Star Wars the Force Awakens thoughts, fan girling, and duh....spoilers!

There will be spoilers below:




I've already seen the movie twice and I think that if you happen upon this blog then you have probably also done so.


















I was thoroughly pleased and relieved after seeing the movie the first time.  As a huge fan of the EU I already had a large world view of this special fantasy universe.  I didn't need George Lucas to ruin it for me by declaring my favorite stories and characters null and void "legends".  But I was able to make peace with the new characters and story and the older ones.

It's easy to see Rey and think "Jaina" and to see Kylo Ren and think "Jacen".  Rey is so incredibly gifted, noble and courageous.  She saves herself everytime and manages to not get injured at all (try that Katniss...oh queen of the medbay). Look at her shot!  DEad center, he just deflects with his saber!  It's her first time with a blaster!

I've never been so happy with a female character since Peggy Carter. In fact, I've always identified with the male characters, not this time, not at all!  It was Rey I wanted to be!  She is a super skilled pilot (she flies the Falcon and all I could think of was when Jaina stole the Vong ship and Han know it was her due to her skills).  She has a Force vision.  She uses the Force to block Kylo from her thoughts and she presses into his head, then she mind whammies a stormtrooper into letting her go!  It's quite beautiful.  And then she of course TK's the light saber and fights Kylo.....

It made me cry just a little to know that a strong female was written!!!!!

 And Kylo Ren is Jacen, just with a different name. He tears into peoples thoughts!  He stops a blaster bolt in mid flight!  He has temper tantrums (LOL)!!!  He is delightfully in love with his grandfather.

I only can imagine what Anakin's Force ghost is thinking:   "dumbass"!



The other two newcomers are the very brave Finn who defects from the First Order after being trained from birth to do one thing, be a stormtrooper.  And the best damn pilot in the galaxy Poe Dameron who is one part Jag Fel well maybe even this tiny smidge of Kyp Durron (his parents were rebels) if Kyp never had the darkness to haunt him.

The characters are interesting and well formed and the writing is not as hokey as any of the first 6 movies, and they all have plenty of snark (well Leia always had snark).  The actors do well, the effects are believable (no more green screen crap fest).........BUT

You know how the expression goes:  "good idea, poor execution" ?  This is the opposite.  The idea is a complete retell of "New Hope".  The plot is the fail in this story.  It just isn't fresh, it's just we are so thirsty for SW, we drank it right down.  And the characters sell it as do the settings and the battles and the atmosphere, and seeing Leia and Han and Chewbacca all over again.  But still, the weak spot of the whole thing is the very predictable and safe plot.  :(


And if Rey isn't Luke's daughter I will lose it!  This whole universe has one huge theme:  family.  Always has.  This is the epic tale of the Skywalkers.  That's just the way it is.

Will I buy the DVD?  Absolutely and I will watch it no less than 3 times, but still....in my mind...

.....far away....is the world of Jaina and Jacen, of Tenel Ka, Kyp and Jag, and that tall man Zekk!  They still will hold my heart for a very long time.

I have a type, and Oscar Isaac is it:

These pictures aren't mine nor are they for profit.  Enjoy!