But Abrams knew what he was doing.
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Ridley in particular emerges as the star of the show, particularly as the no-nonsense Rey repeatedly shirks off all attempts to confine her to the role of damsel in distress. It looked ridiculous but it made BB-8’s voice.
Inside the TCL Chinese Theatre on Monday, the audience began cheering from the moments the movie’s first words appeared on screen and reacted excitedly to seeing the return of Han Solo and Chewbacca after a 32-year hiatus. Boyega as Finn is casting gold, and Driver, who plays Kylo Ren, is a force unto himself.
“But as long as it’s at least good, then I am perfectly happy”. Every reference only helped the story, making it feel less like a movie, and bringing us more into the universe.
The Star Wars premiere also has a chance at getting not only the first $50 million dollar earnings on a Thursday night opening, but they are also trying to break the record of being the first $100-million-dollar single day earnings. We also get lots of live action and real sets, as opposed to an overabundance of computer-generated imaging.
What an apposite Christmas gift for everyone who is invested in its success – The Force Awakens is indeed entertainment of the first order.
Harrison Ford still has it, despite being in his seventies, and the biggest cheers went up when he appeared with Chewie, who has some of the best lines.
Its project director, Sanjiv Indran said they had planned to hold the event since early this year despite not knowing the actual date of the screening of the box office film in Malaysia. Rey’s background is hinted at but remains an engrossing mystery that will likely factor into the next movies. The Force Awakens has been reported to feature its own cantina song, though Williams declined to pen the track; leading director J.J. Abrams to call on the creator of Broadway hit Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda. This is a movie you don’t want to end, despite a final shot that is one of the greatest in the franchise’s storied history. And it’s this texture above all else that Abrams repeatedly gets right.
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“I was born in 1977 and I grew up with Star Wars toys as a kid”, he said.
