Second Viewing: This is really more a funny anecdote, but my dad noted afterwards that he could have done without Leia’s return because it more or less ruined the mental image of her in Return of the Jedi. Carrie Fisher was another worry after all her real life problems with drugs and such, and she does feel stiff a bit in the movie, but she did well enough, considering.
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I was worried that he would drag the movie down after he looked like he was sleepwalking his way through Indiana Jones 4. Harrison Ford as Han Solo was an especially strong returning performance, which was a massive relief. I enjoyed the old characters, who were still good in their roles. Thankfully, all of the characters were great, as were the actors and actresses who played them. The humor could have undermined the film, however, if the characters and actors were no good. This is genuinely the funniest Star Wars movie so far. The humor is a bit updated from the original trilogy, after all. Still, I can understand why some people wouldn’t like it. This new humor is best exemplified by the stormtroopers who do a 180 when they see and hear Kylo Ren having a tantrum. Much of the humor is similar to the dry, even sarcastic humor of the original trilogy, but some of the funny imagery has a modern flair. It was fast and action-packed, but the biggest change is the return of good humor. It does feel updated – a Star Wars for a new generation – but it retains the dramatic and thematic underpinnings of the original trilogy. This movie felt like a Star Wars movie much more than the prequels. Second, I’m going to talk about what I didn’t like, and then I’m going to wrap up by addressing some “Debatables,” by which I mean some things that I am torn on and also things that other people seem to hate that I think are fine. What follows is a race to get the map back to the Resistance, destroy the First Order’s new super-weapon, and find Luke Skywalker.įirst, I’m going to talk about what I really liked. His droid, BB-8, escapes with the map and runs into a scavenger named Rey who is later joined by Finn, a Stormtrooper who has defected after he witnesses the evil of The First Order in his first combat mission. He retrieves the piece but is captured by The First Order who are also looking for Luke to kill him and wipe out the last of the Jedi. Poe Dameron, the best pilot in the Resistance, has gone to retrieve a missing piece of a map that is said will lead to Luke Skywalker’s hiding place. Luke has gone missing after tragic events that happened in the time span between “Return of the Jedi” and “The Force Awakens” and Leia feels that finding him is the best shot they have at defeating the First Order. The Resistance, a private military force headed by General Leia Organa sees the true threat of the First Order and attempts to thwart them with the unofficial support of the New Republic. From the scattered pieces of the Empire a new threat called The First Order has arisen, but the New Republic doesn’t take them seriously. The Rebel alliance has become the New Republic, and the Empire is in shambles.
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” takes place some thirty years after the battle of Endor and the destruction of the second Death Star. It has too many parallels with previous Star Wars films, and it could use some more connective tissue between plot points, but I still recommend you go see it! It is not an excellent, or fantastic movie as it has plenty of flaws. I liked it a lot, and I think that most people will generally like it too. I will add notes to wherever my thoughts change after a second viewing with the tag – “Second Viewing:” This review was written after one viewing.
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