And by perfect Star Wars pacing, I refer to Empire Strikes Back.

They did a great job of bringing life to these characters- enough for us to care about them and the action occurring on screen, but not so much that it distracted from the ensemble story.ĥ)The pacing. Star Wars is never going to be known as a movie with “great acting”, but full credit should go to the actors in this edition of Star Wars. THIS IS SOMETHING YOU GUYS LOVE, RIGHT?”Ĥ)The characters and the actors that played them. A respectful nod to the previous movies, but it never went “HEY LOOK HOW COOL THIS IS. Wherever there was any fan service in this movie, it was done VERY tastefully. There was no over abuse of lighstabers, the Force, or any old Star Wars characters. If it needed to show slaughter and killing, we saw it. If the story needed death, that’s what we saw. It was an amusing and fun ride surely, but the story was clearly priority here.įurthermore, the story elements and movie went *dark* when it needed to and didn’t hold back. Everything felt very “fun” in the Force Awakens, but not serious. It felt as if that the people involved certainly liked Star Wars, but in a very fan-servicy sort of way. It didn’t feel like a *serious* addition to the Star Wars saga.

Whether you like the Force Awakens or not, you got to admit, it felt a bit cartoony. It clearly was Gareth Edwards doing his own thing with Star Wars but also paying total respect to the path George Lucas originally paved with a New Hope.Īt the end of the day this story is a GOOD Star Wars story and it feels like it can be placed alongside the original trilogy in story quality.Ģ)Not only the story, but the fact it was taken seriously. It felt like a totally believable space fantasy story, and furthermore a totally believable Star Wars story.

So what worked with this one? Here’s the list: It truly *felt* like a real Star Wars movie, and not a cheap fan service attempt like the Force Awakens was (although the Force Awakens was very fun, it felt like it didn’t take Star Wars itself seriously enough). This movie was great as far as Star Wars is concerned.

Gareth Edwards and his crew accomplished something I never thought would be possible: they contributed a great Star Wars film to the Star Wars saga and canon.

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