Quote:Recognizing the need to bridge between the old and new doesn't mean you have to tell the story the exact same way. Creative writing would give us something other than another attack on a Death Star. Your own examples show the issue, why do we need another cantina scene? Why do we need to bring the old current by simply reshooting it with modern technology? If we're going to tell the story then the story should be more original. Again, I liked the film, the story is just overly repetitive.

 

But they DID NOT tell the story the exact same way.

 

I'm sorry you couldn't get past thinking that enough to enjoy it more, but it's simply not true.  They recreated some familiar elements for the next generation to enjoy in new contexts, but it was not repetition of the same.

 

My mention of the cantina was re: the verbal exchange between Ren and Poe.  Poe asked who goes first... a nice reflection on the past (did Han or Greedo shoot first) but not a repetition of it.

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