Yeah, if I was going with plot holes I'd say: (Off-Topic)

by Grizzlei , Pacific Cloud Zone, Earth, Tuesday, January 12, 2016, 01:10 (3459 days ago) @ Kahzgul
edited by Grizzlei, Tuesday, January 12, 2016, 01:13

- FN states he doesn't want to kill anyone and then immediately kills a whole bunch of other stormtroopers while in the tie fighter without even a second thought. (character inconsistencies may or may not fit Cody's definition of plot holes).

I think it's a whole different ballpark from shooting down defenseless civilians like on Jakku. The junior novel establishing Finn's background shows that he was long disgruntled with the First Order High Command as well as individual Stormtroopers and other officers. They were all absolutely merciless to even one another. Captain Phasma and Finn's old teammates were quick to screw each other over to prove their loyalty to Supreme Leader Snoke and Imperial ideology. No loyalty or care to your comrades in arms was a general order Stormtroopers were required to memorize.

When Finn escaped from Finalizer in the TIE fighter I think he realized that the First Order was an enemy worth applying his honed, elite skills towards. If not, then they were simply a foe that was in the way of his mental and physical wellbeing.

- FN states that he needs a pilot and can't pilot things many times throughout the film, but every single other character he meets is a pilot. Finding pilots and becoming a pilot seem like incredibly easy things, and it makes you wonder why FN can't just figure it out. (not a massive hole, but still weird enough to note).

That's an interesting thought! I would consider that perhaps pilots in the Galaxy Far, Far Away are about as common as automobile drivers were in the first half of the 20th century in the United States. More or less everyone knew at least someone who owned and drove a car. It's certainly not like now where most people, even if they don't own a car, are licensed to operate them.

- Princess Leia says how much she missed Han and loves Han, but there's absolutely no evidence whatsoever of that in her emotionless delivery. Okay, fine, not a plot hole, just terrible acting.

I wouldn't say that. She seemed extremely stressed by the gravity of the situation at hand, when the First Order is on the brink of tearing apart the New Republic. Adding in the appearance of her ex-husband and the father of her terribly estranged son completely throws her off. I can't say I would react any differently.