Well, I saw it. Sooner than I had intended, but with the
world ready to spoil everything I’m glad I was still in a relative vacuum.
I had originally wanted to wait until a second viewing to
put my thoughts down like this – we all know how first impressions are, and how
talking about them with other people can cloud our memory. However, my
financial situation won’t allow it and any of you who are regular readers are
I’m sure dying to know what I thought.
I’m going to split this into bullet-pointed sections because
that’s how my brain is best processing everything that I saw and everything
that I feel.
First, I’m going to stress that 99.9999etc% of these are
my own personal opinions, and even the rare moments where I speak on an
objective technique level are open to interpretation. I have no quarrel with
people who feel differently unless they are the type of hypocrite who would put
me down for disagreeing, and I reserve the right to change my mind about ANY of
this with time, study, and distance.
Part 1: Spoiler-Free
Summary of My Feelings
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* Loved the basic story, hated the presentation.
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* As a film, it’s well-made and enjoyable, if a
bit generic. I ultimately enjoyed myself.
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* As a Star Wars Saga film, it’s immensely
disappointing, and if it still counts it’s my current least favorite.
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* As a Star Wars Expanded Universe Story, it’s at
least above-average and I like this direction a little better than the original
after-Jedi EU.
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* Would still have preferred George’s vision by a
country mile.
Warning: Spoilers from this point forward.
