![]() So I knew I was going to enjoy seeing this movie at the cinema. I saw this ‘Star Wars’ movie at the cinema in January 2016! It was my first ‘Star Wars’ movie cinema-going experience! I greatly enjoyed seeing the movie! As I said before, I’m not really a ‘Star Wars’ fan, but I enjoyed watching the preceding six movies that were set a long time ago in a galaxy, far, far away. Abrams (of rebooted ‘Star Trek’ fame) with the screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan, J. ‘Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens’ is the seventh film in the ‘Star Wars’ movie saga and was the seventh made in the series! The film was released in 2015. Please feel free to comment on this review. The film was followed by The Last Jedi (2017) and The Rise of Skywalker (2019), rounding out the Star Wars sequel trilogy.‘STAR WARS: EPISODE VII – THE FORCE AWAKENS’ ![]() ![]() It was nominated for five awards at the 88th Academy Awards, and received numerous other accolades. The film grossed $2.07 billion worldwide, breaking various box office records and becoming the highest-grossing film in the United States and Canada, the highest-grossing film of 2015, and the third-highest-grossing film at the time of its release. It was positively received by critics, who found it an action-packed film with the mix of new and familiar actors capturing the nostalgia of the original trilogy and giving the franchise new energy. ![]() The Force Awakens premiered in Los Angeles on December 14, 2015, and was released in the United States on December 18. On a budget of $447 million, it is the most expensive film ever made. Filming took place on sets at Pinewood Studios in England, and on location mainly in Abu Dhabi, Iceland, and Ireland. Principal photography began in April 2014 and concluded the following November. John Williams, composer for the previous episodic films, returned to compose the score. Abrams and Lawrence Kasdan, co-writer of the original trilogy films The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi, rewrote an initial script by Michael Arndt. The Force Awakens was produced by Abrams, his longtime collaborator Bryan Burk, and Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy. The film is the first Star Wars film to not extensively involve franchise creator George Lucas, who only served as a creative consultant in the early stages of production. ![]() The film was announced after The Walt Disney Company's acquisition of Lucasfilm in October 2012. ![]()
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