Star Wars: The Force Awakens 2015
I was glad to get to see this movie its first weekend out. That way I didn’t get any spoilers and I went in with no real idea what it would be about. I still picked up a little in news articles, mostly about how J. J. Abrams has taken on this giant challenge of renewing one of the favorite movie series of all time. He was certainly the right person for the job. The Force Awaken moves quickly, has snappy dialogue, and very good performances, all while keeping all of the magic that goes with the Star Wars lore. Since it is still early, I will avoid any possible spoilers, but I will say that there are a lot of familiar elements here, not just some of the leads from the old series. That’s both comforting and maybe the biggest negative thing I can think of, but maybe I’m being too harsh since you can do a lot with just a few props as long as the story is good. While maybe there is too much hype, I think with a new Star Wars that was unavoidable. What is impressive is that it holds up to that hype.
Written: 19 Dec 2015
Owned on: Blu-ray, DVD, Digital