A New Hope Retold Again with Better Graphics

Rating: 8/10 (19 December 2015)

By no means did I dislike the movie. However, the truth is the truth and the whole movie of the new Star Wars was pretty much a retelling of "A New Hope." Just too many similarities. The only problem though is considering this a bad or a good thing. I will reserve judgment with that because of the other new Star Wars (Episode 1-3) where they really went to our minds like a wrecking ball. This similarity in plot could mean a good thing for the next two Star Wars. Like it or not, this Star Wars was definitely "true to the roots."
"History repeats itself." That could definitely be the case in the world where the light and dark sides of the force are constantly trying to get balance each other out. The trouble I found with the "New Order" was understanding how it was able to maintain itself. Its obviously what the remnants of the Empire turn to. However, they seem to have a pretty expensive military considering they don't really control populations which they can tax. They pretty much exterminate opposition which is interesting because not even the Nazis annihilated all their enemies. Just a common sense thing in order to tax.
So the bad guys don't make that much sense. I like their new look, and I think the new Sith and commanders are pretty cool. It would be interesting to see how complex they make the characters as well. Because the Episodes 4-6 didn't really go into much depth because they were essentially just the order, "The Empire" and were simply preserving it, it would be interesting to know more about why the new Sith joined. More power is too simplistic, even Anakin chose to to join the Dark Side because he felt that the democratic government had grown weak and corrupt, and we see that through some exchanges with Padame.
I was also impressed by the new good guys. Most notably Finn and Poe. They seemed very true and independent characters. Finn's character arc is very new and I would say probably the best thing in the new Star Wars. He represents very much how the Force can operate. He transforms from a Storm Trooper into someone trying to fight for whats right because choice and opportunity stumble upon his life. The scene that shows this seemed to have good symbolism.