To sum it up in one word, it would be 'Wow!' This movie was
amazing! It had everything that one would want to go to the theater for,
action, a bit of romance, some clever comedy, great dogfights, some
touching bits, and some sad parts as well. It was truly an experience
and I wouldn't be surprised if I end up going another time yet!
The
Star Wars saga is old, having started in 77, and since then has blown
the minds of the people and created waves of fans throughout the world
that loved the original characters, Han Solo, Princess Leia, the walking
carpet Chewbacca, C3PO, all of them. They were the best of unlikely
friends and we all loved their adventures and journey to stop the
Empire. What Abrams did in this film is brought back all of this in a
more modern way, like the 80s music and fluorescent colored clothing
that is making a comeback these days, the warm memories of these
adventures are back as well. From a certain perspective it is a bit of a
reboot, but in a way that the Star Wars story is continued and headed
in a most interesting direction. By reboot I felt that there were
elements of Star Wars 4 (a new hope) that were there, but to me it was
perfect and felt like a warm blanket of nostalgia. I also felt that the
humour in the film had matured from its predecessors, which also brought
the film more into 2015 than back to 1977.
Seeing how the
characters that we loved from the originals had grown was also enjoyable
as they filled in the 30 years from Jedi to The Force Awakens very
nicely, giving us an idea of what has happened yet not overdoing it by
any means. The new heroes Fynn and Rey were perfectly cast for the Star
Wars universe. The inner strife that the main antagonist endures in the
film explains the title of the movie very well, as the force awakens in
him it needs time to mature and completely take him over. This is shown
very well. The same can be said of the light side of the force as the
protagonist must understand this awesome power that is growing inside
her on her own; No Obi Wan, no Yoda.
There is a new droid that is
introduced to us as well, BB-8, and like R2D2 in the other films, this
character is as lovable as R2 was with his courage, tenacity and
loyalty. Of course C3P0 shows up here and there, as we expect him to be.
This movie is quite complete in the sense that it leaves a lot to work
with for the upcoming VIII and IX films, but as a whole the story was
tied up well and I left the theater most satisfied indeed, with the
force still with me as I drove home.
Five out of five stars!
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