Star Wars Argumentative Essay

Star Wars is one of those film franchises that literally everyone knows about. Actually, I'm not sure you can even draw a comparison with any other franchise out there. I'm not sure that there's anything that can quite compare to the lasting impact that the Star Wars film series has. The original trilogy, the last film being released 32 years ago, has since spawned endless novels, video games, TV series, prequels and most importantly a rabid and devoted fan base who hold those original films very dear to their hearts. So, when Disney announced that it was planning on bringing back Star Wars for a seventh chapter, the hype was unimaginably high. In fact, I can't recall any other film that had exactly this amount of anticipation. Does it deliver the goods? Will it satisfy the endless craving for Star Wars that seemingly everyone in America has right now? In a word: yes. It is fair to enter this film with a degree of caution and uncertainty after watching the much-maligned Prequel trilogy. But, you can put those fears to rest. Episode 7 is miles better than Episodes I,II, and III and is even comparable with the original trilogy.

The film tells the story of a new set of youthful and unlikely heroes who get swept up in an intergalactic adventure of a lifetime.
Which, thankfully, is a lot. Without beating around the bush, the movie is just a whole ton of fun. There's a consistent energy here that made the original films so much fun and which was so obviously lacking from the Prequels. There's witty banter aplenty, along with just the right amount of humor coming from BB-8 that's perfectly reminiscent of beloved R2-D2. Seriously, for how essential BB-8 is to the plot (and he's VERY essential), I'm so glad that the Abrams decided to limit his moments for humor with him. It's indicative of the balanced screenplay and provided us with a fresh new droid that we all love to