JJ’s setups were vague and could have lead anywhere. It’s unfortunate that they went nowhere but he should have done a better job of putting them in motion in TFA.
That’s fair, he’s not as bad RJ. But I still don’t think he should have directed TFA.
Perhaps the fact JJ is coming back suggests all those rumours he was pissed at RJ and TLJ are just that: rumours.
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He didn’t do anything different though, he just copied everything from Empire and Jedi but forgot the context in which made those moments good.
He did do some things different.
I think it's as much that if you don't like the film, other things will irritate you, regardless. A lot of people seem to complain that Crait is similar to Hoth, but it's still a pretty damn fine action sequence. I don't think there's much to hate about the finale, but people still talk it down because of its similarities in appearance.
There's nothing wrong with revisting moments or environments like Hoth v Crait if theyre done well. It's where they weren't done well which makes them stupid. Like taking lines from RoTJ like "i know there's good in him" when that makes no sense in the narrative. Luke has a penchant for redeeming his father because... it's his father and he's dreamed of his parents his whole life. Rey has no reaosn to think there is good in Kylo because he has destroyed the resistance, sliced her friend and killed her parental figure Han.
Reckon you might have that the other way round; Luke has no reason to think there's good in Vader given he knows absolutely stuff-all about him, he blew up a planet full of innocents (billions of people), chopped off his hand and tried to corrupt him. Other than, 'but hey, he's my dad', there's no good reason for Luke to believe someone who has been full-blown evil for 20 years is redeemable. At least Rey and Kylo shared that connection which may have some emotional resonance as well as just being a communication tool.
Lol, no point continuing this discussion if that's what you actually think.
Enlighten me then; your argument seems to be 'Vader was his dad and Luke really wanted a dad, so that's a good reason to see good in him, whereas Rey didn't have any good reasons'. I have no issue with Luke wanting to redeem Vader because he is his father and he claimed to have sensed some good in him (just as Rey could have) but let's not pretend there were a long list of hints that Vader was still good (like blowing up Alderaan, torturing Leia, kidnapping Luke's friend and giving him to a bounty hunter, chopping off Luke's hand etc).
