Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens is a 2015 American epic space opera film co-produced, co-written, and directed by J. J. Abrams. It is the seventh film in the "Skywalker Saga" and the sequel to "Return of the Jedi" (1983).
The story centers around Rey, an independent, resourceful scavenger on the planet Jakku, who has clearly endured many hardships throughout her life. The film is set thirty years after "Return of the Jedi" and follows Rey, Finn, Poe Dameron, and Han Solo's search for Luke Skywalker and their fight in the Resistance, led by General Leia Organa and veterans of the Rebel Alliance, against Kylo Ren and the First Order, a successor to the Galactic Empire.
The film received positive reviews and was praised for successfully recalling the series' former glory while injecting it with renewed energy. It was also noted for its masterful weaving of the old and new, and for resurrecting the Star Wars franchise with more life and vigor than ever.
Plot
Thirty years after the defeat of the Galactic Empire, the galaxy faces a new threat from the evil Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) and the First Order. When a defector named Finn crash-lands on a desert planet, he meets Rey (Daisy Ridley), a tough scavenger whose droid contains a top-secret map. Together, the young duo joins forces with Han Solo (Harrison Ford) to make sure the Resistance receives the intelligence concerning the whereabouts of Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), the last of the Jedi Knights.
Cast
- Daisy Ridley as Rey, a Force-sensitive scavenger
- John Boyega as Finn, a reformed First Order stormtrooper
- Oscar Isaac as Poe Dameron, a high-ranking X-wing fighter pilot of the Resistance
- Harrison Ford as Han Solo, a smuggler and former Rebel Alliance leader
- Adam Driver as Kylo Ren, a dark warrior of the First Order and member of the Knights of Ren
Other actors in the movie include:
- Carrie Fisher as General Leia Organa
- Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker
- Lupita Nyong'o as Maz Kanata
- Andy Serkis as Supreme Leader Snoke
- Domhnall Gleeson as General Hux
- Anthony Daniels as C-3PO
- Peter Mayhew as Chewbacca
- Max von Sydow as Lor San Tekka
Director: J.J. Abrams
Writer: Lawrence Kasdan, J.J. Abrams, and Michael Arndt.
Box Office Gross: $2,071,310,218
Distributor: Walt Disney
Genre: Sci-fi, Adventure, Action, Fantasy
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 18, 2015
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 1, 2016