Brilliantly directed and well done though very safe.....

Rating: 7/10 (29 December 2015)

I do not usually write reviews I usually just leave a rating and then leave the page but as I am a fan of the Star Wars series I suppose I should give my opinion and battle against all the idiots saying they would prefer to watch The Phantom Menace all over again.
What really stood out to me in this film was the character development. Every character I knew who they were and what they were like and in some sense felt relatable even Kylo Ren had good development which is a great change from Darth Maul especially.
Another reason I liked the film so much was the animation. The film could of been good without such great animation but it really helped enhance the viewing pleasure and the CGI was some of the best I have ever seen in my short life.
The young actors chosen to carry the torch from the older actors were great John Boyega and Daisy Ridley were both amazing leads and were a great pairing for the film as they bought action, emotion and some very funny bits of humour (Finn and BBY's thumbs up). Harrison Ford also did a great job though some are angry to see him go, I believe he has reached the end of his story and usefulness in Star Wars and Kylo killing him really developed Kylo's character but I am still sad to see him go.
The questions. It's been 24 hours since I watched The Force Awakens and yet my mind is still trying to piece together and figure out certain points of the story. Some examples are 'Is Rey Luke's daughter? If not how is she so in touch with the force?' also 'Who is Supreme Leader Snoke? Is he really Darth Plagiuse?' and the final and most important question 'Why is C-3PO's arm red?'. This is what I truly love about how it was written and directed it has answered enough questions to be satisfied and create a basic understanding of the new trilogy but at the same time he is giving the new directors a chance to adapt the story to what they want and gives them the chance to have some fun with the story and has made me, one want to re-watch and two I am so hyped for number eight already!
I also like the modern day adaption of the older stories and I feel Abrams has done a great job of attracting new Star Wars fans as well as keeping the interest of the older generation as it is not so mature only adults like it but at the same time still makes sure the movie appeals to them. A very fine balance for new and old fans with me being a younger fan.
The bad....I wish there was no bad but unfortunately there is as after I got out the cinema from watching the film I didn't feel overjoyed and ecstatic, I felt satisfied which left me disappointed and now I know why. JJ played it all to safe.
Before everyone starts imploding from the fact I just said that here is the reason why. One word being thrown around a lot is nostalgia and I felt it to. The story was so similar to the other films and had different segments from each one but most notably a droid who holds important information for the resistance and is stranded on a desert planet and then he is taken to the resistance and then they kill the First Order/ Empire's new super weapon which destroys planets. I mean come one maybe a bit of originality....
Also following my last point why the Star Killer. WhY!??!? I mean they have seen two previous ones fail but they believe another, bigger one will do it? That was bugging me all movie and bugs me now. It felt more of a remake then a sequel from this film which is the main reason I don't like it as much.
There were so many plot jumps and coincidences which annoyed me but may of been due to the fact they had top delete scenes, didn't have enough money or just hoped people wouldn't mention it. What I mean is the fact Finn and Rey accidentally stumbled upon Han and Chewie after Finn coincidently ran into the droid who he was looking for after a strange girl saved the droid just in time to stop him becoming scrap. It doesn't even end there with the last scene being Rey defeating Kylo in a lightsaber duel which though awesome left me questioning how a Sith Lord and the head of the Knights of Ren got defeated by someone who had just picked up a lightsaber. It should of been no problem for Kylo to slay her where she stood considering he had already burnt down and killed the new Jedi order.
I can look through these negative points for the sake of the story and lore though it lowered the score I gave it because of it. To sum up I loved the film, I want to watch it all over again and I really want to see how the story continues in number eight but the story is predictable and the plot twists were not really out of this world mind blowing like other films all due to the similarities to the ones in the past...