For anyone who hasn’t seen “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” yet, there will not be any major spoilers that were not already in the trailers.

Like many fans, I have watched both trilogies more than once, and I have also seen the new movie twice, because it was fantastic.

I am in no way a super fan, but a fan nonetheless.

The movie starts with the oh-so familiar introduction of what has gone down since the last episode “Return of the Jedi.”

Luke disappeared and surprise-surprise, a new war has started because the dark side is still a thing.

In all honesty, I feel like this trilogy is déjà vu of the original trilogy.

There is a new Darth Vader wanna-be, Kylo Ren.

And what looks to be a frailer version of the Emperor has taken charge as the leader of the First Order.

Also the Death Star is back, but this time a lot bigger and it harvests suns for its energy.

Oh, it’s also built into a planet, which seems like an easier way to do things, I guess.

Nothing has changed for the dark side; they’re still set in their old ways.

I think that they could have at least tried to be original with the plot than just plagiarizing the original movies.

The Force Awakens’ new heroes are very reminiscent of previous protagonists.

Rey and Fin are the new main characters for the rebellion and they also have a new droid, BB8, whose quirky/spunky attitude are much like R2-D2’s.

There have been mixed reviews of this replacement, but I personally love the new droid just as much as R2.

The rebellion hasn’t changed much either; they’re still the under-dogs of the galaxy.

This time, in Luke’s absence, Rey has emerged as the new soon-to-be hero of the rebellion.

Nobody knows where she came from, but there is something mysterious about her that makes you curious of her origins.

Personally, I like an independent female lead character.

The trailer has revealed that some of Star Wars favorite characters are back, Han Solo and Chewbacca.

I won’t go into detail of their arrival or participation in the movie.

I’ll say that they are indeed a major part of the movie, and I fully agree with their positions in the movie.

Finally, I want to touch on the production of the movie in general.

For those of whom have seen the original movies will be pleased that J.J. Abrams has not corrupted the Star Wars filmmaking style (they just use more CGI because, why not, it looks great).

If anything, he has revived the series from episodes one through three, which were full of scrutiny.

Good job, Abrams.  10/10.

Travis White can be reached at 581-2812 or [email protected].