUBLIC S5ATE AT ! 5D AFT] A LONG BUILDUP W\LD TAKE EV]Y?+ GOOD AB\T ! FILM & TURN IT UP TO #a#a4 

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