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Overall I was not disappointed. Which was the main thing for me. But I did have a few minor issues with it. The whole movie looked very distinctly like Star Wa

Overall I was not disappointed. Which was the main thing for me. But I did have a few minor issues with it. The whole movie looked very distinctly like Star Wars, but only the second half actually felt like Star Wars. (I haven't figured out why yet) It's way to mild in terms of violence. It was like Narnia, in that all the violence was only alluded to but you never actually see anything violent. Especially the scene where Han Solo dies. You don't see the lightsaber go through him, you only see it behind him. This ruined the effectiveness of the scene for me. This contributed to another thing I didn't like about the film. It didn't have the same darkness and grit of Episodes 1-4 (and to a lesser degree 5 and 6) that I really liked. There were a few too many scenes that were made just for the nostalgia, and they seemed a bit forced. Other than that, I enjoyed the film very much.

joshschreuder 11y ago
Have the films ever been violent? I don't recall ever thinking they were, characters frequently get limbs cut off with no blood, Obi-Wan 'dies' by disappearing and not even getting cut down, even Qui-Gon in the first one isn't even a violent death. I just don't think it's a part of the franchise in general.
- executesorder66 11y ago
  Well I wouldn't say they are violent films. Compared to an action movie for example. But as you mentioned limbs get cut off (and you see it happen). And when Qui-Gon was killed you see the light saber go through him. So it's not that I wish there was more blood/gore or anything. It's just that for a relatively un-violent movie series, it seems like they went out of their way to shield people from the violence in this movie, as if it is a children's movie like Narnia. And that pissed me off.
  - veddox 11y ago
    Actually Star Wars is incredibly popular among pre-teen boys, at least here in Germany. For their sakes I'm quite glad they didn't put in too much gore.
  - DanBC 11y ago
    > as if it is a children's movie It is a children's movie. EDIT: That's not a bad thing, but it's really freaking obvious that Disney aren't going to suddenly change this massively lucrative franchise to be 12+.

joshschreuder 11y ago

Have the films ever been violent? I don't recall ever thinking they were, characters frequently get limbs cut off with no blood, Obi-Wan 'dies' by disappearing and not even getting cut down, even Qui-Gon in the first one isn't even a violent death. I just don't think it's a part of the franchise in general.

executesorder66 11y ago
Well I wouldn't say they are violent films. Compared to an action movie for example. But as you mentioned limbs get cut off (and you see it happen). And when Qui-Gon was killed you see the light saber go through him. So it's not that I wish there was more blood/gore or anything. It's just that for a relatively un-violent movie series, it seems like they went out of their way to shield people from the violence in this movie, as if it is a children's movie like Narnia. And that pissed me off.
- veddox 11y ago
  Actually Star Wars is incredibly popular among pre-teen boys, at least here in Germany. For their sakes I'm quite glad they didn't put in too much gore.
- DanBC 11y ago
  > as if it is a children's movie It is a children's movie. EDIT: That's not a bad thing, but it's really freaking obvious that Disney aren't going to suddenly change this massively lucrative franchise to be 12+.