"The Force Awakens"? More like, "The Force A-Weakens"!

Rating: 4/10 (23 August 2019)

"Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens" (2015), what a horrible excuse for a "movie" this is. When I was a kid, I was obsessed with the "Star Wars" saga, including the prequels. Why do people hate the prequels? People should just take their heads out of their butts and enjoy them. But those movies are going to be reserved for different reviews for another time. Even to this day, I'm still a big "Star Wars" fan, except for the new sequels currently being made. When I originally found out that there were originally nine novels, and there were supposed to be nine movies, I got really excited! For the longest time I hoped they would make Episodes 7-9. Then after awhile, I thought: "there's no need to make those three movies, the saga is perfect and it's a complete story. What could they possibly add to the franchise?" Then when I heard Episode VII was being made, I got excited. I thought: "okay, they have had plenty of time to write the script and put this movie together, it's going to be great! Right?" Wrong! It all started going downhill for me when I found out that George Lucas had left the franchise. Then as I entered the theater, I thought: "maybe it can still work, if they just follow the original novel!" I have read all nine novels, and know how Episodes 7-9 are supposed to go. "Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens" is literally a complete rip-off of Episode 4. Jakku is a carbon copy of Tattooine, Rey (I THINK THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE HER NAME, IT'S SO FORGETTABLE) is like a discount Luke Skywalker, Han Solo is a discount Obi Wan Kenobi, Kylo Ren is an insult to Darth Vader, and..... You get the point! It's like they took the script for Episode 4, changed the characters names, and just altered their lines a little and that's it! The only good things I can salvage from this "movie" are the special effects and the soundtrack. I was looking forward to seeing the original trinity of Luke, Leia and Han together again. But no, and now Han Solo is dead, Carrie Fisher who played Leia has died, and Luke is no longer his real self. I was furious about that, it was such a wasted opportunity! "Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens" is such a terrible disappointment! I give this "movie" only 2 out of 5 stars on my scale, which equates to 4 out of 10 IMDB stars. Stay away from this "movie", just go and watch the real "Star Wars" movies (EPISODES 1-6) instead. You'll thank me later!