In 77 it was revolutionary. Today it's just....another movie.
Avatar or Prometheus is far superior. CGI is easy, storyline however is not. What was that dark side butthole all tough at the beginning and loosing to untrained village chick in the end? Idiotic. It's a movie people, stop idolizing it.
1) Avatar was just James Cameron tossing Fern Gully, Pocahontas, and Dances With Wolves into a blender and hitting "puree." There was nothing special about it at all, and despite the mammoth special effects budget, they STILL couldn't make it look like Michelle Rodriguez could act. Prometheus was hardly Oscar-worthy cinema, either.
2) TFA used extensive practical effects. The only two purely CGI characters were Maz and Snoke. Everything else that wasn't an actor in a suit was the Creature Shop. Full-scale (most likely closer to 3/4, but still) mockups of the Falcon and X-wings were built for use on sets. And oh yeah, they used actual SETS this time instead of just a green screen.
3) You DID actually watch the movie, right? Maybe you went to the bathroom when Rey beat the crap out of those guys at the beginning of the film, making it clear she had prior hand-to-hand combat training. And also that part where Chewie blasted a BOWCASTER SIZED HOLE in Kylo Ren's side. I don't care HOW tough you are, that is going to slow you down.
