Some of us searched for crumbs to savor as we tried to ignore how disappointed we were other railed against Lucas and accused him of ruining the franchise.

We bought the toys, coveted the promo swag, and lined up for “The Phantom Menace.” Then our jaws dropped. We had looked forward to George Lucas returning to his space saga to reveal how Anakin Sykwalker became Darth Vader. There’s nothing embarrassing or cringe-worthy in “The Force Awakens.” That’s a big deal to longtime fans who felt severely burned by the prequels. JJ Abrams did not go to the creative dark side and pull a Jar Jar Binks. Star Wars fans can breathe a collective sigh of relief. So it’s 12:02 am and now I can finally talk about the most eagerly anticipated film of the year. I’m a “Star Wars” fan and I respect people’s desire to not have their first experience of the film ruined by knowing something they didn’t want to.īut I did get to see “The Force Awakens” on Tuesday morning and was bound by Disney to not reveal anything on social media or in a review until 12:01 am Wednesday morning. So I ran out of theaters if the trailer came on and covered my ears and hummed if anyone started speculating on where Luke might be or whether or not John Boyega was really a Stormtrooper.

I watched the teaser trailer at Star Wars Celebration in April and then avoided anything on the film. I was so obsessive about not knowing too much that I simply stopped looking at any information. I will not spoil your experience of seeing “The Force Awakens” with any details that haven’t already been readily available in trailers. “Star Wars The Force Awakens” opens on Friday but with early shows starting at 7:00 pm on Thursday.

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