After 30 years return to a galaxy far, far away in The Force Awakens. It has actually been at least 10 years since the last Star Wars movie which saw the completion of the prequel trilogy.
Now, the new film follows the events after Return of the Jedi. You'd never think something like this would happen but it now has after the sale of Lucas Films to Disney a new film series has gotten off the ground. If you think Disney and Trekkie JJ Abrams might not do a grande continuation, you'd be wrong.
The story is simple, everyone is looking for Luke Skywalker. The resistance wants him home and the First Order seeks to destroy him. I found previous chapters were more complex but it is nice to reintroduce fans to the saga with an easy to follow story.
We follow characters old (Han and Leia) and new (Poe, Finn and Rey) as begins the follow-up trilogy to the originals. Poe goes seeking for part of a map to find Luke, he is captured but not before giving what he found to his android BB-8. The film is similar to A New Hope as JJ based the new Star Wars film off it, igniting George Lucas to comment on how his version would have been more original.
I still found a great interest in the new characters (both light and Dark). Kylo Ren is a terrific villain and has one amazing costume. His villain is also very believable and dimensional. Another interesting character is Finn (a stormtrooper) who abandons his post and goes on the run. Rey is the true light of this movie, and may be the next Jedi.
Awakens has some terrific side characters, such amazing alien creatures. You can tell JJ had a lot of fun with this film, the movie feels fun. The visuals are also very grounded and realistically crafted. The space battles have never looked so good.
Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens is an excellent continuation of a saga beloved by all with characters old and new and a more grounded visual flare.
Rating: A+
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