I've had a nice, restful sleep since all this... So here it goes..
HA! Circus show stuff? I don't know how many circuses you've been to but usually the actual performance itself provides a bit more excitement. IMHO, our little debate was more of a county fair. Thanks anyway, I'm flattered.
Maybe... just maybe quoting your "hatred" towards the film might have been a bit too strong? Almost as strong as using the term reboot in a negative context. How about this... what if I use the phrase "disdain in certain areas of the film"... would that more accurately apply?
We could sit here all week and dissect this. But what good would that do? At the end of the day you and I aren't the ones running to the bank 2 billion dollars richer. Like I said, I've slept on this since and I assume you have, as well. (If not, then I truly am flattered). So here's my disdain: The overuse of the word "reboot" to slice and dice the film apart. And hey, don't jump to conclusions, I'm not necessarily blaming you for it, I'm blaming other sources that have seemed to scattered across the internet. Even YOU have to admit, there's a lot of amateur journalists out there who blogged the term reboot and have no idea what a reboot even is, they just read it from another amateur critic and played along. Obviously, and I will take blame for this, I was probably wrong about the context you used the term reboot. Rethinking it, you obviously used it as a tool to describe the over similarities to ANH. I use the word similarities like you use the word reboot. Ex: Starkiller Base = 3rd death star, Jakku = Tatooine, etc. Here's another that's just my own personal opinion that I haven't read anywhere else: The bar scene in Maz Kanata's castle? A lot like the scene in Mos Eisley Cantina. And those are just some.. a lot of the jokes, dialogue, etc. are derived from those of ANH. As much as I hate to say it I could write a book about it, you could probably write a novel.
So there. I agree with that you on that aspect. There are way too many references to ANH, and I will also agree with the fact that it was more of an attempt to rescue the franchise's fanbase. But the only thing I will disagree with is, at the end of the day, I still think its an original story. As you well know, these episodes are the story of the Skywalkers (Even Mr. Lucas himself has said so many times). So that's what we're getting: A third Skywalker story. Even if its way too much like A New Hope, we're getting new characters, new places, a new story. And I think Rian Johnson will do a better job than JJ.
Either way, however you want to view it...we're all entitled to our opinion and that's why we are here. And it was a great film. We can't deny that. Even YOU (of all people) admitted it and that's exactly why you flocked to see it not once, not twice....three times.
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