Review by a 90's kid

Rating: 9/10 (7 January 2018)

So i grew up with the star wars movies. 4-6 where movies i watched with my dad and i loved them. I had never seen anything like them. I watched 1-3 in the cinemas and they were okay, but i still liked how they expended the universe.
Now i rewatched the whole chain in college during a weekend without purpose (so why not rewatch all of them?). And even though i still had nostalgic feelings for the movies, i could see their storytelling was old. Classic dark vs light and though some original things where done i could see they original movies can be improved in this day and age. They Jedi religion is basicly flawwed, if someone would have send Anakin to a psycologist to learn how to cope with his feelings about losing his mom instead of 'ignore them' in my opinion 4-6 would not have been necessary.
So when Disney announced the movies i was trilled, cause if someone could bring something new to the franchise it could be them. First VII was mostly a safe choice and it was still enjoyable. Loved the new cast (Disney give me my Finn and Poe ship!) and was looking forward if Disney was ready to take some more risks and tell an original story. And i was not disappointed, they characters have a great development (okay Finn is a bit sidetracked here), but how Rey and Kylo Ren interact is amazing and the same for the interraction between Luke and Kylo Ren because of how their internal struggles and the conflict between them and how this influenced events. Overall i'm awed by how Disney moved this franchise forward, actually adding Jedi who have to deal with their feelings and how this changes the world both for Dark & Light.