Those “rules” are what makes a movie good though. They aren’t arbitrary.
Rules? Don’t be silly. This is art, not your mom’s house.
What does this even mean?
What screenwriting rules does ESB break?
None because there are no rules. As long as things make sense and are relevant to the plot, they are fine. TFA sucks because 2/3 of the things are not relevant to the plot.
This is an ignorant comment. Writing is a craft, and successful writers don’t just sit down and write whatever comes to mind. The same way John Williams spent years studying music and music theory, before he could possibly hope to compose the music for Star Wars, so to a good writer will spend years studying storytelling and screenwriting theory before they are capable of writing anything nearly as good.
The person who just types up a script with the idea that as long as everything makes sense and is relevant, and otherwise has no clue what they are doing, is the same as the “composer” who just grabs some pots and pans and starts banging them together, thinking it sounds good.