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Who does not love Adam Driver! He is the perfect actor to play Kylo Ren the evil lord then abandon all of it with warmest heart to turn back to his namesake. As for the girl who played Ray, not impressed at all. Jennifer Lawrence should have played that part. Now that’s a match made for the galaxy! And the rest of the cast was just ok. But they seriously could have found better actors to at least try to equal the original seasoned players. The Palpitine guy I didn’t buy as well as that girl was his granddaughter. NOT. That was so unrealistic. They did tie up lose ends but it should have been a more powerful ending leaving it totally unforgettable. You don’t skimp on actors or writing for what was supposed to be thee powerhouse Star Wars movie. And more Driver would have been appreciated.

I like this movie because it gave a different approach to some very important beliefs giving way to sizable issues that families deal with inside their own world. Maybe not a father believing in raising his children in the woods exactly but having a family member with strong beliefs in what he’s doing is right and the rest of the family thinks he’s a bit crazy and selfish for doing things his way. This movie was acted beautifully by all the actors of course Viggo Mortensen is impeccable but you can feel the angst in all of them struggling to express their point of view and the pain that it so often will bring because the divide exists. Personally I was relieved to see the Dad succumb, if you will, to providing a little house putting a roof over his family’s head and letting these kids out to school. The Grandfather had a strong point BUT on the flip side, this man had incredibly smart, sharp and well read children putting every other child their age and most adults to shame because of the knowledge and power they possessed from being taught so well already. Even if the classroom was a patch of grass, a load of trees and the sound of nature. 2 different approaches to life. Both having their pros and cons. Which one did you choose?