Star Wars: The Force Awakens story
Set 30 years after Return of the Jedi, the film follows Rey, Finn, and Poe Dameron's search for Luke Skywalker and their fight in the Resistance, led by General Leia Organa and veterans of the Rebel Alliance, against Kylo Ren and the First Order, a successor to the Galactic Empire. It is the seventh film in the nine-part “Skywalker saga”.
28 total · 3 choice · 6 major · 19 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| good vs. evil | choice | Some used the Force for good, and others for evil. |
| resistance movement | choice | The Resistance, a movement backed by the Republic and led by General Leia Organa, opposed the First Order which had risen from the fallen Galactic Empire. |
| the supernatural | choice | The Force seemed to be a mystical energy field that pervaded the universe and could be learned to be controlled with proper training. |
| annihilation by a planet busting device | major | The first order used the Starkiller Base to blow up multiple planets in one fell swoop. |
| artificial planet | major | The Starkiller Base was a gigantic spherical structure in outer space used to destroy multiple planets simultaneously. |
| facing an overpowering adversary | major | The Resistance versus the First Order. |
| facing organized pursuit | major | Rey and Finn were fleeing a First Order manhunt for them for the better part of the film. |
| imperialism | major | The Empire built the Starkiller Base to achieve galactic hegemony. |
| interstellar space travel | major | In this universe people travel between stars regularly. |
| artificial body part | minor | Luke had a robotic hand. [hand] |