A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, there is a planet called Earth. A series named Star Wars has arisen from this planet. Now, Star Wars: Episode VII, The Force Awakens has risen out of the depths to show the beginning of a new chapter. With over 10 years since the last Star Wars film, many people are excited about the newest film release.

“I like looking towards what we could possibly have in our future and seeing technology that might actually come around soon and it’s really exciting,” senior Anne Wells said. “To see it in action [in the movie] is awesome.”

The movie starts off 30 years after the Battle of Endor, continuing after the events in Return of the Jedi. Characters from previous movies such as Han Solo, C-3PO, Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia will be featured in this movie, but dramatically aged because of the setting, and new characters such as Finn and Kylo Ren will be introduced.

Will this movie live up to its expectations with a new owner? In 2012, for $4 billion, Disney bought Lucasfilm from owner George Lucas, the franchise that owned Star Wars for years and produced with 20th Century Films. Lucas started working on Episode VII in 2011 before Walt Disney bought it. Disney decided not to go with his vision. Shortly after this, Walt Disney announced that they would be starting a new production of a whole new trilogy of Star Wars films. This is also indicated in the name of the production “The Force Awakens” which represents the reawakening of the Star Wars franchise.

“I hope that it [the movie] is going to be wonderful but I think even if it isn’t big Star Wars fans are still going to love it and are still going to go see it five or six times,” Wells said.