zee944 said:

Similar with Star Trek '09. It needed a rethinking... oh, the characters weren't the same and did things they would've never done in the classic Star Trek? That was the point, people! I can understand why a Trekkie would be angry over that, but Star Trek has been changed and became fresh and exciting again.

I feel like this statement sums up how I feel about the whole J. J. Trek 2009 thing. Essentially what it was is the taking of an established franchise and mainstreaming it. Giving it mass appeal. Making it something for everyone. Yeah, it is new and exciting, but I think your use of the word "fresh" is a bit extreme. We've seen this movie before and we'll see it again, there was nothing fresh about it.

If he does this for Star Wars, I am sure it will be a good thing and will make many fans happy. No director could get me excited for new a Star Wars film. You go to the cinema and watch the trailers, and it is the same movie over and over again, I've seen them all and couldn't care less. I love it when a film gets me excited, when the credits roll and I have to take a few minutes to gather my thoughts. Star Wars did that for a lot of people once. New movies still manage to do this to me, I'd rather spend my time on those than on the silly lineup of identical summer blockbusters.

J. J., being mainstream and a safe choice couldn't possible get me excited or be any further away from Star Wars' roots as a non-mainstream risk that became a smash success because it was something people hadn't seen before. I have no doubt J. J. Wars 2015 is going to be a huge success, people will love it. It was a smart choice.