Good but not quite Star Wars

Rating: 7/10 (20 December 2015)

I have been a life time Star Wars fan, I love Star Wars not because of the special effects or story, but the depth of philosophy involved.
I saw the movie on Thursday in 3D, I have to say the movie was good, but not as I expected what a Star Wars movie should be.
The reason is that of all original Star Wars trilogy (Episode 4, 5, 6), there was more philosophy and conversations that is deep enough and could make you think about life. That is why there are so many timeless awesome quotes from the 4, 5, 6 episodes.
Then George Lucas made the prequel of episodes 1, 2, 3, it's more on love, special effects, fights, and spaceship combats, lesser on the philosophy, but it was in acceptable range.
This Episode 7 has absolutely no philosophy involved, I cannot remember a single quote from the movie after I have watched it. But I do remember all the flashy special effects and combats.... So if I were to make a rating on the movie, it's a good special effects movie, the story is okay, but there isn't a depth like the episodes 4, 5, 6.
Another things that is missing is the intimidation of the villain. Episodes 1, 2, 3 didn't have Vader, but they had a complex conspiracy involved and to learn how Anakin becomes Vader , which is fun to watch too. In this episode, Kyo Ren is just a Vader wannabe but is no where near Vader's range in terms of intimidation (probably will never find one that can match), he is more like a bad tempered kid with Force, unlike the cruel, cold, and calm Vader in episodes 4, 5, 6.
So in conclusion, I have to say the movie is good, but not great. But it is a good start for a reboot and the possible episodes coming.