I think fans need to understand movies are not entirely dedicated to them

Rating: 10/10 (22 December 2015)

Ask a friend whose first Star Wars movie was The Force Awakens if they liked it. For them many details will go unnoticed and they will be left with lots of questions, but it will still be a great movie. It is packed with adventure, action scenes, emotion, character development, amazing visuals, sound and cinematography. The effects, scenes and actors were very convincing and we are introduced to interesting new characters, plots and mysteries.
With less than a week of launch the internet is already buzzing with discussions and theories about the new plot and the new characters.
It seemed obvious to me that the producers didn't want to start the first chapter of this trilogy throwing at everyone's faces a bunch of politics and intrigues from the Star Wars universe the fans are probably used to from the novels, comics and videogames they've been exposed to for decades. A New Hope was launched almost 40 years ago, and people from all ages and backgrounds are going to see this movie now. Many people who have never been interested in Star Wars before have seen the repercussion of this new chapter and want to know what it's all about.
Of course the plot will be developed in further chapters, but the intention of this first movie of the trilogy was to attract new fans of the franchise while leaving lots of perks for the old ones. And in the end it left everyone in the dark and craving for more.