Since Disney’s announcement of Star Wars: The Force Awakens in October of 2012, Star Wars’ fans have eagerly awaited the film’s arrival onto the silver screen. George Lucas, creator, handed over franchise to Disney and a new generation of filmmakers in hopes that more fans …show more content…
Han Solo (Ford), cross our fingers, and hope for the best. As soon the words, “A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away”, flashed on the screen I instantly became that 5-year-old kid again. For the next two hours I was on the edge of my seat, in love with everything that I was witnessing.
The Force Awakens is a spectacular film from start to finish. It is the Star Wars film we haven’t seen since we were graced with the original trilogy 30 years ago. It is able to capture back the humor, fun, and magic of the original trilogy that weren’t present in the prequels 10 years ago. All four new cast members (Ridley, Boyega, Isaac, and Driver) give phenomenal performances, and truly bring their characters to life on the big screen.
Many stars took to social media after seeing the film this week. Patton Oswalt, comedian and avid Star Wars fan, just simply tweeted, “JJ did it.” The film has already broke opening weekend records by bringing in a whopping $238 million at the box