It was really Star Wars, as it should be, full of the old and the new, the light and the dark. What more could you ask for from the film of the year?
It was what I needed it to be...
Disney has run ruined the star wars franchise....no real story and bowing down to the PC crowd by using a female for the main role,etc......
Only good thing in the movie was seeing the original characters.... 5/10. Let's hope the next ones better
Star Wars Strikes Back.
With the right amount of references to the old movies and plenty of fresh content, The Force Awakens blasts off in the right direction for the sequel trilogy. There are many parallels with the original trilogy, which makes this movie feel like a true Star Wars film, however the new characters also make it feel fresh, rather than plain fan service.
J.J. Abrams as done a good job in making the audience care about the characters introduced in this movie and I can't wait to see how Rian Johnson, hopefully, continues this trajectory.
The incredible expectation for the film makes it tough to review and perhaps time may well lead to a change in how well it is viewed. Objectively, Abrams leans heavily on the original trilogy to drive the plot, not just including countless references to them, but also familiar story beats - a vital piece of information hidden in a droid, an attack on a seemingly impregnable base with one flaw - the list is endless such that the film could very well be a Greatest Hits package of the originals.
And yet the film just works, principally because Abrams recognises what made the original films tick - the characters and the interplay between them, the relentless pace and above all the fun and exuberance that made those first three films so special. Everyone going into this was looking forward to seeing the original characters, but what is perhaps most surprising is that every major new character is equally compelling and the dynamics that he has created between them leaves the audience wanting so much more.
In Kylo Ren, they have somehow managed to create an antagonist every bit as interesting as Vader, if not quite as downright cool and menacing, and his backstory and future are so ripe for development, it leaves Episode VIII a somewhat daunting prospect for the filmmakers who need to get this one right, especially given what happens here. Both Oscar Isaac and John Boyega seem to be having a great time and they embody in many ways the wish fulfilment of the audience to be transported to that galaxy far far away - it's hard not to grin at Poe having so much fun flying an X-Wing fighter or TIE fighter ("Wow this thing really moves!") or the moment a completely untrained Finn fires up a lightsaber to fight (and full credit to the filmmakers for making lightsabers feel dangerous again).
With Daisy Ridley, they have found a wonderful central protagonist for the new trilogy. Rey's background may still be unknown (though there is clearly an obvious link the filmmakers want you to make wrongly or rightly) but her growing awareness and more importantly her growing belief in her own strengths and abilities make for a compelling through line to the film right up to the final shot that underlines the journey she has been on.
None of the returning characters feel shoehorned into the plot at all, and each get their moments (or in one case, a single moment) to shine. And perhaps unsurprisingly, Harrison Ford carries the lion's share of the film, but it is hard to overstate how good he is here and how much fun it is to see Han and Chewie in action again.
Fun, exciting, tragic, adventurous, full of wonder and awe, this is a reminder of what Star Wars was all about and while the central story may well be the sticking point for many, it feels harsh to criticise when it has been reworked so well to suit the introduction of a new set of characters. Episode VIII can't come quickly enough.
Excellent movie. Easily one of the year's best and a great return to form for the franchise.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens, a direct sequel to the original Star Wars trilogy, revitalizes the franchise, delivering an exciting and action-packed space adventure. In the wake of the disappearance of Luke Skywalker, the last Jedi Knight, two rival factions, the Resistance and the First Order, chase after a driod that contains a map to Skywalker's secret location. The plot is quite similar to that of the first Star Wars; changing out the Death Star plans for a map, Darth Vader for Kylo Ren, and a naïve farm boy for a scavenger. Yet it still has its own style and tone that both homages the original trilogy and does its own thing. Additionally, newcomer Daisy Ridley has great screen presence and gives a strong performance. Also, the special effects are incredibly well-done, as are the sets and costumes. With Star Wars: The Force Awakens, J.J. Abrams has returned the series back to its roots.
Literally the best movie of the whole series. And I'm qualified to say that because I was obsessed with the original 3 in the 90s. #yolo, my dudes. I know, you'll never recover, but it IS freaking amazing. #maythe4th
Even though it feels familiar, it still is one of hell of a ride. I still get chills when Rey uses the force to grab the lightsaber. This is the funniest Star Wars by far and I really enjoyed that. The new characters are all great and I can't wait to see more of them in The Last Jedi.
Gets better each time I watch it. Upping my rating to reflect that. (Now watched it 5 times, definitely worth a 9)
I don't know. Maybe this is the best Star Wars EVER. I need to see the film again.
I still love this movie so much. It surely is very similar story wise to „A New Hope“ but I think it‘s just a delight to watch. New characters are introduced and we get to see beloved characters from the original trilogy again. Also great locations, special effects and the soundtrack is a real treat too.
Nothing really new, a script not very surprising, mostly a mix between some of the previous ones. Nice to see H. Ford back to the source, the rest of the casting is quite good except for Kylo Ren, as soon as he removes his mask he look so stupid. A caricature of the villain. In the end a nice entertainment nothing more. But what could you expect from Disney...
It was alright. The problem for me was the sky high pedestal it had been put on. The original characters were brought in to give some credance to the whole plan of another episode. (I can just see Disney execs round the table loving that idea). The story was a rehash, the music was the same. All the money was seen on screen in the explosions, and I just didn't get the same feeling as the original movies. Family squabbles and political correctness is all I got. I would have preferred no episode 7, or a film with more guts and no aged over paid actors. Oh well, at least I didn't have to listen to the rest of a packed cinema munching their popcorn... there were only a few other punters in the audience. Sorry, but I didn't see what the fuss was all about. Disappointing. 6/10.
this was so good i don't even know what to say
It's JJ Abrams, who I thought several projects back is the new Spielberg, so I'm not surprised how wonderful it turned out.
J.J has brought the magic back.
So very satisfying, yes yes yes!
It is good and I give it 8/10. I am no fan of J.J. Abrams Star Trek movies but this worked. It has some weak moments and one bad actor that you can never guess beforehand but contrary to my doubts, Daisy Ridley is good and it's miles miles better than the Prequel Trilogy, even Revenge of the Sith.
Everything looks real and the lightsaber fights are great. Not like those dancing glowing stick numbers in the prequels. The integration of the legacy actors is done real well and surprised me the most. It went so fast and felt so short. Not one dull moment in this. Even the Original Trilogy had dull moments. I feel this can benefit greatly from an extended cut.
This is a great start and a better director can do wonders. This makes the prequels look even worse. Only now you will realize what could have been done.
When it comes to the start of the sequel trilogy of Star Wars, I somehow find that I like it a little less every time I watch it. Until now, I still remembered “The Force Awakens” as the best part of Episodes VII through IX. In terms of story, it's a pretty unimaginative rehash of the original “Star Wars." But as a starting point for a new trilogy, there are certainly worse options. And the cast works pretty well for me too. I never had a problem with the new trio of Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, and Oscar Isaac. And there's also something about seeing Harrison Ford reprise his role as Han Solo.
However, a few story decisions really bothered me at the end. And while the prequels overdid it with the politics, the sequels are an overcorrection. Neither this installment nor the sequels provide a true sense of the galaxy's current state. As a result, the world appears smaller than it should be. All in all, I would still say that I like “The Force Awakens," but I definitely can't get behind that statement with much passion.
The Five Faces of STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS
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The stakes in this film are high from the very start. Everything looks and feels bigger, but visually the film stays true to the original trilogy.
Wonderdul to once again hear John Williams' classic score, combined with equally epic new tunes.
The world around the characters - planets new and old - feels a whole lot more alive than ever before.
The use of practical effects and models is admiring and gives the film a realistic touch. CGI is used smartly and only where necessary.
Harrison Ford returning as Han Solo is pure gold. He's as grumpy, devious and funny as always. His scenes with Joonas Suotamo's Chewbacca are the greatest part of the the film.
The final lightsaber duel is one of the most epic snd memorable ones in the series, even if it feels unrealistic and perhaps a bit too big at this point.
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Daisy Ridley truly personifies Rey as a heroine for a new generation. She has the makings of an iconic character and easily carries the film forward. She is a strong female character that suits Ridley perfectly.
The film combines the best parts of the original and new trilogies, while effectively broadening the mythos created by George Lucas.
The main characters have different backgrounds and characteristics. They complement each other and make for a satisfying pool of personas.
Ford and Carrie Fisher are truly wonderful together and it's a shame we can't enjoy their shared adventures in subsequent films.
The pacing is fine, with the feel of adventure being strong. The film feels larger in scale compared to the previous entries.
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Rey's road from zero to hero is unrealistically fast as she masters the Force almost perfectly by the end of the film. It just feels too fast to be believable. She goes from someone who doesn't believe in the Force to jedi master in no time.
There's a lot going on all the time, with almost every action scene being an epic action piece. There's very little breathing space or miniscule moments.
While definitely iconic and memorable, the Millennium Falcon chase on Jakku almost feels like too much of a good thing.
The Rancar sequence feels superfluous and could have been left on the cutting room floor.
The film fails to explain how the galaxy once again has an evil movement rising and why.
General Hux and captain Phasma feel like extra characters who mainly sound and look villainous without actually getting much evil done. Phasma in particular is pretty useless.
Loads of plot holes and inconsistencies make the film more rough around the edges, but don't massively ruin the experience.
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Kylo Ren goes from vicious Darth Vader copy to whining, emo teenager wannabe sith and loses all credibility. He's not the worst villain of the series but he's annoying as hell.
I don't know whether it was intended, but the plot copies A New Hope almost exactly, with differences in details, settings and characters. It's easy to figure out the progression of the plot beforehand since it copies the first film.
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The Final Face: :smiley: // Good
The best new Star Wars film in three decades and one of the most satisfying films of the year.
Just came back from the first official showing. My mind was officially blown / "awoken". Simply amazing. Best movie experience that I've been to in a long time (ago in a galaxy far, far away). This is what a Star Wars movie is supposed to be like.
The fusion of the new cast and the old was masterfully done and I was on the edge of my seat the entire movie not knowing what was coming next. Adam Driver and Daisey Ridley absolutely stole the show in this one but I honestly ending up loving all the new characters. The only downside is that I have to wait until 2017 & 2019 to complete this "new" adventure. I am contemplating if I should freeze myself in carbonite to shorten the wait...
I may or may not be watching this a few more times in the coming weeks (while doing my little dance)...
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There are a million things I could say about this. Since I agree with a lot of the other comments, positive and negative, I´ll try keeping it under 100.000.
Technically, this is beyond doubt. I would say TFA is the new benchmark. I love everything about the design in general, my favorite beeing the new Stormtroopers. And since I have been one of the biggest critics of JJ Abrams let me say his directing is solid. Maybe not Oscar worthy but I´d say it is his best work so far.
I won´t comment much on the story, not because I don´t want to spoil too much, but because this is only the first part of it. There are some things I didn´t like that may make sense in the context of the complete story.
One part of the movie where I seem to have a totally different point of view is the charcater of Kylo Ren. He started out interesting but the moment he removed his mask the character was finished for me. What made Vader so strong wasn´t only that he acted sinister and evil it was that he had no face. Just this motionless mask without eyes, without expression. That gave him that little bit extra from just beeing an evil person. When Ren removed the mask and he had a face he became a young man with daddy-issues. He was finished as a villain, I couldn´t take him serious any longer. Having his butt kicked by Rey also didn´t help. And if she is anything BUT (!) Luke´s daughter it wouldn´t make much sense.
Concerning the death of Han it was Harrison´s wish to get the character killed long ago. But it should have been done diffenrently. Han was a crucial part in the SW universe and his death should have more meaning.
So is it a great movie? Yes. Is it Star Wars? Well, it has the right ingredients. If the story developes where I hope it leads than, yes, this could become monumental like the original.
One big advantage this has already over the prequels is the discussion and speculation it will spawn over the coming months. With the prequels everybody knew what would happen it was just a matter of getting there. This feels more like the original saga.
So let the rumors run wild.
Ok. After watching the movie at a midnight premiere and sleeping a little bit, I must say it was entertaining, but can't stand up to the hype. I'm a fan, but I'm not even trying to comparing it to any of the original trilogy, as this is practically a remake of SW:ANH, beat by beat, not an original movie. The trailers made it feel mysterious, epic and trascendental, but the end product feels shallow and rushed. That said, it's better than the prequels, but as I feared, mostly JJ Abrams' usual fare. At the end, I was leaving the cinema without the feeling of rush from the previous movies, and not caring for the next one,
I just hope this movie survives to the hype. None of Abrams movies ever has.
Fantastic excellent photography and film
New Star Wars keeps the good balance between hard action and deep plot. This makes it a good new beginning for the next trilogy (or maybe all franchise movie productions).
Phenomenal! As a long time Star Wars fan I was prepared for a huge disappointment but man was I thrilled when I left the theater!
While we have seen a lot in previous movies Disney somehow managed to perfectly merge old with new and produce one of the best 3D movies I have ever seen. If you are remotely interested in action and / or SciFi movies I can only recommend this flick to you. Even if you have never seen a Star Wars movie before...
Cannot wait for Episodes VIII and IX!
The new characters are absolutely amazing. The movie itself has some weak spots but is still very fantastic.
I like it a lot, even though it inspired so many studios to make greatest hits compilation films, most of which aren’t that good.
The reason why I’m letting it pass here is because it feels fresh, it does more than simply rehashing A New Hope.
It puts in the work of creating great new characters, the filmmaking techniques are very different compared to the original trilogy, and they do interesting things with the familiar stuff.
Take the original characters for example, all of them are taken to places that you wouldn’t expect based on the ending of Return of the Jedi.
Having said that, the starkiller base stuff is a bit boring and uninspired, even though there are still many great scenes in the third act.
8/10
Third watch and still only a 6....sigh.
New SW keep the climate of the first SW (action) and derive what is good from the second SW (story and depth). I think it could be a good new beginning… ;>
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The whole theatre burst into spontaneous cheers several times, and the whole theatre completely went silent - people literally stopped chewing their popcorn - on numerous occasions.
Like you've probably already heard, the movie REALLY is a phenomenal throwback to the original trilogy, with an extra oomph and insane amounts of creativity and new found inspiration that will take the franchise to a whole new level.
The characters are three-dimensional, it's nowhere near as strictly black and white, good vs. evil like in most of the previous movies, and Adam Driver as Kylo Ren is the best example of that. Hands down, the best villian to appear in the Star Wars franchise other than Darth Vader.
Daisy Ridley & John Boyega are thrilling to watch, the old cast members, popping in during the movie were just as fun to watch.
J.J. Abrams and the writers somehow managed to create a plot that was very confined in space and time, yet they effortlessly captured the grand universe that is Star Wars with some pretty great throwbacks to the old trilogy plot-wise. Some might argue that it's lack of creativity and unnecessary repetition, but I thought it was a wonderful homage. It flowed naturally and there really was no dull moment.
Absolutely phenomenal. :)
Movie was entertaining, but the story was too unoriginal and predictable. Too much cheesy Disney humor and too many plotholes for my taste.
I last saw the first-made three films about ten years ago, and still enjoyed them. This film is far superior to the three films that were last made, but is still an uncomfortable ball of prejudice and xenophobia. The blu-ray actually subtitles some dialogue as spoken by "ALIEN". Well...who's an alien in all this, then? Isn't that a note on the bars that definitely should not be in-place? Drab.
In total, the film bored me. Could be that Star Wars isn't in me any more, or that I'm too alienated by it.
My head is still exploding having just watched The Force Awakens in 3D IMAX. Absolutely awesome - one of the best cinema-going experiences I've ever had. Definitely the best Star Wars film in three decades, and maybe the best one ever. You'll laugh, cry and want to leap in the air. The new cast are all great, but when Han Solo and Chewie arrive it's like your childhood comes crashing into the present. Harrison Ford is one of the best things in this film.
Critics have complained that this film borrows too much from episode IV. I think it is more homage for the fans and doesn't bother me one iota. It may not be perfect but man is it FUN. It's a wonderful throwback to the original trilogy that recaptures the humour and fun so lacking from the prequels. Star Wars is back!
Disney have clearly learned from Marvel's successes and are doing some major world building here leaving many questions unanswered. Comic book movies are often rebooted and no-one complains but many other movies are considered sacrosanct. What JJ Abrams has done here is to produce BOTH a sequel and a reboot. It's inspired, and helpfully sets up a world of stories to explore in future movies.
This is just the beginning. Welcome to the Star Wars Cinematic Universe....
The Hope is Back! The Love is Back! The Faith is Back! The Anger is Back! The Shock is back! The Families are Back! Our collective childhood's and preteens and teenage is back. And finally, The Force is Back!.... To take us to a new and remarkable future!
Ode to A New Hope
Are you a Star Wars Fan? You will not be disappointed in this film.
Is it a perfect film? No. But it is a great Star Wars film the way a child of the 70's remembers this franchise. You will embrace the new stars of this generation with the same conviction and love that you have to the original trio. I will say, that this has some of the best character development of any Star Wars film that has come before it, and not just for the new heroes and heroine but for the old characters that we have missed the past 30 years.
Go and see this movie. Go and see it multiple times.
May the Force Be With You.
Ah, I was a bit skeptical towards this movie, but after seeing it I'm happy! It was emotionally satisfying experience with great visuals and rich quality audio. No, it's not perfect but it was a really good movie. In the middle there was some moments that could've been paced a little better, but especially towards the end things started to heat up. Really liked the new characters and they were really well written/acted. Solid 9/10.
Finn is a terrible person if you think about it lol, everything that goes wrong or bad in this movie is because of his arrogance.
(yes I know is Disney so they’re not that smart lol) also, you’d think everyone on the planet would start dying of radiation poisoning pretty quickly from the planet sucking up energy from the sun and then shooting the same energy
The Force Awakens was definitely enjoyable. I loved the new characters (and the old) and I loved the use of practical effects. All of the actors did a phenomenal job and you can tell everyone really cared about this franchise.
However.... The copy and pasting of most of A New Hope's plot points was a bit too much. It made the film too predictable in some parts. I loved how Rey was a strong female heroine but there were times it she felt a bit.... too perfect? Her ability to use a lightsaber and mind tricks when she JUST realized she could access the force was pretty unbelievable. And although Kylo Ren obviously hadn't finished his training and wasn't the perfect Sith, there still should've been no way she beat him so easily. I also wish we had gotten to see more of Captain Phasma and Poe Dameron.
It's like your younger cousin - it tries to be cool, but you can see it's only copying everything you do but in a lame way
Lol just like the last movie everything that goes wrong is finns fault
After watching "The Force Awakens" a second time, I still have the same opinion. It's a very good "Star Wars" movie with a strong cast and great special effects. The weakest part of the movie is the Starkiller Base.
The "Star Wars" franchise is loaded with faux science and implausibilities, but I just can't get past how dumb the Starkiller idea is.
I've only seen "The Force Awakens " once. It was good, but I'm fighting off the urge to see it again because I don't understand why a Star Wars movie deserves a second chance over other movies that I've seen once, liked as much if not more, and then not re-watched.
Yes, I too saw Star Wars 4, 5 & 6 during their original runs in theaters (I'm that old), so nostalgia runs deep with me. However, I don't think "The Force Awakens" deserves an additional trip to the movies any more than say "Mad Max Fury Road", "Edge of Tomorrow", or "Nightcrawler" did. These were all movies I rated higher than the new Star Wars, and I waited until they came out on BluRay before a second watch.
I liked a lot of things about "The Force Awakens". Han and Chewy, the new characters Rey and Finn, Poe Dameron's X-wing dogfight and tie-fighter escape scenes, etc. It's a lot of fun and likely has an impact even greater on younger Star Wars newbies (my son has seen it five times and says it's now his favorite movie). The first two Star Wars movies score 5 of 5 with me but honestly, much of that is love of the characters over time and not because those first two movies were the greatest films ever.
I'll get around to "The Force Awakens" again when it's released on home video, but for now, I'll see something else that's sitting in my watchlist.
Still can’t understand how someone that just discovered the Force was able, in order, to: mentally resist a trained “sith”, use the force to make a trooper do something (influencing his weak mind), get the lightsaber using the force, kick the ass on a lightsaber duel on the previous mentioned trained “sith”. Anakin and Luke needed a lot of time and training to be able to do this things, why did they have to rush it this time? It went like “oh the Force is true? Cool, I can master it already”. Said this, the first 80 minutes of the movie were enjoyable.
I haven't seen this since I saw it in the cinema when it was released...does it still make the grade I gave it?
Indeed it does!!!
It's still Star Wars as it should be...and I got an even better impression of that sound design when I tried it in my home theatre. I might even have to upgrade further because I suspect it's more to get out of that impressive sound.
Kinda sad to see Carrie Fisher in this one, knowing it might be the last time we see her and her princess. As my nephew said...Heroes shouldn't be allowed to die!!
It's indeed a return to form for the franchise, and it's one hell of an action packed movie
Well Done J.J. Abrams...now let's see if you can do it again...
I didn't even watch the last (first?) Three ones because annoying Whatnots that tried to be cute for kids I guess and kids doing races and winning. Felt like Disney passed out on a typewriter. So this is the next attempt...
Just small cute attempts (who knew robots that can't speak can make sad sounds? Who thinks that is cute?). Characters almost talked normal. No, people don't finish each others sentences at the same time. Please...
Story didn't feel like one story. Tried to explain to much what happened here and there and them got lost and poof... All good. Could have been direct to vhs release for all I care.
While the cinematography is awesome, the whole film just started to gradually get boring after the first half.
Don't get me wrong, the characters are awesome and hilarious, but I can definitely see Disney's hand all in this. There was perhaps too much humor, and it really affected the tone of the series overall. I wanted something more shocking. I'm really hoping that they don't follow the same basic plot from the original trilogy in the next one.
Kylo Ren was absolutely... something. I definitely can understand why people talk about his 'temper tantrums' so often now. They really are!
Im an all time favourite of all Star wars Movies, new and old. The first three, to ever come out were amazing for their time (hello puppet yoda) and then the next three came along (hello new and improved yoda), and the graphics became even more magnificent. Im continuously impressed with these movies and there storylines. I know this movie, is a sort of, well really close remake of the first movie, but either way i love it. We always need a hero, we always need someone to save the helpless. Its great for the younger generation too...
I became attached to Darth Vader (Anakin Skywalker), the moment we were introduced to him, and learnt his full story and his background. I fell in love with Yoda, Han Solo and Chewy and all of the other characters you slowly get to know. Everyone has their own, amazing, interesting background.
I was a bit worried about the new movie. Would it destroy the saga, or would it be just amazing enough to be able to continue on for another 2 after. (Seen as all the movies have come out in three's) But i was impressed, more than impressed. The atmosphere of the movie theatre, has never been like it was for any other movies. When it was suspenseful, the crowd was quiet, not a piece of popcorn crunched, not a single drink was slurped. When it was sad and a character you had grown up with, was killed, i heard nothing but sadness, and a few people scream "Noooooooooooo" (thanks darth vader). It killed me inside a little bit, but everything made sense.
I would recommend this movie 1000000%, it was amazeballs. <3 Ive never been so invested into a movie, and my family are so crazy about it. We had nearly an hours conversation about who was whos child or who would die next, or who kylo ren is, and are all the stormtroopers going to have feelings soon, and what is darth vaders plan that kylo feels hes got to finish..... So many questions!!!!
I really loved this movie.
The only minus of the movie is that it uses the original story of New Hope. But! This is also really really big plus! It worked in the past, it works now 30+ years later. There are just some milestones that are the same/similar, but lots of detail and backgrounds are different.
Based on that the movie fulfills the role of being "the next" Star Wars movie (for the fans, this will feel familiar, building trust, nostalgia, just the old Star Wars feeling is finally back).
It also succeeds in being "the new" Star Wars, by introducing new characters, new mysteries and new questions that we want to find out. There is huge potential in the follow up movies, thanks to this being so good.
Complete tribute to the saga. Rey, Finn and Poe, i love this guys
It lived up to all expectations! I'm going to be hitting trees with painted sticks for a few weeks because of this movie!
I am a real fan. The SFX are really good. But the story was mediocre. By far not the best movie of the year.
The most satisfying Star Wars movie, is unique
For some stupid reason I never watched the other movies, my friends convinced me to watch this one, and it was one of the best movies of the year, awesome!
Just watched it, so awesome. Personally loved it, not really a spoiler but I'll mark it as one, some great humour and some breath taking visuals, and for the one's that have seen it that scene with one of them and the other one on the bridge when stuff happens and DAMN, almost brought a tear to my eye.
In theaters 1x, read the novelization… I had such hope and rated it great. I’m finally rewatching at home and the script problems started showing. Ugh. Still better than its sequels and better than the prequels, but I’m taking my enthusiastic Trakt “great” down to “good”.
TFA amounts to little more than a rehash/reboot of some elements of ANH and most elements of ROTJ, but not actually as good as either.
Good points: seeing Han and Chewie, Leia, C3PO and R2D2 (to a lesser extent) and Luke Skywalker (briefly) again, the new Storm Troopers, BB-8, thrown in more for the robo-cutesy appeal, Kylo Ren. (excellently brought to life by Adam Driver) Kylo being Han and Leia's son Ben, and him having gone all "Order 66" on everyone at Luke's new Jedi Academy, the attempt by Solo to bring his son back to the light side and common sense, but Kylo/Ben weakly giving in to his hatred (and/or being too weak to resist Snoke's influence) by slaying his own father. But that's about it.
Bad points: everything else. Finn is the most annoying, unlikeable, gung-ho, American-GI-Joe stereotype ever. Bloody hell, even Han Solo thought so; as he had to tell Finn to reign it in and get a grip, at one point. Yes, Han was initially a bit arrogant and condescending to Leia, and full of macho charisma in the first half of ANH, but that was far less in-your-face and irritating than Finn's childishly over-the-top melodramatic outbursts. The First Order's Storm Trooper training would almost certainly have crushed that stupid macho crap, and any significant individuality, out of him, to the point where he wouldn't have cared one iota about another random storm trooper that was injured. At no point in any SW production prior to this has a stormtrooper ever stopped to rescue or assist a severely inured colleague, the hapless injured party has either been killed to protect security of their commanders, been abandoned and left to die, or else been killed by the enemy. They are literally cannon fodder in just the same way that the clones were - infinite troops on the ground to be the front line in assaults, but expendable and not individually important (apart from, latterly, a handful in CW/Rebels/BB animated shows), as the entire SW universe seems to hold a very blasé attitude to death, except when it comes to protagonists. Therefore, Finn's crisis of conscience and horror at the death of his fellow trooper, and the execution of the villagers, makes little sense. This can perhaps be explained away as a failure of his training, a "bug in the system" or something, but that training has never failed for the other few billion storm troopers. Ok, he may be one in a (few) billion, but if his demeanour had been more akin to, say, Crosshair from SW:BB (I know that BB came after TFA, but was just using him for comparative purposes), that would have made him far more believable, and likeable. As it was, he was just a dumb grunt trying to get the girl with his stupid, chauvinistic, macho antics. His entire existence in TFA just feels like an attempt to provide political correctness amongst the protagonists - arguably the same as Rey. Oh, and also to provide a totally needless love story - an element already provided by Han and Leia, but American film producers seem completely unable to have action heroes in films that don't have a romantic interest in one of the other protagonists. However, at least Rey was a likeable character. It's just a shame that she was effectively the rebooted young Luke, and her story was so poorly written. A little more understanding of her background, how she came to be living on her own on a desert planet working as a slave to some self-important alien, how she had gained any flying experience or technical expertise in starship maintenance when seemingly all she had to play with were the scavenged-to-death bones of Empirical war machinery, would have been good. It was a little too convenient that she had all the necessary skills, in just the right place, at just the right moment, in order that she could help to save the galaxy. And then, with one touch of the mysteriously-recovered blue "Skywalker" lightsaber (thought to have been lost along with Luke's severed hand in ESB) - , to be "Force-awakened" enough to master the "Jedi mind trick" and wield a lightsaber well enough to defeat a highly-trained-by-Luke-Skywalker, Force-strong opponent, never mind whether or not he was already injured. Talking of which, Ren should have been able to easily defeat a bloody storm trooper with no Force powers and no lightsaber training, without even having to pause for breath or because of his injury. Finally, how is it that, in ANH, the only reason that Luke was able to fly through the Death Star and strike the killing blow was because he used the Force to guide him. He turned off his targeting computer. Poe Dameron, however, successfully makes a flight of equal difficulty through just as narrow a course simply by being a fearless maverick with excellent piloting skills. As well as belittling Luke's achievement in ANH, this also seems far too convenient. But without directly ripping off ANH by having Rey making that flight, what else could they do, as they do, having backed themselves into the same design-flaw failure plot hole as ANH and ROTJ?
To summarise, TFA relies on plot-conveniences and ideas lifted from previous SW films at every turn, without really coming up with anything new at all. It's an ok Star Wars film, and has the advantage of being technically superior to previous productions (as you'd expect), but it could have been so much better.
This was just too rushed. Characters with boring names and that have all over the place personalities that constantly seem stressed. Kylo is an absolute dork of a character
Growing up with the OT they'll always have a special place in my heart (especially the Harmy despecialised editions). But to be honest, if I was born in this generation, this is better. It has better and more consistent character development but it still has the original Star Wars feel to it. Even politically, a female main character who's just badass without having to explain why she's strong despite being a woman, the poc in lead roles. I wish, I really do wish, we didn't have to make a big deal out of it but it'll be a while before this is normalised. Oscar Isaac, John Boyega, and Daisy Ridley were a great choice. In the end, I'm just happy with a great movie with some of the best actors of this time.
I still remember when I watched this in the cinema (hard to believe this was a bit more than 5 years ago). Watching the intro in a cinema already felt worth it as this was the first Star Wars movie that I could watch in the cinema and those movies had a big influence on my childhood.
The "jokes" where unexpected but in hindsight they're not that great (apart from calling the Millenium Falcon garbage :D). Unfortunately the overall story wasn't impressive and felt pretty silly (it's basically just another Death Star with another vulnerability and I cannot take the First Order seriously).
But nonetheless I enjoyed it an I'm very glad that they're making new Star Wars movies and TV shows. I'm mainly into it for the fantasy universe (especially the force and ships) and CGI. I also liked Rey (though the british accent is already reason enough for me).
(But tbh I really should downgrade my rating to 9/10 for the Death Star alone...)
I am still so frustrated with the sequels following this movie and how they squandered such a great set up. The chemistry between Han Solo, Finn, and Rey worked great and it was completely forgotten in the next movie. The reunion with Han and Luke would have been great. Instead we are left with a unsatisfying reboot of the franchise. This was a pretty good movie that understood what it wanted to do.
The problem is the new cast are all awful, and this let's feel sorry for the father killing psychopath is hilarious.
This movie is little more than a rehash of the original trilogy. Plot points are beat for beat recreations of scenes in the originals, except when they're trying to "fix" things that they wanted to have happen in the series years ago. Boyega overacts throughout the entire movie.
It's not bad though. In fact, I like it more after watching 'The Last Jedi'. Poe and Rey were both great (especially Poe), and the flight scenes were exhilarating. Compared to its sequel, it's far more focused. The movie's biggest problem is that it lacks passion. Most of it feels like it was made by a committee instead of someone who actually has something to say.
Sure, the movie is entertaining, but so were the older movies that this takes from. When this does little more than retread old ground, can it really be rated any higher?
A re-imagined version of A New Hope, still good though. But I hope they develop the story in the next movies.
The first Star Wars movie where the "Dark Side" wasn't at all impressive. Also I hope they bring a bit more story in the next one, instead of just copying basically every famous scene from the previous movies.
But all in all I admire Disney for pushing the franchise, as George Lucas just hardly made the effort. We're already getting another spin-off movie this year and also the whole setting fits mucht better to the movies 4-6 than 1-3 ever will.
This movie is essentially a remake of the original star wars. Yes, there are new characters. And yes, the story of the old characters is updated. But the main themes and troops of this movie repeat the old themes and troops. There a young one in whom The Force is strong, but who knows nothing of this, until SHE is thrown into epic events of galactic proportion. And there are evil men in whom the dark side of the force is strong.
I guess the shocking part in the movie is the identity of the super villains: the son of Hans Solo and Princess Leah --- the successor of his grandfather, Darth Vader ---, who serves Supreme Leader Snooke, the most talented student of Luke Skywalker, and whom has now turned to the Dark Side of the force. I suppose that this is not as unexpected as it might at first appear. After all, the original trilogy pitted son against father. So in this new trilogy --- of which this is the beginning --- a son kills a father, this time in the service of evil rather than good.
Yes, Hans Solo is killed when he tries to bring back his son from the self-embraced darkness.
And Luke Skywalker only shows up at the very end, when the young gifted one (who may or may not be family --- the hints are tantalizing!) symbolically asks for training: apparently Luke had retired from the universe in despair as a response to the actions of his nephew and his best student. Perhaps he never intended to train anyone ever again --- turning his back on The Force. But like The Godfather in Part III, whatsoever his own wishes might be, he is pulled back in, at the very last scene of this movie.
The plot is good --- but familiar.
Nothing over exciting. Just a fantasy with elements of comedy. Even Ford didn't help.
A film without a beginning, and without an end.
Absolutely disappointing rehash of the first trilogy. Disney had a real opportunity to do something new and exciting with this ipr but resorted to rushed writing with an extremely compressed story that makes no sense and fails to make anyone care for the characters or events. Emo Kylo is an outstanding metaphor for the whole deal.
Easily the worst Star Wars film ever. Not sure what Disney were thinking... Maybe because people liked "A New Hope" they decided to make this "A New Hope 2.0"
"Oh and let's make Kylo Ren basically Darth Vader 2.0"
"Oh and we can make the Death Star 3.0! And make it way bigger, that will blow everyone's minds"
"Oh and let's replicate Hitler and the Nazis, just like they already did in Captain America"
"Oh and let's unnecessarily throw in a million nods to the original Star Wars films just to distract the fans from the weak plot"
There's nothing wrong with nods to previous films, but "The Force Awakens" was basically fuelled by nods.
This was basically just a mediocre action film with a Star Wars skin to help sell it.
Really very frustrating how many people are buying into this rubbish, because that is just going to encourage Disney to keep churning more and more out from their cesspit.
While the story-telling and the visuals itself are on point, the movie confirms my worst fear. It wasn't made because there was a story to tell: Instead, it basically retells the story of A New Hope. The intention for profit is undeniable.
Also, major pacing issues are to point out. Ray talks about "Han being the father she never had", and Finn is willing to risk his life for Ray, although these people had only met the day before. Somewhere I feel I missed the time lapse.
Also, the background of things is left UBER-vague, although here I can at least hope the sequels will catch up on that.
I'm not a star wars fan and I'll never be. The whole movie just feels like it popped out of the eighties. The old formula, good vs evil, doesn't work anymore. Everything was too shallow, there isn't no proper character development, they're just running and fighting constantly. Basically, for me, it was a very silly movie full of hype and sexism. Disappointed but not surprised.
Hey, if you don't want spoilers then don't read this. I'm not like giving away major things, but just go see it first. I think you can find somebody to go with you (kind of a big franchise in popularity if you didn't know).
This movie feels a lot like the original trilogy, both in a good way and a bad way. First off, I enjoyed myself quite a bit the whole time. Action was great, camera work, alien design, and even post 3-D work were all great. I really enjoyed the new robot BB-8. They did a great job with small humor here and there throughout, and Oscar Isaac I think is perfect, probably the best new character.
But... I had a lot of issues with how repeat this thing is. I can hit soooo many specific details they do over from the other films that it isn't even funny. And no, I'm not talking about general film plot themes or funny lines done in new ways (although that does happen). No, I'm talking about literally having a new Death Star for the third Goddamn time. I'm talking about a person loading important info into a robot that is found on a desert planet by the new hero who joins up with another less force sensitive person and leaves on the Millennium Falcon, meets up with the good guy team, and goes to blow up the new Death Star while being chased by a dude in a black suit/mask combo.
I could keep going for a long ass time. However, that isn't all that bothers me. A lot of the third act has some problems. Big one is how the bad guy seems to be able to get beaten pretty easily by someone who has picked up a lightsaber for the first time. Yea, you have some jedi stuff in you so you start decent, but shouldn't beat a person who has that too and has been training. If it was simply there to show how amazing the new girl was, fine, but don't expect me to think this Kylo Renn & Stimpy guy to be intimidating anymore.
I'm getting a bit rough on the film I guess, but again I have to admit that overall I still had a good time watching it. It certainly knows how to balance the seriousness and fun. I hope the next one turns better though, since this felt like a lot of setup. Perhaps watching them back to back will make me appreciate this one more. Or maybe it'll suck and I'll be sad, who knows.
Oh, and John Williams' new score is a 5 out of 5.
The worst reboot ever guy what is this copy paste of the scenario of the 4. And guys please choose better actor or stop with the shut up it s work like that. Just we don't would to believe in this hero there just here for the scenario and not the opposite. The only good point is visually it s beautiful and it s star Wars but except that It s rape of the original star Wars by George Lucas. So sad I m waiting for this movie but it s just another commercial reboot movie
Words can't describe how i'm feeling after seeing this movie, but i'll try it. Well, 10 years waiting for a new Star Wars movie, 33 waiting for a sequel of the original trilogy, what could we expect ? new characters ? the classic characters ? John Williams music ? beautiful visual effects ? a reboot/remake/sequel or what ?
YES ! there's all of it in Force Awakens. The feeling of nostalgia for the classic faces such as Solo, Chewie and Leia, and all that stuff we always loved such as that piece of junk called Millenium Falcon, there are a lot of references from the classic ones.
But, what i was really expecting was the fresh faces and the story and direction of J.J. Abrams, and god...... it was... PERFECT. The idea of bringing the classic characters to this story was great, but presenting us with these new characters was even better ! There's so much charisma and chemistry in those ones, Ridley, Boyega, Isaac, even the new droid BB-8 is such a lovely character, Maz Kanata, portrayed by the amazing Lupita Nyong'o, works as a new version of our Master Yoda.
About the new empire called as the First Order, i had my little regards, the main villain, Kylo Ren, is a good one, but can evolve much more on the next films, Captain Phasma, the chromed stormtrooper has some similarities with the classic bounty hunter Boba Fett, also can evolve much more, General Hux is a crazy dictator, the whole First Order and it's supreme leader Snoke, it has so much mystery.
Well... my last words about this film are: Definitely the best film of 2015 and the best Star Wars film since Empire Strikes Back. GO SEE IT ! 10/10
The Star Wars Universe has never before be seen this crispy- an immensely satisfying experience for Star Wars fans and a great movie overall. Ending was somewhat abrupt but that only leaves room for more!
This is a great movie, a trip of nostalgia with balanced characters and lovely cinematography. Kudos to JJ Abrams.
A phenomenal sequel to the original trilogy and an amazing show of loyalty to the original cast, crew and filming techniques used 40 years ago. A refreshing surprise after the sidetracking Sith trilogy. 10/10
Sorry but this has not lived up to the hype, often found myself looking down at my phone :( good but lacks new creativity. seen it all before and that's exactly how it felt. I have a new hope that things will improve ;)
So I just saw Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and wow, what a surprise, it was really........ Good!
It was a good, fun, enjoyable movie. The music was great just like every other movie in the series. The acting was great despite almost every other movie in the series. Quite honestly, the most noticeably weak actors in the entire film were the ones from the original trilogy.The dialogue scenes between Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher were a little difficult to take seriously.
Fortunately, however, the majority of performances in in this movie were actually pretty great. The majority of the characters were actually pretty well-developed too. They were interesting, fun to watch, and easy to care about. Although it was a little weird that, most of the time, the new Droid character just felt as though it was a spherical version of WALL-E. I literally stopped caring about whatever its name actually was and only started referring to it as BALL-E.
The film's pacing was also pretty well done. Although I kept expecting the movie to end several times, I think that was mostly my fault. With this movie being the first in a new trilogy, I wasn’t really sure exactly how wrapped up this movie was planning on being by the time it ended. And I think that’s what made me feel as though were a lot longer than it was. Because despite that, I was never really bored, but I found myself unintentionally anticipating the ending a lot more than I probably would be if this were just a stand-alone film.
One of the things I enjoyed most about The Force Awakens is that this is the most realistic a Star Wars movie has ever felt.With not all that much preventing me from believing what I’m seeing, I’m able to just sit back and watch the characters deal with their conflicts. And boy, is that ever personally refreshing for a Star Wars movie.
Now, before I watched The Force Awakens, I went back and watched the original trilogy. So the similarities between this film and A New Hope were pretty fucking apparent. Without getting too specific, some of the similarities were a little fucking ridiculous. There were a few moments where I found myself thinking “Really? This? Again?” Like, it wasn’t just hitting a lot of the same beats, there were quite literally identical problems and solutions. There were a few points where I found myself questioning the logic of the film. Like, apparently none of these ships need keys. You can quite literally just steal one without hot-wiring it or anything.
Anyway, I thought this movie was an enjoyable and refreshing addition to the franchise and I’m excited to see episodes eight and nine. Although I sincerely hope that they don't pull that bullshit where the third movie in the trilogy is split into two parts. Whatever, I guess we'll just have to wait and see, and I'm giving this one an episode seven out of ten.
ok sorry but i gave it a 7 just because it was star wars, the humour relief was a big no no for me and i blame Disney for that, i went to see a star wars film and not the hangover IV. To much nonsense of a script and no fresh ideas, it was a recycling of IV, V, VI. I'm upset
I'm not the biggest Star Wars fan and being a fan of the prequels as a kid didn't help when I watched them again being a grown up and finally saw how bad they really were...
That said, I didn't really know what to expect with TFA - specially with J.J. Lensflare Abrams at the helm, but I was really surprised how good it was. Actually, I'm positive now that J.J. Abrams made Star Trek as a trolling project before making a serious movie with Star Wars :P.
So, what's my feeling about it?
Rey is now my favorite Star Wars character ever - even if the movie raise more questions than it answer. She is a powerful female lead that - IMHO - will likely surpass Leia during the new trilogy (Padme blew it up with the crap weak stuff supposed to be a love affair). On the other hand, Finn kind of disappointed me? Well, because that the movie tries to cramp up so much story in a short time he looks like a coward (for a StormTrooper, that is) that turn hero in about two scenes. Without spoiling anything, let's just say that he wasn't what I expected after seeing the trailers and pictures.
No doubt that the mysterious Kylo Ren was the major surprise of the movie story and no crazy fan theories I saw was right about him. But then, looking back at the other Star Wars dark side users will make him somewhat predictable and unoriginal?
One thing to be sure, this movie is the first of a trilogy, so you will have lot of questions at the end...
It is a good movie. It's not a perfect movie, it's not the best star wars movie, it's not a complete failure. It's good with a couple flaws that anyone could've seen coming. The acting is good for the most part and there is a handing off of the reins that occurs within the movie from the old actors to the new that was done exactly how it should've been done. Speaking of the characters, the old ones are exactly what you've come to expect, chewie is tough, Han is slick, Leia is large and in charge, all good. The new characters were good and I'm sure they'll get better as the series moves forward but it felt a little out of place that everyone immediately becomes best friends throughout the film and are more than willing to risk their lives for each other even though the movie seems to take place throughout the course of 2 or 3 days. Rey is probably the highlight of the new characters, strong minded and almost too good-natured. Finn is okay, he's the ultra brave to the point of stupidity character and often he puts himself in danger for something/someone he doesn't really even know but he's definitely the driving force for the plot of Force Awakens. Kylo Ren is a great villain but they definitely tried too much too early with him. I thought he was incredibly intimidating until the very end when he does the most intimidating thing yet and immediately afterwards gets shot in the side and gets his ass kicked in a lightsaber fight against people who have no training at all, the conflict within his mind also would've been better if strung out more and I'm sure they will add to it in the next couple movies but there is one specific part that was definitely rushed.
The plot is honestly unimpressive and not creative in the slightest. Former jedi turned sith and company have mega weapon that is practically indestructible and can destroy planets. Young adults get together and find out they have great power together. they blow up said mega weapon. One of the big drawbacks was the backstory for this. They basically say, "The first order is the remnants of the Empire, the rebels created a galactic republic, both have no idea where the fuck Luke Skywalker is." It's implied that Kylo wants to find Luke to kill him and the Rebels obviously don't want that to happen but it really doesn't seem like either side really knows what the fuck they're trying to do. The empire are not trying to keep their empire together anymore, they're just blowing up planets for shits and giggles I guess and the rebellion has already won and created their own society yet they are still called the rebellion for some reason (so the viewers don't get confused). I know they did this because they already jammed so much shit into this movie that adding more background would've thrown the pacing off somewhat or it would've extended the runtime to a point that would have turned off certain people but I feel like they could've just given a bit more explanation even if it was just during the Opening crawl after the title. I feel like they figured out that if you try anything too new with Star Wars then the fans will immediately hate you for it. They whined when the prequels added politics so why try it with the sequels. If you stick to what they already love then you can't fail. Right? well I'm sick of the same plot, they already got away from recycling the plot for Episode 6 we didn't need it again for 7. The cinematography was solid but not extremely impressive, it had a lot of good light vs dark imagery but that duality just dominated everything else and there was nothing else to it. The music was great but it was still the weakest of any Star Wars movie. The special effects both practical and computer generated were incredible. The action sequences were acceptable but oddly weren't nearly as impressive as any other Star Wars in the series. It's a worthy entry in the series but it has some flaws that it needs to fix before episode 8.
SO GOOD. It's so refreshing in comparison with the other movies and the special effects are on point. As well as the story telling!
Yes, it's a rehash of the first film and yes the main character is an overpowered John Cena, and yes there are strange coincidences and plotholes apparent, but THE ONE MOST IMPORTANT thing which the prequels all got wrong, this one gets right!! All the characters are so well written, you genuinely care about all the stakes and conflicts they are confronted with.
The greatest gift Star Wars gave us was the ability to look within ourselves, past all the "crude material matter" as Yoda puts it, and push those emotions, ambitions & beliefs that defines us, far off into an imaginary world, a world where we bend the laws of reality, where warriors and wizards battle their stakes with laser swords, a world where magic is real, where we can explore those truly human themes without having to worry about hard science. The human bond we share with the characters is what makes it all believable, and you can tell J.J. Abrams and the new heirs of Star Wars GETS IT!
I've not been this excited about a Star Wars film since the original trilogy. I walked into this expecting the worst, what I got was the complete opposite of that. It's wonderful!!
Original trilogy, episodes IV–VI
A New Hope (1977) https://trakt.tv/movies/star-wars-1977
The Empire Strikes Back (1980) https://trakt.tv/movies/the-empire-strikes-back-1980
Return of the Jedi (1983) https://trakt.tv/movies/return-of-the-jedi-1983
Prequel trilogy, episodes I–III
The Phantom Menace (1999) https://trakt.tv/movies/star-wars-episode-i-the-phantom-menace-1999
Attack of the Clones (2002) https://trakt.tv/movies/star-wars-episode-ii-attack-of-the-clones-2002
Revenge of the Sith (2005) https://trakt.tv/movies/star-wars-episode-iii-revenge-of-the-sith-2005
Sequel trilogy, episodes VII–IX
The Force Awakens (2015) https://trakt.tv/movies/star-wars-the-force-awakens-2015
The Last Jedi (2017) https://trakt.tv/movies/star-wars-the-last-jedi-2017
The Rise of Skywalker (2019) https://trakt.tv/movies/star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker-2019
Anthology films
Rogue One (2016) https://trakt.tv/movies/rogue-one-a-star-wars-story-2016
Solo (2018) https://trakt.tv/movies/solo-a-star-wars-story-2018
Rogue Squadron (2023) https://trakt.tv/movies/rogue-squadron-2023
The story is nice but it misses on character building and messes up all the SW Universe as we know it.
There is also comic joke tone that doesn't fit in the story.
When Rey in less than 30 seconds learned the jedi mind trick to get free it was too much and I had to stop watching. Com'on how on earth (ehm galaxy) is this possible for an untrained? She is even able to battle on par with the Master of the Knights of Ren an already trained apprentice!!!
What about the lead villain? He seems a crying child that destroys everything around him when something goes wrong...
For me it's a 6. It would have been an 8 for special effects and story would there have not been the original trilogy that taught us how much practice, experience and patience you need to be able to use the force.
An enjoyable beginning to the sequel trilogy!
'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' entertained me. It felt like a fresh direction for the overall franchise, which I guess is little surprise given George Lucas was not a major part of this. I actually didn't notice a great deal of difference, or at least as much as I thought there'd be given his exclusion.
I enjoyed seeing the new cast merge with the old trio, even if there are only small appearances from two of the latter. Daisy Ridley and John Boyega are excellent additions, both give top performances - I will say I didn't sense major chemistry between the two, but I assume that'll come soon enough. Adam Driver, meanwhile, suits his role nicely.
Original trio Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill all feature, though - as alluded to - Ford is the only one that has a major part to play. Either way, it's cool seeing them back in the franchise.
Everything else about the film satisfied me, I'm not saying it's perfect - esp. the plot - but I found it perfectly fun to watch. For me, it's a strong start for this era of 'Star Wars'.
"Chewie, we're home."
The Force Awakens is a continuation of the "Star Wars" saga, balance returns to the Force as the First Order, emerging from the ashes of the Empire, clashes with the Resistance, which includes scrappy newcomers as well as heroes from the former Rebel Alliance.
It's been awhile since we've seen a Star Wars movie hit theaters and the last one wasn't that great. Fans today are still not over what George Lucas did. Then the news came out about a 7th film in one of the biggest and most iconic franchise of all time, but that only made fans more worried. Everyone had doubts over J.J. Abrams directing a new Star Wars movie, because Star Wars is one of the BIGGEST movies ever and fans seriously don't want another Phantom Menace on their hands, but after seeing the movie I can safely say that J.J. Abrams nailed it.
J.J. Abrams broke his back making this movie, I mean taking on a project like this is a big deal. Abrams himself is a fan of the original Star Wars movies and while watching this movie I could tell. He put everything in this movie and it absolutely paid off. I can't imagine anyone else directing this movie and I think it's a perfect idea for a Star Wars fan (like Abrams) to direct the movie, because he knows his roots better than Lucas. Abrams really listened to fans and this isn't the first time a director did that. I mean, with J.J. Abrams wanting to make a good Star Wars movie, he wants to get everything nailed down perfectly and the best way he could do that is by listening to what people what. Abrams did fantastic job directing this movie as he added a mix of A New Hope, the old school film making and a little bit of a Star Trek feel to it.
Daisy Ridley and John Boyega play new character's in the Star Wars saga and both of them are unknown stars to some people. Both of them deliver a great performance and their characters were enjoyable to watch. The characters themselves are interesting, you care for them and you have a little glimpse of their back story that makes you want to know more about them. All the characters in the movie are great and I'm talking about the old and new characters.
Now lets talk about the villain 'Kylo Ren' played by Adam Driver. This might honestly be the most fleshed out, human and understandable villain we've had since Vader, now I'm not saying he's the next Vader or he's up up there with Vader, but he is a menacing villain that's quite frightening at times. He's not the type of villain that's just evil or tries to have a clear motivation that's done poorly in other movies, but here (Without spoiling everything) is more than that. He was a great villain and just his presence can make anyone go silent.
I loved the use of the CGI in this movie. Abrams went back to original way of filming things and that's blending the CGI into the background that this universe is set in, and it's execution was beautiful. Now when I think about it, the whole movie is one big "f**k you" to George Lucas and how this movie avoids the things that we hated in the prequels (two of them is the use of CGI and Jar Jar).
To those wondering if Luke Skywalker is in the movie and again without giving too much away, yes, he is.
Now for the flaws: A lot of people have said that The Force Awakens is basically a remake of A New Hope and I do agree on that. Some may not problem with that and that's fine by me, but there were some call backs that felt a bit force (No pun intended).
I already talked about how amazing the visual effect's look, but some effect's were a bit noticeable. I think some of the noticeable effect's were some of the CGI character's. But all that a side, the rest of the effect's was really good.
Overall rating: The Force Awakens is a great Star Wars movie and it feels good saying that. It's way way better than the prequels and Return of the Jedi. It's absolutely worth seeing.
P.S. Here is something for those people who are going to spoil this movie for others.
"Those attempting to spoil Star Wars for others, know that it's the most attention you'll likely receive in life". - Quote by Chris Stuckmann
This movie is a disappointment bringing nothing new to the Star Wars universe. It is unoriginal and a rehash of A New Hope. I didn't care for the new characters who are not interesting. Rey is bland and overpowered, Poe is useless, Finn is annoying and he can use a lightsaber without training (why ???) and Kylo Ren is a pale imitation of Vader who fails to be threatening. The visuals can't save the inconsistencies of the movie.
it's official, Disney ruined Star wars for me. A New hope, only in boring.
And Who Gave You Permission To Remove That Helmet
Leia Doesn't Wanna See Me
Redeemed the franchise...great flick, good to see new and old faces...sucks we won't live long enough to mortgage the house for a down payment on a Falcon of my own..straight robbed son
oh abrams... this is what happen when good director slash die hard fans makes a movie that can even match the original director, and... Pssst... kylo ren killed han solo
Shout by Jim222001VIP 6BlockedParent2015-12-18T23:20:15Z
All the anticipation was worth it this time. While the characters are far more interesting and developed than anyone in the prequels. I love that Rey has a child like wonder to her but is bad ass as well. Kylo Ren, Poe and BB-8 are also exciting new characters. Finn is the only new character I think that needs just a little more build up in Episode 8.