Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens (2015) | FIRST TIME WATCHING! | Movie Reaction

Hoooo boy it's been a while since we've watched a #StarWars movie! Thank you so much for watching my reaction to Episode VII #TheForceAwakens! I loved this movie, and it was a great surprise to see Han and Chewie ... :')
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[@emme]

I know the sequel series is "controversial" but please let my comment be a reminder that movies at the end of the day are made for entertainment, if you do not enjoy something that doesn't mean other people shouldn't and we should be respectful of all opinions! If you're interested in my full uncut reaction or early access, check out my patreon! www.patreon.com/emmereacts/

[@officialmonarchmusic]

Part of the problem here is that George Lucas was stabbed in the back by Disney behind the scenes. I agree movies are made to entertain, but the disgusting behind-the-scenes story is part of what turns a lot of people away

[@alphanimetv]

​@@officialmonarchmusic Not only that. The stupid rivalry between the two directors has totally screwed up this trilogy. Personally, I can understand why people like 7, it's not that bad. It could have been a good start for something better. But the fact that 8 screws it all up, and that 9 finishes the whole thing off by being totally slammed to the ground, for reasons outside the film itself, to crown it all, that's what pisses me off to no end, and makes me incapable of understanding those who like it. I accept it, because it's not my place to judge them, but I don't understand them.

[@officialmonarchmusic]

@@alphanimetv I'm not saying Emme can't like it, I'm merely saying that there are more reasons for people hating them than initially meets the eye. Sure, movies are made to entertain, but a movie as cynically conceived as this is hard to enjoy

[@alphanimetv]

@@officialmonarchmusic Yes, I'm not blaming you, I may have misspoken, but I was thinking along the same lines as you.

[@officialmonarchmusic]

@@alphanimetv I know. More trying to clarify for Emme or any sequel fans reading this more than anything. I'm tired of being dismissed as a "toxic fan who doesn't want to let people like what they like" when that couldn't be further from the truth

[@CobraShadowz]

I’m just happy that Emme is back reacting to Star Wars (even if she doesn’t immediately recognise the Millennium Falcon or remember that Han and Leia were together)

[@Mr.Ekshin]

It's a good thing that she's cute.

[@eolsunder]

thats ok, she's still a cutie who doesn't recognize the ship right away lol.

[@ElvisC506]

We all can agree that the best of the sequels is John Williams soundtrack. I love Rey's theme

[@Temeraire101]

I really like Reys theme as well.

[@CaptainJ62]

Kylo’s theme really grew on me over time as well.

[@emilysheldon3284]

Yes!!! The sequels might have more of my favorite themes than the ot and prequels combined

[@Temeraire101]

@@Weaver0x00 Snoke was wasted.

[@LuchtLeiderNederland]

Don’t forget the Resistance theme, that one’s majestic

[@sjonne9731]

The saddest part about Han's death is Chewy's reaction. He gets me every time man... :((

[@emme]

Same!!!

[@mrwatermelo50]

my boy saw so many die and they didn´t even give him a medal Lea did in the end, there are good things that came from these movies

[@BatFan1]

Especially when you have to consider Chewy was likely there when Ben was born; seeing Ben run around the Falcon as a child, and to see this kid he in some way help raise and take care of from time to time, and to see him kill his best friend? devastating

[@smangekyou]

The saddest part is how bad written and the lack of respect to such an important character.

[@CxOrillion]

The saddest part was Leia hugging Rey instead of the dude's best friend. That said, Lucas gave Chewie the shaft too. No medals for Chewie after Yavin

[@manuelfajardo8227]

Fun fact, captain Phasma was created to be the "new boba fett", but many people (i'm one of them) were more interested in the stormtrooper who yelled "traitor"

[@vastos2587]

I think his name was "nines", yeah I was totally interested in him. Also I did think of Phasma as the new Boba Fett and was more interested in her, esp b/c she was played by Brienne of Tarth. She had a lot of potential being Finns adversary, but we all know what happened w/ the trilogy. Her fight scene w/ the staff was dope, and her deleted scene next movie was actually A tier writing and I'll never understand why they deleted it

[@chocolatevanillaswirlwithc9901]

There was also Commander Pyre and Captain Cardinal who were like her but gold and red they were created as a trio

[@KillingJoke96]

24:10 the stormtrooper in this scene is none other than James bond himself, Daniel Craig! Turns out both The Force Awakens and Spectre were filming at the same time in Pinewood Studio so Craig popped over as he knew some of the guys making it and they let him cameo, which he did not expect. His casting credit has his Stormtrooper number as JB-007.

[@DarthRushy]

"I am not huge a critic, I find it hard not to enjoy things" - words to live by

[@gregw74]

Healthy criticism is necessary, especially these days with Disney literally ruining every IP they touch. Without such criticisms we risk becoming indifferent to the source material and thus lowering our expectations these studios should be held to. These studios, if for no other reason, should try to remain faithful and respectful to the original author(s) of these legendary movies and shows, without inserting their own social and/or political agendas into them.

[@eon14873]

Blake's 7 fan?

[@DarthRushy]

@@eon14873 confirmed

[@diasspeed]

If you deny your ability as a thinking human with free will, to criticize the world around you then you choose to live like a simpleton and a sheep in a herd, lead by others. That is a really sad way to live your life. One of the purposes of philosophy, from the ancient times untill today, is to make yourself able to interpret the world around you and to develop the ability of critical thinking.

[@DarthRushy]

@@diasspeed Don't patronize me. Movies aren't right and wrong, perfect and flawed, good and bad. A reasonable, well-adjusted person can decide whether he or she wants to analyse something or to sit back and enjoy the experience on an emotional level.

[@DCFCfanatic]

How Luke's lightsaber ended up with Maz is somewhat explained in the comics. The current Star Wars comic book run by Marvel is set between Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. It also features Poe's parents who are part of the Rebel alliance. Starkiller Base is also known as the Ice Planet Ilum. The planet was where the Jedi would go and find their Kyber Crystals that are used to make their lightsabers. The Empire mined the crystals leaving behind a massive trench which would be used to house the planet destroying weapon within. In the game Star Wars: Fallen Jedi, Cal visits the planet in order to find a kyber crystal to create his lightsaber. The planet has already been mined at this point.

[@savi_rizzo71]

Finn has a sense of right and wrong because these troopers arent cloans. These trooper are kids taken as children and brainwashed to be storm troopers. Piece of trivia is the storm trooper that frees Rey, is played by Daniel Craig, James Bond himself.

[@bobogus7559]

Not to mention, even though they were trained and conditioned not to violate their orders, even they had their limits and could reject orders if they were pushed far enough, like on Umbara. (At least they could, until their inhibitor chips were activated by Order 66).

[@synthesize5618]

Definitely the best movie out of the sequels by far

[@evill01]

It's ironic the best film of them is almost a 1:1 copy of new hope

[@JAIstarkillerkid]

@@evill01 Not only is it not the best one, saying it is a 1:1 copy is just not reality.

[@JAIstarkillerkid]

@@Sniperking-7 Wrong on both counts, but whatever.

[@ruarikelsey1793]

@@Sniperking-7I think you’re confused as to what “facts” are. Your opinions don’t constitute as fact. Sorry.

[@JAIstarkillerkid]

@@Sniperking-7 As far as actually being a movie goes, THE LAST JEDI is a better film, reality doesn't care about YOUR feelings... and MOANA (literally) has more in common with A NEW HOPE than TFA does. You wouldn't know a fact if it smacked you in the face.

[@hellomark1]

Of the new sequels, this one was my favourite. One piece of "lore" that they don't mention in the movies, not sure where it came from, but Kylo's lightsaber is unstable, as a reflection of him :) he built it wrong, those extra beams are exhaust ports and it wouldn't work without them. I also really liked the budding relationship/friendship between Finn and Rey. Also I've heard people complain about Rey winning in the fight with Kylo, but: he had just been shot with Chewie's gun, which absolutely destroys everyone else that got shot with it, also, he was just toying with her until it was too late on his part. Also also I really liked that she basically got a "sink or swim" crash course in using The Force, like she probably wouldn't have gotten so good so quickly except Kylo kept pushing her and torturing her.

[@kevinfhaney]

The reason she was seeing all those visions when she touched the saber is cuz the force was calling her the force has awakened in her ,,, she gets scared at first but when she starts to click in the force she definitely ends up with more faith than doubt

[@daanvanderleest7171]

A Dark Side user can make a Kyber Crystal bleed by pouring all their rage and hatred into one. That's why the Sith have red Lightsabers. While bleeding his crystal, Kylo Ren (Ben) cracked his crystal making the energy unstable so he had to add crossguards to his Lightsaber to make the crystal activate like any other Lightsaber. Love your videos Emme, keep up the great work and may the Force be with you, always!

[@claymccarthy6198]

She has the same ability that Cal, Ahsoka, and Erza have ... force echos

[@daikosart]

Emme in the intro: " I don't really know what it's going to be about." Disney during each movie: "Same "

[@ElvisC506]

Facts

[@mattrismatt]

It's truly sad how so many people can be tricked into thinking there wasn't a plan for a *Star Wars Saga trilogy,* one that continued the story, which was very much incomplete. How utterly naive of this audience.

[@LuchtLeiderNederland]

This movie was magical when I first watched it. I was 13 or smth and seeing Star Wars return was the best day of my life

[@eduardogalvan2315]

I understand that the sequels received negative attention for a variety of reasons, but as a starwars fan myself i must say that it did have its fair share of lovable and dramatic moments here and there, and you can see how Dave Faloni is trying to make connections with them through his own works of the Mandalorian and stuff. In any case, i hope you do enjoy them for i look forward to your thoughts and reactions.

[@laves820]

Im a sw fan but this is garbage and an insult to the star wars universe. Bad character writing, and wrong people who just wants to use the star wars namn. Rey and ben was the worst made characters

[@jarrodwisdom2090]

@@laves820worst take 💀 sequels aren’t bad you’re just upset that they developed character’s stories instead of keeping them the same, stop crying about every detail, I could point out 100 things that are bad with the original and prequel trilogies, sequels aren’t bad

[@grimlord3181]

​@@jarrodwisdom2090How can they be upset about something that didn't happen?

[@Viewmaster1994]

fun fact Starkiller base is ilum the planet you visit in jedi fallen order and in the clone wars animated series when the younglings get their kyber crystals

[@ElvisC506]

Fun fact Starkiller was the original last name for the movies instead of Skywalker.

[@Viewmaster1994]

@@ElvisC506 i know

[@Freshfruitt]

All the droids in Star Wars have my heart

[@thejamppa]

This was actually fun film. It had really good nostalgic call backs and good action scenes. what I personally don't like about these film is character development. Especially Finn, who was by far my fave in this film. Music has never, ever disappointed me in these films. Keep up good work Emme. I am glad you are enjoying these films.

[@fahooga]

The first line I want to hear Luke say is "There was a hand with it. Did you bring the hand?"

[@MrKevinFHaney]

This movie was sick in the theater and the redemption of Fin all all of it was great especially at the end where the lightsaber passes kylo Ren and goes straight to REYS HANDS

[@bdeann3000]

FUN FACT: Starkiller base is actually built from the planet Ilum which is the planet from Jedi Fallen Order which you get your kyber crystal on

[@primal1233]

I'm not really a big fan of the sequels, but I hope you enjoy them

[@TheRawrnstuff]

I liked 7, and I liked all more than i did Binks. And I don't mean this as a diss at Ahmed Best. If Episode 1 had had Kelleran Beq instead of Binks, I bet I'd have liked it a whole lot more.

[@andrewft31]

@@TheRawrnstuffyou keep forgetting that Star Wars was always aimed at kids that is why R2 exists, and the Ewoks and the porgs and BB-8 and of course Jar Jar Binks, to appeal to children

[@TheRawrnstuff]

@@andrewft31 I don't. I was a child when I saw the original trilogy and fell in love with it. No Jar Jar needed. You give kids too little credit.

[@bcsr4ever]

I have watched all star wars films at release and enjoyed most of the films. #8 is probably the low point for me, but it has it's moments toward the end. I wasn't too sure about this one for a start, but I enjoy it quite a lot now.

[@danm2783]

I saw it in the theater and at the Han/Kylo scene, a woman just screamed "NOOOO"

[@randalthor741]

My favourite thing about this movie was when Neil deGrasse Tyson did a kind of "fact check" of it by pointing out the things that don't actually work the way they're portrayed, and he said that in reality BB-8 wouldn't be able to move around on the sand like that, because his spherical shape wouldn't be able to get sufficient traction to move. Then one of the filmmakers (can't remember who) responded to him that BB-8 wasn't an effect: they used an actual full-size remote control BB-8 on set, and yes, in fact, it *can* move around on the sand like that.

[@myklegue3968]

I've never understood the hate for Rey...I saw this in the theater and absolutely loved it but within weeks the internet seemed to be overwhelmingly negative about the fact that there even was a 3rd trilogy being made....I've spent a few weekends over the years binging all 9 movies plus Rogue One...every time it's a very satisfactory experience!!

[@petercolson2990]

Setting aside the reactionary culture-war bullshit behind a lot of the backlash, the one coherent point people made was that Rey picked up a wide range of force talents with no guidance or training at all, using that as evidence that she's a Mary Sue. Watching this reaction the thought occurs to me that it's not really that the studio wanted to insert a Mary Sue into the story, so much as it's a consequence of this particular story's pacing, diving straight into the action and never really letting up. You go back to Star Wars, and a lot of the films of the 70s-90s, and they are SLOW in comparison. The original Star Wars had a lot of time for Luke to receive training from Kenobi, the story was a slow-build that allowed for it. But modern audiences aren't used to the slower pace, it's the streaming age and directors are having to compete with your phone to hold your attention

[@Louisa.Bowman23]

7:20 - (First Order Technician) Thomas Sangster 14:09 - (Supreme Leader) Andy Serkis 24:12 - (Stormtrooper) Daniel Craig 25:58 - (Captain Phasma) Gwendoline Christie

[@mr.fancipants6639]

Don’t forget Simon Pegg as Unkar Plot and the deleted scene with Tom Hardy, Prince Harry and Prince William as storm troopers as well.

[@mr.fancipants6639]

@@Sniperking-7 no Prince William

[@Honeybadger.61]

Loved this one! Fun fact Starkiller base is the planet Ilum the same planet where younglings go to retrieve their kyber crystals

[@carlperry75]

This film is good but we should of got a reunion scene with Luke,Leia,Han,chewiee,r2d2 & 3po

[@nintenmetro]

@4:01 lol hahahahahahaha!!!!!! I agree with you about BB-8. He’s adorable. Not only is he the best part about this trilogy, but he’s also the cutest Star Wars character. I hope you check out episodes 8 and 9 soon. It’d be a great way to cap off the year. We also have a new show premiering soon called Skeleton Crew starring Jude Law.

[@briansview2886]

So glad you finally got to watch this. I knew you would love it like so many of us do. Unlike many people, I think you will love the whole trilogy and can't wait till you watch the next

[@zetbe5146]

The next ??? Ep.8 💩

[@Chessmadcrasher]

No!! BB-8 was created just for me!! I enjoy your reaction videos so much. You had me talking to my tv when you didn’t realize that Leah was KyloRen’s mom. Haha I must’ve looked like a lunatic. My mom call the Millennium Falcon, “that Falcon ship” too, but she calls ME by the wrong name sometimes and she named me. Han Solo dying was tragic but Harrison Ford actually requested that his character die in this film because he didn’t want to play Han Solo anymore. It’s a tough ask to deny.

[@TheGeezerGeek]

Han dying was the condition Harrison Ford made to come back. Ford wanted Solo to die in the carbonite in Empire or while being revived in ROTJ, but Lucas refused. Lucas made it very clear "dead Hans don't sell as toys"

[@mareiramv]

Well, this is going to be interesting to see... I have mixed feelings about the sequels and, for this one, I think there's some good (the idea of a Stormtrooper going against the Empire is really cool if you do it right, I remember back in Mandalorian they did that, but, at the time, this movie was the first live action as far as I know that did something like this. The music score and special effects were great) and there's some bad as well (like basically recycling "A New Hope". We got a new Darth Vader, we got a new Empire, they repeat the story with a droid carrying a secret information around a desert planet thing... I am, personally, also not a very big fan of Rey). I'm glad you enjoy it tho. Hopefully this will continue to be the case, because, in the end of the day, what it matters is if we like it or not. One thing I would LOVE to see you doing is search for "Pitch Meeting" for Star Wars when you finish this. Look for Ryan George and make a reaction to it, like a secondary thing in your channel. I think would be cool and super funny to see what you think of it.

[@bond007osu]

The Pitch Meetings he does are really great!

[@preciousotoakhia9789]

​@@bond007osuI don't get why they recycle order 66 in this excerpt they clones as it was Kylo who destroyed they new generation of jedi

[@EmanueleCorsi]

"Who's the mother? There's a mother?" No, clearly it was the Midichlorian 😁

[@redlox2]

3:09 I love how Star Wars makes us care about the cute droids like BB8 and R2D2!

[@CometTangoOfficial]

Not sure you knew this but Starkiller base was actually Illum before the First Order took it over and converted it into a planet killer... @emme

[@magicbrownie1357]

I'm a Star Wars fan. And while every collection, every age, every director, or producer brings something different to the table, I've enjoyed all of them. I don't worship Star Wars or believe in "canon" for a fictional story, I just watch to enjoy. And I loved this film, and Emme's reaction!

[@nonagrey3422]

I absolutely ADORE this movie!

[@springgamerreiniciado8551]

27:59 Han: *is fatally pierced by his son* she: Oh God I knew *possible joy* Chewbacca: *screams in pain* she: Nooo *possible sadness*

[@emme]

LMAO too real

[@mikebrown7799]

Hi Emme!😊 In the original trilogy Harrison Ford wanted his character to be killed off but George Lucas that that was too dark fir the trilogy. Great reactions to the Force Awakens, Emme!!!🎬👏👏👏👏

[@smildome]

I personaly really love this movie

[@ZappaBlues]

Trivia ... the storm trooper that released Rey was played by Daniel Craig (aka James Bond)

[@hackapump]

I think people had such a violent reaction to episodes 8 and 9 that their memory of episode 7 was tarnished in the process. I remember enjoying this movie thoroughly at the time, and really looking forward to the subsequent movies. And that’s how I remember most people feeling about it - at the time. Of course 8 and 9 were so shockingly terrible, in terms of storytelling, that they somehow managed to bring down 7 with them. It no longer looks like the promising beginning it once did. Which is some feat indeed. I think you’ll get my point once you’ve seen the whole trilogy. I do think a Star Wars fan needs to see them anyway though: They are part of canon, meaning they will be referenced in future movies, and not the least they are a prominent presence in the conversation between fans.

[@lgsalmeida]

Back then I enjoyed Episode 7 when I watched it at the theater, but the way it reuses Episode 4's plot structure made me feel that it could've brought more creative and new stuff. So, for example, when I saw the Starkiller base, I was like "ANOTHER Death Star?", then I thought "Okay, maybe this base will be a problem throughout the trilogy and they'll be able to destroy it in the last movie", but nope, it was destroyed in the same movie in the same way we saw the two Death Stars and the Trade Federation station getting destroyed in the original trilogy and in Episode 1. As you said, after Episodes 8 and 9, Episode 7 seems to have gotten worse, unfortunately. In general, it's sad to see how much potential this trilogy had. But, as Emme said, we can still have fun watching it.

[@Detroitalien]

the reason his lightsaber is split like that its a unstable kyber crystal so to be able to use it it has to have a T shape like that

[@sebastianneeser9927]

It's not Luke's Sabre, it is Anakins before he became Vader.

[@mewcrypto]

It did take Emme so long to get here. I'm not the biggest fan of the sequels but still eager for her to see them and enjoy them. The next film is a bit like marmite so should be interesting.

[@billiam2631]

Hans death hit me right in feels . Especially for chewy .. they were together for our entire lives .. if you think about it . They were together since 1977 ❤😢😢❤

[@friofrost09]

Kylo Ren's lightsaber was one of the kind because when he turned his kyber crystal red he unwittingly cracked it. The energy couldn't flow properly so he put two more pipes to his lightsaber to make sure the weapon doesn't explode in his hands

[@christeasdale1910]

I personally love these movies. All it means to me is more Star Wars. Which makes me happy.

[@benjaminroe311ify]

To be fair... It's Anakin's saber that Rey takes. Luke just used it for a while. Maz was a bit confused. Haha. That's also why Kylo says it "Belongs to him" because it was once Anakin's and Vader's for a little bit. So it was his Grandfathers'

[@CrazeeAdam]

Something to note before you get to it.. in the middle of the next movie, Carrie Fisher (Leia) died unexpectedly kind of.. and yeah, it's mainly just so you know, and there are some CG moments if I recall correctly. But besides that.. this first movie is really good IMO. Finn became one of my favorite characters as it's interesting to discover what a new age Storm Trooper is like.. what they think of and their feelings. On top of that, a lot of the new characters are really well done here IMO.. and no matter what Kylo Ren is really well played by Adam Driver in all three of the newer movies I also really was with Rey's mental struggle to figure out who exactly she was in the universe and why she was.. how she was with the visions and mental struggle. Also fun fact! Andy Serkis (Golum in LotR triology) plays Lord Snoke :)

[@lou7139]

Some people loved it and some people hated it but I think we can all agree that most of us were hype AF when it first came out so many years after Lucas's last trilogy.

[@friofrost09]

There's a huge difference between these troopers and imperial ones. Galactic empire was a ruling faction, troopers were trained into academies, in fact it was Luke Skywalker biggest dream to enter imperial Academy to become a tie fighter pilot like his old friend Biggs Darklighter. First Order is a force opposing to the new republic, former Rebel alliance, that works in secret that's why they exterminated the whole village on Jakku, since they're acting in secret they eliminated any evidence. As general Hux mentioned, First Order stormtroopers were indoctrinated as kids or even at the born. Phasma made the mistake to enlist as stormtroopers the members of the service personal like technicians or in Finn's case janitors. Finn wasn't a stormtrooper so no wonder he was so shocked by the First Order's brutality.

[@jaydub3047]

This veered so off-track from what was in legends. I think having a movie set with Jacen and Jaina Solo, and maybe their younger brother Anakin or their cousin Ben Skywalker would be just absolutely awesome. Get the choreographer from Episode 1 to give us those badass fight scenes like between Obi-Wan and Maul. *shakes head sadly*

[@jackclare8255]

Someone correct me if I’m wrong but the saber that Rey uses was originally Anakins and then passed to Luke by Obi Wan in A New Hope, so technically the saber does belong to kylo more than it belongs to Rey😂 if I am right then I like to believe that the reason Rey started to have visions when she first touched the saber was because of all of the good and evil things that saber has been used for, by both Luke and by Anakin

[@chrishotovec4163]

As a fellow I like to enjoy things, I personally enjoyed the sequel trilogy

[@MalcomMcLeod]

The problem with this movie was that it was just a CTRL+C, CTRL+V of A New Hope. That's why people mostly enjoyed this and it felt familiar to them. Which I suppose is fine (if a bit safe) but you need some cohesion and direction for a trilogy. Also JJ doesn't know what he is doing with Star Trek or Star Wars. The Fans deserve more.

[@ManuelOmarAlvarezReyes-vh5ey]

Hola Emme, que bueno que estas viendo mi saga favorita (Star Wars: el despertar de la fuerza) saludos desde PERÚ.✌😎

[@kevinfhaney]

Remember when Luke was hanging for his dear life underneath cloud City and he called out to princess Leia and she heard him

[@CrazeeAdam]

Han and Leia never "officially" got married in a movie, but they were clearly "together" at the end of episode 6.. really.. like it was clear that they loved each other and would end up together as well.. which is why of course, Ben.. Kylo Ren, is strong with the force.. being the grandson of Darth Vader, and the nephew of Luke Skywalker.. pretty big force energy in him

[@freeportkid]

I love how she misses the first hint that Leia is the mother 😂.

[@ch3rrywave]

I love Emme but I'm not sure why she didn't understand this. Like, okay maybe you could wonder who the mother is at first, but it seems like it should be pretty clear once he refers to Vader as his grandfather

[@subliminallime4321]

I think most people enjoyed Episode 7 when it came out. The main criticism at the time was that it followed the same plot points as A New Hope. Episode 8 & 9 are where things started going sideways...

[@neutrino78x]

24:12 btw the guy playing the stormtrooper here is the latest James Bond, Daniel Craig 🙂

[@soo1579]

29:04 Technically in its own way that lightsaber is a family heirloom. Anakin had it, Luke had it, now Kylo thinks he should have it.

[@tomandrews2887]

What I always think is funny. Its only the last one Anakin had. I guess he had it through the clone wars. But whatever one or multiple ones he had before got cut in half on Geonosis.

[@preciousotoakhia9789]

​@@tomandrews2887he also killed a lot of Jedi and people with it

[@williamgillespieiii2600]

I remember the hype of the Super Bowl commercial back in the day more than I remembered the actual movie. I just realized this while watching. 😅

[@friofrost09]

23:06 thoose are first order version of Snow troopers, like the empire snow troopers who attacked the rebel base on Hoth

[@alyas77]

Well, this is definitely the best of the sequel trilogy so enjoy!

[@pokemontrainerbubbamiibria4866]

Adam driver is the real cussing actor

[@timothywhitfield8785]

I'm 49 and watching Star Wars since the 70s, and I love the sequel - just relax and enjoy

[@TimSedai]

Friendly reminder that it's OK to enjoy things for what they are without deep diving every possible fault

[@emme]

Yes!

[@wolfofthewest8019]

Being able to turn off your brain and mindlessly consume garbage is not the virtue you think it is.

[@DanSolo871]

It would have been so much better if Kathleen Kennedy gave Ryan Johnson the entire sequel trilogy to write instead of starting with JJ Abrams. Johnson is a great talent and if he was given a three story arc he would have created a much better sequel series.

[@BobbyCoolBreeze]

At least the sequels look pretty visually 😂

[@WitchKing-Of-Angmar]

I like the climates, and the more "modernized" look of the troopers and everything else in the empire.

[@Bagofsoup]

Ignore the crazy comments and decide what you think for yourself. When the OT came out, many of us didn’t like the Prequels at first, though Episode 3 was good. Then the kids that grew up with the Prequels became old enough to discuss the movies online and now they are more beloved by the generation it was made for. Then those Prequel kids that grew up saw the Sequels and didn’t like them. We will see how things are looked at in a decade or so. At least most everyone can agree on The Mandalorian and Rogue One usually. Remember, these trilogies are generational. It’s always about the main stars of one trilogy pushed to the side to mentor the next generation and hand off the baton to them, just as Obi a wan and Yoda did in the OT to the new generation of heroes there.

[@brucewilliams4152]

Jedi mind trick on James Bond, that stormtrooper is Daniel Craig

[@ConcordD0m]

You bring such a well-needed positivity and optimism to the Star Wars fandom! It’s been great seeing your journey from complete non-fan to big fan.

[@thunderstorm8926]

I like the force awakens. I wish they would have left in the deleted scene of Chewbacca ripping off that guys arm in the bar : )

[@glennwelsh9784]

The Stormtrooper whom Rey used the Jedi mind trick on was played by James Bond himself, Daniel Craig.

[@warmenuute]

Du betrittst mit diesem Film den Friedhof Im nächsten Film musst du an Fallen vorbei. Du kommst an denen nur vorbei wenn du logik und die Magic Box ignorierst Im letzten Teil betrittst du das Grabmal. Es ist ein düsterer Ort wo Star Wars auf einem Folterstuhl geschnallt verottet

[@pokemontrainerbubbamiibria4866]

Harrison Ford is the actor of Indiana Jones, and Han Solo

[@krawllery]

oh emme i have never face palmed as hard as i did listening to 14:33

[@Hydelsius]

It almost sounded like sarcasm. I also gave myself a headache from the face palm.

[@codycraig8805]

Don't forget Palpatine and the Empire did their very best to destroy every record of jedi. They destroyed temples, communities, and any reference to them at all... AND we're also on the very outskirts of the galaxy, not much out there to begin with, let alone any education or reference about jedi other than myths and bedtime stories

[@epic-fictionalprojects4394]

General Hux's speech in German 💀

[@sachaallari592]

Out of the 3 Force Awakens is the best one it's still entertaining and had a good foundation to work from. I do Like it unfortunately I'll never watch the other 2 again.

[@ronweber1402]

I'm pretty good with the third one as well as the first but the second one that had shirtless Kylo, in that scene straight from the Hallmark Channel made me cringe so hard it threw off the tilt of the earth.

[@chefkochkawasaki4127]

@@ronweber1402 How can you say TLJ is worse than TROS???? In what universe??

[@ronweber1402]

@@chefkochkawasaki4127 Tomato tomahto.

[@chefkochkawasaki4127]

@@ronweber1402 TLJ is controversial, but beautiful and daring. TROS shits on everything that came before and makes so snese at all

[@davidpax]

​@@chefkochkawasaki4127It is TLJ that shits on everything. The sequel trilogy couldn't be saved after that.

[@mr_chill77]

Hi Emme, welcome to the sequels! I'm sure you've heard how controversial these were, but when this movie came out, the majority of people did like it. The one complaint was that the plot was basically a rip off of A New Hope, and people were a little tired of yet another Death Star, but the characters were really interesting, the story was intriguing. There were a lot of people (including myself) who were absolutely not okay with them killing Han Solo, but in real life Harrison Ford had famously said for a long time that he would not go back to Star Wars and that he wished Han had been killed off in Return of the Jedi, so many fans do think that Harrison Ford only agreed to come back if they killed off his character in this movie. There were a lot of unanswered questions in this that fans had two years to speculate on. Here were some of the biggest ones: 1. Who is Rey, and how could she possibly be that strong in the force already with no training at all?? (the prevailing theory was that she was Luke's daughter, but there were other theories. I actually thought she might be Obi-Wan's daughter since he's the one who spoke to her when she touched the lightsaber. There were also a number of people who thought she was Han and Leia's daughter and Kylo Ren's sister. 2. Who is Snoke? (really the one and only theory was that he was Darth Plagueis, Palpatine's master, who knew how to bring people back from the dead) 3. Why was there already a Resistance before the Republic was destroyed? (there were really no main theories on this one) 4. Surely the entire Republic fleet wasn't destroyed, right? (no military in the universe would put their entire fleet in one spot, so there had to be more left that wasn't destroyed by Starkiller base) 5. How did we get from Return of the Jedi to Episode VII? How did the Republic not notice Starkiller Base being constructed and the First Order building more Star Destroyers and Tie Fighters? 6. How did Maz Kanata get Luke's lightsaber? So these were the questions that everyone went into Episode VIII with, and a big part of why people don't like the sequels is that they didn't like the answers (or non-answers in some cases) to these questions.

[@MrKevinFHaney]

Adam driver plays in a dinosaur movie called 65

[@glesnietutty8444]

Awesome you have finally started this part of the journey in this saga.Was excited when I woke up and found you starting this .

[@specioustest4321]

Great video Emme! Happy new year! You should check out Hello There’s fan animation of Battle of the Heroes!

[@henrytjernlund]

Great reaction. Some don't like Rey, but I do. Thank you for this reaction.

[@johndaily263]

As someone who gave up on the prequels after the first movie, when this movie came out it was the first time I’d seen Star Wars in a theater in a LONG time, and it was thrilling. Loved it, still love it despite the mixed bag of the rest of the trilogy.

[@jeffreymcmahon3627]

29:05 Family Heirloom. That's Darth Vader's lightsabre Obi Wan picked up on Mustafar.

[@zipzeolocke2]

And that is exactly why a lot of people were unhappy with this newer trilogy, was because they made Rey way too powerful with absolutely no training. She just gets all these magical abilities from the very start. so it feels like there is no struggle for her

[@wolfofthewest8019]

Remember the long period between The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi when we were promised by all the fanboys that The Last Jedi would answer all our questions and explain why Rey was so powerful? Yeah, that was fun.

[@neutrino78x]

Emme I see you are still beautiful 😍 There's fans who make "droids" from the show in real life, I saw a BB-8 at SiliCon (like Comic-Con but here in "Silicon Valley") and yeah it had the little head on top of the spherical body, it was pretty neat. They had all kinds of droids lol. 🙂

[@curtrogers1715]

Great reaction done great work with this and I’m so proud of you that you watched everything else before you started watching the seek trilogy that took a lot of effort and dedication but I hope that you enjoy the sequel told you better because you saw everything else first this is 36 and at least 20 years After the Mandalorian if that helps at all, it was a good movie. I just didn’t like how they handled Han Solo business and poor chewy. Remember, he’s so tortured. He’s been best friend for life and remember, he thinks of Ben Solo as his nephew he saw him be born. He played with him as a child until he went to go train with Luke as a Jedi, he swore to protect all of Han Solo family wanna kill him believes in it was some kind of a funeral, the Han Solo would’ve been better if they did thanks for the fun until next time

[@supremedream1764]

11:16 And I thought Vader was unhinged

[@dd-1280]

Emme can I please get your equipment list? I must know what camera, mic and lighting you use!

[@victorcachat7984]

R2D2 is the main character & hero of the Star Wars universe.

[@alittlecreepywhenyou]

Ben Solo was named after another Ben. Ben Kenobi.

[@MrKevinFHaney]

I have already watched this on my other KZbin account but you know what I'll watch it again with you sister