The franchise is indeed reawakened, and we already know when to expect several more installments. In the end, Star Wars: The Force Awakens feels like the work of a very capable student, one who has studied his subject so diligently and thoroughly that he knows what to do and what to avoid, is smart enough to have engaged one of the experts in the field, in this case Kasdan, to work on the blueprint, and to have ensured that another of the key contributor to the series’ success, John Williams, would return again after all the years. Beyond that, the very ending - more like a coda, really, which was filmed on the extraordinary Skellig Michael off the western coast of Ireland - is wonderful and sets things up perfectly for the next installment. Has Harrison Ford gone over to the 'dark side'?Īs before, monumental battles enacted by enormous, obliteration-capable forces are paralleled by intimate mano-a-mano duels to the death in this case, the climactic example of the latter is very effective and emotional, something every Star Wars fan of good standing will find entirely compelling. Opening nearly everywhere in the world before Christmas, with China to follow in early January, Disney’s debut as the new custodian of Lucas’ baby looks to deliver nothing less than one of the two or three highest-grossing films of all time.ġ6 questions we want answered in ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens Specifically, into an Indiana Jones realm, which is mostly, but not entirely, to the good. Abrams’ hands there is a shift in tone that brings the material closer to the feel of a Steven Spielberg film. But whereas the fundamental touchstones of George Lucas’ original creation remain, in director J.J.
As the best Star Wars anything - film, TV show, video game, spinoff, what-have-you - in at least 32 years, Star Wars: The Force Awakens pumps new energy and life into a hallowed franchise in a way that both resurrects old pleasures and points in promising new directions.
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