On December 18, 2015, in a galaxy not so far away, the seventh installment of the mega popular Star Wars saga landed in theatres everywhere, a full ten years after its preceder, and quickly became one of the highest-grossing films of all time.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens is set thirty years after the events of the chronologically last installment of the series, Return of the Jedi, which was released in 1983. The last Jedi, Luke Skywalker has disappeared at the time of the rise of the villainous First Order, whose goal is to eliminate the Republic. Luke’s twin sister, Leia, and the rest of the Resistance attempt to locate Skywalker throughout the movie for assistance in destroying their enemies, The First Order.

The Force Awakens introduces many new characters, including heroes Poe Dameron, Rey, and Finn, while bringing back old favorites such as Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo and Chewbacca. The flick also introduces the series’ new antagonist, Kylo Ren (portrayed by Adam Driver), and his never-before-seen three-sided lightsaber.

“I liked the movie because there hasn’t been a good Star Wars movie in a while,” junior Thomas Anderson said. “The movie was very similar to the first ever Star Wars, especially the ending battle scene.”

Being one of the most anticipated films in recent memory, it’s no surprise that it broke a slew of records— it shattered the record for biggest opening weekend at the box office, reeling in an unprecedented $248 million in North America. In addition, the film broke the records for biggest Thursday night debut and biggest December opening, according to CNN.

Clearly, when a film has fans this excited, the general public has to  wonder, what’s all the hype about?

Rest assured, the hype isn’t for no reason. According to RottenTomatoes.com, 90% of top movie critics enjoyed the film and of the 49 reviews, only five of them were “rotten.” The average rating by the general public on the site was positive as well, with an average rating of 4.4/5 by 172,900 users.

Still, some argue that the film wasn’t all it was cracked up to be.

“Overall I would say that the movie was good,” senior and Star Wars fan Sal Corallo said. “I enjoyed it, but then there were parts I didn’t really like. I don’t think it was as good as how everyone had it hyped up to be, and that was kind of a let down. It was a great movie, but to me, the original Star Wars movies were better.”

Regardless of what people thought of it, two more installments of the series, Episodes VIII and IX, will arrive in theatres in 2017 and 2019, respectively.