Director:
J.J. Abrams
Writers: J.J. Abrams, Lawrence Kasdan & Michael
Arndt
Seen: 20th of December
Venue:
IMC
Snacks:
Pistachio
Mood:
Once again this year, nostalgic
In times of crisis
society often looks to the past for comfort – or so say people who are a lot
smarter than me, however from my own observations recently that saying seems to
ring true. Many times throughout the year I left the cinema feeling nostalgic. Mad Max Fury Road and Jurassic World were two I can remember,
but the most nostalgic I felt was this week’s film Stars Wars: The Force Awakens.
This is seventh of
the Star Wars franchise but the first for Disney who paid the handsome sum of 4
billion dollars for the rights (they expect to make 3 billion on the first
film). With such an investment comes massive risk but interestingly the suits at
Disney took the bold step of actually letting the director make the film he
wanted to make. JJ Abrams said in an interview that he had the final cut, a rarity
in big budget contemporary Hollywood cinema.
Star Wars: The
Force Awakens is an exciting film that ticks all the boxes, action, adventure, nostalgia
and the plot does pack a punch. With such buzz around this it will be
interesting to see if the next edition will keep the momentum going. For now
though this is a film for all ages with something for everyone, but especially
for my generation.
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