Not another angry review

Rating: 6/10 (18 December 2015)

I must say that people need to calm down about calling this movie a rip off of the first one. Yes, the movie does take the structure of the plot from the Star Wars: A New Hope, but summing up a movie in 5 sentences and based on that saying that they are the same is just plain ignorance. The characters are different, they have different views, different goals and the character development goes very nicely in hand with that. Instead of a the mighty antagonist, that was Darth Vader, we have someone who is driven to the dark side by the fear from the lack of his own skills. If you know a little bit about the extended universe, you know that this is often the driving force behind turning to the dark side. Also the view from the point of a stormtrooper adds a lot to the story and finally we see them as more than just objects to be killed. Rey, which is the force sensitive main character, comes completely from a different background than Luke and feels much more mentally grown up, than he was, when we met him. Also this time the main character does not go to save someone just because he likes her appearance. All in all the movie has a similar STRUCTURE as the old Star Wars movies but it also feels different and fresh. I have left the cinema with a smile on my face and looking forward to watching it again.