Star Wars The Force Awakens
SCORE: 70
I am very thankful Disney sent Family Friendly Gaming the Blu-ray +
DVD + Digital HD version of Star Wars The Force Awakens for review. This
movie has been breaking records, and generating controversy. Star Wars
does not have as much content out there for sale as Star Trek does. Both
are juggernauts in the science fiction genre. Both have their fan boys
and fan girls.
As a stand alone movie I found Star Wars The Force Awakens to be
interesting, exciting, and dramatic. As a Star Wars film I was
disappointed. I should not be surprised since J.J. Abrams has a history
of changing or completely ignoring the cannon for a franchise. He did it
with Star Trek, and now he has done it with Star Wars. I will dig deeper
into that in a little bit.
I have read a variety of cannon Star Wars novels in my life. I loved
reading about how Luke Skywalker got married. I loved hearing about how
Leia became a Jedi Knight, senator, and more. I also loved hearing about
Hans Solo and his wife Leia. One of their kids (Jacen) turned bad, and
became Darth Caedus. Luke Skywalker became the Grandmaster of the new
Jedi order on Coruscant. There are all these Jedi, and a Sith planet is
discovered.
Why do I bring up all that history? *SPOILER ALERT* Because J.J. Abrams
spits on all of that history, and all of that cannon. J.J. Abrams has
Luke Skywalker in hiding after Ben Solo turns bad and becomes Kylo Ren.
Ben Solo (not one of the children we have ever heard of from Han and
Leia before) kills his father Hans Solo. My only hope is they find a
sci-fi way to bring Hans Solo back. Which may not happen since the actor
Harrison Ford wanted Hans Solo dead thirty years ago. There are so many
cool and wonderful stories they could tell that are within cannon. Why
throw it all out the window? Holly Weird decided they wanted new younger
and diverse faces on the Star Wars franchise. Which makes Star Wars The
Force Awakens a real let down for me. I wanted to see the new Jedi
Order.
Families will want to be aware of the violence, force religious belief,
explosions, death, blood, torture, and more in Star Wars The Force
Awakens. The standard awesome music is found within Star Wars The Force
Awakens. The locations are cool. There are funny parts, mainly thanks to
Hans Solo. BB-8 is an awesome new droid that really fits the franchise
well. There are a variety of bonus features that give plenty of behind
the scenes, deleted scenes, cast reading, and more.
I wonder if Rey in Star Wars The Force Awakens is supposed to be Allana
Solo from the books and accepted cannon of Star Wars. She could easily
be Jacen's daughter. The name of this movie is a bit misleading too.
Only one character in Star Wars The Force Awakens actually awakens in
the force. I was expecting some major awakening, maybe force creatures.
I hope the second movie in this trilogy corrects the mistakes of Star
Wars The Force Awakens.
- Paul
Graphics: 60%
Sound: 85%
Replay/Extras: 80%
Gameplay: 55%
Family Friendly Factor: 70%
System: Blu-ray/DVD
Publisher: Disney
Developer: Lucasfilm
Rating:
‘PG-13’ - Parents Strongly Cautioned {for sci-fi action violence}
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