BY ANDREW SMITH
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This Friday, the force might actually awaken with the premiere of the 7th installment in the Star Wars saga, Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

The anticipation for the return of Star Wars at this point is almost palpa(tine)ble and at this point I am just ready to watch the movie.

The periodic trailers have been going around just to keep people talking, but Lucasfilms really did a good job keeping these in good taste.

I have walked away from each intrigued by the new developments of the series and at the same time comforted by familiar faces (where you at Luke?)

But new characters were also interesting like John Boyega who was a standout with his character Finn and showed a lot of depth in the trailers with a surprising background for a lead.

I was also relieved to see a film that just looked like Star Wars, and didn’t feel like it was a part of some standard Marvel movie.

My biggest (new) hope is for a Star Wars that keeps fans satisfied with nods to the old, but looks to advance the series into unexplored territory.