INSANE, REFRESHING, BOLD - A very different but fitting Star Wars film

Rating: 9/10 (17 December 2017)

This movie...
If you are a diehard fan, hear me out. I am a huge fan of Star Wars, and in my opinion this film offered all of the right twists. It was not perfect, but there were so many things that they got right with this movie.
Firstly, Luke Skywalker. A lot of people were very angry about how his character was handled. However, it makes logical sense when you follow the events of what happened before TFA. And it also made sense from a plot point of view in terms of things with Rey (if you go see the film you will understand what I mean).
Secondly, the storyline with Rose and Finn. I would agree that one or two elements of this storyline did drag, however it was in no way unnecessary, it made a really powerful statement about how these wars between the First Order and the Resistance works in terms of galactic economy which is not really mentioned a lot in Star Wars. Rose is not necessarily a character everyone will fall in love with, some of the parts between her and Finn were cringe-worthy but that was deliberate. She is nevertheless important still as a character.
Finally, the last criticism which I noticed a lot of people had was "plotholes" in the actual main storyline that connected everything together. While I agree it could have been handled better, it actually was very suspenseful and had a great build-up.
This movie has restored my faith in Star Wars, I actually am loving the new characters now, in particular Rey, Kylo Ren, Poe and Finn. The characters and stunning effects and locations for me were what made this movie possibly one of the best Star Wars films I've seen, parallel to Episode VI. I did not like TFA, so for me this film was a refreshing, new, controversial but fitting reboot. I think for the subject matter discussed in the film, J.J Abrams would not have been a fitting director. The themes in this Star Wars film were quite dark I was pleasantly surprised to find, the porgs were annoying after a while but honestly that's my only real complaint. Please go see this movie, you won't regret it !