{"id":129171,"date":"2015-12-18T10:23:45","date_gmt":"2015-12-18T17:23:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2015\/12\/18\/putting-to-rest-worries-about-the-force-awakens.html"},"modified":"2015-12-25T16:32:47","modified_gmt":"2015-12-25T23:32:47","slug":"putting-to-rest-worries-about-the-force-awakens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2015\/12\/18\/putting-to-rest-worries-about-the-force-awakens.html","title":{"rendered":"Putting to rest worries about "The Force Awakens""},"content":{"rendered":"

I have not even read the review below, but I did read Doyce's excerpt from it, and I trust Scalzi, so … yay!<\/p>\n

Originally shared by +Doyce Testerman<\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\n

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I have not seen the movie yet. I won't until Monday.<\/p>\n

This review removes almost all the apprehension I've been feeling.<\/p>\n

"Star Wars is that friend of yours who you haven’t seen in a while, who was in a long-term relationship where everything was cool for a while and then things just plain went to hell, and the last time you saw them, they’d kind of hit the bottom. Now you’re seeing them again for the first time in years and before they show up you’re humming a little mantra that goes please please please please don’t let this be awkward and weird like it was the last time we saw each other.<\/i>"<\/p>\n

"And then they show up! And they look great<\/i>. They sound great. You talk to them and slip into the groove with them, and they catch you up on what’s new, including their new relationship with this fab-sounding person who seems to be doing good things for them. And you suddenly realize that for the first time in years your friend actually seems happy. They’re not exactly their old self again — who ever is, after all those years? — but the things you always loved about them are there once more, and you’re so happy to see them happy again that you almost want to cry."<\/p>\n

"So, yeah: If you’re a Star Wars fan, that’s how you’re going to feel about The Force Awakens.<\/i>"<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\nMy Non-Spoilery Review of The Force Awakens | Whatever<\/a><\/span>
\nSuper-short version: It’s not bad! Best since the original trilogy and arguably better than at least one of those. You’ll probably have a whole lot of fun with this film. Non-super-short version: Star Wars is that friend of yours who you haven’t seen in a while, who was in a long-term …\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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I have not even read the review below, but I did read Doyce's excerpt from it, and I trust Scalzi, so … yay! Originally shared by +Doyce Testerman: I have not seen the movie yet. I won't until Monday. This review removes almost all the apprehension I've been feeling. 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