I love this movie

Rating: 9/10 (31 December 2015)

I've seen this movie three times now and can honestly say I think it's great. Like most fans of the original trilogy I was dissatisfied with the prequels. The prequels didn't even feel like They were even set in the same universe as the originals and the writing was poor. The first line in this film is "this will begin to make things right" I kinda feel like this is a knock on the prequels but maybe I'm looking to much into it. The movie looks gorgeous. I can't say I'm a fan of jj Abrams' previous works but this movie is a treat just to look at. Things are gritty in all the right places IT LOOKS LIKE STARWARS! The plot revolves around a race between Kylo Ren and the Resistance to find Luke Skywalker, who has gone into exile after Kylo, Han and Leias son, turned to the dark side and killed the new Jedi he was training. I think this is a great reason for his disappearance, as if he couldn't face his friends after failing there son, the movie didn't come out and say that but that's what I love about this movie, it doesn't hold your hand and let's you see and feel what's going on and it does this very well. Some people disregard the plot as a "remake" of a new hope And I can see what they're talking about but this movie feels fresh to me, it definitely relys on nostalgia but that's kinda what starwars needed, a return to it's roots. The only issue I have with this movie is the middle section is a little clunky with the whole Han solo showing up out of nowhere and the raptars, I don't know I just didn't appreciate the goofy cg monster chase. I also didn't like maz katana and her bar. I believe the positives far outweigh the negatives, the scene where Rey calls the lightsaber and it goes to her instead of Ren teared me up every time because there's so much going on, Ren betrayed his father and the light side of the force while Rey embraces the force clears her mind and kicks his but! Because she believed! Not because of some stupid medichlorion nonsense. I'm not very good at writing reviews but I had to try for this movie. I have been a hardcore starwars fan my entire life and this has given me a new hope for the series, it's fun, it has great characters, and it doesn't tarnish the original trilogy. Ignore the naysayers starwars is back.