12 Reasons Star Wars: The Force Awakens Is A Disappointment

5. Original Trilogy Characters Appear Just For The Sake Of It

In much the same vein that the movie is both rushed and leans too heavily on the original trilogy, it also seems almost obliged to include characters from those beloved movies even though the script doesn't really call for it. As such, we get perfunctory appearances from a ton of supporting characters such as Admiral Ackbar and Nien Nunb among others, who get barely seconds of screen time each and therefore just feel half-a**sedly thrown in at the last minute to up the already fierce nostalgia factor (not that their parts in previous movies were huge). It's not that these moments are bad, but it just seems a bit lazy and fan-servicey to re-introduce them without giving them much meaningful to do.