Why so much hate?

Rating: 10/10 (21 December 2015)

This movie is the best possible Star Wars sequel we could have hoped for and perfectly incorporates Han Solo and Leia into its story. While I can sympathise with comments calling the film a rehash as a few of the movie set pieces are certainly influenced by episode four. However I believe that this was done to appeal to the fans, those who when the prequels came out complained that those were too unlike the originals and who are now saying this is too much a remake and not a continuation. Rey and Finn have been handed the baton by the obviously deceased Han Solo, who featured extremely prominently in what was an emotional finale for the much beloved actor. However I completely agree with the decision to kill him off, mainly because for years Harrison Ford has been fed up with Star Wars and that also the resistance and Luke will now have a huge emotional driving force behind them upon confronting Kylo Renn and Snoke. I also agree with the decision to only include Luke at the end and was happy we hadn't seen any promotion for him as this allowed for a Han Solo centric story and we now have a Luke centric story to look forward to along with the brilliant Rey, Finn and Poe. Overall I am very pleased with the outcome which feels very much like Star Wars