With this last trilogy, Star Wars is finally awesome!

Rating: 10/10 (8 February 2020)

I watched the original and was never impressed with the story, the acting, the dialog, etc. I was impressed with the effects generated for that time period, with the exception of the nanosecond it took for the massive Death Star to be completely blown up. I never really understood why Star Wars had become so popular. I appreciate the series nonetheless as it was a catalyst for greater things to come, both in the Star Wars story, and for the genre on the big screen.
I watched the first three episodes, and was more impressed, not just because the technology was better, but because the story actually had more substance. Yes, diehard nostalgic fans didn't like them, mostly because of Jar Jar, which was a stupid reason to dismiss them as being better, or at least on par with the original.
Then I watched the new trilogy, again what original series fans didn't expect, which is the real reason why they don't like them. I could not be more thankful over the fact that the "true" fans DON'T write the stories. Many great things came with this new trilogy. For one, these last three films finally decided to make something of the force. Being able to tap into the force that runs the Universe, one would think that they would be able to do more than just sleight-of-hand magic tricks. Simply levitating junk every once in a while, personal feelings of hope giving you supposed power, some petty "supernatural" instincts, and "these are not the droids you're looking for," made the force concept laughable, lame, and dismissible. Especially since that is what supposedly enabled a group of protector to maintain the peace (Jedi) in the galaxy. How could they do that job if they were hardly anymore powerful than ordinary people. Big whoop that they could use a sword in a world of laser guns and canons. Disney finally figured out how to stop the Force concept from appearing so foolish.
Also, the story line with Rey was not predictable like the harsh critics claim - that's just their arrogance coming to light, and their wines over the fact that their own lame ideas didn't make it to the screen. Hardly anything was predictable in the series, even with the constant and persistent foreshadowing of things. If you guessed the story, it's because there are only so many "twists" you can come up with, and you happened to guess right, which you truthfully probably had no clue about until after seeing the movie anyway. Rare is the occasion of an original idea being seen on the screen today. You just claim you knew what was coming because you want to hate it, and because you're in love with the original lame movies. What Disney did was take an idea that barely had potential at first, and finally realized it. Acting, story, effects, character development, etc. we're far superior, and the original series fans refuse to accept that because they weren't like the original lame mess that Lucas cooked up in his early career. I would greatly appreciate it if the paid harsh critics would get a real job, and that all other hateful "fan" critics would realize why they are not the ones in charge of any facet concerning the creation of movies - if they were, their versions would never even make budget.