I confess to being a little disappointed in Star Wars: Force Awakens. Please dont get me wrong, it was an art piece compared to episodes I & II, and it was better than Return Of The Jedi. I guess my expectations were too high. It did seem predictable, and the main villain unmasked looking like .....well not like a jedi knight. Just extremely disappointed in "Kylo Ren", thats a stupidassed name too, its supposed to be Darth "something",
meh!
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THIS is whats supposed to compare to Darth Vader and Maul?!
I think the true judge of this reboot will be Rogue One, and yes I still think itll be great.
Didn't particularly enjoy Force either. In lieu of the series it wasn't bad, probably good, but I didn't enjoy it in the sense of a movie in general. Way I feel about Ford is that he's from a different generation, and while I enjoyed many of his movies, he doesn't really sit well with me in movies more recent. And I as well had massive expectations, so won't hold that against it.
Aside of that, when our dear Kylo Ren took off his mask, it seemed as if he (even in behavior) transformed from a badass village slayer and a bit of a mystery to a pubescent brat.
But, as I've no idea what's to come next, and as I've always been a fair fan of the series, I hope they've presented him this way for a reason, so that he may yet be sculpted into a villain as vicious as his predecessor. However, the movie provoked a fair amount of laughs. Such as BB-8's thumbs up. Nailed that. And seeing a few from the (now actually) old gang inspired the proper sentiment.
And despite my remarks, I realise it isn't easy to introduce one of the most spoken- of titles from an older generation to a young one, as well as continuing the story for the veteran fans at the same time.
I've got my hopes up again for Rogue One, despite my mixed feelings regarding Whitaker, and Jones having a bit of a ... dare I say it... Mockingjay/ Lawrence vibe to her, I still believe they will deliver, the actors, as much as Rogue One itself.
And if not, we will still watch them all.