Review of Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) by Merlos T — 23 Apr 2018

The Farce Awakens is a soulless revival of a beloved franchise complete with retreading of old plot, uninspired copy and pasted villains in The First Order/Empire-lite, and a Mary Sue protagonist named Rey that's so blatant you will have no sense of thrill at all watching her journey simply from the sheer thickness of her plot-armor. Rey's complete lack of a hero's journey and her ability to overcome every obstacle no matter the odds alone damns her, but the endless lore related accomplishments and powers simply lavished on her by the writer throughout the film makes The Farce Awakens far more difficult to watch than if she had simply stumbled her way to so much success.

Jar Jar Abrams has gone on record saying that this movie was written in such a way as to ease people back into the Star Wars franchise, and saying so speaks volumes as to just how much he either doesn't understand people, or how he intended to try and crib success from the older films in order to play it safe for himself. Fans won't want to see a rehashed story, as they can just watch the old films if they want to see that story again.

The Farce Awakens is, to put it bluntly, a massive disappointment in the history of Star Wars.