STAR WARS EPISODE VII: THE FORCE AWAKENS | FIRST TIME WATCHING | MOVIE REACTION

Enjoy my reaction as I watch "Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens" for the first time!

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1:36 - Intro
3:36 - Reaction
38:01 - Review

[abarton]

What you said when Han died, "I can't believe he's really gone, " is EXACTLY what Luke said when Obi died. ❤️

[JedHead]

The “overgrown Gollum” is actually played by the same actor, Andy Serkis.

[RyoHazuki]

As for Han dying, it has been said for a while that Harrison Ford actually wanted Han to die waaaay back in Empire Strikes Back, he though it would be an interesting story development to have such an important character die. So in this one, I have a feeling they just really wanted to give him that big send off.

[TheWindcrow]

Cassie: "How long has he been here staring into the ocean?"
anything that comes to mind, comes out of her mouth. It's so honest and funny XD

[Etherwinter]

"Is this why people don't like the new ones?" Oh the problems go way deeper than killing Han. Actually I'm fine with Han dying. And I appreciate Kylo hitting his wound to increase his pain, because that strengthens his tie to the dark side. I think this movie is the best out of the three sequels; even though it shamelessly retreads the very first movie.

[dhdynastyz]

Fun fact, the storm trooper than she used the mind trick on to release her restraints was actually Daniel Craig. Famously known for his recent portrayal of our much-loved James Bond!

[Real_LiamOBryan]

Right after Kylo killed Han, Chewbacca shot him in the side. That's the spot he keeps hitting when fighting Finn and Rey. He's causing pain to himself which causes anger which, in turn, causes him to be more focused, more resolved, and increases his dark side power.

[TwoMenandaCanoe]

BTW, at one point you asked how the convinced Harrison to come back. One answer is plenty of money. The second answer also answers your question about why the killed him. Harrison said he would only come back if they killed the character. He actually figured Han should have died in Empire.

[TrevorTaylor]

"That guy looks like an overgrown Gollum." "That sounds like Saruman." It cracks me up how often you accidentally nail it. 😆

[Gryph]

When I first saw it in theatres after seeing Return as a teenager, I loved it. Then when I watched it again I noticed a few things that bothered me, the more I watched it. One thing that still really pissed me off was after Han died, Leah just walks past Chewie, who she has literally fought with for god knows how long, to hug Rey, whom she just met less than a day ago. I'm sorry, what?

[jaybird]

'It did the circuit in 12 seconds... It did something... Remember that thing he said??'

😂😂😂😂. It's lines like this that keep me coming back, Cass 😂😂♥️

Your nerd card is fully approved now!

[jacobpatton]

"It did the circuit in 12 seconds!"

Can we all just take a moment and recognize that this is perhaps the most wholesome and adorable thing ever said about the Millennium Falcon?

[derworfnet]

I liked, even kinda *loved* this movie at first... until I started thinking about it. On its own terms and on a completely surface-level, it is quite enjoyable and fun and works well enough as a Star Wars-Movie. It strikes the right balance between fun, suspense, mystery and action, has likeable characters, a good sense of humor and good pace... but it starts falling apart in the story-department once you even slightly scrutinize it. If I had to sum up my problems with TFA, I would concentrate on two main issues:
1.) The story is basically a repeat of Episode IV, but with its main plotpoints reshuffled and stiched together with a hot needle, involving insane amounts of sheer luck and coincidence.
2.) More importantly, the movies' entire premise builds off the fact that everything that was accomplished in the Original Trilogy, everything the OT-Heroes have fought for and everything that they set out to do at the end of Episode VI... has been completely destroyed between movies: The New Republic for which creation the Rebels fought for? Reduced to a nonentity that gets taken out easily. Lukes' New Jedi Order? Annihilated. Han and Leias' relationship? They broke apart after their only son turned to the darkside, causing them to return to basically the same places they were at the start of the OT, their character development reset. I could go on.... Basically, there is a gigantic disconnect between Ep.VI and VII and I feel like it didn't need to be this way. They could have easily started off with a New Republic and a New Jedi Order going up against a new Enemy that *wasn't* just the Empire 2.0... but nope, they just did a full reset to basically tell the old story again, but worse.
Good for you that you liked it. I'm jealous, really. But I'm basically *done* with this trilogy at this point. The Prequels, for all their faults 1) did their own thing, and 2) didn't ruin the OT for me.

[clarencegboddicker]

Kylo kept hitting himself because siths draw their power from direct pain, suffering and conflict. Inflicting suffering on himself focuses his ability with the force while injured like administered adrenaline to continue strenuous activity.

[GrilloTheFlightless]

Han dying wasn’t so much of an issue - It’s what Harrison Ford wanted after all. Mark Hamill summed it up when he said he was disappointed that Luke, Leia, Han and Chewie didn’t all get to properly reunite and have their time together before Han died. It’s what Mark wanted and he felt it’s what the fans wanted. And he was right.

After this trilogy was made, and Mark was no longer under contract, he was very vocal about his criticism of the sequels. He didn’t find out until quite late that he wouldn’t have any lines in this film, and he really disliked what they did with Luke’s character in the later films. In some respects Mark Hamill is one of Star Wars’ biggest fans and he voiced a lot of things that the fans really resonated with.

This film is the best of the sequel trilogy. I actually quite liked it, even if it was a bit derivative of A New Hope. But the next two films lacked coherence, lacked good story-telling, failed to unlock some of the potential of this film and were generally a disappointment for many

[danielallen]

A lot of the specific complaints with this film, specifically, had to do with the story being too similar to 'A New Hope'. They share a *lot* of story beats and a lot criticized the lack of originality. A lot of other criticism stemmed from Rey being far too competent for someone with no training in the Force. For the purpose of avoiding spoilers, I'll cap it here.

[ItchyNavel]

I'm not a big fan of the sequel trilogy, but I wouldn't ever tell someone not to watch them. It's way more fun to let them watch, make up their own minds, and hash it out one way or the other.

[lancebaylis]

In hindsight I honestly think it would have been more fun to switch the sides. The Rebels finally won and took power, and then became comfortable and a little power hungry, searching out former Imperials and executing them. Luke goes into exile because he sees the injustices of this and refuses to become the enemy they once fought, but through Rey finds himself being dragged back into the hero role one more time. Kylo Ren could be the guy who wants nothing to do with either the new republic nor the former rebels, and believes in a third option. Of course it's very easy for me to play sofa quarterback, but it does feel to me like they basically played it too safe: the rebels are still rebels and inexplicably the new order seems just as powerful as the empire ever was, which just feels like a cheap reset after Star Wars episode 6.

[clarencegboddicker]

That stormtrooper that Rey manipulated to free her was Daniel Craig’s cameo. If you listen, you can clearly hear him but he’s also credited. Love this show

[Stardweller]

Personally, I like to think that the “call to the Light” that Kylo was feeling was Anakin trying to tell his grandson not to make the same mistakes he did.

Also, good on you for watching the Sequels despite what other people think of them. I hope next you’ll consider watching the Clone Wars series!