Review of Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) by Emmanuel F — 16 Dec 2017

J.J. Abrams clearly understood that with such a legend you cannot make many mistakes nor take too many chances. Some have complained that it was a remake of New Hope... but think about it. The prequels veered of the path and they did not flow well, for that Lucas has been crucified. Don't get me wrong... he deserves it for Jar Jar. But J.J. knew that he had to do justice and make up for the prequels. It is not lost on anyone in the opening scene where the guy says this is the beginning of making things right.

He did, this movie was fantastic. Did not rely on the CGI and tied things together in support of the original piece of work. The score was masterfully done. The Skywalker themed music for Rey and how everything just fits well together. This is the foundation on the next two movies. Many questions that need to be answered. Hopefully in the third installment he will circle back and satisfy our thirst for answers. Who is Snoke? who are Rey's parents? How did Maz get the lightsaber? Is Luke really as powerful as the EU says? None of these were answered in the Last Jedi... soooo.... J.J. Abrams should have done all three. Because this one he nailed it.