Star Wars: The Force Awakens is a Disappointing Ripoff

Day 79


The new Star Wars movie The Force Awakens has been out long enough and made record amounts of money, so I can reveal the truth. Ready?

Star Wars: The Force Awakens is nothing but a REMAKE of the original Star Wars movie.

The first movie, later renamed Episode IV: A New Hope. All Disney did was rearrange the characters. Luke Skywalker is now a girl, Han Solo is a disenfranchised storm trooper. Mark Hamill plays Luke Skywalker and is set up to be the next Yoda (although not nearly as cute). Carrie Fisher as "General" Leia replaces Mon Mothma as the rebel leader.

R2D2 is a rolling ball with "the secret plans inside" put there by the new Princess who is a male fighter pilot for the NEW rebels. Harrison Ford plays the part of Old Ben Kenobi Telling the new characters that the force is real. And we have a new Emperor and new Darth Vader. And the Death Star is now a Death Planet. Mind boggling!

If you've seen both movies I'm sure you can see what I'm saying. Unless, of course, your in denial. True fans though would know they're being flim-flammed. And it is seriously disappointing.

With all of the excellent books and stories they could have chosen to make a new movie, they took the easy way out and did a transparent remake using the exact same story as the first movie.

News flash Disney! The first movie wasn't successful because of the story or the actors (most relatively unknown). It was epic because of the special effects. Those special effects are no longer special as they have been copied repeatedly over the years and today are almost common in scifi movies.

I can only hope the next movie is not a copy of The Empire Strikes Back. The fans both old and new deserve better. The proof is the record money the fans spent to watch this retread.

Until tomorrow,

Ken

Star Wars: The Force Awakens...Still a Little Sleepy

Day 48


I'm sure I'll take heat for this but being a fan of Star Wars since 1977 when the first movie came out, I have to say the latest installment seemed like a 2+ hours setup for the next two movies. I agree with reviews that compare the new movie to the originals. There are great special effects and the storm troopers still have terrible aim. The emergence of past characters gives the movie some a hint of the original as the baton is being passed to a new generation of heroes and villains. I had hoped the new movie would be taken from one of the numerous Star Wars novels but I was disappointed. There are shades of the novels but nothing concrete.

I have to write that the movie, for me, was just OK. With Disney taking over I was hoping for better. I don't want to reveal anything and I'm not a movie critic. The movie has set records for ticket sales which is exactly what Disney was looking for, so in that respect the movie is a great success. As for the story I believe fans deserve better. If your looking for a taste of nostalgia, this movie is for you. I can only hope the next two movies will be better and not follow suit.

Until tomorrow, may the force be with you,

Ken