The Force is Calling to you...

Rating: 6/10 (17 December 2015)

From the first scene in Space a fan will notice the cinematography difference...The acting is good, the characters are good, the story flows somewhere, but where? I have been a fan of Star Wars since 5 and I wanted to see what happened next... All the basic blocks of Star Wars are present, but some are missing, which are the details... George Lucas is a genius... Even though people might hate "Phantom menace", you couldn't call it unoriginal, there was no fan service either. I will admit, I left the cinema with a lot of exact same questions that I had before the film... What happened to the New Republic? What happened to the Empire? What happened to Luke Skywalker?What happened to Imperial fleet?Who is Snoke? Partially you get the answers to these questions, but those answers are lazy.It also seems like the republic hasn't built a single capital ship in 20 years, nor it bothered to develop the new star fighter types. Don't get me wrong, the film is a hell enjoyable ride for the three quarters of it, but then you just get a rehash of the "New Hope", I've seen this in "Into Darkness" before. It also seems that JJ does not quite understand the concept of the "Jedi" and the "Force". It seems like anyone can use a Lightsaber and fight a trained Sith fighter in "Force Awakens". They tried to make the new villain as similar to Darth Vader as possible, but failed. Vader wasn't a psycho, he was intimidating. There was supposed to be a Jedi fighting Kylo Ren to protect the new characters, unfortunately they can take care of themselves without one. Who needs the Jedi training when you can kick the ass of the main villain 5 min after you took the Lightsaber? The Death of one of the main characters was as much as unnecessary as the 3d Death Star. Overall I am sure this film will find new fans and probably gather a few billions in ticket sales, but the Universe it portrays is not as detailed as the one George Lucas created...