There's a saying: no one hates "Star Wars" more than "Star Wars" fans. While the river of abhorrence flows freely through the deluge of online forums and social media now, it feels like everyone was genuinely excited about the release of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" in 2015.
There was something in the air during this time. The Force was strong as audiences packed theatres, wearing Jedi robes and raising their lightsabers in unison as the famous opening crawl scrolled across the screen. And why shouldn't they have been excited? It had been 10 years since "Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith" and this marked the beginning of the next chapter in the Skywalker Saga. A new new hope, so to speak, under Disney's controversial umbrella, but that's a story for another day.
