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Post #894295

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Alderaan
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The Force Awakens: Official Review Thread - ** SPOILERS **
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Date created
7-Jan-2016, 1:33 PM

Frank your Majesty said:
You can’t say that TFN’s story (or plot or whatever you want to call it) is bad because it’s too close to the story of Star Wars, since the story of Star Wars is just great.

Actually, you can. A film that attempts to copy another film, without consideration for how those scenes were orchestrated with respect to dramatic intent, can accomplish both of those things. Similar scenes and plot devices that are used in incongruent ways.

Think of an orchestra, with all of the different sections playing music from different symphonies. They might be playing the music just fine, but it might not all sound good together. Or there might only be half of the symphony playing. The half that plays sounds just like the original, but without the rest, the meaning is lost.