Start Writing
Read J.J. Abrams' motivational words to Star Wars: Episode VII cast and crew

What J.J. Abrams has to say on The Force Awakens Redundancy Criticism

HaydnSpurrell HaydnSpurrell A big topic of criticism in the weeks following Star Wars: The Force Awakens " being unveiled to the world is that it is a rip-off of the original trilogy, most notably A New Hope.

In a recent interview, director J.J. Abrams goes so far as to say that some of the point of the whole movie was exactly that. "I can understand that someone might say, 'oh, it's a complete rip-off!'" he said on the THR Awards Chatter podcast.

"What was important for me was introducing brand new characters using relationships that were embracing the history that we know to tell a story that is new - to go backwards to go forwards."

Abrams knew that there would always be those that criticised the final product. Obviously, the seasoned director is not ignorant. "I knew that, whatever we did, there would be a group of people - and I was just hoping and praying that it would be smaller than not - that would take issue with any number of things. But I knew we weren't making the movie for any other reason than we believed that it could be something meaningful and special and entertaining and worthy of people's time."

Considering its enormous success, it seems that group of naysayers is smaller rather than bigger.

Source: comicbook

Posted in Star Wars: The Force Awakens,

HaydnSpurrell HaydnSpurrell

read more or join