So at the end of the day this move becomes better than or on the level of ESB if;
- No Leah Space walk (really, what was the point of that whole story arc...to put some random 'Admiral' no one has ever heard of in charge of being a terrible leader by not telling anyone anything....)
- No Rose/Finn side mission (replace with Finn/Poe trying to sneak about First Order ship to break trace thing as high risk/high payoff plan B as secret transport option as Plan A)
- No Rose/Finn side mission = no Admiral Haldo = Akbar does light speed jump into First Order Ship
We can still have showdown with Phasma/Finn (which should have been longer/drawn out and Phasma death should have been more epic - assuming she is dead) and the battle on Kotaku and the 'ghost Luke' (understand some did not like it, but I think most would concede it was a bad ass use of the Force)
All the other holes/issues were very minor IMO. But those three really sunk the movie overall.
And Honestly, Finn's character was way marginalized in their movie. His whole purpose in the movie was a complete waste..
- No Leah Space walk (really, what was the point of that whole story arc...to put some random 'Admiral' no one has ever heard of in charge of being a terrible leader by not telling anyone anything....)
- No Rose/Finn side mission (replace with Finn/Poe trying to sneak about First Order ship to break trace thing as high risk/high payoff plan B as secret transport option as Plan A)
- No Rose/Finn side mission = no Admiral Haldo = Akbar does light speed jump into First Order Ship
We can still have showdown with Phasma/Finn (which should have been longer/drawn out and Phasma death should have been more epic - assuming she is dead) and the battle on Kotaku and the 'ghost Luke' (understand some did not like it, but I think most would concede it was a bad ass use of the Force)
All the other holes/issues were very minor IMO. But those three really sunk the movie overall.
And Honestly, Finn's character was way marginalized in their movie. His whole purpose in the movie was a complete waste..