Clear your mind must be, if you are to find the villains behind this plot

Rating: 3/10 (19 December 2015)

My disappointment is real and valid. This was not a good movie. I was not expecting it to be better than the original but i was hoping it was at least a good story. Unfortunately it was the same story and not retold very well. As a longtime fan of the original trilogy i was always hoping someone would delve deeper into the star wars universe, expand on what little we know of the force - the light and the dark, show real commitment to the actual power of the story itself and respect its origin and artistic authenticity and not it's potential for profit and merchandising. The original trilogy was not a new story either, not really, good v. evil stories have been told and retold forever, but this one was told in a very new and innovative way and with a commitment to the viewer that most movies never achieve. Force Awakens fails to engage. I walked away feeling cheated and disgusted.