The film "Star Wars 7": reviews, actors and roles

Fans of the "star" saga, George Lucas, waited for the continuation of the favorite project for ten years. And then, finally, in 2015, the big screens came out "Star Wars 7". Comments on the picture sounded the best, both from critics and from the vast majority of viewers. What kind of events is the seventh film about and why is it worth seeing?

Movies 2015: Star Wars 7 and its creators

Unfortunately, the legendary George Lucas did not want to sit in the director's chair of the seventh film. Therefore "Star Wars: Episode 7" was shot by JJ Abrams.

Abrams became famous for the fact that his directorial debut, connected with the picture "Mission Impossible 3", was recognized as the highest-grossing in history: no creator yet managed to start with a capital of 150 million dollars.

The most ambitious project of Abrams after the spy film was the action star "Star Trek" with Chris Payne in the lead role. By the way, he was considered as the main competitor of the star universe of George Lucas.

As for the 7 episode of "Star Wars", Abrams did not only act as his director, but also as a producer, and also as a screenwriter. In the work on the screensaver, Jay Jay was assisted by the Oscar-winning Laurence Kazdan and Michael Arndt.

George Lucas's presence in the project was limited to the production of the film by Lucasfilm. The premiere of the 8th episode of the franchise is scheduled for 2017, but the "kin of the movie" still will not take part in its creation. This is due to the fact that the rights to film the story were overbought The Walt Disney Company, so it's not Lucas who is the initiator of the continuation of the "star" franchise.

Short story

"Star Wars: Episode 7" continues the storyline of the sixth episode, which was shot in 1983. 30 years have passed since Luke Skywalker (son of Anakin Skywalker) disappeared. But his sister, General Leia Organa, still lives well, as well as her husband Khan Solo. Their son Ben once practiced with Luke, but then moved to the Dark Side with power, taking the name of Kylo Ren. After that, Skywalker disappeared.

Kylo Ren decided to follow in the footsteps of his famous ancestor, Darth Vader: he too was a bright Jedi in his youth, promising, and then turned into the greatest evil.

Kylo Wren throughout the movie hunts the coordinates of Luke Skywalker. For the sake of them, he kills Laur San Tekku from the planet of Giacca. But the card still slips out of Kylo's hands. He has to resist the Resistance forces to get to it.

In the final, Ren kills his father Khan Solo, but loses the fight to younger warriors - the girl Ray and his former friend Finn. The story remains unfinished, as the First Order and Kylo remain undestroyed and still constitute a danger.

Daisy Ridley as Ray

The film "Star Wars-7" is replete with new heroes. For example, the main female character in the sequel is Rei - a native of the planet Giacca. In fact, Rey is an orphan, since from a small age he lives alone in AT-AT (her parents once escaped from the planet).

By chance, it's Ray that gets a runaway droid with the coordinates of Luke Skywalker's location. The girl undertakes to help him and finds himself embroiled in a big adventure. In the process of battles with representatives of the First Order, Ray discovers that she has the power of a Jedi to develop. As she does with this force, it will be clear in the subsequent parts of the franchise.

In the movie "Star Wars 7" actors were mostly involved in little-known. Englishwoman Daisy Ridley, too, can not boast of roles in high-profile projects. In her filmography on the strength can count 8-9 films, and those are mostly serials.

John Boyer as Finn

The film "Star Wars-7", it seems, will open the way to big cinema to another newcomer in the cinema. It's about John Boyer, who got the role of the Finn's storm trooper.

Finn is a character-defector. At the beginning of the film, he fights for the First Order and even goes behind the map with the coordinates of Luke Skywalker. But in the process Finn is more inclined to the fact that the Dark Side of Power is not for him. After the attack aircraft was shot down, he breaks with the past and moves to the side of the New Republic.

In the movie "Star Wars 7" actors John Boyer and Daisy Ridley play comrades. Their heroes in the finals bravely fight with Kylo Ren himself.

John is also from Britain, although he has Nigerian roots. The running role of the young actor in the theater is Othello. Of all the works of Boyer to collaboration with Abrams, the most famous is the insurgent "Alien on the District" from the director Joe Cornish.

Boyeaga's character Finn will appear in the eighth episode of the saga - again as a central character.

Other performers of roles

In the picture "Star Wars 7: Awakening Force", there was a place for the executors of the old guard. For example, General Leia Organa played the same Kerry Fisher. Kerry came to the star epic by a young little-known actress and is still her most notable role on the screen.

But Harrison Ford after Star Wars made an impressive career: the franchise Indiana Jones, the militants Blade Runner, The Fugitive and Patriots Games - everywhere he played the main roles. Unfortunately, his charming character Khan Solo in the final kills his own son.

The image of the pilot According to Dameron, the card-keeper, actor and singer Oscar Isaac played. Before the "star" trilogy Isaac starred in the main role in the tragicomedy "Inside Lewin Davis."

Adam Driver played the main antagonist of the painting - the son of Han Solo and the leader of the First Order, who joined the Dark Force. The driver is also known for the projects of Lincoln Spielberg and "Inside Lewin Davis" of the Coen brothers.

Donal Gleason, who became famous recently thanks to the projects "Survivor" and "Unshaken," appeared in the image of General Hax. In addition to the young performers, you can also see Mark Hemill and Ken Lung in the frame.

Premiere

Ten years have passed since the release of George Lucas's last film, before Star Wars-7 was dropped. The release date of the picture was planned for the end of 2015. On December 14, the inhabitants of Los Angeles saw the movie as the first. A few months later, the seventh episode broke all records in North America in box office.

The next day, December 15, the premiere took place in Jakarta, Indonesia. And on December, 16th the continuation of the franchise was seen by the spectators of 20 countries.

"Star Wars 7" in Russian could be viewed on December 17. Nearly 6 million people came to the premiere. The fees in the cinemas of the Russian Federation amounted to almost $ 26 million.

The last film was seen by the Chinese, as the premiere in their country took place only in January 2016.

Cash gathering

What are the rental fees? "Star Wars 7" from the very beginning was a promising project. Investments Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures in the amount of $ 245 million justified itself: at the box office, a fantastic film collected more than two billion. E.

For the first weekend tape JJ Abrams earned $ 248 million. This is a record collection. "Star Wars 7" set a new bar, pushing away the sensational "Titanic" and "Avatar."

Nevertheless, in the TOP of the highest grossing films in the history of cinematography, the seventh episode gave way to projects by James Cameron, not having collected at least $ 1 million. However, the release of the eighth episode is still ahead, so there is an opportunity to push the "Titanic" to the third line in the rating.

"Star Wars 7": reviews of critics. Positive moments

Critics have very warmly accepted the attempt of JJ Abrams to continue the work of George Lucas. First, five nominations for Oscar testify to this. Secondly, a large percentage of loyal reviews: out of 319 reviews around the world, only 27 were negative.

What do the journalists say, describing their impressions of watching the episode "Star Wars." The reviews of most critics boil down to the fact that Jay Abrams managed to realize what was planned: to maintain the light adventure atmosphere of all the previous parts of the franchise, shot by George Lucas.

Despite the fact that the tape lasts 136 minutes, you do not have to be bored: every moment is filled with active action and events. And at the same time, there is an opportunity to relax a little during breaks between fights and battles.

It is evident from the film strip that Abrams sincerely tried to make a "curtsey" to the true fans of the project: in the plot of the seventh episode the director constantly makes references to the prequels and tries to keep as much as possible the connection with the universe created by George Lucas.

All the chips of the "star" saga (blasters, Jedi swords, droids) now look more modern - one might say, have found a "new" life.

JJ Abrams managed to create a halo of mystery around the film before the premiere. There were teasers and trailers, but they did not inform the viewer of the plot at all. On small rollers it was possible to guess unless about the scope of the project being prepared.

Negative reviews

There were also negative views on the work of Abrams. According to some critics, the appearance of new characters in the frame was "drawn by the ears." The speculation on some secret connection between Ray and Luke, the complexed main antagonist - all this looked frivolous against the backdrop of a fantastic 80s tape, where in the frame Dart Vader was horrified at all.

Nevertheless, the box office speaks for itself. Apparently, fans of the franchise can not be so picky to analyze the plot and the game actors.

Positive feedback from viewers

When the audience talks about the sequel to "Star Wars 7", the reviews sound mixed.

That part of the audience who went to the cinema to rest and have fun, believes that this mission JJ Abrams picture performed quite successfully. Dueling on lightsabers, shooting from blasters, beautiful girl in the title role, new landscapes of star galaxies - everything was present in the frame. True, the performer of the role of Kylo Wren did not conquer the fans at all. They believe that with such an expressionless and, moreover, a pretty face, playing the main antagonist is simply contraindicated.

Negative feedback

The second group, consisting of dedicated franchise fans, angrily stated that it was not even worth trying to shoot Star Wars 7: Awakening Force. The company "Disney" left an imprint of a children's fairy tale for quite adult adventure films. In addition, there are a lot of stamps in the frame. If the reasons why Anakin Skywalker joined the Dark Force were completely clear, then the story of how his grandson was in the First Order is in no way justified. Kylo Ren looks caricatured cruel, and the logic in his actions is missing.

The same can be said of the sudden "enlightenment" of the stormtrooper, who after 20 years of loyalty and devotion to the First Order suddenly decided to show humanity, and many other points.

Precisely because the reviews differ among themselves, it's worth watching the film with your own eyes to make up your mind.