I also really liked that Finn stood up to Kylo Ren, knowing that he would probably die, that's true heroism. And while Kylo is a million times more badass with the mask on, he had to leave it off for the final fight so he could get his face fucked up for episode 8.
james bond personally i like him more without the mask. I just felt like once you know who his character is when he wears the mask it just seems wierd.
The best review I can give for this movie, is that it makes me feel like I am 7 years old, sitting in the local theater watching Star Wars for the first time.
Adventure time, come on grab you x-wing we will go to very distant lands............... with poe the pilot and fin the -stormtrooper- it's Adventure time (in space)
As a black dude, it is SO AWESOME that I can finally say that my favorite Star Wars character is the black guy. He (along with Kylo Ren) have the most potential for characterization and development.
+Mr. Hedgehog yeah as soon as he told Leia he kept leaving cause he knew she'd miss him, I was like 'Oh fuck he's completing his arc, he's not gonna come back!' and I mean, to be fair, Harrison Ford has volunteered to die in Star Wars since Empire
+Mr. Hedgehog everyone knew he was gonna die, i figured a year ago he was. Its Harrison Ford, he doesn't do anything big action anymore. hes to old and agreed he would only do this one if they killed him off.
I actually liked that Kylo Ren wasn't this ultimate badass, he came off as a real person and was actually my favourite part of the movie. I like a villain that shows his emotions.
I liked kylo ren his powers with the force were impressive stopping a laser blast with the force and being able to read people's minds. he just needs to finish his training and go full darkside
+537CH I dunno. I see a lot more narrative weight in Ben dying in A New Hope than I do in Han dying in Force Awakens. Failing that, Ben dying helps further his own character and actually allows him to become _more_ involved with the story.
Kylo Ren/Ben Solo is accused of being too nerdy under the mask. I consider that a good example of what Anakin should've been like; damaged, immature, rather average looking. I can see him as the villain BECAUSE he's a dork. Besides, he's not a full-on Sith yet. That's for two years from now.
RiverNaiad Yeah, I mean the fact that he had to inflict pain on himself to channel more dark side is what really ties it in a bow that he still has MUCH to learn before he becomes Vader 2.0
+Black Nerd Comedy they had to work a little harder for this one it wasnt just one lucky show but think about it you have a thing with a battery and you shoot a hole in the battery it dont work anymore hell you drop your phone and the thing breaks
+Dorian Harris If Hillary wins dude your rights to be an American will be compromised you can believe that. The person who is best for office is Ben Clark man believe that.
+Kris Calapp Isn't that just like a gungan to turn his back on his roots. I remember when he was still Jarbari Jarbari Binko, fighting for the rights of the common man. Time changes us all, I guess.
I don't think Rey friend zoned Finn, I mean, they just met, they were friends, which is fine. So a forehead kiss. An actual kiss would have been weird. I also would prefer if no one got together in the end, mainly with the 'main three of Poe, Finn and Rey.' I think Poe would have some girlfriend actually on base that we don't know about lol
Andre I think people are forgetting that Kylo Ren only really had used his lightsaber to throw tantrums and decapitate dudes which is why he lost to Rae, who was also powerful with the force. ALSO- man had been shot in the fucking stomach by Chewbacca and was bleeding out during the fight!!
+Hazomina 72 Let's also not forget that Rey had been fighting with a polearm most, if not all, of her life (presumably) and was competent with it (e.g. scene where she beats up thieves). If you watch Rey's fighting style, she jabs often similar to how she would with a staff. I don't think Rey besting an injured Ren in a duel is that big of a stretch (but the whole using the force, then godmode thing was a little sloppy and I can see why people feel this way).
+Anthony Aguinaldo Yep. He was pretty much nearly dead. Probably the Force was keeping him alive, that's why he wasn't able to pull the Lightsaber out of the snow: he was focused on remaining alive. In the prequels we've seen many Jedi being killed by a couple of ordinary blaster shots.
+Hazomina 72 Exactly! he wasn't fully trained and he was the only force user in the entire galaxy, of course an untrained jedi, bleeding out and already injured by Finn would have a hard time against Rey who just happened to be a freaking genius using the force
+Hazomina 72 Ren has been training since he was a kid. Rey had no training at all and had just found out she was force-sensitive. I don't get your logic.
+Ladondorf C.A. - Stop Motion Films Actually, the Ren part is because he's one of the Knights of Ren. They didn't explain crap about them in the movie, but that's what Snoke (which is the STUPIDEST name for a BBEG I've ever heard) calls him at one point. I'm guessing it's analogous to Sith being called Darth. Not that that explains the 'Kylo' part.
No one, absolutely NO ONE, has talked about the absolutely BEAUTIFUL lighting happening during the scene with Kylo and Han. Kylo is conflicted between light and dark, and in that moment, he's lit half in red, half in blue. At the moment he chooses what to do, he's FULL red lighting. It was so well done. So. Kylo Ren. Great guy, good villain, I like how he's dripping with power while still being obviously not fully trained and barely in control of himself (sometimes losing that control fully). But I gotta be honest with you here. Kylo Ren is a Deviant Art OC. HE IS! "He's really powerful, and he's the son of Han and Leia, and he's the grandson of Darth Vader, and he wants to be just like Vader, and he totally has Vader's old mask on a shelf, and he has a really cool mask of his own just like Vader, but he's still really pretty under it, with long black hair and mysterious eyes, and has a totally badass saber that no one else has, and he's the friend of the new emperor, and he leads the new empire's army, and he totally kills Han! And when he gets shot, he just walks it off and still fights super powerful! OC do not steal!" C'mon. I do like how his lightsaber kind of fizzles, unlike other lightsabers. Like, it has both the feeling of being stronger, but also unstable. Like it might overload at any moment, because he's trying TOO hard to be powerful. It's fitting for the character, who is trying SO HARD to be a dark jedi, to be evil, but is just not quite there. He doesn't have the Sith control of the emotions like he should. And worse, he knows it. He knows that's his biggest weakness.
I cried THREE TIMES watching this film. When the opening text scrawl and the theme song came on, when Han and Leia hugged and they played their theme and when Han died. Just shows the power of star wars and how well put together this film was. Loved the review Andre!
+Elsie Clark The moment that got me was when Rey met Leia after the battle, I thought Rey was going to tell he Han died, but the look Leia gave made it plain that she already knew.
I felt the exact same way about Han Solo's death. And yeah, some random assholes on twitter spoiled it for me too -_- but that scene still got me right in the feels, just the way it was presented. It was like "holy shit, Han Solo -- THE Han Solo -- is... dead!" Overall a fantastic film in my opinion.
+Zero Man I had no idea going in that Han was going to die, but when they got to the bridge scene, I guessed it. But when it happened, I still jumped to the edge of my seat and put both hands over my mouth cause I couldn't believe it was happening.
idk about anyone else but i didn't get hit in the feels. The moment i saw his old self i knew he was gonnna die. And walking up to an armed main villain was basically just asking to die
+Zero Man Same. Google auto fill in the search bar ruined it for me. Was researching parts for a Han in Carbonite. Still when I saw him fall, got hit with the feels
I actually really love Kylo Ren. I DO fully agree that he should have put the helmet back on after killing Han, but other than that, I LOVE him as a character. I LIKE that they're not waiting until the last movie to reveal him. I LIKE that he's just a guy. I LOVE his tantrums, because the way he snaps feels more like a psychopath than a child to me. He's a confused, angry, and trapped man. He is literally fighting himself, and as he said, he's "being torn apart" by both the light and dark sides within him. He is BOUND to have these moments of rage. I deal with anxiety, which has similar effects at times, where I get frustrated to the point where I need to punch or break something. It honestly felt like THAT was his reason for destroying shit when people gave him "bad news". True, it's not as subtle and threatening as the Force choke, which Vader used any time someone failed him, but this guy is NOT Vader. He is a new character, and one I thoroughly enjoyed watching. Darth Vader is definitely better, but Kylo Ren is a VERY interesting character to me, and I look forward to where they go with him. P.S. Finn/Poe is my new OTP
yeah one of my favorite parts is when he is destroying the room where Rey was, when some Stormtroopers come in and turn back around. not only was it funny, but it felt the it was really establishing the type of person he was.
Snop Doog Agreed! Yes, he has tantrums, but it's not like a child, as I said above. He is MORE than happy to murder people with those if they get in his way, and he more than established that in the first scene of the movie.
+Rory Storm My favorite Kylo Ren moment was when he screamed, TRAITOR! at Finn, I got the chills and it would not have the same effect if he had the helmet on
Kevin Greenfield I'll give you that, but the entire rest of the fight would have been better...I think they could have knocked off his helmet in the fight before Rey slashed him, but other than that, I do wish he had put it back on.
I agree SO MUCH with Andre's point about Kylo Ren putting the mask back on after killing Han Solo. It would have been an amazing metaphor for finally losing his humanity and transformation into a new identity.
Yeah there was but I think the line was put in just to say that the writers know it's just another death star, I still found that line quite funny though tbh
and then han said somthing to the effect of "can't we just blow it up like we always do"?...at that moment i was like yea the writers know people are gonna rage on the fact they borrowed so much from episodes 4 5 and 6..
If there’s something I’ve truly come to dislike about Star Wars it’s the fans. Not all fans, rather a certain kind of fan. The ones who vehemently bombard each new Star Wars release with comments and reviews of how it has ruined Star Wars. It has been ten years since the prequels finished and still this persists. You’d have thought the mature thing would have been to walk away and keep to what they love about the universe. Unfortunately, that isn’t the case. STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS has an impressive 8.5/10 on IMDb, with only 6.2% of users giving it below-average scores. Adversely, the reviews for the movie are alight with negativity. Of the 100 “most useful” reviews, 97 of them give the movie below-average scores, and of those 88 give it scores worse than The Star Wars Holiday Special! Reviewers who have enjoyed the movie are being quashed. This small vocal portion has embedded itself within the reviews. I’m sure they’ve left their mark. But, it presents a disproportionate view of the movie. If you enjoyed this movie and you have an IMDb account, or are willing to make one, as a favour tio yourselves and to the incredible amount of love and effort many people put into the film it’d be great if you could take 5-10 minutes to upvote positive reviews you agree with. For the scores it’s receiving, THE FORCE AWAKENS deserves more reviews that are actually helpful to why people enjoyed the film. For those who are on-board, my personal thanks! :)
I disagree with you at the point where you say Kylo should've put his mask back on for the final fight. After he killed Han, the look on his face wasn't triumph. It was more, "What have I done?"Him fighting with his mask off symbolized his humanity that still lurks within him despite how much he tries to get rid of it.
+MetFanMac i keep telling everyone keep your panties on she will be back ... but she did get shoved in a trash compacter right before the base became a sun
bazuka420 And Kylo Ren was left all sliced up on the ground as the whole planet started collasping, and until Chewbacca showed up in the Falcon again I was worried he had been left inside the exploding facility. Remember the rule: nobody's dead until you see a body.
All I can think is the vicious, vicious irony that Anakin wouldn't want ANY OF WHAT BEN IS DOING TO HAPPEN. This is not his legacy. He was constantly conflicted but in the end he returned to the Light Side. The thing that pushed Anakin truly over the edge was Padme's death, and so he's probably looking on, as a Force ghost, in absolute horror because he literally cannot conceive how his grandson could make his same mistakes, but even worse. Did Luke teach him nothing? I really, really hope this is explored further in Episode VIII, preferably through some exposition during Rey's training.
there was only 1, 1 new chracter I take issue with, and that was Kylo Ren. Like you said, the minute he took off his helmet all of his presence felt like it was gone. Hell on the first tantrum it was gone, cause he felt like an angry man-child, not a powerful "sith warrior" I guess Snoke look weird but the fact he is played by Andy Serkis really helped pretty much everything else was awesome.
ChaoticGameBoy (NintendoMaster) I guess but for an antagonist I wanna see someone... more menacing again, I supposed he will be mroe menacing as time goes on
That's what I liked about him. He isn't just a faceless killing machine with robotic voice like Vader was. He is a much deeper character, he isn't a random bad guy.
+Caridad Chang Have to remember He isn't a Sith and the reason why he became closer to the dark side was because he wasn't strong (asumption). People go to the dark side because it looks stronger. He had to kill Han because he couldn't get stronger because of his connection. Plus it would make no sense for him to be that strong. I mean Luke is the late Jedi.
I dont see why people say Rey is too powerful. She can hold herself in a fight. Why? "Cuz she's a Mary Sue." No, she had to learn since childhood to take care of herself on a desert planet. Why is she so gifted with the force? "She's a Mary Sue!" It's clear she gradually learned that she could do what she could do, she surprises herself with what she could do. And it'll be explained in the upcoming movies and will be expanded upon. She's the toughest and most badass character in the movie and its obvious why if you pay attention and think about it.
+DwRockett lol some force ghost getting busy with a live girl ... weirder things have happened... i think you just figured out how plaugus made anikin out of midichlorians
I have a feeling that Rey is going to end up like Anakin did.The child without a either father or mother. One of biggest questions I have is who is Reys parents/ who is Anakins Father.
+j Hughes Mad Max is best if you like mindless action and mayhem, Star Wars is best if you like to use your brain during a movie. I think they are both best.
Poe is a way more important character than Wedge (No hard feelings) and will continue to become more important as the films progress. He's already signed on for Episode 8
I was really expecting at the end, when Rey pulls out the lightsaber and presents it to Luke, for Luke to bring out some of that Mark Hamill sarcasm and ask "You didn't happen to find a hand with that, did you?"
We can still hope, Finn managed to break away from the storm trooper program unlike any other before. That needs explanation so maybe a low force sensitivity?
+Dana Riley There's also the fact that there's emphasis on Rey being a proficient pilot despite not flying that type of ship before, however you can also see the same thing to a lesser extent with Fin when he pilots the guns of both the TIE Fighter and the Millenium Falcon. He has little to no experience with those, he was a low ranking trooper.
+SteelRotom Finn was also a JANITOR before they gave him a gun and put him out front. Probably the best reveal (for me at least) in the movie, hahaha. And leading to the BEST exchange when they're deciding what to do with Phasma.
HANDS DOWN.....BEST MOVIE REVIEW EVER. Thumbs up to that Andre. 200 % energy put into that review loved it. As soon as you start asking yourself "how is that realistic?" "this can't be right", "this is stupid", "That's dumb" (You ruin that movie experience). Just sit down watch the movie. Shut up, and enjoy it, and top ruining it for the people that like this movie. IF you think you can make a better movie. Go to film school, and go out there and do it. I'd love to see it happen. And you never know it might be great, and you might end up being a great film maker. Lots of hours goes into making movies like this, and I can really appreciate it. Thanks Andre for being honest and for telling it like it is. This movie was really good. Stay true to yourself buddy. Be honest. That's why I like you, and Don't Change. Just be yourself. You are awesome :D
Rey is NOT Luke’s daughter because.. When Maz talks about Luke’s lightsaber, she says something along the lines of “ the people who you’re hoping for (your family) will never come back. But there is hope with someone else…” leading Rey to say Luke. Notice in the way she talks, she separated her family from Luke? I think Luke is more of a father figure because i think he trained her before. The way Luke looked at her at the first Jedi temple was like “I’ve waited all these years to see you.” I think Rey trained with Luke since birth since she’s force sensitive, making Luke’s facial expression like "yup you’re like my daughter because I practically raised you, and yay you’re back!“ Obviously Luke sent her to Jakku. When Kylo went batshit. , Luke was like o geez get Rey the hell out of here, she and Kylo were my precious students, but now she’s my only hope! Send her to Jakku in hiding! WHICH makes sense because if you see the movie again, when the captain informs Kylo that BB8 escaped on Jakku with a girl, Kylo is like WHICH GIRL. So, he obviously knows of a girl from Jakku is important, and probably remembers a young Rey training with Luke too alongside him. PLUS, how does she know all her mechanics/pilot stuff? She’s a scavenger on Jakku, not a trained pilot! I think her force and pilot/mechanics skills are ingrained within her already from Luke’s training. She did not forget her force powers entirely when she was sent to Jakku, just the memory of Luke and the training. Luke probably wiped out her memory because he wanted her to grow up as a "nobody” like he did. Anakin grew up with a mentality of “oh I’m so great, the precious Jesus of the force”, and look where it got him haha! Anyway, the skills she developed with Luke have always been within her. I think she could never use her force powers up until the movie because she did not truly NEED them. She was never really in clear and present danger until the events of E7!
I am a black man and the ONLY reason that I went to see The Force Awakens is because literally every single promotion and tv spot I saw featured John Boyega front and center with a lightsaber but when I actually saw the movie the overall theme I got every time he used that iconic weapon was, "You have no business using that". It was so bad that I can guarantee all the racists who were ready to boycott a Black Jedi will rush to see him fawn and follow after the little white girl for whom he is in reality just holding the lightsaber; the REAL Hero of this story. Where she was naturally gifted at(Painfully,literally)EVERYTHING she attempted, he was the bumbling comic relief that was called a traitor throughout the movie, accused of being a thief on sight, and was ultimately revealed to have previously been a FUCKING JANITOR, all before being slashed up the spine and left comatose. The most infuriating part of the whole thing is that J(ar) J(ar) Abrams will get all this credit for diversifying Star Wars when all he did was take the beautiful and talented Lupita Ny' ongo and turn her into an orange alien and make a high profile FBS(funny black sidekick) and then punish him for having the nerve to hold a lightsaber that wasn't purple... I just think that's an important perspective on the movie that no-one will hear because Star Wars gets special treatment from critics. If only three people read this in your comment section them I'm happy.
+goliath6711 Yeah bro. think back to every trailer and poster. They all had Finn holding the lightsaber and Rey holding that staff, it was a blatant fake-out.
The saddest part of Han's death wasn't even when he got stabbed, it was Cheewy's reaction, I cried like crazy man. Han's not dead though, he's still alive, I know he is.
Yeah I'm sure he's alive. Yes he got stabbed with a lightsaber and yes he fell maybe about 1000 feet off the bridge and yes the planet blew up, but yeah he could still be alive 👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽
+Black Nerd Comedy Did you notice Lukes scene was actually a repeat cut??I mean as Ray was handing him his old Light Saber he nods and when the camera shows him again he does the nod AGAIN!And just WTF was Luke doing on that mountain anyways!!??Taking a Force piss??Airing out his stanky Force pits(he did have his arms up and stretched out after all)??Was he summing THE GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY for future cross over...that would be EPIC!!Haha!!
Amazing review. Just saw it today with my wife and we both loved it and it did take me back when I was a kid seeing Star Wars for the first time with my dad and sis back in the Spring of 77. Awesome film all around.
spoiler in my comment, be aware. I loved that Chewie shot at Kylo Ren because you know he probably was there throughout Kylo Ren's childhood. It was basically an uncle shooting his nephew. I'd like to think the shock on Kylo Ren's face came not just from being shot but also from who shot him.
Luke: Leia you're saying that my nephew killed Han and that his gay hairy lover went crazy , I am about to kill this douche Kylo Leia: But he's my son and your nephew Luke: Well I have a few questions to ask when did you make a kid in the first place , why did you change the Rebels Alliance to the Resistance,why is C3PO has a red arm now,and how come Chewbacca never seems to age Leia: I am not telling you when we did the thing, I don't know why I changed it to the Resistance, I am not telling you why C3PO has a red arm , and no one cares if Chewbacca never ages
chewbacca's race lives to about 500 years, the specific time of when Han and Leia had a child is irrelevant, Rebels became the Resistance likely because Leia didn't want to keep the same name, and C3PO got a new arm cuz his last one broke.
The Rebel Alliance ended up forming the New Republic which was relocated from Coruscant to the planets that were destroyed by the Starkiller base. Due to the disarmament act Leia formed a private military known as the Resistance to combat the First Order. Also by the end of the film C3PO had his old arm back.
+jayjay07 C3PO has a red arm to sell his new toy. My biggest question is how did Maz Kanata find Luke's lightsaber? AND WHAT THE FUCK DID THEY DO WITH THE SEVERED HAND STILL ATTACHED TO IT?
Are you really comparing Luke's Death star victory to Rey's seeming invincibility? Luke was a good pilot and was mentioned by Luke as he said, "We use to shoot Romprats back home on my T-16, which were about the same size as the weak point of the deathstar. This fact was reinforced by both Biggs and Obi-Wan commenting on Luke's skill. And even then he would've died if Han didn't save his ass. Darth Maul (a Sith apprentice) killed a Jedi master after dueling with two Jedi. And Rey beats Kylo (who was trained by both Luke and Snoke) with no training at all. And for the people who want to use the "he was injured" excuse. They showed that he was using the pain to fuel his aggression. The same thing happened to Vader when Luke got a quick shot causing Vader pain. What happened two seconds later? That's right off with Luke's hand. I'm sorry the inconsistencies (for what has been established in the previous moves) of Rey's victory cannot be logically argued.
+plo617 It would have been better it showed Rey has someone who is extremely powerful, but uses the Force like a hammer, while Kylo Ren because of his training, would use the Force as more of an extension of his body. Or showed while Rey is stronger in the Force, Kylo Ren is the better swordsman.
+plo617 I think the fight was pretty well done. I mean for the first part of it, Rey is mostly running away and on the defensive. Only after she's reminded of the Force does she tap into the power and become offensive. The scene, and it's outcome, were really meant to show that for all Ren's training, with Luke or Snoke, Rey still has more potential and more raw strength. And, similar to how Luke's skill was testified by Biggs and Obi-Wan, Rey's skill, or at least connection to the force, is shown through her experience with Anakin's lightsaber and the vision it conjures; it certainly doesn't show anything to Finn when he grabs it. On a different note, this fight was also a really good end to this movie's arc for her, and it shows us that the light side is a much more powerful ally than the dark; which is a great change of pace, considering how often we're shown the Dark side over-powering or subduing the Jedi.
+plo617 Agreed. Instead of having Rey run away into the forest when Maz wanted to give her Luke's lightsaber..they should've just had her practice or something. It would've made her "invincibility" during the final fight that much easier to believe. (I mean, suspension of disbelief is important and all, but it has its limits)
+Paradox Acres But Rey had melee weapon experience- her staff. She's obviously been using her staff for a long time, and it's not so difficult to believe that she can transfer that knowledge to using a lightsaber. I also interpreted the interrogation scene as Kylo's force powers being the "trigger" that awoke her own latent powers and made her realize what she might be capable of.
(Haven't finished the video yet) On your points with Finn, I have to agree. He had the most depth and character development in the movie where I feel like he should've been the main character. Rae was reactionary for the most part. Finn actually made decisions that not only went against what he thought of himself but also progressed the movie.
My cons towards TFA: 1. yet again using death star-like weapon, although someone pointed out that it is possible snoke had double motives for it. one, to destroy several planets at once, obviously, and two, to lure luke from hiding. that i think is a legit reason to build another death star. 2. the very last scene when there's a helicopter panning over luke and rey. it feels really out of place, and i'm not the only one who thinks that. 3. under use of john williams score. i mean seriously, one of star wars main recognition is john william's score. the score can barely be heard. 4. it is still fairly easy to destroy death star/starkiller. attack just one place hard enough to destroy that one bit, boom, everything is dead. cant the first order build several of those very far away from each other? you know, more redundancy? My pros towards TFA: 1. Literally everything else. EVERYTHING ELSE. The movie is awesome! My favourite scenes in descending order: 1. Rey Force grabbed Luke/Anakin lightsaber. And then the Force/Luke's theme played out. Holyshit. Goosebumps. I saw that one coming, yet it still feels greater than what i was expecting. that was better than when luke did the same on hoth in empire's strike back. 2. Kylo's face turning from light and red to all red before killing han. this one rivaled luke's same dilemma in Return of the jedi. 3. the opening crawl, mentioning luke has vanished. threw all of my expectation out of the window. 4. Knight's of ren in rey's vision. My favourite badass scenes in descending order : 1. Rey kicked kylo down after she kicked his ass. greatest hero over foe moment in 2015 at least. 2. kylo stopped a laser bolt midair. my jaw dropped. 3. Rey overpowered kylo and ended up reading his mind. 4. han shot a stormtrooper without looking. 5. poe just wiping out 4 or 5 maybe 6 TIE fighter in one manoeuvre. truly showed that he is the best resistance fighter. My favourite comedic scenes in descending order 1. the scene you mentioned when finn couldnt get the right thing for rey to fix falcon, and end up wanting just a tape. that was hilarious. 2. bb8 thumbs up. 3. finn hazing phasma. haha 4. oh, YOU"RE COLD! Favourite new characters in descending order: 1. I'm a sucker for jedis, badassness and cute girls, so Rey. 2. kylo 3. Poe and finn. they're a tie. Ranking of star wars in descending order: 1. empire strikes back 2. force awakens 3. star wars 4. return of the jedi 5. revenge of the sith 6. phantom menace 7. attack of the clones Final verdict: Awesometacular, 9/10, same rating as Empire strikes back, terminator judgment day, the dark knight, silence of the lambs, etc. P.S. i just wrote an entire review in 30 minutes. good job for me.
Stormpilot is strong in this one! (that's the name of the ship, BN). And I agree with every single point you made. About Finn, I like that he is basically a growing Badass Normal and the heart of the team. Not all black men characters have to be a Full-Blown Badass archetype, people! I loved this movie, and I loved seeing the 13-15 boys in front of me having such a good time with it. This movie just made me happy, just like GotG made me happy last year. And I want a BB8 toy, so, good job Disney.
+sydnae stewart there is no way in hell he's Mace Windu kid. Two reasons. 1. Jedi's don't have kids (except Anakin but look where that got him). 2. If he was, Finn would've been wayyy older because Mace's existence was way long ago. So no.
I love, love, LOVE this movie! That part with Han made my whole chest hurt. Oh my goodness, took my breath away! The setup for that scene was perfect, too. The lighting and going on that bridge. You know something is going to happen and it might not be good. I hope they do more with Leia's character in the coming films. I'm curious to see how they explain her own Jedi abilities. And I'm curious about Rey. I think she could be Luke's daughter. My friend I went with thinks they're doing the twin story again. Excited for the next one and now I want to watch the original trilogy again.
Emery Kennedy Near death experience = I'm going to tell you how much you mean the world to me despite the fact we've never actually bonded on anything past "lets run away from bad guys" and also the fact i've only known you for a the span of a day or two max
+Officer Dank Kush Lord Don't forget the "I completely abandoned you and my mission for no reason after the crash landing. Some how I hinged a ride back to the Resistance Base and have been chilling there. I didn't bother to launch a survey to see if you had actually died in the crash, ooops!"
After The Force Awakens, I really want to see more of Rey, Finn, and Po. All three were great and fun characters. Po is Wedge with the personality of Han Solo. Rey is Luke. And Finn seems like he is going to be Leia. Yeah, the black man is Leia. But I can see him becoming a field commander who forms strategies to complete missions. Meanwhile Rey deals with the major threats and Po kicks ass in and outside of a starfighter. Not a perfect movie, but good. I'd say it's almost as good as the Original movies. A solid 8/10.
I was born in '72. So far I've loved all the Star Wars movies - some more than others. The Force Awakens was great! Things got a little loose in the prequels but TFA serves to pull the franchise back on track!
+Radosław Hołdys It would be pretty amazing to see that after living in dust for your whole life. I actually really liked that line. *hangs head in shame*
indiciaobscure windtear I don't have a problem with people liking that line. But you gotta admit it was on this level of tackiness only George Lucas can achieve.
About Rey, a good character is a flawed character, and she was just too perfect. There were several moments where she came across as a mary sue. About Kylo Ren i think he needed to win that fight. It would establish him as a threat, an obstacle to overcome and instead he became a joke when the hero (who has never even touched a lightsaber before) defeats him in a lightsaber duel (you know, the one thing he specialises in) in the first movie in a trilogy. The only ways they could salvage that is to make him immensely more powerful in the next film or replace him altogether with a more powerful villain.
I think he will be stronger in the next film cuz Snoke said they were gonna complete his training. He'll probably get some new powers like the electricity or something we've never seen before.
+deeprest1 Well, she was very vulnerable and scared throughout the film. She was running from kylo, and dint want anything to do with the Jedi after she got her visions. Anyway, years of living by yourself will make you like that.
+deeprest1 But there were moments when she showed fear and vulnerability and she fully trusted Finn's lie. A Mary Sue is 100% perfect at everything whether it be emotional and physical. Also, Kylo Ren was bleeding out from a wound and filled with reckless anger that kept him from having a level head in sword combat.
+SlugfestWizard Yes, it is. With the internet nowadays, I don't think there will ever be a movie that pleases people. Mostly because they think hating on a movie that made sucess for no reason is cool and will make them earn attention.
Why do people keep saying the death star is a retread? For one it was a planet and remember they tried hitting the vulnerable spot that Finn lied about and it didn't work. It was only vulnerable when Chewbacca set off those bombs. Please tell me I'm not the only one who noticed that? Also does anyone else think that Finn got a double subliminal message? Seeing the shooting suddenly, triggered a right and wrong protocol. Let the theory crafting begin!
I don't get why people ship Poe and Finn 1) They were hardly together or seen together for the entire movie 2) Poe just seems to me like Finn's best friend and not anything more.
TheCrookedMan No Rey is better off with Finn, it you watch Regular Show the relationship between Mordecai and Rigby is how I would describe Finn and Poe's relationship
Declan Newton actually Rey is better off with no one because romance would not drive the plot by any means and is totally unnecessary I don't actually ship Finn x Poe, lol. I don't really ship anything
TheCrookedMan Well I thought about it myself that Romance something the Star Wars saga has generally put aside for good well received film *-cough-*- Attack of the clones could have done without the Romance -*-cough-*
+Vork88 lol i was in the theater waiting for my bro in the can and the showing before me got out all the people were walking past saying how good it was ....i sat there humming a tune plugging my ears no spoilers for me
I seriously love how passionate and funny your reviews are! you make me laugh every time! :D also aknowledging the existance of ships and making fun of the whinny side of fandoms is a big bonus lol.
Fin would've been able to use a light sabre from his academy training. Not that he would've been taught specifically to use a light sabre, but judging from what his opponent was using, some sort of melee combat weaponry.
I also really liked that Finn stood up to Kylo Ren, knowing that he would probably die, that's true heroism. And while Kylo is a million times more badass with the mask on, he had to leave it off for the final fight so he could get his face fucked up for episode 8.
james bond now he's gonna look real badass
james bond personally i like him more without the mask. I just felt like once you know who his character is when he wears the mask it just seems wierd.
The best review I can give for this movie, is that it makes me feel like I am 7 years old, sitting in the local theater watching Star Wars for the first time.
+Daswolfen My daughters both loved it, I'll be honest, I loved it too.
Same... I'm going to see this movie like 3 more times in the theater lol
Po: "What time is it?"
Finn: "Adventure time!"
That show sucks, i hope it gets cancelled
Adventure time, come on grab you x-wing
we will go to very distant lands...............
with poe the pilot and fin the -stormtrooper-
it's Adventure time (in space)
+lollobello Algebraic!!
+DrViperVideos I hope your face gets cancelled. ^_^
+DrViperVideos you're cool kid you must get all the girls
9:15 um, TR-8R is not some random-ass stormtrooper. He is the master of sick spins, bruh. Strongest character in Star Wars canon.
+Xenoblood On a serious note, he really isn't. In Finn's prequel story TR-8R is actually one of his old squadmates, either his buddy Nines or Zero.
+Kamikaze Failure Abalasismabababadan They haven't revealed TR-8R's full backstory yet. He survived Han's blaster, and will come back to kill Finn.
He's FN-2199 and Disney hints he's still alive
Ah, 2015, when people actually had nice things to say about Rey and actually acknowledged what an awesome character she is, I miss those times. . .
Me reading this comment in mid-2023: “Oh you sweet summer child”
Um what if Jar Jar Binks is Captain Phasma 😆
Han: What about a trash compactor
Captain Jarkins: Meza Dont want no Crush Crush!
+Nate Briggs No Phasma is a woman
+John Smith How do you know Jar Jar wasn't a woman?
Me likie your theory
+Stuart McAulay MIND BLOWN.
Jarkins?
As a black dude, it is SO AWESOME that I can finally say that my favorite Star Wars character is the black guy.
He (along with Kylo Ren) have the most potential for characterization and development.
+j Hughes What do you think about Lando?
Mad eye studios Lando's fine. He's not really a character. He's a guy who makes a choice mostly for plot reasons.
j Hughes I understand, but I still think that he is cool!
Mad eye studios Oh, sure. He gets some great moments in ROTJ.
+j Hughes I was thinking that Lando may come back in episode 8, it would be cool. :)
I knew Ren was going to kill Han. As *SOON* as Han yelled his name, I fucking called it.
+Mr. Hedgehog yeah as soon as he told Leia he kept leaving cause he knew she'd miss him, I was like 'Oh fuck he's completing his arc, he's not gonna come back!'
and I mean, to be fair, Harrison Ford has volunteered to die in Star Wars since Empire
he wouldn't let go of the saber lol
I haven't felt this bad when I saw Jotaro killed in JoJo Part 6...
+Mr. Hedgehog everyone knew he was gonna die, i figured a year ago he was. Its Harrison Ford, he doesn't do anything big action anymore. hes to old and agreed he would only do this one if they killed him off.
+Mr. Hedgehog I knew it myself. I was in denial of it until the moment kicked in.
I actually liked that Kylo Ren wasn't this ultimate badass, he came off as a real person and was actually my favourite part of the movie. I like a villain that shows his emotions.
I also liked him, however they should have removed at least one of his tantrums and not have him get his ass handedly kicked at the end of the film.
I liked kylo ren his powers with the force were impressive stopping a laser blast with the force and being able to read people's minds. he just needs to finish his training and go full darkside
Han went out like just like Ben in A New Hope ='(
So Vader kills Ben...
Then Ben kills Han...
Wrap your minds around that folks
This comment made me foam from the mouth
+Hi My Name Is Hoodie Get a medical droid over here, stat!
+537CH
I dunno. I see a lot more narrative weight in Ben dying in A New Hope than I do in Han dying in Force Awakens. Failing that, Ben dying helps further his own character and actually allows him to become _more_ involved with the story.
That's some thought out shit. I never even looked at it like that before...
Let me guess they'll introduce someone name Han spelled differently and he is going to kill Luke or finn
Kylo Ren/Ben Solo is accused of being too nerdy under the mask.
I consider that a good example of what Anakin should've been like; damaged, immature, rather average looking.
I can see him as the villain BECAUSE he's a dork.
Besides, he's not a full-on Sith yet.
That's for two years from now.
Cali Tricksters He's still a bit annoying at times, but not in an intolerable manner like his granddad was back in his youth.
+MagnuMagnus And I think him leaving his mask off is to show he's still conflicted.
+Nate Dowling and you needed to see the pain in his eyes - both physical and mental.
Nate Dowling He'll probably leave it on more often in the next flick.
RiverNaiad Yeah, I mean the fact that he had to inflict pain on himself to channel more dark side is what really ties it in a bow that he still has MUCH to learn before he becomes Vader 2.0
who the heck builds a bridge in a space station with unfinished guard rails???
+Another Time Hero Same person who builds a space station/super weapon the size of a planet with ANOTHER exhaust port-type weakness
+Perry Santulli the dark side has horrible architects
The same people that keep giving these Death Stars vulnerable spots :)
+Black Nerd Comedy Andre you need to watch a dorkly video called the death star architect or something like that... look it up you'll love it!
+Black Nerd Comedy they had to work a little harder for this one it wasnt just one lucky show but think about it you have a thing with a battery and you shoot a hole in the battery it dont work anymore hell you drop your phone and the thing breaks
Jarvis Binkington for president/emperor
+Kris Calapp Binkington/Trump 2016.
+Black Nerd Comedy What about the part when Rey controls the Stormtrooper? that was funny!!!
+Dorian Harris If Hillary wins dude your rights to be an American will be compromised you can believe that. The person who is best for office is Ben Clark man believe that.
+Kris Calapp NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! lol
+Kris Calapp Isn't that just like a gungan to turn his back on his roots. I remember when he was still Jarbari Jarbari Binko, fighting for the rights of the common man.
Time changes us all, I guess.
I don't think Rey friend zoned Finn, I mean, they just met, they were friends, which is fine. So a forehead kiss. An actual kiss would have been weird. I also would prefer if no one got together in the end, mainly with the 'main three of Poe, Finn and Rey.' I think Poe would have some girlfriend actually on base that we don't know about lol
"An actual kiss would have been weird."
So I assume you didn't really like that scene with Rose.
Your Chewie Goes Ham impression is amazing.
When Han laid his hand on his son's face...
Han: "I love you"
Ben: "I know"
Andre I think people are forgetting that Kylo Ren only really had used his lightsaber to throw tantrums and decapitate dudes which is why he lost to Rae, who was also powerful with the force. ALSO- man had been shot in the fucking stomach by Chewbacca and was bleeding out during the fight!!
+Hazomina 72 Let's also not forget that Rey had been fighting with a polearm most, if not all, of her life (presumably) and was competent with it (e.g. scene where she beats up thieves).
If you watch Rey's fighting style, she jabs often similar to how she would with a staff. I don't think Rey besting an injured Ren in a duel is that big of a stretch (but the whole using the force, then godmode thing was a little sloppy and I can see why people feel this way).
He was shot by Cheabacca's laser crossbow, which had been established in the film as completely OP!
+Anthony Aguinaldo Yep. He was pretty much nearly dead. Probably the Force was keeping him alive, that's why he wasn't able to pull the Lightsaber out of the snow: he was focused on remaining alive. In the prequels we've seen many Jedi being killed by a couple of ordinary blaster shots.
+Hazomina 72 Exactly! he wasn't fully trained and he was the only force user in the entire galaxy, of course an untrained jedi, bleeding out and already injured by Finn would have a hard time against Rey who just happened to be a freaking genius using the force
+Hazomina 72 Ren has been training since he was a kid. Rey had no training at all and had just found out she was force-sensitive. I don't get your logic.
Every movie needs to start with Po and BB-8
+Weyland-Umbrella Corporation IG-88 has some good ass weed bruh
Poe: A badass pilot for the Resistance in Star Wars: the Force Awakens.
Po: The 4th red and smallest of the Teletubbies.
Know the difference.
+Son Of Montreal Po: the dragon warrior
Ben Solo > Solo Ben > Kylo Ren.
Never noticed that
Not sure how no one has brought it up until now. It seemed kind of obvious to me.
S(ky)walker So(lo)
Nice.
+Ladondorf C.A. - Stop Motion Films Actually, the Ren part is because he's one of the Knights of Ren. They didn't explain crap about them in the movie, but that's what Snoke (which is the STUPIDEST name for a BBEG I've ever heard) calls him at one point. I'm guessing it's analogous to Sith being called Darth. Not that that explains the 'Kylo' part.
No one, absolutely NO ONE, has talked about the absolutely BEAUTIFUL lighting happening during the scene with Kylo and Han. Kylo is conflicted between light and dark, and in that moment, he's lit half in red, half in blue. At the moment he chooses what to do, he's FULL red lighting. It was so well done.
So. Kylo Ren. Great guy, good villain, I like how he's dripping with power while still being obviously not fully trained and barely in control of himself (sometimes losing that control fully). But I gotta be honest with you here. Kylo Ren is a Deviant Art OC. HE IS! "He's really powerful, and he's the son of Han and Leia, and he's the grandson of Darth Vader, and he wants to be just like Vader, and he totally has Vader's old mask on a shelf, and he has a really cool mask of his own just like Vader, but he's still really pretty under it, with long black hair and mysterious eyes, and has a totally badass saber that no one else has, and he's the friend of the new emperor, and he leads the new empire's army, and he totally kills Han! And when he gets shot, he just walks it off and still fights super powerful! OC do not steal!" C'mon.
I do like how his lightsaber kind of fizzles, unlike other lightsabers. Like, it has both the feeling of being stronger, but also unstable. Like it might overload at any moment, because he's trying TOO hard to be powerful. It's fitting for the character, who is trying SO HARD to be a dark jedi, to be evil, but is just not quite there. He doesn't have the Sith control of the emotions like he should. And worse, he knows it. He knows that's his biggest weakness.
I cried THREE TIMES watching this film. When the opening text scrawl and the theme song came on, when Han and Leia hugged and they played their theme and when Han died. Just shows the power of star wars and how well put together this film was. Loved the review Andre!
+Elsie Clark The moment that got me was when Rey met Leia after the battle, I thought Rey was going to tell he Han died, but the look Leia gave made it plain that she already knew.
I felt the exact same way about Han Solo's death. And yeah, some random assholes on twitter spoiled it for me too -_- but that scene still got me right in the feels, just the way it was presented. It was like "holy shit, Han Solo -- THE Han Solo -- is... dead!" Overall a fantastic film in my opinion.
honestly that scene wouldnt have been the same if Chewie didnt go berserk
I didn't get that spoiled for me but when I saw that scene when he asked for a hug I knew it was coming, I cri evr tim
+Zero Man I had no idea going in that Han was going to die, but when they got to the bridge scene, I guessed it. But when it happened, I still jumped to the edge of my seat and put both hands over my mouth cause I couldn't believe it was happening.
idk about anyone else but i didn't get hit in the feels. The moment i saw his old self i knew he was gonnna die. And walking up to an armed main villain was basically just asking to die
+Zero Man Same. Google auto fill in the search bar ruined it for me. Was researching parts for a Han in Carbonite. Still when I saw him fall, got hit with the feels
I actually really love Kylo Ren. I DO fully agree that he should have put the helmet back on after killing Han, but other than that, I LOVE him as a character. I LIKE that they're not waiting until the last movie to reveal him. I LIKE that he's just a guy. I LOVE his tantrums, because the way he snaps feels more like a psychopath than a child to me. He's a confused, angry, and trapped man. He is literally fighting himself, and as he said, he's "being torn apart" by both the light and dark sides within him. He is BOUND to have these moments of rage. I deal with anxiety, which has similar effects at times, where I get frustrated to the point where I need to punch or break something. It honestly felt like THAT was his reason for destroying shit when people gave him "bad news". True, it's not as subtle and threatening as the Force choke, which Vader used any time someone failed him, but this guy is NOT Vader. He is a new character, and one I thoroughly enjoyed watching. Darth Vader is definitely better, but Kylo Ren is a VERY interesting character to me, and I look forward to where they go with him.
P.S. Finn/Poe is my new OTP
yeah one of my favorite parts is when he is destroying the room where Rey was, when some Stormtroopers come in and turn back around. not only was it funny, but it felt the it was really establishing the type of person he was.
Snop Doog Agreed! Yes, he has tantrums, but it's not like a child, as I said above. He is MORE than happy to murder people with those if they get in his way, and he more than established that in the first scene of the movie.
Unlike every other villain in the series he's an actual character who still has two movies worth of development. I think that's pretty cool.
+Rory Storm My favorite Kylo Ren moment was when he screamed, TRAITOR! at Finn, I got the chills and it would not have the same effect if he had the helmet on
Kevin Greenfield I'll give you that, but the entire rest of the fight would have been better...I think they could have knocked off his helmet in the fight before Rey slashed him, but other than that, I do wish he had put it back on.
I agree SO MUCH with Andre's point about Kylo Ren putting the mask back on after killing Han Solo. It would have been an amazing metaphor for finally losing his humanity and transformation into a new identity.
it would have been pretty cool
But Kylo Ren dropped his helmet when Chewbacca Shot him.
I agree. Would've made more sense.
I was wondering that too. Would have been a cool showing his transition back to the darkside.
But I feel like it was better for the lightsaber duel.
I may be alone in this but whenever you get excited about anything you voice jumps up three octaves and it makes me smile.
"We'll just use the Force!""That's not how the Force works!"
+Supertron That made me think of that insurance commerial. "That's not how it works! That's not how any of this works!"
Wasn't there actually a character in resistance base who was like "So it's just the Death Star?"
Yeah there was but I think the line was put in just to say that the writers know it's just another death star, I still found that line quite funny though tbh
And then they pointed out the dramatic difference between the Death Star and the other planet (I forgot the name of it, I'm sorry).
+IAmHawkeye316 starkiller base
+Gabriel Saavedra thanks. Lol
and then han said somthing to the effect of "can't we just blow it up like we always do"?...at that moment i was like yea the writers know people are gonna rage on the fact they borrowed so much from episodes 4 5 and 6..
Alvin and the Chipmunks the Road Chip spoiler review?
+honesty90 The blockbuster of the century deserves to be talked about.
+ram98872 What about Cory in the house
+dante west dude that my favorite anime
+Snop Doog Its the best anime its better then shrek
It sucks
Boom
Finished
If there’s something I’ve truly come to dislike about Star Wars it’s the fans. Not all fans, rather a certain kind of fan. The ones who vehemently bombard each new Star Wars release with comments and reviews of how it has ruined Star Wars. It has been ten years since the prequels finished and still this persists. You’d have thought the mature thing would have been to walk away and keep to what they love about the universe. Unfortunately, that isn’t the case.
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS has an impressive 8.5/10 on IMDb, with only 6.2% of users giving it below-average scores. Adversely, the reviews for the movie are alight with negativity. Of the 100 “most useful” reviews, 97 of them give the movie below-average scores, and of those 88 give it scores worse than The Star Wars Holiday Special! Reviewers who have enjoyed the movie are being quashed. This small vocal portion has embedded itself within the reviews. I’m sure they’ve left their mark. But, it presents a disproportionate view of the movie.
If you enjoyed this movie and you have an IMDb account, or are willing to make one, as a favour tio yourselves and to the incredible amount of love and effort many people put into the film it’d be great if you could take 5-10 minutes to upvote positive reviews you agree with. For the scores it’s receiving, THE FORCE AWAKENS deserves more reviews that are actually helpful to why people enjoyed the film.
For those who are on-board, my personal thanks! :)
This applies for TLJ too.
I disagree with you at the point where you say Kylo should've put his mask back on for the final fight. After he killed Han, the look on his face wasn't triumph. It was more, "What have I done?"Him fighting with his mask off symbolized his humanity that still lurks within him despite how much he tries to get rid of it.
"You're with the Resistance?"
"...Yeah, girl, whatever you want!"
Haha so accurate!
I was the only one who thought Finn was friendzone..........
Kylo ren zoned
I thought think the Rey and Finn relationship was not supposed to be romantic.
+Sam Azmi No I think Rey and Finn will still end up together. Relationships don't start instantaneously. it takes time.
+John Smith And even if they don't it would still be a better love story than Anakin and Padme
It hurt my heart when she kissed him on the forehead & said good friend
Phasma is officially confirmed for Episode VIII.
+MetFanMac i keep telling everyone keep your panties on she will be back ... but she did get shoved in a trash compacter right before the base became a sun
bazuka420 And Kylo Ren was left all sliced up on the ground as the whole planet started collasping, and until Chewbacca showed up in the Falcon again I was worried he had been left inside the exploding facility. Remember the rule: nobody's dead until you see a body.
***** thats not true yoda and obi dissapeared when they died ... no body
+MetFanMac The commander also specifically said that they were going to go get Kylo Ren before the planet blew up, he's definitely still alive.
Everyone's confirmed to come back, even Han Solo.
All I can think is the vicious, vicious irony that Anakin wouldn't want ANY OF WHAT BEN IS DOING TO HAPPEN. This is not his legacy. He was constantly conflicted but in the end he returned to the Light Side. The thing that pushed Anakin truly over the edge was Padme's death, and so he's probably looking on, as a Force ghost, in absolute horror because he literally cannot conceive how his grandson could make his same mistakes, but even worse. Did Luke teach him nothing?
I really, really hope this is explored further in Episode VIII, preferably through some exposition during Rey's training.
I love that you go IN on the internet. bring back black nerd rants!!!
I personally liked it more than empire
wow............that is........................glad some one said about the David tennant of star wars movies.
+NorthToast I like it more than Return of the Jedi and New Hope but Empire is still the best to me.
+NorthToast Your taste sucks then.
+John Doe No, you suck. People can like what they want. So stop the nonsense!
John Doe Oh right, I forgot again, no opinions on the internet. Sorry! You want me to be a slave to you too?
Best Spoiler Review on the Internet ladies and gentlemen! Give this man an Oscar, Golden Globe, an UA-cam Award or something!
there was only 1, 1 new chracter I take issue with, and that was Kylo Ren. Like you said, the minute he took off his helmet all of his presence felt like it was gone. Hell on the first tantrum it was gone, cause he felt like an angry man-child, not a powerful "sith warrior"
I guess Snoke look weird but the fact he is played by Andy Serkis really helped
pretty much everything else was awesome.
in kylo's defense he isn't a sith he is a knight of ren
***** true, but I hope he feels more treathening in Episode VIII
ChaoticGameBoy (NintendoMaster) I guess but for an antagonist I wanna see someone... more menacing
again, I supposed he will be mroe menacing as time goes on
That's what I liked about him. He isn't just a faceless killing machine with robotic voice like Vader was. He is a much deeper character, he isn't a random bad guy.
+Caridad Chang Have to remember He isn't a Sith and the reason why he became closer to the dark side was because he wasn't strong (asumption). People go to the dark side because it looks stronger. He had to kill Han because he couldn't get stronger because of his connection. Plus it would make no sense for him to be that strong. I mean Luke is the late Jedi.
I dont see why people say Rey is too powerful. She can hold herself in a fight. Why? "Cuz she's a Mary Sue." No, she had to learn since childhood to take care of herself on a desert planet. Why is she so gifted with the force? "She's a Mary Sue!" It's clear she gradually learned that she could do what she could do, she surprises herself with what she could do. And it'll be explained in the upcoming movies and will be expanded upon. She's the toughest and most badass character in the movie and its obvious why if you pay attention and think about it.
Henrique Silva thank u
I see his point about leaving the mask. But I see it as Ren thinking that now that Han is dead, he doesn't have to hide who he is anymore.
I'm hoping Rey turns out to be Obi-Wan's child
+DwRockett lol some force ghost getting busy with a live girl ... weirder things have happened... i think you just figured out how plaugus made anikin out of midichlorians
Then Rey should be WAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY older, and Jedis aren't supposed to have kids, well, Anakin did, but that made him turn to the Dark Side.
+DwRockett That wouldnt be possible. She would be older then Luke.
I have a feeling that Rey is going to end up like Anakin did.The child without a either father or mother. One of biggest questions I have is who is Reys parents/ who is Anakins Father.
PD Brown Doesn't Anakin have a mother though, she was killed by the Tusken Raiders right?
Best movie of 2015
+Yasha Haider Huh? This isn't Mad Max: Fury Road.
+j Hughes Mad Max is overrated af. Force Awakens > Mad Max.
PERsecond hackz ......uuh, okay.
max mad is the best movie of the year! this is 2nd.
+j Hughes Mad Max is best if you like mindless action and mayhem, Star Wars is best if you like to use your brain during a movie. I think they are both best.
Po is like Wedge. I'm OK with this.
I actually like Poe more than Wedge. Hahah
Supertron Yeah haha
Poe is a way more important character than Wedge (No hard feelings) and will continue to become more important as the films progress. He's already signed on for Episode 8
Reece Hunter I know. I'm excited because he's like Wedge but important.
But not going to be in a new Rogue Squadron.
+CajBaj the White No, Poe is Wedge on some form of god-roids.
Honestly probably the realest review I've heard of this movie. Not Knit-picky as fuck but not fanboying.
"jarvis binkington"
i laughed SO hard at that! XD
I'm still giggling.
Nicholas Brennen X)
I was really expecting at the end, when Rey pulls out the lightsaber and presents it to Luke, for Luke to bring out some of that Mark Hamill sarcasm and ask "You didn't happen to find a hand with that, did you?"
+TheNewSam Damn that's cold, ha ha ha!
Damn I wish Finn was force sensitive too so he could be a Jedi too, maybe in the next movies but I doubt it
We can still hope, Finn managed to break away from the storm trooper program unlike any other before. That needs explanation so maybe a low force sensitivity?
+Dana Riley There's also the fact that there's emphasis on Rey being a proficient pilot despite not flying that type of ship before, however you can also see the same thing to a lesser extent with Fin when he pilots the guns of both the TIE Fighter and the Millenium Falcon. He has little to no experience with those, he was a low ranking trooper.
+SteelRotom Finn was also a JANITOR before they gave him a gun and put him out front. Probably the best reveal (for me at least) in the movie, hahaha. And leading to the BEST exchange when they're deciding what to do with Phasma.
I think Hux was in more control than Kylo Ren. Ren deferred to Hux every time since Snoke backed Hux's every plan.
HANDS DOWN.....BEST MOVIE REVIEW EVER. Thumbs up to that Andre. 200 % energy put into that review loved it. As soon as you start asking yourself "how is that realistic?" "this can't be right", "this is stupid", "That's dumb" (You ruin that movie experience). Just sit down watch the movie. Shut up, and enjoy it, and top ruining it for the people that like this movie. IF you think you can make a better movie. Go to film school, and go out there and do it. I'd love to see it happen. And you never know it might be great, and you might end up being a great film maker. Lots of hours goes into making movies like this, and I can really appreciate it. Thanks Andre for being honest and for telling it like it is.
This movie was really good. Stay true to yourself buddy. Be honest. That's why I like you, and Don't Change. Just be yourself. You are awesome :D
Rey is NOT Luke’s daughter because..
When Maz talks about Luke’s lightsaber, she says something along the lines of “ the people who you’re hoping for (your family) will never come back. But there is hope with someone else…” leading Rey to say Luke. Notice in the way she talks, she separated her family from Luke?
I think Luke is more of a father figure because i think he trained her before. The way Luke looked at her at the first Jedi temple was like “I’ve waited all these years to see you.” I think Rey trained with Luke since birth since she’s force sensitive, making Luke’s facial expression like "yup you’re like my daughter because I practically raised you, and yay you’re back!“ Obviously Luke sent her to Jakku. When Kylo went batshit. , Luke was like o geez get Rey the hell out of here, she and Kylo were my precious students, but now she’s my only hope! Send her to Jakku in hiding! WHICH makes sense because if you see the movie again, when the captain informs Kylo that BB8 escaped on Jakku with a girl, Kylo is like WHICH GIRL. So, he obviously knows of a girl from Jakku is important, and probably remembers a young Rey training with Luke too alongside him.
PLUS, how does she know all her mechanics/pilot stuff? She’s a scavenger on Jakku, not a trained pilot! I think her force and pilot/mechanics skills are ingrained within her already from Luke’s training. She did not forget her force powers entirely when she was sent to Jakku, just the memory of Luke and the training. Luke probably wiped out her memory because he wanted her to grow up as a "nobody” like he did. Anakin grew up with a mentality of “oh I’m so great, the precious Jesus of the force”, and look where it got him haha! Anyway, the skills she developed with Luke have always been within her. I think she could never use her force powers up until the movie because she did not truly NEED them. She was never really in clear and present danger until the events of E7!
I am a black man and the ONLY reason that I went to see The Force Awakens is because literally every single promotion and tv spot I saw featured John Boyega front and center with a lightsaber but when I actually saw the movie the overall theme I got every time he used that iconic weapon was, "You have no business using that".
It was so bad that I can guarantee all the racists who were ready to boycott a Black Jedi will rush to see him fawn and follow after the little white girl for whom he is in reality just holding the lightsaber; the REAL Hero of this story. Where she was naturally gifted at(Painfully,literally)EVERYTHING she attempted, he was the bumbling comic relief that was called a traitor throughout the movie, accused of being a thief on sight, and was ultimately revealed to have previously been a FUCKING JANITOR, all before being slashed up the spine and left comatose.
The most infuriating part of the whole thing is that J(ar) J(ar) Abrams will get all this credit for diversifying Star Wars when all he did was take the beautiful and talented Lupita Ny' ongo and turn her into an orange alien and make a high profile FBS(funny black sidekick) and then punish him for having the nerve to hold a lightsaber that wasn't purple...
I just think that's an important perspective on the movie that no-one will hear because Star Wars gets special treatment from critics. If only three people read this in your comment section them I'm happy.
+ oaktownA +TheSuperior Spider-Man
WHAT?????????????????
+goliath6711 Yeah bro. think back to every trailer and poster. They all had Finn holding the lightsaber and Rey holding that staff, it was a blatant fake-out.
You're an idiot.
+oaktownA You're an idiot.
TheSuperior Spider-Man Who the fuck are you talking to? That was towards that bitch that called me an idiot. I already said it was bullshit movie.
The saddest part of Han's death wasn't even when he got stabbed, it was Cheewy's reaction, I cried like crazy man. Han's not dead though, he's still alive, I know he is.
According to Harrison Ford, he's dead.
nope he's dead. bringing him back would be a terrible decision.
Yeah I'm sure he's alive. Yes he got stabbed with a lightsaber and yes he fell maybe about 1000 feet off the bridge and yes the planet blew up, but yeah he could still be alive 👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽
+Dylan Furr The part that got me is Han's reaction and when he falls down into the hole.
Considering the backlash they are getting, they are probably gonna use bullshit (a.k.a. Cloning) to bring him back.
Or you know, Solo ghost.
Jarvis Binkington!
+ProfessorPuppet He's such a scamp, that Jarvis Binkington.
+Black Nerd Comedy Did you notice Lukes scene was actually a repeat cut??I mean as Ray was handing him his old Light Saber he nods and when the camera shows him again he does the nod AGAIN!And just WTF was Luke doing on that mountain anyways!!??Taking a Force piss??Airing out his stanky Force pits(he did have his arms up and stretched out after all)??Was he summing THE GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY for future cross over...that would be EPIC!!Haha!!
Nice one! XD
Amazing review. Just saw it today with my wife and we both loved it and it did take me back when I was a kid seeing Star Wars for the first time with my dad and sis back in the Spring of 77. Awesome film all around.
Yes! Poe and Finn ship is called "StormPilot", and I 100% ship them too!
spoiler in my comment, be aware.
I loved that Chewie shot at Kylo Ren because you know he probably was there throughout Kylo Ren's childhood. It was basically an uncle shooting his nephew. I'd like to think the shock on Kylo Ren's face came not just from being shot but also from who shot him.
Luke: Leia you're saying that my nephew killed Han and that his gay hairy lover went crazy , I am about to kill this douche Kylo
Leia: But he's my son and your nephew
Luke: Well I have a few questions to ask when did you make a kid in the first place , why did you change the Rebels Alliance to the Resistance,why is C3PO has a red arm now,and how come Chewbacca never seems to age
Leia: I am not telling you when we did the thing, I don't know why I changed it to the Resistance, I am not telling you why C3PO has a red arm , and no one cares if Chewbacca never ages
chewbacca's race lives to about 500 years, the specific time of when Han and Leia had a child is irrelevant, Rebels became the Resistance likely because Leia didn't want to keep the same name, and C3PO got a new arm cuz his last one broke.
The Rebel Alliance ended up forming the New Republic which was relocated from Coruscant to the planets that were destroyed by the Starkiller base. Due to the disarmament act Leia formed a private military known as the Resistance to combat the First Order. Also by the end of the film C3PO had his old arm back.
Luke wanting to kill Kylo does not make sense
+jayjay07 C3PO has a red arm to sell his new toy. My biggest question is how did Maz Kanata find Luke's lightsaber? AND WHAT THE FUCK DID THEY DO WITH THE SEVERED HAND STILL ATTACHED TO IT?
Are you really comparing Luke's Death star victory to Rey's seeming invincibility? Luke was a good pilot and was mentioned by Luke as he said, "We use to shoot Romprats back home on my T-16, which were about the same size as the weak point of the deathstar. This fact was reinforced by both Biggs and Obi-Wan commenting on Luke's skill. And even then he would've died if Han didn't save his ass. Darth Maul (a Sith apprentice) killed a Jedi master after dueling with two Jedi. And Rey beats Kylo (who was trained by both Luke and Snoke) with no training at all. And for the people who want to use the "he was injured" excuse. They showed that he was using the pain to fuel his aggression. The same thing happened to Vader when Luke got a quick shot causing Vader pain. What happened two seconds later? That's right off with Luke's hand. I'm sorry the inconsistencies (for what has been established in the previous moves) of Rey's victory cannot be logically argued.
+plo617 It would have been better it showed Rey has someone who is extremely powerful, but uses the Force like a hammer, while Kylo Ren because of his training, would use the Force as more of an extension of his body. Or showed while Rey is stronger in the Force, Kylo Ren is the better swordsman.
Rey's fight was bullshit, plain and simple. She should have actually used l, I mean maybe she did and i never heard of force plot armor.
+plo617 I think the fight was pretty well done. I mean for the first part of it, Rey is mostly running away and on the defensive. Only after she's reminded of the Force does she tap into the power and become offensive. The scene, and it's outcome, were really meant to show that for all Ren's training, with Luke or Snoke, Rey still has more potential and more raw strength.
And, similar to how Luke's skill was testified by Biggs and Obi-Wan, Rey's skill, or at least connection to the force, is shown through her experience with Anakin's lightsaber and the vision it conjures; it certainly doesn't show anything to Finn when he grabs it.
On a different note, this fight was also a really good end to this movie's arc for her, and it shows us that the light side is a much more powerful ally than the dark; which is a great change of pace, considering how often we're shown the Dark side over-powering or subduing the Jedi.
+plo617 Agreed.
Instead of having Rey run away into the forest when Maz wanted to give her Luke's lightsaber..they should've just had her practice or something. It would've made her "invincibility" during the final fight that much easier to believe. (I mean, suspension of disbelief is important and all, but it has its limits)
+Paradox Acres But Rey had melee weapon experience- her staff. She's obviously been using her staff for a long time, and it's not so difficult to believe that she can transfer that knowledge to using a lightsaber.
I also interpreted the interrogation scene as Kylo's force powers being the "trigger" that awoke her own latent powers and made her realize what she might be capable of.
When Han was killed, Chewbacca went off he started shooting up the whole place. He was like fuck all this first order shit
(Haven't finished the video yet) On your points with Finn, I have to agree. He had the most depth and character development in the movie where I feel like he should've been the main character.
Rae was reactionary for the most part. Finn actually made decisions that not only went against what he thought of himself but also progressed the movie.
My cons towards TFA:
1. yet again using death star-like weapon, although someone pointed out that it is possible snoke had double motives for it. one, to destroy several planets at once, obviously, and two, to lure luke from hiding. that i think is a legit reason to build another death star.
2. the very last scene when there's a helicopter panning over luke and rey. it feels really out of place, and i'm not the only one who thinks that.
3. under use of john williams score. i mean seriously, one of star wars main recognition is john william's score. the score can barely be heard.
4. it is still fairly easy to destroy death star/starkiller. attack just one place hard enough to destroy that one bit, boom, everything is dead. cant the first order build several of those very far away from each other? you know, more redundancy?
My pros towards TFA:
1. Literally everything else. EVERYTHING ELSE. The movie is awesome!
My favourite scenes in descending order:
1. Rey Force grabbed Luke/Anakin lightsaber. And then the Force/Luke's theme played out. Holyshit. Goosebumps. I saw that one coming, yet it still feels greater than what i was expecting. that was better than when luke did the same on hoth in empire's strike back.
2. Kylo's face turning from light and red to all red before killing han. this one rivaled luke's same dilemma in Return of the jedi.
3. the opening crawl, mentioning luke has vanished. threw all of my expectation out of the window.
4. Knight's of ren in rey's vision.
My favourite badass scenes in descending order :
1. Rey kicked kylo down after she kicked his ass. greatest hero over foe moment in 2015 at least.
2. kylo stopped a laser bolt midair. my jaw dropped.
3. Rey overpowered kylo and ended up reading his mind.
4. han shot a stormtrooper without looking.
5. poe just wiping out 4 or 5 maybe 6 TIE fighter in one manoeuvre. truly showed that he is the best resistance fighter.
My favourite comedic scenes in descending order
1. the scene you mentioned when finn couldnt get the right thing for rey to fix falcon, and end up wanting just a tape. that was hilarious.
2. bb8 thumbs up.
3. finn hazing phasma. haha
4. oh, YOU"RE COLD!
Favourite new characters in descending order:
1. I'm a sucker for jedis, badassness and cute girls, so Rey.
2. kylo
3. Poe and finn. they're a tie.
Ranking of star wars in descending order:
1. empire strikes back
2. force awakens
3. star wars
4. return of the jedi
5. revenge of the sith
6. phantom menace
7. attack of the clones
Final verdict: Awesometacular, 9/10, same rating as Empire strikes back, terminator judgment day, the dark knight, silence of the lambs, etc.
P.S. i just wrote an entire review in 30 minutes. good job for me.
izzad ibrahim Does this review still hold up?
Star Wars Episode VIII:
Fin: Who is my father?
Jar Jar Binks: I am your father!
*meesa ya father ya poopah
star wars army timeline is first clones, then recruits, then they were forced and kidnapped since childhood
Stormpilot is strong in this one! (that's the name of the ship, BN). And I agree with every single point you made. About Finn, I like that he is basically a growing Badass Normal and the heart of the team. Not all black men characters have to be a Full-Blown Badass archetype, people! I loved this movie, and I loved seeing the 13-15 boys in front of me having such a good time with it. This movie just made me happy, just like GotG made me happy last year. And I want a BB8 toy, so, good job Disney.
I don't know how I never seen your channel before but I must thank you for this video, It's the best review video that I've seen!
his teeth are glowing
Your icon fits with your comment
SO BRIGHT
What if Finn is Lando's son
Finn is mace windu's kid don't get it twisted
+sydnae stewart there is no way in hell he's Mace Windu kid. Two reasons.
1. Jedi's don't have kids (except Anakin but look where that got him).
2. If he was, Finn would've been wayyy older because Mace's existence was way long ago.
So no.
+johnnycoxville13 yeah, Jedi don't have kids, if they have kids they become bad people
Cough cough Laia cough
Sry soar throat
+johnnycoxville13 what if mace didnt die when he fell
+bazuka420 he's dead dude..
I loved Finn in this. Inexperienced, he is. A fool, he is not.
This review was so good it made me go to the theater to watch the movie again.
I love, love, LOVE this movie! That part with Han made my whole chest hurt. Oh my goodness, took my breath away! The setup for that scene was perfect, too. The lighting and going on that bridge. You know something is going to happen and it might not be good. I hope they do more with Leia's character in the coming films. I'm curious to see how they explain her own Jedi abilities. And I'm curious about Rey. I think she could be Luke's daughter. My friend I went with thinks they're doing the twin story again. Excited for the next one and now I want to watch the original trilogy again.
The other cgi fit because it was mostly practical effects.
Han Solo´s acting was on point, get it, get it ? On point cause he got stabbed....
go stand in the corner and think about what you just did
Well actually lightsabers aren't pointed, that just burn through things, that's why there are always sparks.... okay I'll go away now.
+Natalie Joritz how do I like comments on mobile?
+JLaniewski u gotta leave the comment tapped for a couple of secs, then the option to like, reply or report comes in
wonk wonk wowowow
finn and po's relationship barely had any time to actually build, how can you just all of sudden be on board with it?
+Officer Dank Kush Lord Near death experience will do that to you.
Emery Kennedy Near death experience = I'm going to tell you how much you mean the world to me despite the fact we've never actually bonded on anything past "lets run away from bad guys" and also the fact i've only known you for a the span of a day or two max
+Officer Dank Kush Lord Don't forget the "I completely abandoned you and my mission for no reason after the crash landing. Some how I hinged a ride back to the Resistance Base and have been chilling there. I didn't bother to launch a survey to see if you had actually died in the crash, ooops!"
FarnsworthIII what in the shit are you talking about lmao
FarnsworthIII I dunno, how about you try speaking with some hint of a coherent thought next time lmao
After The Force Awakens, I really want to see more of Rey, Finn, and Po. All three were great and fun characters.
Po is Wedge with the personality of Han Solo. Rey is Luke. And Finn seems like he is going to be Leia. Yeah, the black man is Leia. But I can see him becoming a field commander who forms strategies to complete missions. Meanwhile Rey deals with the major threats and Po kicks ass in and outside of a starfighter.
Not a perfect movie, but good. I'd say it's almost as good as the Original movies. A solid 8/10.
I was born in '72. So far I've loved all the Star Wars movies - some more than others. The Force Awakens was great! Things got a little loose in the prequels but TFA serves to pull the franchise back on track!
Soterion Coil yes
"I never thought there was so much green in the universe"
I swear George Lucas wrote that line.
The plan qas to make jar jar green so she coud say that
+Max Rudnicki was*
+Radosław Hołdys It would be pretty amazing to see that after living in dust for your whole life. I actually really liked that line. *hangs head in shame*
I dunno, the line made perfect sense to me. She's lived on a desert planet for as long as she can remember.
indiciaobscure windtear
I don't have a problem with people liking that line.
But you gotta admit it was on this level of tackiness only George Lucas can achieve.
Can Jarvis bigington be a thing lol
I actually liked the prequels, mostly just 1 and 3
I completely agree with about everything you said in this review, and it was hilarious, good job man
Han-Solo's death-scene... "The moment when your childhood dies...."
About Rey, a good character is a flawed character, and she was just too perfect. There were several moments where she came across as a mary sue.
About Kylo Ren i think he needed to win that fight. It would establish him as a threat, an obstacle to overcome and instead he became a joke when the hero (who has never even touched a lightsaber before) defeats him in a lightsaber duel (you know, the one thing he specialises in) in the first movie in a trilogy. The only ways they could salvage that is to make him immensely more powerful in the next film or replace him altogether with a more powerful villain.
I think he will be stronger in the next film cuz Snoke said they were gonna complete his training. He'll probably get some new powers like the electricity or something we've never seen before.
+deeprest1 Well, she was very vulnerable and scared throughout the film. She was running from kylo, and dint want anything to do with the Jedi after she got her visions. Anyway, years of living by yourself will make you like that.
+deeprest1
Ren was gut shot, bleeding out and half dead before he even started that fight.
+deeprest1 But there were moments when she showed fear and vulnerability and she fully trusted Finn's lie. A Mary Sue is 100% perfect at everything whether it be emotional and physical. Also, Kylo Ren was bleeding out from a wound and filled with reckless anger that kept him from having a level head in sword combat.
you may all know snoke better by his wizarding name, Lord Voldemort! and his apprentice Snape uh i mean Kylo Ren >.> lol
So true
Nah, Snoke is clearly Smeagol, having escaped the fires with the one ring & living to a treacherous old age fat with power.
i really,really hope Rey isn't anyone daughter. That would be stupid and generic.
Yeah, like, when Finn and Po are escaping, and Po is like "get behind the guns" I was like WHY ARE YOU PUTTING THE STORMTROOPER IN CHARGE OF SHOOTING?
Damn Andre! You're the best. Love the energy and the great review! You got so much better fam. Respect.
My friend likes the prequels and hates this movie ._.
He needs to reevaluate his life
i genuinely enjoyed ep. 3 more...
Great review Andre! I loved the movie too, despite the newfound hate its getting.
+SlugfestWizard TV Tropes: It's popular so it sucks!
+bigglou that is an unfortunate reality
+SlugfestWizard Yes, it is. With the internet nowadays, I don't think there will ever be a movie that pleases people. Mostly because they think hating on a movie that made sucess for no reason is cool and will make them earn attention.
Also, STAR WARS is simply an easy target for hatred.
+Guga 7 months later, you should realize why the movie got hate
My girlfriend liked the prequels better than the Force Awakens. We broke up a day later.
Good you deserve better
Dude! You're review is the most entertaining review I have seen! Fantastic!
I really like how passionate you are about these movies
anyone else think Han should have said "your mother misses you"
he did
Spoilers
Fin. Definitely asked ray if she had a boyfriend insinuating they'll be a couple at some point. Esp the kiss at the end.
he asked if her boyfriend was cute tho...
Cali Tricksters yeah and then he asked her what i said... Finn already has an awesome bromance with Poe so... XP
+Cali Tricksters Rey is a great character as it is, I really hope they don't add a useless romance story between them
Finn x Poe for life m8
Ha he deep in the friend zone. No escaping it.
TheCrookedMan HELL YEAH! *highfive*
am I the only one that loves the way Rey runs!?!
Man, when he was chasing after Rey all I could think was that he had been taking some tips from Tom Cruise.
Why do people keep saying the death star is a retread? For one it was a planet and remember they tried hitting the vulnerable spot that Finn lied about and it didn't work. It was only vulnerable when Chewbacca set off those bombs. Please tell me I'm not the only one who noticed that?
Also does anyone else think that Finn got a double subliminal message? Seeing the shooting suddenly, triggered a right and wrong protocol. Let the theory crafting begin!
I ship them too! I haven't looked for artwork yet but I know it's out there somewhere. Thanks for your reviews, they are always fun to watch.
I still say Finn will be a Jedi
Hope wo
So
I don't get why people ship Poe and Finn
1) They were hardly together or seen together for the entire movie
2) Poe just seems to me like Finn's best friend and not anything more.
that's the joke -_-
+Declan Newton nah man. Rey is Finn's best friend.
also the actors joked about how they tried to fake romance between the two so lmao why not
TheCrookedMan
No Rey is better off with Finn, it you watch
Regular Show the relationship between Mordecai and Rigby is how I would describe Finn and Poe's relationship
Declan Newton actually Rey is better off with no one because romance would not drive the plot by any means and is totally unnecessary
I don't actually ship Finn x Poe, lol. I don't really ship anything
TheCrookedMan
Well I thought about it myself that Romance something the Star Wars saga has generally put aside for good well received film *-cough-*- Attack of the clones could have done without the Romance -*-cough-*
i stayed away starwars spoilers
You're lucky man.
+Vork88 Same, I watched the first teaser trailer and the first trailer and saw/read nothing else. i knew this was one movie not to have ruined :]
+Vork88 lol i was in the theater waiting for my bro in the can and the showing before me got out all the people were walking past saying how good it was ....i sat there humming a tune plugging my ears no spoilers for me
I didn't even use the Internet, and it payed off.
+Vork88 RIGHT!!! If a trailer came on, even a TV Spot, I left the room haha
I seriously love how passionate and funny your reviews are! you make me laugh every time! :D
also aknowledging the existance of ships and making fun of the whinny side of fandoms is a big bonus lol.
Fin would've been able to use a light sabre from his academy training. Not that he would've been taught specifically to use a light sabre, but judging from what his opponent was using, some sort of melee combat weaponry.