Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)

 

Nothing Original But an Ex-Stormtrooper

There is nothing original about this film except an ex stormtrooper dubbed Finn. The rest of the film is rehash of previous movies.

What irked me was the character Rey:

1) Luke's lightsaber 'chose' her, she never needed training to learn her Jedi skills - which diminishes the previous films point of needing training to learn the ways of the Force.

2) She knew all about Millennium Falcon - so much so she made Han Solo look like an idiot. So this is completely angering. Then she flew out of there with Chewy in the Falcon - grrrrr!

3) She knew exactly what BB-8, the droid, was saying. Luke worked with droids and didn't know what all the beeps and whistles meant. He needed C-3PO to help.

IF they didn't write all this about the character and made her a young person willing to learn new things then I would have liked her character - instead they made her a know-it-all so she's rather annoying and irky.

MISSED OPPORTUNITY: Finn! Finn is an ex stormtrooper. They should have done more with him to help the Rebels or ermm the Resistance in future films. Great character Finn!

The rest of the movie is a rehash of episodes 4, 5, & 6.  Basically a 'remix' if you will.

Did I like the film? Just so-so. Did I have fun watching? To a degree, yes I did. Will I watch it again? Mostly for Han, Leia, and Luke.

I'm rating mid-way at a 6 out of 10.

6/10

Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)