A new hope for Star Wars fans

Rating: 10/10 (19 December 2016)

When I first heard about Disney acquiring Star Wars rights my first thought was "They are going to ruin it". But after chapter VII, they proved me somehow wrong. Even though the way the story was created seemed a bit familiar, it was a great movie.
I never considered myself one of those fans that were encyclopedias of Star Wars knowledge, like knowing which size of shoes wore Luke. But I'm one of those fans that loves the stories and the universe that George Lucas managed to create and put so sublimely on a screen.
At first I thought this new movie could be the one that destroyed the whole franchise, the one that was going to "unbalance the force". That movie that you watch and know it's over, the one you know they have gone too far trying to make a profit out of a famous name. But I have to say that this time, Mickey Mouse did something astonishing.
Even when I knew where the story was headed, and had a general idea of what was going to happen this picture managed to make me cry, which has happened 3 o 4 times before with a movie. The most romantic and geeky side of me came out. And it was because for the very first time since "The Return of the Jedi", someone was able to capture the real essence of Star Wars and create an original but at the same time new story in this universe.
To create characters that made sense with what was made before, and tell the beginnings of everything in a way I fell in love with something I already was in love.A story so perfectly built that made me get surprised with the known and anxious about the inevitable, in a way only great stories can.
I always had some problems with the new films (I, II and III), I liked them but felt they lacked of something. Always thought it was the CGI, and how that took away the meticulous art behind the old films. But I was wrong, I never had the chance to get involved the same way with the story, the mystic behind it wasn't the same or maybe something in the story was missing. This movie proved me wrong, I missed the essence of this magical universe and Rogue One proved that the essence is a fundamental part of this beautiful franchise.
My (fan boy) vote: 10/10