The force is strong with the fans, but not so much with the critiques

Rating: 7/10 (28 December 2015)

Firstly I have to confess that I have enjoyed the movie very much as a fan of the series, but not so much from a critique's point of view, and here is why: The movie tried way too hard to please its fans, so hard that it has forgotten to bring something new to the franchise. As always J.J. has teased his fans with the help of his so called "Mystery box", but all those mysteries that were set up haven't got the treatment they deserved, some of them still don't have answers or if they got they weren't answered fully, the end of the movie just desperately asks in agony for a sequel, it is just like with the trailers of The Amazing Spider Man in 2012, they set up the big question of who Peter's parents really were, but we haven't got an answer till its sequel (terrible movie, let's just hope Disney does better next time). As it is the case with The Amazing Spider Man, the movie it's just an extended trailer. Also the reveals aren't as shocking or surprising as Abrams would have expected, they are way too obvious. Now the villain Kylo Ren is resembling too much Darth Vader, probably that's what the studio has wanted from the beginning, not just the villain resembles perfectly the first film from the franchise( or forth), the plot is also almost identical with the first installment ( or forth, take it as you prefer). Also some characters that we would've liked to see more on the screen got sidelined, as mentioned before probably they already signed for a sequel. Now let's not just complain about the movie, so I'll let the fan from me to speak now: "BEST MOVIE EVER!" OK, just joking with the that, but overall the movie was great, it didn't live up to the hype, but there wasn't any chance on earth that it could, but overall it was great, now let's see some reasons: One of the the things that really made this movie stand out was its humor, probably it's the funniest movie in the series. Secondly all that nostalgia, it was really good to see old friends, and almost all of them got the treatment they deserved. Also the villain was pretty good, leaving aside his outfit, he felt really human and his interactions with the others were really well done, it was interesting seeing him during some nasty situations. An other thing that I really enjoyed were the action scenes, well directed, a clap for Abrams for this. Now let's sum up a little bit and reach a conclusion, overall the movie was an enjoyable ride and it was good to see some old friends back and despite being great it could've been even greater, but Mickey probably wanted to play safe with this, it probably didn't want to bring a crusade on itself like Lucas did with the prequels ( Am I the only one who liked them?) The movie has gone with the original formula and it succeeded, but it doesn't bring anything to the franchise yet ( damn it sequels). While watching it expect something entertaining, not something that will strike your mind for months, like 6th Sense did.( speaking of twists, or even the 5th movie The Empire Strikes Back)