The Force Awakens

 

I'm SO glad I saw The Force Awakens before reading the reviews in the newspapers, which contained spoilers.  The Force Awakens very much felt like a proper war film, the droids and stormtroopers had much more what I would call "Human agency" and ever have I felt so much like shouting, crying, cheering and wanting to strangle someone while watching a film about people who don't exist! I usually reserve my ire for politicians and war criminals!

The films is suitable for people who haven't seen any of the previous films but slight violence towards the end made The Force Awakens somewhat of a cross between a Vietnam war film and Game of Thrones. Not in a bad way at all however although the villains do come across as spotty fanboys.

 

It's an important point that is often too obvious for lifetime #SW fans to notice but the preludes were deliberately youngling-friendly.

A second obvious overlooked point is being afraid of an organisation consisting of just two individuals, certainly a metaphor for terrorism in this day and age when we face much greater threats for example global warming.