Attepted reboot but Starwars deserves some real original story telling.

Rating: 4/10 (26 December 2015)

**SPOILERS INCLUDED** While I do not think this film deserves the 1 out of 10 some of the reviewers on here are rating it, it is far from being a 10 out of 10 film or even an 8.6 out of 10 (IMDB rating at the time of writing). I believe 4 to 4.5 would be fair, which is a long way short of what us Starwars fans expected or deserved.
Some fundamental issues exist in this film but one stands out for me beyond all the others. Our main character Ray manging to grasp the force, in next to no time by herself and then besting a well-trained Sith in a lightsaber battle is almost comical. This is akin to Luke Skywalker defeating Vader at the end of A New Hope and even with a little basic training from Obi Wan we all understand this would have been impossible. Our girl hero manages to teach herself mind control and lightsaber dueling within a matter of moments and then apply them effectively.
I have no issue with Luke going into hiding after his nephew turns to the dark side but don't we think this would have been a much greater place to start this new series of films and then methodically develop the story from there? You could have had an adequate young Jedi that had already had some tutelage from Luke and avoided the ridicules jump in force abilities while still allowing them to be used within the film.
No, we start with an orphan struggling on a desert planet, getting found by a father figure and going into battle with the First Order(the new empire) to destroy a really big planet killing weapon where a bad guy in a black suit and a mask resides. I can't begin to think were they got this plot from?
Please, please, please JJ and Disney let's start developing some original story ideas and characters rather than relying on retelling a 38 year old story, badly. This was an attempt to reboot the original while tying up some lose ends, them being Han, Luke and Leia. Starwars and its fans deserved more than just a reboot. I would love to hear George's honest thoughts on this film although I'm sure Disney will have muting clause in the contract somewhere.
As you would expect the film has some stunning effects but it lacked any real original ideas and is relying on nostalgia to rinse us all of our hard earned money.