01-07-2016, 01:19 AM
if for some reason my judgement is fogged on how much of a spoiler my post contains:
You have been warned
You have been warned
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Spoiler
I overall didn't have any major issue with the film, I definitely see where it tried to build-upon or tie into, or pay homage the original trilogy.
I have no complaints, there...
As far as originality goes, I know that there's actually only so much "originality" that's even possible.
Don't believe me? Look at ANYTHING, story, game, movie, weapon from one of these, or even the lore/mythology in its universe. It's all built-upon some concept or story that already has been created. Disassemble it to these components, you'll realize how little its "inventor" truly created, themselves. EVERYTHING is built upon that which was previously conceived or accomplished. Even the "syfy original movies", I don't mind too much. (and ALL of those recycle the basic plot of one of the many before them)
I cannot say Force Awakens bothers me very much. I had my concerns before seeing it, simply because Disney is certainly not the same Disney so many of us have grown-up with. I think it's the pricing on Star Wars merchandise of any kind that's REALLY annoying me. The movie I found was enjoyable. Certainly not a repeat of Phantom Menace, which I must agree, although it took me a while to reach this realization... is extremely boring.
The film has definitely managed to build enough suspense/anticipation that I HAVE to know what happens next.
(ofc, I'll be watching the next one regardless, my brother-in-law will ensure that!)
Even so, Disney still has two or more opportunities to screw something up very badly in another movie or spin-off series.
Personally, I am quite pleased with how they've laid things out and told the story thus far. I think they chose the right places to re-use or re-interpret parts of the Original Trilogy, and it's also cool to see they even brought-back some of the concept designs that didn't make the cut.
I'm not going to spoil anything major here if I can avoid it, I actually quickly modified my post in the movies thread short after positing it to eradicate any mention even that it builds-upon or is a love letter, or really, in ANY way, other than what the trailers imply, relates to the OT
I have no complaints, there...
As far as originality goes, I know that there's actually only so much "originality" that's even possible.
Don't believe me? Look at ANYTHING, story, game, movie, weapon from one of these, or even the lore/mythology in its universe. It's all built-upon some concept or story that already has been created. Disassemble it to these components, you'll realize how little its "inventor" truly created, themselves. EVERYTHING is built upon that which was previously conceived or accomplished. Even the "syfy original movies", I don't mind too much. (and ALL of those recycle the basic plot of one of the many before them)
I cannot say Force Awakens bothers me very much. I had my concerns before seeing it, simply because Disney is certainly not the same Disney so many of us have grown-up with. I think it's the pricing on Star Wars merchandise of any kind that's REALLY annoying me. The movie I found was enjoyable. Certainly not a repeat of Phantom Menace, which I must agree, although it took me a while to reach this realization... is extremely boring.
The film has definitely managed to build enough suspense/anticipation that I HAVE to know what happens next.
(ofc, I'll be watching the next one regardless, my brother-in-law will ensure that!)
Even so, Disney still has two or more opportunities to screw something up very badly in another movie or spin-off series.
Personally, I am quite pleased with how they've laid things out and told the story thus far. I think they chose the right places to re-use or re-interpret parts of the Original Trilogy, and it's also cool to see they even brought-back some of the concept designs that didn't make the cut.
I'm not going to spoil anything major here if I can avoid it, I actually quickly modified my post in the movies thread short after positing it to eradicate any mention even that it builds-upon or is a love letter, or really, in ANY way, other than what the trailers imply, relates to the OT