^ On-the-record interview statements ARE confirmation, regardless of whether or not you personally want to believe and accept them.... so my statement very much is factual.
Colin Trevorrow no longer directing Episode IX.
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^ He's supposed to be... which is exactly why he's got nuance where the other characters do not.
Kylo is the one character in the film whose "copycat" nature is actually a strength, because he's meant to be a direct mirror for Anakin and representative of one of the two areas in which TFA does mirror the other films thematically (the other being Han sacrificing himself).
Had Lucasfilm exercised more control over Abrams and Kasdan and made sure that more elements of the film were reflective of the franchise's mythological roots and in sync with its previously -established thematic patterns, The Force Awakens would not be as disappointing as it was.
Kylo is the one character in the film whose "copycat" nature is actually a strength, because he's meant to be a direct mirror for Anakin and representative of one of the two areas in which TFA does mirror the other films thematically (the other being Han sacrificing himself).
Had Lucasfilm exercised more control over Abrams and Kasdan and made sure that more elements of the film were reflective of the franchise's mythological roots and in sync with its previously -established thematic patterns, The Force Awakens would not be as disappointing as it was.
No, statements under oath are confirmation of facts. "On-the-record interviews" are people giving reporters crap to print, with no accountability for veracity. Please understand the difference.
^ Believe whatever you want, but when The Last Jedi comes out in three months and the "big secret" about Rey's lineage turns out to not be of much significance to the overall narrative of the film, I expect an apology.
They still make independent decisions
The thing that matters the most to me is whether I enjoy the film.
Still a part of Disney though.
Umm, okay. Clearly you measure things by unreasonable standards. TFA is enjoyable movie, and it's Star Wars. That's good enough for me.
You both are correct. TFA is a scene by scene remake of ANH but at the same time it also doesn't have the thematic impact that all the previous Star Wars films (even TPM) have.
Just no more J.J. for Star Wars IX or Star Trek (1)4 please.
Just no more J.J. for Star Wars IX or Star Trek (1)4 please.
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It's really not necessary to overstate the similarities that way. Despite the slew of similarities between the two films, what you said there is completely untrue.
I rarely see people saying 'Disney' when they talk about the Marvel Studio movies.
Actually I do, especially outside of message boards like this one. Disney is such a massive corporation that it covers Marvel, Lucasfilm, ABC, etc. You can divide the forest down to individual trees, like Marvel or Lucasfilm, but it's still ultimately Disney in the end.
Yeah, whatever you say.
I use it all the time around these parts.
Yeah, I an others I know casually refer to the MCU movies as "Disney Marvel" all the time.
It's just the easiest/quickest way to differentiate them from the Pre-Disney (pre-2008) and the non-Disney (e.g. Fox's/Sony's) Marvel Comics films.
Well, to be honest, that shows it isn't a "shot-for-shot" remake, since some of those scenes don't occur at the same place in the movies or for the same plot purpose.
If anything, TFA is a reboot of ANH, done in the JJ style of having the old guard present to pass the baton.
TFA is a remake of ANH, with JJ slavishly copying the visual continuity of Star Wars (because he is a Star Wars fan).
How The Force Awakens is a remake of A New Hope
When Johnson was first announced, I could've sworn that he was slated to direct both VIII and IX. I figured that was mistaken or misunderstood after the Trevorrow announcement, but maybe that was the original plan, after all.