Boyega lets us see the remorse, and maybe a little cowardice. Raised to blindly follow orders, the blood of his first combat makes him crack. John Boyega shows the character’s humanity.
The most interesting addition is the Storm Trooper with a heart. The desert planet heroine, Rey, is a scavenger of Jakku played with pluck by Daisy Ridley. His best line? “We’re not done here.” Kind of lacks…something.Īnd there’s a Supreme Being, another digital creation acted out by Andy “Gollum” Serkis. Adam Driver is Hayden Christensen reborn, in essence, a somewhat amusing menace with the helmet on, that tall, skinny, curly-headed funnyman from “Girls” and “This is Where I Leave You” with the helmet off. The new villains are Kylo Ren, a black-helmeted brute who throws hilarious tantrums, shorting out all manner of electronics with his Crusader broadsword light saber. In Disney’s hands, it’s a small galaxy, after all - billions of people, with a choice few just stumbling into each other in the most bizarre coincidences, fewer quest story plots to choose from (the same one), desert planets that have the same sorts of critters, bars with the same barflies, etc. Abrams, at every turn, plays it safe, with multiple “takes me right out of the movie” lapses.
It’s dull because it is achingly unoriginal.
But pretending “The Force Awakens” is anything more than a glib facsimile of “A New Hope,” the original “Star Wars” movie, is delusional. Sure, it’s still a fun ride - shootouts, getaways made via hyperspace, wisecracks. Old friends show up, and the map makes its way toward people who might be able to prevent this big round thing from blowing up planets. Advice from a sage of the desert - warmly played by the great Max Von Sydow - is taken.Įscaping from the planet involves a dazzling dogfight and the Millennium Falcon. There’s an adorable droid entrusted with the map. Abrams’ “Star Wars” reboot, “The Force Awakens,” begins with smuggled plans. And the war among the stars begins again. So a Resistance has formed, led by The Usual Suspects. But perhaps there are people with souls underneath those scary white (and black) helmets. The First Order is less subtle than the evil Empire about its affection for fascist optics, fascist storm troopers and fascist practices - massacring civilians and what not. There’s a Republic, and plenty of reminders - crashed warships, grizzled veterans - of the war that brought it back.īut evil has reared its ugly head. The universe has gotten a lot more diverse in the decades since we first visited “A galaxy far far away.” And less sexist.
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