We got the movie we deserved

Rating: 8/10 (20 December 2015)

Bare with me please, I am going to give some background on myself and my personality, so that you can understand why I rated the movie and what I expected of it. This review contains NO actual spoilers!
I remember when I was about 10, my father and uncle used to tell me how good Star Wars is, but I was so amazed by the Matrix back then that I did not believe them. Two months later they showed all the originals on TV and I was forced to watch them. I couldn't have asked for a better punishment. I loved the movies as a kid, and I loved the prequels as a teenager/young adult. That being said I am now 30 years old and have seen more than 1000 movies, read like 100 books and maybe 500 comics, and so it's very had for any form of illustrated art type story to surprise me, or thrill me the way it would have when I was young. It's like you never forget the first girl you love, because it's so strong, exotic, new and passionate, but in time you learn to love differently and with more compassion than passion and realize that love is different depending on your state of mind, age and experience.
To tell the truth I was really mad at Abrams for the Star Trek 2 script(did not like the script, loved Cumberbach as Kahn). Yes, as much as it shocks people, I like both Star Wars and Star Trek. After he(J.J) was announced to direct the first of the new trilogy(now Force Awakens) I knew that he was a good director, but was willing to sell out and work on a bad script. So I had my doubts about the movie. Needless to say that I am also a Marvel and a DC fan(not shocked yet? :D) and I really like the new DC movies better than Marvel's (Avengers 1 was OK and 2 was lame and uninspired and frankly too predictable and safe.
Sick of every movie being about Iron Man) although I did love Winter Soldier, probably on par with Man of Steel in my books. So, I already was starting to get annoyed by Disney for making 5 Iron Man movies(yes, Avengers 1 and 2 are simply Iron Man and Friends)and was expecting Disney to play the Star Wars movies too safe. For the Force Awakens that is true an also it isn't. As much as people bash the new movie I have to remind them some dreadful facts about the original Trilogy and the Prequels. The Original Trilogy had horrible acting(excluding Alec Guiness, Ian McDiarmid and the masterful dubbing of James Earl Jones), it had Luke kissing his sister and the horrible Ewoks. Fortunatelly it had real movie magic and great chemistry between the actors on screen and Mark Hamil by Episode 6 had become a much better actor.
The Prequels had Jar Jar, midichlorians, too much CGI, that god awful falling in love part on Naboo(still shriek when I'm watching the acting and script as if borrowed from a horrible Bold & Beautiful episode)and most of all diminishing Padme's part in the last episode and the whole complete BS "lost the will to live" death. What it did give us is a truly great Obi-Wan in the face of Ewan McGreggor, great villains(Dooku, Grievous, Palpatine and Anakin himself) and one hell of a final fight Yoda/Palpatine and Obi/Anakin at the same time.
The Force Awakens feels like a Star Wars movie, as if Lucas directed it in 1983, right after the Return of the Jedi, for which I have to thank Abrams, he did a great job directing(although still a noticed a few unnecessary lens flares). It has some old characters who make a triumphant return and some not so triumphant. It has an almost overwhelming amount of new faces(which for me is the reason why most people dislike the movie), but all of those actors are TOP notch and have great chemistry as did the original cast and do not feel forced in this movie. Yes there is some of over-the-top acting, but it's on purpose and in the spirit of the original Trilogy. While lots of the aspects of the movie could have been done more complex and twisted in the end I and also lots of people have to realize that it is A FAMILY MOVIE! It's meant to be enjoyed by all ages, and although my artistic soul craves for The Dark Knight of Star Wars movies(damn I wish Nolan would direct the final movie of this new Trilogy)and I also wanted Star Trek 2 to be more like Interstellar, but you not always get what you want. Bottom line is that Star Wars is A FANTASY movie, yes FANTASY with Sci-Fi setting. I have seen the movie twice and the second viewing I liked it even more. My advice is this, don't go to see this movie thinking it would be the greatest movie you ever SAW, or the best Star Wars movie to date, or it would be just like the time when you were 15 and watched The Empire Strikes Back for the first time. This movie is to be part of a trilogy, and when all the movies come out, then we can judge it completely. I'm afraid that if you have set your mind to any of the options above you will find yourself disappointed, or worse. On the other hand if you just let it all go, the fear, anger and anxiety and just watch the movie without pondering on it, you will find yourself enchanted and sucked in this world that you know and love, but want some more of.