Before you start reading this article, for those who are yet to see Star Wars: The Force Awakens stop what you’re doing close this page and continue your day, as this contains a large amount of SPOILERS. Now we’ve got that sorted, let’s begin. All I can say is, what a masterpiece this film was. In my opinion I thought it was the best throughout the whole collection and I am pretty stubborn with my love of The Empire Strikes Back but it had everything: a compelling story, humour, plot twists, awesome special effects and loveable characters. So lets see the six ways that made Star Wars: The Force Awakens the most talked about film at the moment.
WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD!
6. The New Protagonists
So before I watched this film, I was a bit sceptical about how the new faces of this franchise would perform due to some of the characters in the prequels, however to put it simply, they were faultless. I thought they were exceptional, each character (I am focusing on Poo, Finn and Rey here, I’ll get onto Kylo Ren further into the article) brought their own qualities to the film. The chemistry that was created between them as the film developed was really enjoyable to watch, the humour they created was cheesy but not enough to make you awkwardly turn your head away and I think the reason why everyone loved the film was because, instantly we fell in love with these three characters.
Poe is already shaping up to be a ‘new’ Han Solo and he was one of my favourite aspects of the film, and the way Finn and Rey bounced off each other: their character’s growing as the film went on, made it ever more enjoyable to watch. What I thought was really impressive was they way the old cast mixed in with the new cast which played a key part in this film as it provided a link for the nostalgic older fans which therefore allowed the film to draw a cross-generational audience. With this being done, creates a sense of engrossment within the audience as it helps old fans accept the new characters in their beloved franchise, where as opposite to this, it gives new fans the charm that was once in the original series.
5. The Plot Twists
Since the start of the first trailer, everyone knew that this film was going to contain huge amounts of plot twists that will make you want pull out your own hair. However they happened and whether you guessed them or not, they were pretty awesome. By having these plot twists occur throughout the film now opens up a number of possibilities for Episode VIII and even more twists for us to get excited for. The reason why these surprises made this film so awesome was that after each one appeared, it moved the story into a new direction; the twists enlivened the plot and added a huge amount of suspense throughout the film and after each twist and surprise was to be revealed it just kept adding more entertainment and anticipation towards the awaited dénouement.
4. The X-Wings & Tie Fighters!
Now there were some epic battle scenes throughout this film, but the aerial battles were breathe taking, the introduction of the X-Wings soaring across the water to defend the republic from the First Order attack was to put it simply… EPIC! With the X-wings and Tie Fighters battling it out in space, towards the end of the film brought, yes I am using this word again nostalgia back to the super fans and with the combination of today’s special effects and the nostalgia of yesterdays films provided us viewers something of a spectacle, I literally got goosebumps as soon as those X-Wings came flying into shot and what a better pilot to have than Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac) kicking ass and I cant wait to see more of him in the X-Wings.
3. That Lightsaber Battle!
First of all whether you agree with me or not, I don’t believe the lightsaber battle at the end of the The Force Awakens is the all time best, however I do think its up there. the reason why? Well because there is some much raw emotion within the fight for the whole party. A lot is learnt from the emotions during the fight and from the characters themselves; we see Ren’s dark and sinister side take over him after killing Han Solo and it is shown throughout the battle between both him (Ren), Rey and Finn, then we see the determination and grit from Finn, which is why I am beginning to love his character so much, the battle signified a stamp showing he is an all out hero, and then Rey… we see the heart and desperation during her battle and finally!
Her ability of using the force. The battle was just a firework of emotion, it was like a soap opera, but that’s what made it so enticing to watch, also having the fight straight after the event of Han Solo being murder allows the emotions that are already felt by audience to be transferred into the fight, I mean: I think everyone wanted Ren at the point to get his ass kicked.
2. Kylo Ren
And here is the man himself, yes he truly deserves a mention because I thought he was brilliant in this film, which is what made it so awesome. Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) showed all the qualities of a bad guy and of his grandfather: Darth Vader. He’s a spoilt little brat who just wants more power and better Vader in anyway he can. There a various moments throughout the movie where Ren loses his temper and each time it shows a lot about the character, sometimes the hissy fits are comical but others however show the inner turmoil he is going through which links to his powers.
He’s using the force to manipulate his subjects and anyone who crossed him and it shows his passion to be the most powerful being there is, which will make him a force to be reckon with across the new movies. One thing I will add however is the reason why he is such an entertaining antagonist in my eyes which is basically… I hate him and what he did to Han Solo and the smugness in the way he did it made me resent him, but that’s what you want from a bad guy and that’s what makes this film in the end so awesome.
1. Han Solo Dying
Okay so there’s nothing awesome about this, but come on… it was the major changing point in the story and what brought out Rey and Finn’s ability and emotions. Whilst I was in the movie theatre, after that death scene, everything went silent, I think everyone of the audience froze for a short moment, because one of the most beloved character in the Star Wars universe has just been killed off by this ‘new kid on the block’, which in the end, made that last lightsaber fight ever so engaging. But having a major moment like this is, how films become memorable which creates an impact for the viewers, and if a film does this, then you know its awesome as it will have everyone talking of what happened; making a mark on its audience for a long time.
So that’s my 6 reasons why I thought Star Wars:The Force Awakens was so awesome; if you feel that I may have missed something out, or just want to add your own views, then send us a tweet or leave a comment on the article. Now only 500 and something days left for all of us to be getting excited again, happy holidays everyone.