JJ Abrams embarrassing interview

Lawrence Kasdan rips apart JJ Abrams on Force Awakens interview.
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[vngelfreak]

I love how he pretends that he knows what he's talking about, the fact that he turned one of the most beloved franchises into an utter shit show is astonishing.

[millabasset]

Wanted to add, that I'm shocked Luke didn't give Rey a medal.. I mean why not? They ripped off 95% of the first movie.

[park]

0:47 This is amazing. What he is describing is the exact opposite of what he actually did.

[jonathangarcia]

The force awakens isn't a Star Wars
Movie is a copycat of George Lucas creation.
Star Wars will never be the same without him. Even the prequels are far more original than the Shit Awakens.

[douglasstephens]

I remember the days before the Force Awakens, don't you guys? All the hype! JJ seemed like an earnest SW fan who cared about getting it "right" and hey, he did Lost, right? (not much of it). And oh, they've got Lawrence Kasdan, co writer of Empire? Excellent!!! And now....neither one of these guys' words mean shit to me. They fucking blew it, and my heart seethes with bile at the sight of them.

[Alienadin]

I hate the movie. I hate it so much. You can't buy imagination, creativity, storytelling talents, and willingness to take risks. George Lucas had all those things.

[denizen]

The only good thing about the force awakens was that it made everyone finally appreciate just how good the prequels were and their value in the Star Wars universe compared to the bullshit that jj Abrams made

[MattMusicianX]

"The idea of a *female Jedi!!* ... and I was like, *Oh my God!* "
Uh. Yeah, JJ. You mean like the prequals??? Sure they weren't main characters but they were badass. Or maybe you meant Ahsoka Tano??? Rey in ep.7 is not a profound thing.

[ARCStudios]

"Fans are gonna kill me if they don't like it"


So let's just remake what they already liked, literally. Nevermind an original story. Nostalgia!!!

[leftyfourguns]

This makes it seem like Abrams wrote the whole movie and Kasdan was just brought along as a mascot to represent the original movies.

[marcelo]

I grew up watching the works of Steven Spielberg, Ridley Scott, James Cameron, Richard Donner... Now the greatest projects are (mis)handled by untalented people like JJ, Michael Bay, Rian Johnson and other aberrations of the entertainment industry. Not to mention the countless reboots and remakes. Hollywood is dying.

[liaml.e.]

The only thing JarJar can do well, is cliffhangers. Not because of any particular narrative brilliance, just because he is completely incapable of thinking ahead.
It's just shock value to him, no substance.

[doctorhouse]

Jar Jar Abrams...Created and directed...the show "Felicity" = The definitive argument why Jar Jar Abrams should never touch anything resembling "Star Wars"!

[Vergil]

Bastila Shan, Mara Jade, Jaina Solo, Jan Ors, Padme Amidala Rey

[darthmaulsith]

why does jj abrams act like he is some passionate the force awakens bluray DVD labels him as a "visionary" LOL!!! Since when does plagiarizing a real visionary's work, make you a visionary? he's such a joke - how did this tool get rich

[samcoates]

JJ Abrams isnt the ultimate culprit here. He was just making the best film he could within the guidelines he was given by his boss. His boss, Kathleen Kennedy is the one who decided to infuse the franchise with her gender politics. She is the one who insisted on 50% female executives and a 75% female writing team on a franchise whose core fans are easily 80% male.

No wonder Rey was such a Mary Sue and Finn was so lame.

[howyabendoin]

Kathleen Kennedy - "We're thinking of doing a female Jedi." OH REALLY... I never expected something like that to come from Kathleen Kennedy! That was their problem!! They started with that idea and tried so hard to make it different while literally ripping off the original movies because they couldn't make an original story that related to the existing Star Wars universe. So she basically contributed... "feminism, feminism, feminism... you know... feminism...." How about she actually fits into the universe?!? Nope. Not feminist enough.

[TheMPTV]

how the fuck does Rey learn to be force wielder that quick? how the fuck does she outclassed Kylo in lightsaber duel? not to mention Finn being able to hold himself against Kylo. How the fuck Rey was able to outmaneuver highly skilled Tie Fighters? how the fuck she even know how to fly a supposedly complicated Millennium Falcon? how the fuck did Rey used Jedi Mind Trick on the stormtrooper where she has no clue how to even use or taught to use it...this is why TFA sucks, its a ripoff of The New Hope...Star Killer - Death Star - same flaw - fucking cmon!

[Deuteromis]

People love to say it was Lawrence who made Empire so great. Truth is that it was Lucas because he had to spend months editing the final version that we got.

[millabasset]

Maybe Kasdan was bullied by Disney and Abrams... Sounds like Kasdan is pissed.