Hello and welcome to the second 12/22/2015 edition of The Comic Shop Blog....
As I said in my "Creed" review I am basking in the afterglow of the wonderful film that was "Star Wars: The Force Awakens." I want to go full-on good, bad, & ugly but I feel I need to see it at least one more time so I can look at it more critically. So instead today I'll just get out some brief thoughts in random order. Please be wary of spoilers that potentially lurk below.
- The great thing about this movie was that it was all too familiar, but at the same time it was different. While the original trilogy staples like Luke, Leia, Han, Chewie, C3PO, R2D2, and others were all present and accounted for the crux of the story laid in the more than capable hands of the new cast of Kylo Ren (Adam Driver), Finn (John Boyega), Oscar Issac (Poe Dameron), and Rey (Daisy Ridley).
- Daisy Ridley is wonderful as the scavenger with a mysterious background. She is charismatic and you immediately empathize with her struggle. Her hero worship of Han Solo is also a wonderful character trait that helped this humble blogger relate to her character.
- Adam Driver is delightful as the spoiled brat turned sith Kylo Ren. While it was a given that he was going to have some kind of connection with the original cast it was quite jarring to see some of the actions that he takes later on in the film.
- "That's not how the Force Works!" & BB-8's thumbs up were two of the more light hearted and funny parts of the movie.
- If I never see a giant-spherical-planet-destroyer-laser-thing ever again in my life that will be too soon. While the starkiller base concept was really cool it is just something they have done in too many of the "Star Wars" films.
- It's nice to see main characters of note that aren't connected to the Skywalker lineage. (At least that we know of)
- JJ Abrams said the script for Episode VIII is so good he wishes he was directing it (!)
- I loved the lightsaber duels in this one & the Original Trilogy a lot more than the highly choreographed acrobat shows from the Prequel Trilogy. The intimate setting and the close cut of the film made the duels seem very dangerous and very real.
- The first order stormtroopers are much better at the whole shooting their enemies thing
- Captain Phasma was kind of a waste.
There are a lot of great things about this film so even if you have not enjoyed "Star Wars" in the past there is something for everyone in this one so check it out.
Thanks for reading! See you next time at The Comic Shop!
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