Basic Thoughts

Rating: 9/10 (17 December 2015)

Before you judge my negative thoughts please notice I gave the film a 9/10... I've been a Star Wars fan all my life and having George Lucas direct them all we all have our expectations on how the films are delivered and presented! JJ did very well sticking to the Star Wars style but there was too many things in the film that reminded me of Star Trek, which is also directed by JJ Abrams of course. The first Star Wars trilogy (4-6) contained a lot of character building and relationship building, take for example the obvious change of character in Luke Skywalker from being a nobody to a confident heroic Jedi and also the relationship growth of Han Solo and Princess Leia. These all took time to build however I feel like the character and relationship building in The Force Awakens is really rushed and forced upon us which is unlike previous Star Wars films. The film is action from beginning to end, you can tell that they've wanted to make a film that is action packed and enjoyable for the new young generation of children who will grow up with the new trilogy of films.This yet again is unlike previous Star Wars films which tend to start slow and progress into it, giving the film time to build its characters. The storyline seems like a new updated version of the original trilogy. For me the storyline is far too easily compared to storyline in A New Hope and you can also compare the characters from the 2 films. All the villains in Star Wars have been brilliant, but for me Kylo Ren maybe the worst villain we've had throughout the franchise, comparing him to the obvious Darth Vader, Darth Maul, Count Dooku etc. All these negative comments I have made can not take away the feeling of how excited and happy I and all other Star Wars fans are to have a new trilogy of films! Non of the comments I have made can take away the fact that The Force Awakens is yet another fun, brilliant Star Wars film which ends with us wanting to ask a lot of questions and to find them out in the coming films. The Force Awakens is a must see for all Star Wars fans and I encourage all the younger generations who haven't seen Star Wars yet to get into it!