Unoriginal, but still enjoyable

Rating: 7/10 (21 December 2015)

This is a spoiler free review, I would like to say that I grew up with the prequels, so I carry no intimate nostalgia for the originals. I will treat this movie with no bias just because it's star wars.
I did enjoy the film, but I can't get passed the unoriginality of it. The plot and story are so unoriginal, the characters are just re-imaginings(if you can even call them that) of the originals. It like it was the biggest nod to the originals I have ever seen.
People give this 9/10 mainly because of their nostalgia and the only negative thing they can say is that its slightly unoriginal but yet people give serious hate on Jurassic world for some of the same reasons I have for this movie. Its very hypocritical of them and I don't see why this movie should be spared of negativity just because it is star wars, this is seen a lot on Screen Junkies *cough* Dan Murrell *cough*
The Force Awakens also felt very rushed and fast paced, just because of all the new characters that they needed to include. This also affected some characters as some where unable to get some screen time.
I do have nice things to say about it though. For instance, I really like Kylo Ren and Finn they seemed like the only characters that had some originality. The action sequences are really good and are a spectacular. And although I don't like the roles and some of the characters, I do think that they are played very well by the actors.
This movie is seriously based on the experience you have with star wars, I just couldn't get passed the unoriginality. I do look forward to the sequel, and I do still recommend it so you are up to date with the sequel in 2 years. 6/10 is too low but 8/10 is too high personally, so I will meet in the middle and say 7/10