Although Epidode VII is a very good standalone Star Wars movie, once again they do a terrible job of trying to make it fit with the previous movies. Return of the Jedi left me very happy with the way things ended, the Sith and the empire were vanquished, Leia and Han lived happily ever after, Luke was a consummate Jedi and he turned Vader back to the light side of the force before dying.
This new chapter pretty much destroys all of that in trying to continue the story. Episode VII begins with chapter IV all over again, copying many aspects of the original story. It's the rebels against a new empire again now called The First Order (with a silly emperor called Supreme Leader Snoke), a new pet droid where they once again hide the maps of something valuable to the rebellion, another masked villain with an intimidating voice, another death star, X Wings again flying inside a ditch requiring precise shots to destroy it, etc, nothing new.
The production again fail to see what made the original trilogy so great was that it touched the hearts of all of us who grew up watching the movies, it had great characters and a beautiful story that teached many wonderful human values. Maybe Lucas believes that what makes the movies great are the special effects, monsters, cool lightsabres, ships, robots, etc.
So overall, It was an entertaining movie that made a terrible job of continuing with the Star Wars legacy.
This new chapter pretty much destroys all of that in trying to continue the story. Episode VII begins with chapter IV all over again, copying many aspects of the original story. It's the rebels against a new empire again now called The First Order (with a silly emperor called Supreme Leader Snoke), a new pet droid where they once again hide the maps of something valuable to the rebellion, another masked villain with an intimidating voice, another death star, X Wings again flying inside a ditch requiring precise shots to destroy it, etc, nothing new.
The production again fail to see what made the original trilogy so great was that it touched the hearts of all of us who grew up watching the movies, it had great characters and a beautiful story that teached many wonderful human values. Maybe Lucas believes that what makes the movies great are the special effects, monsters, cool lightsabres, ships, robots, etc.
So overall, It was an entertaining movie that made a terrible job of continuing with the Star Wars legacy.