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iARTS ™ STAR WARS THE FORCE AWAKENS There has been so much hype about the new Star Wars movie! But is it any good? FUSE reader Toby loves films and has sent in his interesting and descriptive review. Name: Toby Age: 8 years Hobbies: Climbing, cello, reading, film-making, acting. I went to see the new Star Wars film and it was, to me, the best Star Wars film yet. And if I worked at the Oscars, I would give it a first prize! This film introduces new characters such as Rey, Finn, Kylo Ren, BB-8 and Poe. It also includes some other characters that we already know such as Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Chewbacca, Princess Leia, C-3PO, R2-D2 and a little bit of Darth Vader. The acting was really good and the storyline all fitted together, although quite a few things weren't explained: Who was Rey's family? Why did she have The Force? Chewbacca to find Luke Skywalker again. He was very important, because he had the missing part of the map to Luke. I would really like to know how the actor who played Han Solo survived that drop down into the Starkiller Base, because it looked really convincing. There were lots of special effects, so many that I can't mention all of them! In the battle between Finn, Rey and Kylo Ren, for example, the planet kept cracking and trees fell down! I think every child who is into Star Wars should watch it. “ “ My favourite character was BB-8, the droid who helped Rey, Finn and CHECK OUT: • • • • • THINKING SKILLS: EGGHEAD HEROES POETRY PROJECT (OLDER READERS) iMATTER: FUSER POEM (OLDER READERS) ACTIVITY MIX COOL WEBLINKS FUSE 9