The movie gets better the more you think about it

Rating: 9/10 (22 December 2015)

When the ending credits rolled across the screen, I was shaking my head with disappointment. Too many plot holes, too many similarities to the original trilogy and rushed scenes make the movie a bit lackluster due to all the good reviews.
However, after letting The Force Awakens percolate in my head overnight, I am still going to recommend people to watch it in theatres AND give it a 9 rating. Why?
a. The graphics are amazing. Fork out some extra money to watch it in 3D and only then you'll see the masterpiece that modern technology has made combined with JJ Abram's vision.
b. The Force Awakens is intended as a homage or a mirror image to A New Hope, so there are bound to be similarities. Abrams did a great job bringing modernity to a plot which has been reused countless times since 1977.
c. Addressing my concerns above, some plot holes can be filled in by reading the novelization and the rushed scenes may be done because everything was happening so quickly that the protagonists did not have time to what was going on around them.
Star Wars The Force Awakens is a masterpiece. You just have to look at it with an open mind.