re: TLJ wasn’t as bad as people make it out to be

I feel like those scenes are the result of this movie being written backwards. Most stories are written first with the directors then coming up with visual effects that complement that story. This movie seemed like they started with cool ideas for visuals (Leia Poppins, hyperspace through Snoke’s ship, red guard fight, the salt planet battle, etc) and then tried to write the movie’s plot to connect the visuals. It resulted in a movie that frankly, doesn’t make much sense, with visuals that look cool while undermining the plot.

For example, the whole fight on the salt planet looked cool, but was absolutely pointless. Their weapons were so completely useless that they were defeated easily. They were better off not even trying, but it looked cool.