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Post #893821

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Bosk
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What didn't you like about TFA? SPOILERS
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Date created
6-Jan-2016, 3:06 PM

hydrospanner said:

What new boundaries would you have liked to have seen broken by TFA?

By breaking boundaries I mean a move away from both the prequels and the OT, did they really need to drag up old characters and rehash a story that’s already been told? They had an opportunity to rectify the prequel shite and create a completely fresh narrative, concept, introduce new characters with interesting back stories/dialogue. They should have looked closer at the OT if they wanted to regurgitate it and they should have paid more attention as to how the OT dealt with the background and foreground in terms of mis en scene. How it created atmosphere, evoked emotion through themes, which is what helped create the myth and magic of the OT, especially in ESB. I’m seriously starting to think the Henson effect played a huge part in helping create this, as this magic is present in both the Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal, but completely missing from the prequels and TFA.