Reviews Film / The Force Awakens

Competent, but underwhelming

There is not much to say that has not already been done to death since the movie got released. It looks and sounds like SW 4, it is fast paced yet not frenetic, the actors are good, like the special effects and the coregraphies.

It is competent.

But, and I write it down as someone who has been hyped in no way whatsoever, it is underwhelming, mostly because of an excellent beginning that fails to deliver. Things started greatly, the adventures of rookie heroes Finn, Rey and BB 8 were good fun, and it could have been a delight to witness with them the changes of the galaxy after 32 years. Sadly, Han Solo arrives to play the exact same role than he did before, steals the spotlight, railroads the plot, and from that point, the magic falls flat.

The Loads and Loads of Characters trope ruins the character piece the saga is known for. Events happen way too fast, to the point it is becoming really hard to care about the characters and what is happening to them. Revelations keep coming and suddenly, it is the big fight, only scaled up compared to SW 4.

That's probably part of the problem. It is way too much like its ancestor, aping up his strong points without the novelty or the performance from back then, only with more ambition. Bumbling jedi, cute droid, dark deep-voiced villain, mysterious leader, resistance/rebellion, death star, self-sacrificing mentor, reclusive master, even not!Tatooine and the freakin' Millennium Falcon, it's all there. The pinnacle of imagination.

All in all, it is not going to be idolized like the first trilogy, but it is now allowing people to have a good time. Sadly, it also means the love this movie will get will only decrease over time.

P.S: Kylo Ren is a stupid name, goddamn. I just couldn't take the guy seriously. How about "Pound Rill" next time?