I Watch Films: The Force Awakens
Imagine my surprise when I found I hadn’t written this film up before! Is there anything to say that hasn’t already been hashed and re-hashed to death?
Maybe a little! One of the things that The Last Jedi did was take Star Wars ideas and say “This is Star Wars... but what if this was Star Wars as well?” Half the film is like that, engaging with Star Wars ideas, often in an ironic manner. Seeing The Force Awakens in the wake of that there are moments that look just like comments or jokes but are clearly trying to do the same thing. “What if the Millennium Falcon was garbage?” “What if Han Solo was a murderous dick of a con-man?” “What if the villain was kind of all wrapped up in his own self-pity, thinking that this made him great?”
Anyway, some Star Wars fun to be had here, and a magnificent 17 second pause as Rey considers taking up Kylo Ren’s offer of training.
Watch This: For a good stab at making a Star Wars film
Don’t Watch This: If you want a film that will do better than stab at making a Star Wars film
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