A Phenomenal Return

Rating: 10/10 (29 December 2019)

When I saw Star Wars: The Force Awakens in theaters back in 2015, I was so speechless at how amazing this turned out. I thought it was going to be a pointless film, but I was wrong. It turned out to be an awesome comeback after all.
The film takes place 3 decades after the Empire's defeat, and there is a new threat from a dark warrior, Kylo Ren (Adam Driver), and his army of the First Order. A surrendering stormtrooper, Finn (John Boyega) and a scavenger Rey (Daisy Ridley) team up with old timers Han Solo (Harrison Ford), Chewbacca, and Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) to battle against Kylo and his army to restore freedom.
What an amazing film. I would go out of my way to say this is my 2nd favorite Star Wars film. It is that good.
The story was awesome and felt like a great reunion for the Star Wars universe. The acting was amazing from both the old and new cast members. It was awesome to see Ford and Fisher come back for another film, and the three new stars, Ridley, Boyega, and Driver, all were excellent all the way through. Ridley's character of Rey easily became one of my favorite Star Wars characters ever. She is very brave, strong, and capable of being a true warrior. Finn was also a really cool character. I liked how he decided to instead fight for the bad, he fought for the good.
The pacing was also excellently fast for its time run of 2 hrs and 15 mins. The film also has incredibly beautiful and outstanding special effects and visuals. It has probably the best special effects I've seen in the 2010s to be honest.
As a result, The Force Awakens is an awesome movie that brought old school Star Wars back with and added really cool new things.