I have never had a more delightful experience in the theater

Rating: 10/10 (20 December 2015)

I have never been so excited for a movie as I was with TFA. Everyday leading up to the movie, I never neglected in keeping myself up to date with fresh news concerning the film such as trailers, promotional videos and articles about the cast members, (avoiding spoilers, of course). I could have never been more excited for this film. Yet, I had some doubts that it wouldn't live up to the hype. How could it possibly please Star Wars fans enough that their expectations would be fulfilled? Well, all I can say is that this movie completely lives up to the crazy hype. Simply put: it's visually stunning. It's positively delightful. It's immensely enthralling. It's emotionally strong. And most importantly, it feels like a Star Wars film, it is a Star Wars film. I have never been more delighted at a theater. While I experienced this remarkable movie, there were times when the fun made me smile so much that my cheeks hurt. There were also times when the emotion made my throat choke up and my eyes swell up with tears. You could tell that there was so much thought and love put into every scene, and every single character in the film understood the importance of their roles they were playing and delivered perfectly, especially Daisy Ridley as Rey and John Boyega as Finn. Star Wars: The Force Awakens is undoubtedly extraordinary.
Of course, it has some faults. Since J.J Abrams wanted to play it safe, The plot does follow very closely with A New Hope, sometimes even mirroring some of the scenes. This appears to be the main source of criticism for the movie. There is also a lot of questions that I wished the movie would have answered concerning certain character back stories and particularly how the First Order grew to become so menacing and powerful. But even so, this movie to me still feels like a worthy sequel to the original trilogy, and I can't wait to see how the story will play out in the next two movies.
Overall, an amazing movie, even with it's minor faults. Definitely deserves a 10.