“By the time one of these films has ended, it feels almost as if Whedon or Abrams has guided the audience through what would have been a five- or six-episode arc on one of their TV shows. The characters’ relationships have grown, shifted, and changed. A threat has been identified and dealt with. The villain has either been defeated, or escaped to fight another day. And the final moments of the story provide the hook into the next “arc” in the season’s plotline. ”

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