Is the childhood magic back for another generation?

Rating: 8/10 (9 January 2016)

I am not a person who really reviews films in words, sure I speak about films with friends and family, I love films as much as the next person. This in fact is my first posting but one I decided to do as Star War's marks a landmark in Film History and my thought of cinema as a child. It was a fairytale, in fact it was "the fairytale", the one that truly shuddered the World! Like everyone else, the hype on this film was so big, it had to catch up with me before I watched the film. The Hype this time reminded me of how I felt as a child waiting for "The Empire Strikes Back" to appear after the original was released. The Hype probably set a bar so high the film would never reach it. That said it still remained even when I finally took my seat at the Cinema waiting for the film to roll.
Like many, I waited in anticipation to see the reviews on what the world thought about this film, I just couldn't help but look before I actually saw it. No matter how good this film would or would not have been, it was always going to divide opinions as Star Wars is not just a film franchise, its a world of its own expectations. Everyone of a certain age will remember how Star Wars made them feel the first time they saw it. Back in the 70's, the original Star War's was supposed to have been made for children. but the visuals redefined what was possible on film and brought it closer to our imaginations. This meant adults enjoyed taking their kids just as much as the kids did watching the WOW factor. It truly changed the face of Cinema it made SCI-FI believable.
The Force Awakens exists in a world where superior special effects are common place for Children and Adults alike. This film could therefore never feel the same as when the first light saber or space ship was seen in cinematic history. Things that are now common place cant generate as much of the wow factor of seeing them for the first time. Many people will try to compare this to how they felt when experiencing the original and if they do, it would always in one way or another disappoint, not just because the original was ground breaking but because as an audience we now have different feelings as Adults than we did as Children.
While for me, alike many "Empire" remains the best experience in the series, This new addition respects the world set before it, this makes it an immediate success as this is what people want to see. The Force Awakens needed a bold director to even risk making a new film to compare to the original Three . Does this film deliver, I have pleasure in saying a resounding YES. In many ways, the Force is Strong in this one! This is the best film in the series since 1984. As to how this feels as an experience, only my Children can be the true critics, something I feel is the same for all children who watch this. Any doubter's of this film, remember you cant replace your childhood feelings so don't over analyse The Force Awakens, its here too be enjoyed "with" our children no different than we enjoyed the original "with" our parents all those years ago. Don't psycho analyse this, its popcorn fun, a roller-coaster to the future, something I believe is exactly what it was supposed to be! While for me, alike may "Empire" will be the best experience of any Star War's film in the series, The Force Awakens needed a bold director to even risk making a new film which is set in such a beloved world . Does this film deliver, YES, in many many ways, the Force is Strong in this one! My grand children enjoyed this film as did I to see the original characters all back on the big screen. Kudos to J.J, your gutsy decision to direct this over career suicide as a possible alternative paid off. This film is a testament to you as it is in itself. You have made the first true definitive sequel since this all started, I look forward to what the future has in store for us all. THE MAGIC IS BACK.