The film’s plot involves a bunch of people trying to protect a droid with a map to his whereabouts, all while stopping the new bad guys, the First Order, who want the droid and its map because Skywalker is the First Order’s biggest opposition even after he goes AWOL.

Skywalker (portrayed in the original three films by Mark Hamill), is, indeed, missing. But considering the first four words of the opening crawl are “Luke Skywalker is missing,” I feel pretty safe revealing that. I know a lot of people are avoiding spoilers like the bubonic plague, so I won’t get into the plot very much. The tried and true is tried and true for a reason. The result is something that feels incredibly familiar, but also works very well. To ensure that nobody leaves unhappy, the filmmakers have taken the safest direction possible at almost every turn.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens is pretty much just the original film again, although it’s been given a glossier coat of paint and more references to past works than a “career achievement” reel at a big awards show. Actually, come to think of it, they didn’t change much at all. They didn’t improve it much, either – although anything’s going to be an improvement over the prequel trilogy. Abrams and Disney did not ruin Star Wars.

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