I never said that nothing new was done, just that the PT did more than TFA did.
On the PT vs TFA comparison, I think that while the PT is definitely technically flawed, it still followed less the OT’s structure than TFA, while also at least trying to add a few new concepts
Then perhaps I didn’t understand what you were trying to get at there.
-having a “strong female lead” (as it’s said nowdays) and a “black second lead” is not considered a risk anymore at all, it’s actually convinient in a way, because it is supposed to “widen the demographic” (or at least that’s what the studios think);
Those aren’t the entirety of what I said, you ignored the stuff about Rey being in a single non-sexualized outfit and being sweaty, Finn being a rogue stormtrooper, etc. And have we had a movie recently with both? Did you see any of the online nonsense about a black stormtrooper?
-I assure you no one bothered with Luke not saying a thing.
Absolutely false. I’ve seen plenty of complaints about this.
-“The force used in new and interesting ways” what!? 😄 If you mean Ren freezing laser bolts, it’s just what Vader did in TESB, just a lot less subtle and with more special effects.
Did Vader use the force to torture and extract information? Did Vader freeze someone entirely?
“TPM = AOTC = TFA”
Yes, that’s still crazy talk. If you said “I didn’t enjoy TFA” or even “I hated it” that’s fair. Saying it’s equal to the PT is ignoring how bad the PT truly is.