DominicCobb said:
Collipso said:
DominicCobb said:
Part of the thing is that Luke/Leia/Han are no longer the central heroes. So expecting them to show us these big events in their lives is expecting a different approach entirely. They are no longer the focus.
Plus, part of the idea here is starting at the lowest point (or near close to it) and finding the hope and fighting forward for the light from there.
I agree with you, but starting at the lowest point with a new hope is literally the plot of the OT, and we’ve already seen it.
No, it is the premise of the OT in simply the vaguest of definitions.
How so? The basic story premise is the same. Evil Empire has to be stopped by fledgling rebellion. Another Jedi apprentice has been seduced by the dark side, while another new hope waits in the wings to stop him.
I think enough has been written on how TFA is very similar to ANH with some TESB in there as well.
While TLJ subverts expectations to an extend, it’s still very much a mix of TESB and ROTJ scenes:
- Empire chase rebels albeit much slower
- Another Jedi apprentice meets a reluctant master albeit a lot more extreme
- Another throne room sequence, where the apprentice kills the dark side master
- Another battle of Hoth complete with walkers
Then there’s the aesthetics, which are slightly modernized take on the OT aesthetics, but definitely not their own thing.
The ST is like a greatest hits album, where the songs are in a different order with a couple of new songs thrown in the mix for good measure, and perhaps some new orchestrations. As with any greatest hits album, the context of the original albums from which the songs were taken is lost. Some new context is provided with the new songs, but it ultimately feels much weaker IMO, because it’s not an original album by an original artist, but a cover band emulating the original artist by mostly remixing his old hits.