the force awakens

[metaphortunate]

We saw Star Wars last night! It was:

95% = this extremely accurate and spoiler-free review

4% = a gutwrenching hook into the primal human fear that your kid will grow up to be a horrible person and you won't be able to do anything about it

1% = a brief but surprisingly nuanced glimpse of a complicated, either long-ended or on-again-off-again, nonmonogamous relationship between three people who clearly still care about each other a whole lot

We had fun!

Comments

[laurashapiro]

The Taco Bell metaphor is genius.

[metaphortunate]

Isn't it?

[ironed_orchid]

That Onion post is the perfect analogy for The Force Awakens.

My review on twitter was:

My spoiler free analysis of Star Wars TFA:
All plot issues explained if you accept that
They did it for the lulz
White Male Tears
The Force

[hradzka]

By "three people" you may mean "Rey, Finn, and Poe" but could also as clearly mean "Han, Leia and Chewbacca."

[badgerbag]

I came here to say EXACTLY THIS and am not sure whether to curse you for doing it first or have a party about great minds, kindred spirits, etc.

[metaphortunate]

The Mouseketeers have not had TIME to have a complicated relationship

[khedron]

Thank you!

[metaphortunate]

I would not have used "long-ended" to describe a relationship between people who met during the course of the movie!

[norah]

A+ encapsulation.