JJ Abrams, who drew the script for the skeleton of the Sequel trilogy, has been criticized so far. In the midst of pressure and expectations, the skill of successfully completing the trilogy as scheduled is excellent.
Aiming for the ultimate in popular films, he "expanded" the six works created by Lucas.
It's a feat that ordinary people can't do.
It has been criticized a lot so far, but here I would like to discuss the "empire".
JJ was aiming for an idea comparable to Priquel's Clone Wars plan. In other words, he pondered what would happen to the empire in the absence of the emperor. It is how to finish the subsequent empire with the loss of the supreme power with absolute ability as the emperor and the right-handed Lord Vader.
Does the empire admit defeat? Will the second emperor appear? The collapse of the empire's system?
It was required to analyze the flaws of the empire.
The empire will probably take the path of collapse at once.
But how about the appearance of a new villain trying to take advantage of that situation?
However, the story of succeeding the emperor and stopping the collapse of the empire is boring. It gave JJ the opportunity to create a new next-generation empire.
It is the next generation of empire that overcomes the shortcomings of the empire.
The Empire was a large-scale state that ruled the galaxy with full specifications, from national management to security and system maintenance. Of course, he would have been exhausted by the rebel alliance. Because it is an idea to use resources infinitely, it is inefficient.
Therefore, a military organization based on low-cost special operations would be good.
This is the beginning of the first order. However, the audience will not understand such a difficult story, so I will visually design the latest empire. Somehow you will think, "The empire is also evolving."
If you set it in detail, such as that Snook is not an emperor, and the first order is not a nation, you will understand. There is a huge amount of thought lurking behind the simple sequence that returns to the origin. The best part is to notice something like this.
Personally, I think First Order can compete on an equal level, even if it is not comparable to the Clone Wars. Lucas will also be appreciated.
JJ's script is a strong skeleton for building canons, and Canon works are born one after another using excellent settings and stories. The "expansion" was achieved brilliantly.