A sequence of connected events happening is practically the only major element of telling a story that they consistently have in good measure, so… yes? Theme,

A sequence of connected events happening is practically the only major element of telling a story that they consistently have in good measure, so… yes? Theme, characters that aren’t “cool quippy person” or “somewhat alien quippy person”, a message they not just set up but then commit to, use of action for anything other than spectacle, et c. Lots of story-things (to say nothing of film craft—score, scene-setting and shot choices) of other sorts they are weak on. Plot, they have. [edit] and yeah, I’ve seen all of them except a few of the recent ones at least twice regardless. It’s fine to like things that are not, you know, great.