Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens

Star Wars: The Force Awakens is some kind of miracle. It works on every imaginable level - as a heartfelt love letter to fans, an irresistible invitation to newbies, a visual marvel and a blockbuster of unparalleled emotional heft and cultural significance.

The rollicking, space-opera spirit of George Lucas’s original trilogy (you can safely forget the second trio of cynical, tricked-up prequels) emanates from every frame of J.J. Abrams' euphoric sequel. It’s also got an infusion of modern-day humor that sometimes steers the movie this close to self-parody—but never sarcastically, nor at the expense of a terrific time.

The film ultimately runs up against the limitations of its own nature.... But it’s still an exhilarating ride, filled with archetypal characters with plausible psychologies, melodramatic confrontations fueled by soaring emotions, and performances that can be described as good, period, rather than "good, for 'Star Wars.'"

Abrams had the benefit of learning what didn’t work in Lucas’ prequels, and he’s gone in the opposite direction. He’s also set an interesting course for moving forward with this engaging cast playing new characters making their way through this beloved universe.

If Abrams didn't take many chances, he didn't make many mistakes, either. First, Do No Harm became Don't Mess With Success, and it worked. Show Me the Money is sure to follow.

The reassuring familiarity of Abrams’ approach has its limitations: Marvelous as it is to catch up with Han Solo, Leia and the rest of the gang, fan service takes priority here over a somewhat thin, derivative story that, despite the presence of two appealing new stars, doesn’t exactly fire the imagination anew.

You can choose to understand The Force Awakens as an embrace of the mythological tradition, in which the same stories recur over and over with minor variations. Or you can see it as the ultimate retreat into formula.... There are moments when it feels like both of those things, profound and cynical, deeply satisfying and oddly empty.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens is a fantastic sci-fi adventure that makes the viewers think of the greatness of the franchise.

I didn't think Force Awakens was all that amazing. It teeters along for the first hour. Starting square one on a sand planet. The movie in awe, enamoured of its source material. J.J. brings good energy and life to the adventure, but in the end, what adventure are we on? It's incomparable to what he did with Star Trek (2009). All this does is lightly return us to a beloved world, but defaulting for a basic demo-version for its re-entry. With a cliffhanger that makes you want to play the game ... but that's the movie. The ending saves it. After a very generic experience. The movie derives more questions than answers, which can be a draw, but is negligence on the writers. It's a decent Sw addition, but doesn't nearly break ground like I thought it would. It has good charm and life though.

[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]

Serinin eski filmlerini eskimiş diye sevmiyorum, yenileri de seriye uymuyor diye beğenmiyorum....

The beginning of the disaster that we Star Wars fans came across back in 2015. We all thought we had something in our hands but here we are now 10 years later with a more dead franchise than startrek. A shame, really.