A New New Hope

Rating: 8/10 (20 December 2015)

While I enjoyed it, The Force Awakens mirrors Star Trek Into Darkness in its predictability and similarity to preceding films in its series. The dialogue was very unstable/cliché and made old characters as well as new ones fall flat. The plot, characters, and dialogue together felt more like a normal action movie than a Star Wars film, and many of the Star Wars aspects of the film were too repetitive of the originals films to feel genuine. These faults took a lot away from the quality of the film.
Even with its flaws, The Force Awakens had redeeming qualities. I found Rey to be interesting and well-rounded, a great protagonist for a Star Wars movie. Although she was similar to young Luke in her position, she brought a completely new character to the story. I liked the effects that were done without computer graphics, especially the design of BB-8. The sets were very well designed and immersed the audience back into the Star Wars universe perfectly.
Overall, even with its imperfections, The Force Awakens was a good movie that I would see again. I can say without a doubt it was definitely better than the prequels.