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Not to mention the previous six movies. I almost wrote that last sentence in the header, but even that would have been a spoiler in itself.
Super brief review: it was fun, even if it was a bumpy ride sometimes. The first 10, 15 minutes alone destroy the prequel trilogy. Maybe I'll go into detail in a later blog entry.
Edit: the more I think about it, I'm not really digging Kylo Ren. I kinda see that they intentionally made him inexperienced, but by the end of the movie, all I could think of was, "Wow, Kylo Ren is such a manchild." But, I guess they're hoping to "expand" his development in the sequels. I hope.
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Never3ndr Dec 18, 2015
Daisy Ridley killed it by the way...just unbelievable, I love her character and performance.
dementedhut Blogger Dec 18, 2015
joseph_valencia Dec 18, 2015
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The movie was entertaining in the moment, but it's easily the least vivid and imaginative Star Wars ever made. The plot was also ridiculously thin. The search for Luke not only amounts to nothing, but it has no bearing whatsoever on the battle to stop the Starkiller. It would have made more sense if BB-8 were carrying the plans for the new weapon rather than a map to finding Luke Skywalker. I also don't understand the whole bait-and-switch involving Anakin's lightsaber. It felt like Abrams was being clever for the sake of being clever. Lots of critical stuff felt glossed over and underdeveloped, like Han and Ren's relationship and Rey's background. Han's death felt weird and pointless, and it made it look like Leia stupidly sent her husband to his death. Dropping the shields for the Starkiller was also WAY too easy. For all the shilling Captain Phasma got, she turned out to be a complete chump and a non-entity. Even Boba Fett got to do SOMETHING cool before getting eaten by the Sarlacc.
dementedhut Blogger Dec 18, 2015
Yeah, the film was reiterating and treading a lot of what the original trilogy was, which is why I wanted to hold off on forming any detailed opinions after watching the movie. I like the film, I like the characters, but I "squirmed" sometimes when the movie repeated stuff for the sake of nostalgia. Remember Tatooine? Here's Jakku! Remember the Death Star? Here's a bigger and stronger version! Remember how they blew it up? Well.
Hilariously, this seems to echo my thoughts I had with my Star Wars Battlefront review: "Hey, this is fun, but......." At the same time, it's hard to make, for me at least, a complete thought on a story that's intentionally left hanging. I just hope they go into new territory with the sequel.
Never3ndr Dec 18, 2015
Genj Dec 19, 2015
Thank god no one said the word 'midichlorians' in the movie. Easily better than all 3 prequel films - better script, better action, better acting, better directing. I would need to rewatch it later when it comes to blu-ray to compare it to the original trilogy, but I doubt it could hold up against them. Some things did feel underdeveloped probably for sake of keeping the film's pace up and the length down. I'm sure Rey's background will become clear in the next film. And hopefully Kylo Ren will be more interesting. My biggest complaints were:
1) Very heavily reliant on the original trilogy. I just feel like a lot of the the movie was pretty much an analog for A New Hope.
2) Kylo Ren just felt like a poor man's Darth Vader who became less interesting once he took off the mask. Hopefully he will be hardened in the next film.
3) Luke Skywalker is barely in the movie. I'm sure he'll be a huge part of the next one.
Regarding Han Solo's death: Yeah, I figured this would happen back when it was announced he'd be in the movie. Isn't Harrison Ford generally uninterested in Star Wars?
joseph_valencia Dec 19, 2015
zigfried Dec 20, 2015
The look on Rey's face as she held the saber out for Luke was perfect. The acting in this movie was so much better than the original Star Wars, although for sheer imagination the original trilogy still can't be touched.