“Attack the Block” actor John Boyega plays the most interesting new character but his character appears to be given the short-shrift, Combat fighter pilot Oscar Isaac of “The Bourne Legacy” emulates Han Solo with his daredevil aerial skills. You won’t take your eyes off this scrappy waif until Solo emerges to challenge her dominance. London-born Daisy Ridley, whose character draws on both Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia, is the fourth reason you’ll want to see the seventh movie again. Abrams confines Carrie Fisher to the sidelines, while Mark Hamill appears at the last minute. You’ll enjoy his shenanigans with the ‘rathars,’ tentacled, carnivorous, alien predators aboard his spaceship. Third, Harrison Ford gives one of his strongest performances as Han Solo. A new droid designated BB-8 replaces R2-D2 as comic relief. Mind you, C3P0 and R2-D2 are back, but they linger on the periphery. (Mind you, the prequels weren’t entirely ponderous, and each chronicled Anakin Skywalker’s walk on the dark side.) Second, Han Solo, Princess Leia, and Luke Skywalker return after a 32-year hiatus. First, “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” is a full-fledged sequel instead of a prequel. Nevertheless, unless you’re a nitpicky franchise aficionado, you’ll have four reasons to appreciate this melodramatic franchise reboot from the House of Mouse. “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” duplicates the formulaic narrative of the original trilogy without a flaw, but Abrams cannot conjure up Lucas’ buoyant spirit of feel-good spontaneity. Originally, George Lucas hired Kasdan to rewrite “The Empire Strikes Back” and “Return of the Jedi,” while Arndt wrote “The Hunger Games 2: Catching Fire” and “Toy Story 3.” Despite this gifted talent, Abrams and company don’t awaken as much as recycle the Force. Abrams, Lawrence Kasdan and Michael Arndt must have cherry-picked their favorite scenes and characters from earlier “Star Wars” epics, retooled them for this reboot, and then placed them in similar order to comply with the formula. Unfortunately, it suffers from half-baked villains and a shamelessly derivative script. “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” qualifies as an uninspired but entertaining science fiction/fantasy saga with spectacular CGI special effects. Abrams adopted the strategy ‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ for Disney’s revival of George Lucas’ “Star War” franchise. Apparently, “Star Trek” and “Star Trek into Darkness” director J.J.
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