I just took my kids to see Star Wars as well. Overall I thought it was a fun,
eng
aging movie.
I agree with Deuce that backstory was lacking, but I think his was
mistaken
about Rey. He said she doesn't talk about her family until late in the f
ilm,
but that's not right. She explains it to BB-8 early on when they go into tow
n
together. Much of her backstory is told visually through hints, like the
scratch
ing that DM mentioned, or the rag doll which looked like an X-Wing pilot
(a memor
y of Luke?), or the vision sequence later.
Anyway, the larger point stands. There
isn't much exposition in this movie.
That helps the film move along at a brisk p
ace, but does leave a ton of
unanswered questions.
In that way, it reminds me a lo
t of Abrams' two Star Trek movies. Very
fast-paced, very fun and emotional, but t
he stories don't hold up to a ton of
scrutiny.
Oh, and I want to quibble with Deuc
e's point about George Lucas. Love him or
hate him, he gets sole credit for writi
ng and directing the original 1977 Star
Wars film. It can (and should) be argued
that the film was greatly strengthened
by his editors (including his wife), but y
ou can't say he didn't write and
direct it.
I think Deuce may have had in mind Emp
ire and Jedi. After the exhausting
experience of making Star Wars, and having fou
nded several new big companies
(particularly ILM), Lucas asked Irvin Kershner (hi
s professor in film school)
to direct Empire.
He offered Jedi to David Lynch and
David Cronenberg, but both turned him down.
He settled on Richard Marquand, and a
pparently sort of hovered over Marquand
during filming.
--Josh
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