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Star Wars The Force Awakens Review [SPOILERS]


SomeRetroGeek

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Welcome all, this is the Dark Side version of my Force Awakens review where I spoil the plot rotten and tell all about the many plot-twists. All right, click off now if you have not seen it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You've done it? Yes?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Good. Now, let's talk the plot.
Poe Dameron, a resistance soldier and his droid BB-8 are seperated after The First Order attack Jakku, trying to find a part of a map that leads to Luke Skywalker, which is stored within BB-8. Kylo Ren then orders a search for it after taking Poe Dameron prisoner. Poe is then able to escape with help from a Stormtrooper, who Poe dubs Finn. However, after their TIE Fighter is shot down and crashes on Jakku. Meanwhile, Rey encounters BB-8 and she agrees to help it after it is nearly captured. Finn encounters the two, and they all board The Millenium Falcon which has been deserted on the planet after The First Order attack the market. They are then captured by a ship which Han Solo and Chewbacca are aboard. After going to another planet and meeting Chewbacca's girlfriend (yeah, he has one, I know), The First Order attack and capture Rey. Finn and Han go to the rescue after popping off to The Resistance Base, however, Rey has managed to escape herself using the force, all leading to a huge moment of suspense.

 

Kylo Ren reveals himself to be...
...Ben Solo.

 

Han and him talk for a few moments, but Ben kills him without warning, marking the end for one of my favourite Star Wars characters, leading to an incredible lightsaber battle between Finn and Rey vs Kylo Ren. I could gush over this fight all day, but there's just no time for that. The base they are on is then destroyed, with Finn ending up in a coma and Rey going on a search for Luke Skywalker.

 

Yes, this movie has an excellent, though at times convoluted, plot. However, what are the negatives to the film?

 

One, Starkiller Base. It's pretty much the Death Star 3. It's larger, has the same weakness as the first Death Star, and gives the X-Wing pilots something to fight. Despite it being a brilliant battle packed to the brim with action, it's such an unnecessary addition to the narrative that could easily have been cut out.

 

Two, the scene where Kylo Ren and Rey battle, Rey had no experience with a lightsaber, and yet Kylo Ren looses. The reason I dislike this is because it can easily be misinterpreted. Rey was angry and filled with hate after Kylo killed Han, but others see it as though Kylo can't be taken seriously now that he was defeated by an inexperienced Jedi who never used a lightsaber.

 

Three, Kylo Ren used the force in all kinds of unique ways in the film and, similarly to Twilight in some scenarios in Friendship is Magic, forgets he has those powers, especially in the epic final battle.

 

Despite these flaws, I love The Force Awakens the same as I love A New Hope, and I can easily look past it's flaws because of how invested I am in the characters and settings. Packed with action and fresh faces, as well as familiar ones, Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens proves it's worth as a continuation to a classic trilogy of films and recalls the series' former glory with renewed energy successfully.

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