Anything we have not seen before?

Rating: 8/10 (17 December 2015)

THERE ARE SPOILERS IN THIS REVIEW!!!!!
The film as an overall conclusion is not at all a bad movie.
The film is obviously a sequel despite critics and reviews stating that it looks as though the whole plan is a remake. The only remake I see is the love and drama that we got from episode 4, 5 and 6 all them years ago.
Though the movie is a sequel it still remains remarkably similar to the events of episode 4. In E4 the rebellion destroy the death star and in E5 Luke goes off to be trained as a Jedi by Yoda. In E7 (force awakens) the rebellion have to conquer an even bigger death star in which Ray (a possibly new Jedi) assisting the rebellion in defeating the empire and goes off to go and find Luke, and from the ending looks as though she is about to receive some one to one training. So in the grand scheme of things there is a similarity. If we find Ray hanging from a giant sky city in Episode 8 then we know that we might as well not bother watching 9 as the films plot will be pretty obvious.
On Ray. She seems to be a character who was left on a planet when she was young to work in slave like condition, who by the end of the film happens to go and find Luke with only Chewy and R2D2, not even Luke's sister went with her. Why? That is not something that should have happened.
Ray has the force, and if you ask me, as Kylo Ren is Han Solo and Leia's son, it seems obvious that Ray and Kylo Ren are cousins in which Luke is the Father of Ray. Maybe this is a speculation, but there seems to be no other reason to why Ray has the force.It also seems that given that Ray has the force that Luke will train her to become a Jedi. Much like Yoda and Luke in 5 and 6. If this is the case, and certainly seems a valid prediction then i think we are in for a treat in 8 & 9 for sure. It would also explain, from the film makers point of view why not to include Luke's sister in finding him, as the director can focus on Luke and Ray's 1 on 1 training / runion /relationship development.
On Kylo Ren, there are some issues. His mask is in a fact useless. It seems to provide him no real benefit unlike Darth Vader. It seems as though it is just a stunt to cause controversy on the internet and in the cinema on if Luke was Kylo Ren or not. Kylo, though powerful is not very good with a lightsaber as he struggled in a duel with an untrained scavenger (Ray) and an untrained storm trooper (Fin) who both used a lightsaber (at individual times). He also seemed to forget about his abilities to use the force to stun/hold people in position, and throw them left right and centre, when in a battle with Ray and Fin. Though, his master did want to bring him back for training. At this moment, he does not give the same fright as Vader. He cries a lot too.
I would like to know how the Empire became strong again. Though this looks as though this will be answered by Luke, or revealed in some other way in 8 & 9.
Generally speaking, from beginning to end, I was fixed to the screen loving and enjoying quality filming and acting which had a action and humour rush throughout that pleased myself at least. Questions do need to be answered, and hopefully will be in 8 & 9.