Originally posted by: a.K.a_SobriqueT
Not a Starwar fan at all, so maybe my bias kicks in, its Good trailer no doubt the visuals and scores like you said but still meh. But the hype for this movie is Insanely Surreal man, it has been dominating twitter facebook everywhere like its a masterpiece. I had no Intention of watching it b4, but its getting tempting. I am Not Fimilar with ANY star wars character and i don't wanna watch that old movie series At All. So, frankly in your honest Opinion can I still enjoy it even if am not fimilar with any background story or character ?
Yes, you can. And if you ask me, you must, must go see it. Star Wars is an experience that everyone should have; as in my opinion its the very pinnacle of what cinema can offer. There are only two times I have had such a magical experience in the theaters; Star Wars and Lord of the Rings.
The Force Awakens will have things that you wont get, such as the history, the nostalgia, the universe and why Han Leia and Luke mean so much to the people; but the story of that movie will work fine for you. Remember they want new people to come into Star Wars universe and essentially the new trilogy is going to be a tale of Poe, Rey and Fin (who are new characters themselves and we know nothing about them). So as you go along with them you will get whats going on even without watching any of the old movies.
Also watch the original trilogy movies if you can. It is some of the best cinema ever made. So on that alone, I think they deserve a watch. A New Hope, Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi; watch them in that order. Blockbuster film-making in all its glory.
The prequels, don't bother. They are crap. And they wont in any way influence the story in TFA. Its is a continuation of the original trilogy so the events in those three are all you need to know going into this; if you want to get everything in the movie.
PS: Beware that they might leave the movie on a cliffhanger( a friend hinted at it who caught the world premiere; that lucky... ) . And the movie throughout will ask questions that wont be answered in the movie itself. That is what separates Star Wars (done right that is, prequels I am looking at you). They tell a gigantic story over the span of several movies and they take their time to build it up. To make us yearn for more and wait in anticipation for the answers come the next movie.. It won't be like say the MCU where everything is all good and okay at the end of each movie (something I haven't liked and I hope DC doesn't go the same way).
Oh and avoid spoilers at all costs. All costs. There is nothing like going in without knowing anything and discovering it for yourself. They have done a great job of not revealing anything in the trailers.
