The first question must be answered right away: Yes, I very much enjoyed J.J. Abrams’s remix of George Lucas’s Star Wars and Irvin Kershner’s The Empire Strikes Back (with only a dash of Richard Marquand’s Return of the Jedi), and so will you, if you have any affection left for the original films.
In fact, I enjoyed Star Wars: The Force Awakens more than I thought I would. It has it all. Great bad dialogue, stunning special effects, and good performances from the principals: Daisy Ridley, who reboots Luke Skywalker in the character of Rey, and John Boyega, who plays Finn, a stormtrooper who can no longer stomach the evil of the Dark Side…
