I didn't think that I would be writing a review of a new Star Wars movie in 2015. I thought we were done with it, but here we are at Episode VII, Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
This one finds us 30 years after the final battle of Return of the Jedi. The New Republic is moving along slowly, but is faced with an evil adversary in the First Order. There's a Resistance to the First Order lead by General Solo-Organa. Luke is doing his best Yoda impression. Han and Chewie are bootleggers. There's new characters: Fin, an ex-Stormtrooper: Rey, an orphan stranded on a desert planet: Poe Dameron, the Wedge Antilles character. And we have the dark robot: Kylo Ren of the Sith Knights of Ren. Ni! Ni! Ni!
What is the Resistance resisting? Who is Rey's parents? Why is Kylo Ren so emo? All this will be answered in the upcoming films, but this one lays them out for it.
I loved the part when Rey reaches for the light saber, grabs it, and becomes badass. She's going to be a great character if they do her story arc right.
They killed of Han Solo (SPOILER ALERT!!), but I liked that.
Luke is yoda-ing. The Jedi Knights are incompetent. They may well be the Knights Who Say Ni. They can't even figure out who the Sith are.
Kylo Ren will be saved -- by his sister.
If this cycle of the trilogy ends up better than the prequels, we'll be happy.
If you would have to watch another entry of a beloved sci-fi epic, I would recommend Mad Max. But Star Wars isn't bad either. Watch it. Preferably more than once!
4 of 5 stars.
This one finds us 30 years after the final battle of Return of the Jedi. The New Republic is moving along slowly, but is faced with an evil adversary in the First Order. There's a Resistance to the First Order lead by General Solo-Organa. Luke is doing his best Yoda impression. Han and Chewie are bootleggers. There's new characters: Fin, an ex-Stormtrooper: Rey, an orphan stranded on a desert planet: Poe Dameron, the Wedge Antilles character. And we have the dark robot: Kylo Ren of the Sith Knights of Ren. Ni! Ni! Ni!
What is the Resistance resisting? Who is Rey's parents? Why is Kylo Ren so emo? All this will be answered in the upcoming films, but this one lays them out for it.
I loved the part when Rey reaches for the light saber, grabs it, and becomes badass. She's going to be a great character if they do her story arc right.
They killed of Han Solo (SPOILER ALERT!!), but I liked that.
Luke is yoda-ing. The Jedi Knights are incompetent. They may well be the Knights Who Say Ni. They can't even figure out who the Sith are.
Kylo Ren will be saved -- by his sister.
If this cycle of the trilogy ends up better than the prequels, we'll be happy.
If you would have to watch another entry of a beloved sci-fi epic, I would recommend Mad Max. But Star Wars isn't bad either. Watch it. Preferably more than once!
4 of 5 stars.