darthrush said:
TFA left you with a point at which everything was left off at in just the same manner that ANH did…?
Star Wars ended with a closure to everything. Bad guys defeated, weapon destroyed, good people safe, the pirate turns trustworthy, and the princess gives the good guys their medals of honor. All is right with the universe.TFA has one of the heroes in critical condition, one of the long time heroes killed, the main villain still at large and coming after the good guys, and one of the heroes solemnly going off to find another hero who’s gone into exile, in hopes of getting his help in the war.
I don’t see those as even remotely similar in tone of story.
ANH has one of the heroes in critical condition (R2), one of the long time heroes killed (Obi-Wan), the main villain (Empire) is still at large (just check ESB for evidence) and coming after the good guys (again, ESB shows this), and one of the heroes does go to seek help that will benefit the good fight but instead of it being shoehorned in at the end of the first film it comes in the second.
It really is just a matter of interpretation, and again, I like The Force Awakens. I just find it’s lack of creativity to be one of it’s downsides. But it is still a fun story with good characters and a compelling villain. Which is why I enjoy it. But I enjoy TLJ even more since it took more creative risks.