Bring on the tough stuff. There’s not just one right answer.
- How do the heroes in this movie resemble Luke and Han and Leia in the first films? How are they different?
- What different roles do Han, Leia, and Luke occupy here than during their first appearances?
- Why is it so important that Rey and Finn are ordinary people rather than important folks in high positions?
- How does Kylo Ren's status as Han and Leia's son make his character more interesting?
- Why did they make Kylo Ren more of a weasel than a monster? Does the choice work? Why or why not?
- Why is Luke's appearance left to the very end? How does he affect the story even though he's not there for most of it?
- What's the significance of Luke's lightsaber? Why is it so important to Kylo Ren?
- How does the film handle the arrival of the various old favorites from earlier films?
- Why are all the planets in this Star Wars movie new? Why use them instead of favorites like Tatooine and Endor?