The Star Wars movie we deserve!

Rating: 8/10 (17 January 2016)

When I discovered that George Lucas was passing the torch on to Disney and that there would be a new director I was more than thrilled. I was even happier when I learned that JJ Abrams, A director that is very good at rebooting old beloved franchises (Star Trek), was going to take the reigns as director. I knew that if he did his homework and and took out the incredible amount of CGI that the prequels depended on and just took it back to practical effects, This could be an amazing movie. Did The Force Awakens deliver? YES a million times YES! This movie brought out all of my emotions: Sadness, excitement, anger, and happiness. JJ Abrams did a great job with the characters and made them all actually people. The effects are almost all practical and very little CG was used. The villain, Kylo Ren, was done masterfully and I am thrilled that he will be back in the next movie because as the prequels have showed, we don't need a new villain every movie, it makes things convoluted and difficult to follow. The original trilogy had it right with Sidious and Vader and it seems like this trilogy is going to do it right with Snoke and Kylo Ren. Finn and Rey might be two of my favorite Star Wars characters of all time, they are so likable and they have amazing chemistry, it doesn't seem forced like Anakin and Padme was. Now I'm not saying there will be anything romantic between them but it is quite plausible In up and coming movies. The biggest gripe I hear about this movie is that the plot is basically the original Star Wars plot. I don't really think you can argue that because with this being the seventh movie in the franchise, there is only so much more you can do. And even if it is a very similar plot, the plot from the first movie was AMAZING! So what is your complaint? The plot was just original enough for me to be able to get into this movie and enjoy the hell out of it.
Star Wars the Force Awakens is the Star Wars movie we have been waiting for and I give it a very solid 10/10.