Star Wars: Episode IX - 9 Reasons JJ Abrams Is The Right Choice To Direct
6. He's Already Made A Good Star Wars Movie
Though The Force Awakens does have its detractors, there aren't many people who won't at least admit that it's a good movie.
It successfully re-introduced Star Wars to the world after a 12-year hiatus (which was no small feat after the negative response to the prequels), introduced new characters like Rey, Finn and BB-8 that people now love, earned the franchise thousands of new fans, and ended in a way that left people wanting more. What else could we ask for?
You never hear people complain about its direction, either. The action was slick and the effects were faultless, shot composition was perfect and the actors all gave strong performances.
On Metacritic, it's tied with The Empire Strikes back as the second-best-reviewed Star Wars movie of all time. It made over $2 billion worldwide. The Force Awakens was a strong, well-received movie, and if Abrams did it once, he can definitely do it again.