Star Wars: The Force Awakens Review

Rating: 8/10 (22 December 2015)

After watching Star Wars: The Force Awakens I feel like it had a lot to prove because the previous episode (Return of the Jedi) and its amazingly high reputation in the film industry. So I think J.J. Abrams did a great job in rebooting a franchise that is close to fans hearts.
The film it self was very enjoyable to watch and was great to see the original actors playing the much loved iconic characters of the Star Wars franchise. The Run time was not at all too long and I think the story of the new characters flowed well. Although the original characters were in The Force Awakens they didn't have a big part and it was more about the new story and I'm excited to see what it might lead to in the episodes to come.
When first hearing that J.J. Abrams was going to direct the next episode In the series I was quite sceptical. But after realising some of the films he is affiliated with such as Super 8, Star Trek and Armageddon. It made me feel better of what the outcome may be for The Force Awakens. And with a budget of $200 million you knew it was going to be a visually impressive film. But even with such a large budget its not gonna matter if you don't have a director capable of pulling off such a big movie.
So I think Star Wars: The Force Awakens was a great film and has amazing potential to develop into something that even the most dedicated Star Wars fan would be proud of but there is a long way to go until we see the conclusion to the new trilogy in episode 9 and if its anything like the previous trilogy's its gonna go off in a bang.