Star Wars the Force Awakens a good movie, but all to familiar and predictable.

Rating: 7/10 (21 December 2015)

Star Wars the Force Awakens a good movie, but all to familiar. Star Wars was definitely a well done movie, but it would have been much more impressive if it was the first of a series or a new world. Yet watching this movie felt all to similar too the previous six installments but with better cgi and green screen. I couldn't help but feel that this movie was only made to break box office records and bring in a significant amount of cash on the way. It makes me wonder why Hollywood can't just let something that is good rest in peace. What is the need for constant remakes and revivals of movie classics that survive on their own? In terms of the movie it was utterly predictable and I got a somewhat cheesy feel from the movies new heroes especially Finn. To me it felt like the same story as IV, V, VI but with different characters. It was also somewhat disappointing to see such grand heroes as Han Solo and Luke Skywalker old and grey, for me it took away from my remembrance of them as such great heroes in the previous movies. Now the reason I don't rate this movie lower then a 7 is because it still managed to provide a better thrill then the other blockbusters of this years such as the Hunger Games, Divergent series, and Specter. What I can say about this movie though is that it is top of the game sound and visual effects, expect Oscars nominations in both categories. Overall still a fun movie to relax and watch on a Sunday afternoon. 7/10