Star Wars: The Force Awakens - Movie Review

Rating: 10/10 (21 April 2020)

The Force Awakens is probably the Star Wars film I have seen the most. I did watch the original trilogy several times as a child, but I saw The Force Awakens five times in the cinema and I have watched it a number of times since.
When I first saw the film, I knew that I liked it, but it took me a while to process it. Then, after seeing it a couple more times, I knew that it was one of my favourite Star Wars films of all time. It doesn't quite reach the level of A New Hope or The Empire Strikes Back, but it's definitely within striking distance.
The narrative feels very familiar, but that didn't bother me too much because I loved being back with the characters we know from the original trilogy and I really do appreciate the new batch of characters. Rey is a top tier Star Wars character for me, but I also really like Kylo Ren, Poe Dameron, and Finn.
The visuals are spectacular, the humour works apart from a couple of very small jokes which fall flat, and the action is exciting. The whole third act is extremely engaging, and the ending made me crave for the next instalment in the saga when I first saw the film.
Overall, whilst The Force Awakens is a film that most people seem to like, I think I am alone in the fact that I love it on almost the same level as the original trilogy. It's a near-perfect film, and I was just so happy to be back in this world again.
SCORE: 97%