I had seen the movie on its Opening Day last year and never got around to the review, mainly because I was aggravated by something that still ticks me off.
You know what I liked the best about this movie? Poe Dameron. Maybe because he not royalty so is expected to be given something without earning it. I've always wondered about that about the entire Star Wars credo. It's about a royal house and a senate that can't find its ass with both hands. Han was something of an outlier. It's only finally been in these last movies that ordinary people have had a big part in what's going on.
The Ren character does nothing for me. He decides to destroy everything because of what one man almost does? And how is it that he was able to talk all those other students into taking off with him? Sounds to me like there was something in the works beforehand.
Considering how badly most of the movies have done after the initial three, I'm beginning to wonder if even with those three the excitement was more because of them being so different from anything else we've ever seen? I liked the original movies, saw them more times than I can count, but, oddly, have never become fannish about them. Considering how things are going, I suppose that's a lucky thing!
Ren makes my blood curdle. He was dead to me as soon as he committed patricide. What a whiny little creep! Hard to believe he's Han and Leia's son.
The newness of it all could have definitely been a factor. By 1977 people were sick of anti-heroes and A New Hope was like a breath of fresh air.
I also think the viewing public is jaded now. Every single element of a movie is dissected these days because of the Internet, and it's getting tougher to raise the bar. I also think the dismissive attitude turned off a lot of long-time fans.
The Ren character does nothing for me. He decides to destroy everything because of what one man almost does? And how is it that he was able to talk all those other students into taking off with him? Sounds to me like there was something in the works beforehand.
Considering how badly most of the movies have done after the initial three, I'm beginning to wonder if even with those three the excitement was more because of them being so different from anything else we've ever seen? I liked the original movies, saw them more times than I can count, but, oddly, have never become fannish about them. Considering how things are going, I suppose that's a lucky thing!
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Ren makes my blood curdle. He was dead to me as soon as he committed patricide. What a whiny little creep! Hard to believe he's Han and Leia's son.
The newness of it all could have definitely been a factor. By 1977 people were sick of anti-heroes and A New Hope was like a breath of fresh air.
I also think the viewing public is jaded now. Every single element of a movie is dissected these days because of the Internet, and it's getting tougher to raise the bar. I also think the dismissive attitude turned off a lot of long-time fans.
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