Hell with it. Here goes. These are just my mostly humble opinions.
"Well, here’s all the questions I got from my text:"
1. Why didn’t the super bombers have decent controls or tactics?
They are a rag tag group of rebels using what they have. Who knows how old those ships are?
2. Was this the entire rebel fleet?
That was the impression I got.
3. Why is there so much plot armor for the main characters?
Movies. This is how they generally work.
4. Why does the new admiral keep Poe in the dark?
She has issues. She sucks at her job. Is she lame? Yep. Again this is how movies work.If every character is perfect and easy to understand things get boring. She pissed me off for sure, yet her kamikaze move showed what she was really about.
5. Why did Finn become a coward again only to become a hero again?
He has only known the kindness of three people Poe, Rey and Han. Han is dead, Poe is fine without him. Last thing he saw was Rey (who he believes needs protecting) being thrown up against a tree by Kylo (he never saw her take him on at all) therefore she is his main concern.
6. What is Rose?
An all around bad ass.
7. What was accomplished with the Finn/Rose plot?
Failure. Like Yoda said "the greatest teacher Failure is" at least they tried is my take away. Did Luke not fail in Episode 5? He cut short his training to face Vader and turn him. Instead, he did not turn him or defeat him, he even lost his arm trying. OOPS!
8. How did Finn learn to pilot a craft?
He obviously was not a Tie-Fighter pilot, but do you think he learned nothing being a storm trooper?
9. How did the code-breaker know about the cloaked ships?
All I can say to this is pay attention.
10. What was going on in the Shadow Cave?
Seriously? Umm... pay attention?
11. Why did Kylo Ren kill Snoke?
Because he was sick of being used as a pawn, and saw an opportunity to take his place.
12. Who was Snoke, and will we ever find out now?
Again, who was the Emperor before the prequels?
13. What was the point of having Rey’s parents be nobodies?
This is a big one for me. The point was made by Skywalker himself. Anyone could be force sensitive. To think that the force belongs to a certain family or only those with a high midichlorian count is pure arrogance. It's also boring.
14. What happened to all the TIE fighters following the Falcon?
Pew pew pew.
15. What was the point of the planet being a salt planet?
What was the point of Hoth being an ice planet.
16. Why did Luke become one with The Force?
His last act took all of his mental and physical strength, and the fact that it was done selflessly brought him peace and closure.
17. How did Yoda control the Force? In the originals, all the Force Ghosts could do is give advice.
I do not have an answer for this other than powers beyond death evolving for Jedi. This might be the best question and better answered by someone with a better knowledge of the EU than myself.
18. Why was Yoda encouraging Luke to end the Jedi? That’s not in his nature.
Again, he knows Rey has the texts. And he speaks cryptically (i don't mean backwards). He responds to the question posed by Luke "So it IS time for the Jedi to end?" by saying "Time it is, for you to let go of some old books" or something like that. He never actually says "END THE JEDI."
19. Is the kid at the end going to be important to the Rebellion in Episode 9?
Probably not specifically. The point is he and others like him will be inspired by what Luke and the rebellion did that day. Keep in mind the majority of the galaxy has no idea Luke was not really there, or that he is gone.
20. What happens to Leia in Episode 9, now that Carrie Fisher is no longer with us?
All I have to say about that is R.I.P. Carrie Fisher. I hope they handle that with great care and class.
Sorry if I sound defensive. I personally loved the movie and have seen it at least 12 times. Everyone is entitled to there own opinion. I only get upset by one thing:
WHY DOES LUKE SAY "LASER SWORD"
??!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WTF?!?!?!?!?!?
Now I have to go watch it again. lucky 13th time.
MTFBWYA