It has been nearly a year, and the first anthology film has already just been released into cinema's, as I am about to see it this weekend, but before that, let me review the first new generation Star Wars film, which is Episode VII.
Like many have already deducted, it's story premise is most of all similar to Episode IV or A New Hope, and it continues to connect to the overall saga by keeping trademarks, tropes and familiars intact.
A new generation of epic space operas is upon us, and Episode VII delivers entirely. With an old and new cast carrying on, The Force Awakens is a worthy successor and instantly is just as good in it's own merits as Episode III and V did as the best entries in their own trilogies.
J. J. Abrams has taken over the cape and mantle so to speak and it's so good that the movie was over before I knew it.
When the First Order has risen out of the ashes of the Galactic Empire, the Force starts awakening in our heroes Finn and Rey, a former Stormtrooper and a mysterious lonesome gal who is technically skilled and a fighter.
Pretty much all of the Star Wars tropes return, including the opening prologue text, the transition scenes, the various foreign or alien creatures, the Jedi religion, "there is still good in him", "May the Force be with you" and an important character dies near the end, which is Han Solo this time.
I didn't like Kylo Ren at first because he sounded like an emotional trainwreck and a coward hiding behind a mask. But upon reviewing, I saw how he is struggling and being confounded by which side of the Force to take, making him actually my favorite new character.
Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens is a very strong start of a new trilogy, and with it, a new celebrating generation of a Star Wars fan community. We will very soon be able to judge Disney's direction with the franchise, and if we're lucky, Disney might just start a better "Expanded Universe" than Lucasfilm or Marvel!
Rating: 8.0
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