Yog
Dec 16th, 2015, 11:41:12 AM
For the moment, I am not going to discuss any of the plot at all, or tempt you with spoiler tags, because one the main strengths of this movie is the story, and being on the edge of the seat wondering what happens next. I will also say I only watched the trailers, posters and teasers before the movie, and basic stuff like who were members of the cast, the director etc.
I was at the 10 am premiere at Colosseum in Oslo, and I had actually booked a day off at office. The way they released these tickets were a bit of a scandal, as they just put them on sale all of a sudden with no prewarning. I had booked ticket with seat on the middle of the first row on the first screening (in 3D). Outside the theater, there was a TIE fighter and some stormtroopers, but not so many who did cosplay. Before the movie, there was an introduction by a representative from Disney, and he told how nervous they had been the movie would get ready in time, because J.J. Abrams had been tweaking on it until release day.
So the question you are probably asking yourself, is this the movie star wars fans have been waiting for? Has J.J. Abrams redeemed the saga, and put it back on track with the feel of the Original Trilogy? The answer to that question is a clear and resounding HELL YES! By the end of it, rather than excited, I would describe the feeling more as numb and paralyzed in my disbelief how good this movie was. I mean, this is not only on par with ANH and ESB, but I am conflicted could it even be better than those two??
Heresy you say! Well.. TFA has the fun, humour and adventure of ANH on one end, which makes it very similar to that in those ways. But on the other hand, I would say this is also the darkest movie of the series (it is clear Disney had no influence in this creation), and we have some serious character development and plot twists, which reminds me of ESB. It has some of the best elements of both worlds, and is not only clinically clean from any of those things which annoyed the fans in the prequels, but it goes in the diametrical opposite approach in how the movie is made (compared to TPM). J.J. Abrams finally gets it. He understands what it is all about. It has always been about the characters and the story. Still, TFA raises the bar over the OT in some aspects. It is emotionally powerful, as it brought me to tears several moments in the film. It is dark and unpredictable. But it also all works so well together as a movie. There was not a single moment I was bored. All I wanted was the story to never end (those 2 hours feels short), and I am so excited to see what happens next.
Star Wars fans all over the world may rejoice. The Force has indeed Awakened. And it is going to sink that boat.
I was at the 10 am premiere at Colosseum in Oslo, and I had actually booked a day off at office. The way they released these tickets were a bit of a scandal, as they just put them on sale all of a sudden with no prewarning. I had booked ticket with seat on the middle of the first row on the first screening (in 3D). Outside the theater, there was a TIE fighter and some stormtroopers, but not so many who did cosplay. Before the movie, there was an introduction by a representative from Disney, and he told how nervous they had been the movie would get ready in time, because J.J. Abrams had been tweaking on it until release day.
So the question you are probably asking yourself, is this the movie star wars fans have been waiting for? Has J.J. Abrams redeemed the saga, and put it back on track with the feel of the Original Trilogy? The answer to that question is a clear and resounding HELL YES! By the end of it, rather than excited, I would describe the feeling more as numb and paralyzed in my disbelief how good this movie was. I mean, this is not only on par with ANH and ESB, but I am conflicted could it even be better than those two??
Heresy you say! Well.. TFA has the fun, humour and adventure of ANH on one end, which makes it very similar to that in those ways. But on the other hand, I would say this is also the darkest movie of the series (it is clear Disney had no influence in this creation), and we have some serious character development and plot twists, which reminds me of ESB. It has some of the best elements of both worlds, and is not only clinically clean from any of those things which annoyed the fans in the prequels, but it goes in the diametrical opposite approach in how the movie is made (compared to TPM). J.J. Abrams finally gets it. He understands what it is all about. It has always been about the characters and the story. Still, TFA raises the bar over the OT in some aspects. It is emotionally powerful, as it brought me to tears several moments in the film. It is dark and unpredictable. But it also all works so well together as a movie. There was not a single moment I was bored. All I wanted was the story to never end (those 2 hours feels short), and I am so excited to see what happens next.
Star Wars fans all over the world may rejoice. The Force has indeed Awakened. And it is going to sink that boat.