I fear that “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” is going to have a negative impact on the original classic Star Wars films and prequels. I think that by adding several new characters, such as Rey, Finn, Kylo Ren, Poe Dameron, and BB-8, it will change the entire idea that George Lucas had when he first created the Star Wars films. I think they should have kept the old characters and focused on their experiences after “Return of The Jedi” rather than creating all new characters, civilizations, heroes and villains. The new characters take away from the experience of watching the old trilogy. They could have also brought back some of the other characters that had disappeared from some of the previous films, such as Yoda and Obi-Wan. This could have added more drama and action to the new film.

From what I can tell from the trailers, “The Force Awakens” may be just another interpretation of the very first movie, “A New Hope,” but with different characters and planets. Disney may have decided to simply change tiny details, but keep the basic plot structure the same?
Disney being suddenly involved in such an iconic film series may either make the movie become a generic copy of the originals or take it too far with their ability to use CGI technology. The new lightsaber also is a completely new added prop, created by Disney.
Many people had reservations that the prequels were not going to be as amazing as the originals. This event is no different. Disney moving the setting thirty years after the events in “Return of the Jedi” makes the old movies an old folk tale.
All in all, I am still hopeful that “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” will be another great Star Wars movie.

The recent controversy surrounding the new star wars movie has split the fan base almost down the middle, some choosing to view Disney’s acquisition of the franchise will only lead to disappointment, while others have a more positive view, choosing to think that Disney and the producers know how important this next film is to the fans and will try to make it as good as possible. One of the primary areas for concern was the recent prequel trilogy which disappointed many viewers and has become the butt of many jokes within the fandom. However with J.J Abrams, the man responsible for such projects as the recent Star Trek movies and the “lost” series, heading the production of the new movie many people have a new hope, that his vision for the movie will live up to George Lucas’ legacy. In addition to the juicy teaser trailers (which might I add are extremely well made and provoked a pang of nostalgia from me when they showed some of the original characters returning, but are edited well enough so that nothing about the story is spoiled), and well timed marketing, a fan recently used his make-a-wish to see the movie before it was released with some of the actors, upon exiting the theatre someone asked him what his thoughts were and he said “it’s freakin awesome!” so with all the hype surrounding the movie and the snippets we’ve seen so far, it should be safe to say that the movie looks pretty awesome, with new characters like Kylo Ren, BB-8 and seeing the return of favorites like Han solo and Chewbacca being played by their original actors gives hope that we’re in for a movie that will live up to and surpass the expectations and become the best installment in the series to date. All of the returning actors and new chapters lets us know that this movie will be full of familiar faces and some new ones to freshen up the series which will allow fans old and new to appreciate this next chapter of Star Wars. All things considered, it’s hard to believe that this movie could be anything but amazing.