10 years ago? Jesus. Well I did rewatch Force Awakens about a week ago since it was almost the anniversary and I was curious if my thoughts on it had changed.
When I saw it in the theater, I really enjoyed it, although looking back I think it was just the hype of seeing a new Star Wars movie and in the theater. At that point I hadn’t seen one in theaters before, just on DVD.
When we rented it and watched it again, I started noticing problems with it. And basically my opinion of it the past few times I’ve watched it is that it’s an enjoyable movie for about the first half, but once Starkiller Base shows up, it falls apart for me. But of the sequel trilogy, it’s the one I feel warmest towards. Unfortunately now when I watch it, all I see is missed opportunities due to where the next two movies went and because Force Awakens played things too safe.