When news about an upcoming Star Wars movie started to dominate my FB newsfeed, I started asking friends if they want to watch it with me, along with a guy I liked. Everyone said no. The crush said yes but cancelled out later on. But then asked me to watch it with him several days later, saying that he already got free tickets for it. Of course, I said yes. :)
My comments:
- Soundtrack-wise, it sucked. I was hoping for a grand musical score with thundering orchestra playing that will make me feel chills and remind me of Starwars movies of the past, but to my disappointment, the background music was really downplayed and there was just "pasundot-sundot" hints of the majestic soundtrack. Know when your mind is preoccupied with something and you unconsciously start doing something as a result (like nail-biting or tapping your feet? The music was exactly like that, as if it's being unconsciously played in the background in a dreamy haze and really not important/part of the scene.
- No CCTV? At the part where Rey escaped and she was being hunted down by the Storm Troopers, I wondered how come there ain't no CCTV in the Dark Side's base when Hans Solo has it in his ship? Does that mean Hans Solo has more money? Lol!
- Bar Owner Maz Kanata reminded me of something. Excuse me for those who are eating but Maz Kanata's eyes reminded me of something, specifically at the scene where she took off her glasses to get a better view of Rey's eyes. Can't help but think that her squinting eyes look like a**holes. Sorry!
I can't get over the soundtrack not being great because for me music is one of the most important facets of a great movie, so I'm only giving Star Wars The Force Awakens 3 out of 5 stars.