SPOILER THREAD: SW: The Force Awakens

[Raider]

Well I am going to say I LOVED IT! Perhaps my expectations were lower given what happened with the Phantom Menace and the huge expectations I had then.

I thought the script was almost entirely original with a generous amount of nods to Ep IV and a few from V and VI. I didn't think that was over the top by any means and it catered to us older fans.

I am highly recommending this to my friends, with a proviso that they need to see it before they find out [SPOILER] - Kylo Ren is Han and Leia's kid, the force user is Rey and not Finn and Han's own kid kills him!

I had an idea in my head of who the characters were and how I expected things to play out.... i was totally off and that made the experience even more enjoyable. If you haven't seen it yet and you are reading this page, stop immediately and go and watch it!

[Lord_Zed]

I'm still digesting the film, but I think It's safe to say I enjoyed it, it may not be the best thing ever but it's back to form for Star Wars over the horror of the prequels, I thought the 3 new leads were pretty decent and not just carbon copies of previous characters. I like the way Kylo Ren is a wannabee Sith lord in the shadow of Darth Vader rather than being a new villain who is inexplicably as talented as the previous villain. Han Solo was great he finally fulfilled his destiny without Lucas around to stop him, or worry about toy sales. The effect were awesome and not too much CG nonsense, except maybe for Snoke, who I found more goofy than spooky.

So my only real gripe about the film is that toward the end it tends to lean a bit to heavily on the previous films, rather like Abrams Star Trek into Darkness, I felt the final battle followed A new Hope trope for trope, as a result while the conflict between Rey, Kylo, Han etc was intense, I was not emotionally involved in the X-wing attack at all, but still it's only a small thing.

I will say though one thing we know despite somehow having more advanced tech than the Empire, First Order is just as dumb. As once again they built a gigantic doomsday weapon that can be taken out by an even smaller amount of poorly supplied enemies using the same plan they used the last two times someone did this.

[ILikeSoundwave]

Disappointed about the lack of Captain Phasma in the movie. Although that scene where Chewbacca tackled her to the ground and made her disable the shield gave me a good laugh.

[G1Optimal]

Film was good, hope they don't kill off luke in any of the following sequels

[philby]

I thought the script was almost entirely original

i loved it but come on young person leaves desert planet trying to get droid containing important information to freedom fighters so they can find a way to destroy super weapon in last ditch effort as time counts down to their destruction. along the way they discover the force and their mentor, whom they only just met, is killed. which movie am i describing?

[Lord_Zed]

i loved it but come on young person leaves desert planet trying to get droid containing important information to freedom fighters so they can find a way to destroy super weapon in last ditch effort as time counts down to their destruction. along the way they discover the force and their mentor, whom they only just met, is killed. which movie am i describing?

Yeah, my thoughts exactly, even down to the Resistance base looking almost identical to the Yavin base, It was starting to be a little too much by the final act.

Originality is not JJ's forte, but when it comes to intense emotional flip outs, lens flares and lasers he's got us covered.

[Sol_Bad]

i loved it but come on young person leaves desert planet trying to get droid containing important information to freedom fighters so they can find a way to destroy super weapon in last ditch effort as time counts down to their destruction. along the way they discover the force and their mentor, whom they only just met, is killed. which movie am i describing?

But the information the droid has doesn't tell them how to destroy the Starkiller base.......

[Bartrim]

too many questions about Rey's parents.

Luke's daughter? I thought Jedi weren't allowed to have relationships?

Han and Leia's daughter? Don't you think they would of said something when they met?

I'm sure there is some connection but I'm not sure...

Maybe she is Dak's daughter since he and Luke were co-pilots on Hoth?

[VERT]

too many questions about Rey's parents.

Luke's daughter? I thought Jedi weren't allowed to have relationships?

Thats old school Jedi. Luke is something new. And the last, he could do what he felt was right.

Rey has to be a Skywalker. Cause the Episodes are about Skywalkers. Kylo Ben counts too though. But All the visions Rey had, The Skywalker Saber and How powerful Ray is with no training.
AND
R2-D2 goes into Low Power as soon as Luke leaves. He wakes up as soon as Rey Arrives at the base. Cause its like he knows Skywalker DNA or something.

The fun of a new story and now we get to guess and speculate until May 2017

[Meister]

The fun of a new story and now we get to guess and speculate until May 2017

So to me these seem to be the main questions we are left with:

- Who is Rey?
- Who is Snoke?
- Why did Luke go into hiding?
- What happened to Kylo Ren to turn?

Anything else?, what are peoples thoughts?