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The Original Trilogy: Epic, amazing, inspiring.
Let's cut to many years later where George Lucas plunges right back into a prequel trilogy;
The funny thing is, George's new trilogy was SO bad that it inspired me to write my acclaimed Save the World Academy series. So was it really that bad? Yes and no.
George was going back into the industry with an untrained muscle. Writing is an art, much like painting, sketching, sculpting. You can't just put down a pen for two decades, pick it up and expect it to perform magical wonders. The sad part is everyone was praising him along the way, instead of being honest about JarJar. It didn't live up to the hype, and I think he knew it. There were obvious mistakes with the Phantom Menace (from a writing point of view.) The characters and actors were there, but the trilogy overall had too many political overtones that was boring.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens; a very vague preview (watch it here) was thrown on YouTube, revealing Storm Troopers (seen it), a Storm Trooper that looks like Tracy Morgan (that's new), a desert planet (seen it), and a lightsaber with bizarre red extras (Oooooohhhh).
Already their is a stink about this new lightsaber resembling an upside down crucifix - are you kidding me? Technically, these people who have these 'Religious Rants' about movies - everyone in their religious community should be asking "why are you watching this if you think it's wrong?" That's the real question.
But let me put down my Darth Maul ForceEffects Lightsaber for a second and let's put some things in perspective; the REAL worry that has fans biting their nails. Will JJ Abrams pull it off?
We know he's an awesome director. We know he can keep us entertained, but the big problem with JJ is he relies on the element of mystery a little too much (LOST, Alias). He likes to keep us guessing, but then when it comes to the final act, he can't follow the grand spectacle he dazzled us with in the beginning. This is JJ. He had us all asking 1 million questions at the end of LOST, only to leave a "meh" ending. If he does this with Star Wars, fans will be peeved.
Like all you Star Wars fans out there, I can't wait. I never want this franchise to end, and gladly George did the best thing in the world and let a respectable label take the mantle. Here's to many more Star Wars films... not just rehashes of the original trilogy.
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