One thing that was sort of sad (but crucial/logical to the plot) for me was that Han and Leia didn't have anything resembling a happily-ever-after between the films.

It occurs to me now that there's a lot of implied history in Han's line "Women *always* find out the truth"

It was kind of like A new hope on steroids tied into a knot for some plot twists, but it was still awesome

Kylo Ren (or I guess Ben Solo as we now know) reminded me of a lot of Anakin from AotC but kinda in reverse. While Anakin felt that he was immune to the Dark Side, so I feel like Kylo, as he says, feels as though he is immune to the Light. Maybe that was just me though.

I finally got to see a Star Wars film in theaters! I loved it. It's certainly not a perfect, and sure, it's basically a re-skin of IV, but it was exactly what I was hoping for out of a new Star Wars movie. I really like that Han is Rey's Obi Wan, and Luke is her Yoda (probably). I think it's a really good end to Han's story as a character. I was also really happy with the amount of fan service. It didn't overwhelm me or get old, and that trash compactor bit was pretty much the greatest thing ever. I'm more than satisfied and will be seeing it again.

Also, BB-8's thumbs up was the most adorable thing I have ever seen.

Edit: I just realized what episode 7 felt like to me: it's the like the ultimate Star Wars fan film. A bunch of Star Wars super fans who happen to be really good filmmakers were given a huge budget to make a Star Wars film. That's why it was so much fun to watch. The super Death Star makes a lot of sense when I think about it like that.

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I just wonder, what will it take for Star Wars villains to learn that building super powered weapons, like planet sized weapons, often end up being the ultimate let down? Sure, most of them destroy a planet or two, but in the end, they just get destroyed. More often than not (i.e.: all the time) by tiny one manned craft bombing exhaust shafts.

Let's hope that after 3 failures someone has learned. Either that, or by episode 9 we may see a galaxy sized death star.

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I've seen the film twice now. The first time I was slightly disappointed in a few things, but by the second time it had time to sink in.

Overall I enjoyed it, the copying of a new hope, I personally thought it was a great way to introduce the new generation. But I was disappointed by it also. The like 2 minutes of Luke was for me was the most heartbreaking (since he is my favorite character). Han's death really didn't feel right in the story to me, but maybe it makes sense to others? I still am not very happy about it.

When I saw the film the second I can honestly say: I understood it better, I was okay with Luke's cameo, I still wasn't happy about Han's death, but overall the second time I ENJOYED IT, and that means more to me than an original story or the quiality of the film.

I would highly encourage seeing it again if you're disappointed, it really comes together the second time.

My really only large complaint is the character Finn (and I am not racists). After him and Rey meet Han, his character doesn't really need to be there. If you cut him completely out of the film after that, it's still the same film. Han and Chewie would still infiltrate the base without him, and how does he know so much if he worked in sanitation? I kinda wished Kylo killed him. It would have made his story better.

I was actually fine with Han's death. Kylo Ren's need to kill his father says a lot about him; he's determined to go down that path. I'm excited to see where his story arc is going to go. It could be interesting, but unlike Vader, redemption doesn't seem very likely.

And to be frank, Han probably won't have much place in the overall story of this trilogy. Killing him off frees up screen-time for the new characters.

I've got a lot more I'd like to say about this flom, but I'll probably save my full review for after my second viewing.

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Of course, Kylo Ren actually had some lightsaber training before fighting Fin, as such, he'd probably beat Fin either way regardless of him being with the force or not.  The only reason Kylo Ren couldn't kill him right away is probably because he was shot by Chewbaca earlier.  Still, Fin did manage to wound Kylo Ren even more, even if he did lose, which probably helped Rey score a win.

There was a rumor about Episode 7 that Han Solo would indeed die, but at the hands of Luke Skywalker!!! According to the rumor, by the time of TFA Luke had been captured by ex-Inqusitors and had completely lost his marbles and turned to the Dark Side. Thank the Forcethat did't happen!

There was also a rumor that Leia was working with the Hutts to gain access to the smuggling world and that she would have build a super weapon to combat the FO's super weapon under the code name "The Catapult".  Very strange stuff.