Epic Tale Reimagined

Rating: 8/10 (19 December 2015)

I first went into the theater with a flicker of dismay in the back of my mind. I was reminded of the last three failed attempts at reviving the Star Wars brand and to my surprise I was wrong the movie was very different than any of the other films, yes many of the plot devices had gross similarities between some of the older films, but the emotions that Star Wars: The Force Awakens made the audience feel made it all worth it. It almost felt like the rehashed plot devices were justified, after watching the movie it feels as though Episode 4,5, and 6 albeit were great films they just never quite made you feel much for the entire galactic struggle quite like The Force Awakens does. Yes we all felt something for our favorite main characters but we never quite cared what happened with the resistance.
This can be seen in how the movie was portrayed in an almost Nazi Germany like feel. When the First Order committed acts of genocide it felt more like the reality of the 1930's and 40's and not just another Star Wars film. It was unique in the sense that They actually tried to make you feel something for the Resistance; where as normally in all the other movies the struggle between good and evil seemed so distant from our own struggles that we always failed to make a connection between them.
There was also some great nostalgic moments with all our old friends, and like any great film it left you wanting so much more.