On the eve of Christmas, it was definitely due to the divine interference by Santa's grace that my friend and I got the last two available tickets for a pre-First day First Show of Star Wars at Escape Cinemas. Despite the fact that we knew Amma's propaganda and other jewellery ads would be displayed before the commencement of the film, we did not want to miss even a single moment but treasure and savor every moment of it. Comfortably seated in Streak, the anticipation and the expectation was running feverishly high after news broke out that Star Wars had broken every single BO record in the USA. At the single stroke of sight when the screen began to blur, all the 3D glasses were up in unison and everyone were waiting in bated breath for the iconic words and legendary theme music to have a war with us before the actual fight began in the movie. The entire theatre was in a perfectly synchronized state of heightened jubilation by whistling and clapping as soon as the theme music hit us and the words "A long time ago in a galaxy far,far away...." appeared majestically on the silver screen accompanied by its faithful and typical crawling text which gave the backdrop in a nutshell. From that moment onwards, there was no turning back for The Force Awakening whose story is set 30 years after The Return of Jedi.
There are going to be no spoilers here. Head to the nearest IMAX to immensely enjoy a complete immersive experience of the dizzying and pulsating action.
It was refreshing to see a black guy occupying a major chunk of the movie. Many movies have had black people in the lead roles but certainly not for a big billion dollar franchise that has a humongous and an extremely ardent fandom across the world. John Boyega excels as the troubled stormtrooper FN-2187 who wants to purge himself of being a stormtrooper by turning a new leaf. My best guess is that the director is a big time fan of Natalie Portman who had reprised the role of Amidala in the Star Wars prequels. Rey had a remarkable and striking resemblance to her!
After Mad Max Fury where Charlize Theron simply sizzled in the scenes, it was heartening to see that Rey was also given a central and key part in The Force Awakening instead of being used as an add-on or as a garnishing. The last fight sequence in the frozen lands between Rey and Ren was a riveting and visual spectacle. But, the biggest show stealer has got be BB - 8 - the very cute spherical orange and white droid. The way the droid communicated in its own language, moved by rolling down on its head and devoted to Poe was endearing. Kudos to JJ Abrams for not making it as CGI but as a real remote controlled robot.
That is precisely where the film derives its substantial strength. The perfect blend of CGIs and human element, the correct mixture and usage of old characters like Han Solo, Leia, Chewie, R2-D2, C-3PO and The Millennium Falcon with the current generation actors without compromising on the Star Wars legacy like the warping in the scenes - A dream come true for any and many die-hard Star Wars fan. Although the first half excitingly vanished like a smoke, the second half dragged a bit due to its sentiments and romances.
Nevertheless, the force has come out as strong as the original Star Wars. As Harrison Ford says when he boards The Millennium Falcon "Chewie..We are home". Yes. We are. Indeed andTruly.
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