[TokuChris]

The movie successfully recaptured the magic lost in the prequel trilogy, while doing a soft re-telling of the original "A New Hope" but in modern times with new characters. None of the returning characters felt forced (save for C3P0 who is literally there for fan-service and nothing else), and the movie while focusing on the search for Luke Skywalker never allows that fact to out-shine the new characters until the very last scene.

I was glued to the screen. Easily my movie of the year because it was fun, it didn't treat its audience like they were stupid, it didn't require you to know everything about Star Wars, and it started a brand new universe for one of the most beloved franchises of all time.