{"id":1049,"date":"2016-01-16T19:48:48","date_gmt":"2016-01-16T23:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/andysrandomstuff.com\/blog\/?p=1049"},"modified":"2016-01-16T19:48:48","modified_gmt":"2016-01-16T23:48:48","slug":"the-inevetiable-episode-vii-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/andysrandomstuff.com\/blog\/?p=1049","title":{"rendered":"The Inevetiable Episode VII Post"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/andysrandomstuff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Star_Wars_The_Force_Awakens.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1050\" alt=\"Star_Wars_The_Force_Awakens\" src=\"http:\/\/andysrandomstuff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Star_Wars_The_Force_Awakens.jpg\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1621\" srcset=\"http:\/\/andysrandomstuff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Star_Wars_The_Force_Awakens.jpg 2400w, http:\/\/andysrandomstuff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Star_Wars_The_Force_Awakens-300x202.jpg 300w, http:\/\/andysrandomstuff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Star_Wars_The_Force_Awakens-1024x691.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/a>It&#8217;s probably past due for me to write this, given that I watched the movie weeks ago, and its been out for nearly a month already! Still, better late than never. Oh, and it should be obvious, but if you haven&#8217;t seen it yet, there are spoilers below. <!--more-->First off, I have to say that I liked The Force Awakens (TFA) quite a bit! That seems to be the majority opinion, though there are some voices of dissent out there. For me personally, I would now rank TFA as my 3rd favorite Star Wars movie, behind A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back, and just ahead of Return of the Jedi. I think JJ Abrams did a great job with the movie, and I feel that my initial assessment after watching the 2009 Star Trek movie that his fast-paced and flashy style would be more suited to Star Wars than Star Trek has been validated. That being said, here is the list of stuff that I liked and didn&#8217;t like about it:<\/p>\n<p>The Good<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Harrison Ford was a highlight of the movie. Han&#8217;s lines were some of the most memorable, and his death scene at the end of the movie is one of the best emotional notes in the film, and a worth send-off for the character.<\/li>\n<li>Rey, Poe, and Fynn were all excellent characters and their respective actors were genuinely fun to watch; I have no concerns about the new trilogy being based around these three.<\/li>\n<li>All the new technical designs were great; the ships, droids, settings, Storm Trooper armor, and the like all felt &#8220;right&#8221; for a Star Wars universe that had advanced 30 years.<\/li>\n<li>BB-8 worked great in the &#8220;new droid sidekick&#8221; role; I was afraid the character would wind up too &#8220;cutesy&#8221; but it manages to be endearing with out being overly sappy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Bad<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Not enough space battles! I wanted to see more capital ships.<\/li>\n<li>The Star Killer has taken criticism for being derivative, but the very poor physics shown in the movie (absorbing entire stars, zapping a planet across interstellar distances while many people on different plants watched simultaneously, etc) made my head hurt!<\/li>\n<li>As with other JJ Abrams films I&#8217;ve seen, TFA errs on the side of doing too little exposition than too much. And I&#8217;m not just talking about leaving open questions at the end of the movie; I&#8217;m not too worried about that, as it makes for fun speculation between the movies. Rather, I&#8217;m talking about the fact that the film is so fast-paced, some things happen with little or no explanation with the expectation that the audience will fill in the details. As a result, I came away confused by a few parts. For example, I didn&#8217;t realize it was the Republic&#8217;s capital that was blown up by the Star Killer; I figured it was a random planet that was being made example of, the way Alderan was blown up by the first Death Star in A New Hope.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So, overall, I would say TFA was not just a good Star Wars movie, but a good movie in general. I can honestly say that I am excited for the next one in a couple of years!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s probably past due for me to write this, given that I watched the movie weeks ago, and its been out for nearly a month already! Still, better late than never. 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