The Force Awakens is very self-aware with Han even acting like Starkiller base is an even bigger death star. Well you know its one of the things I dislike about that film, why redo Star Wars from 1977. I mean I understand in tone wanting an adventure film like the original, instead of the prequel. But it came off as new coke. They tried to replicate the original recipe. They sometimes claim imitation is the sincerest form of flattery but I’m not sure I agree.
Even I was fooled I saw the film 3 times. It was a joyous and empty piece of film, popcorn cinema. It works on dopamine alone. Because you know that original 1977 film is Star Wars written large. That is Star Wars. Now it wouldn’t work, the sequel woke people up. They won’t fool people again.