ST JJ Abrams to direct Episode VII

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought of that.

 

What is so wrong with Orci?

 

I wouldn't call Megatron's obedience to The Fallen "fanboyish".

 

Megatron's obedience to The Fallen is the OPPOSITE of that.

 

Also about 98% less racial stereotyping and Megan Fox. Just sayin'.

 

Michael Bay is what is what I call the 'King of Dummy Movies.'. He could care less about developing the characters, he could care less about giving the movie some drama, and he could care less if the story makes sense. He cares about constant action and overuse of CGI as he is one of the reasons I stopped seeing summer blockbusters anymore. If we directing Episode 7, I wouldn't even be on these forums right now.

 

Michael Bay and Star Wars don't belong on the same planet.

 

This thread is TLDR.

Lucasfilm will keep JJ Abrams on such a tight leash that he will have no choice but to make the finest film of his career. No shakycam, no lenseflares, no unnecessary long panning shots, no protracted CG orgies, no silent poignant moments accompanied by solitary violin, in short, NONE of Abrams' grubby fingerprints will be in Episode VII. He has enough bosses above him and star wars traditionalists beneath him that it simply won't be allowed to happen. All what remains after removing these elements will be his masterful character direction, and I am beyond okay with that. And if he returns for VIII and IX, I will be highly disappointed.

If the above paragraph does not come to fruition then I may count myself among the inevitable contingent of "sequel-haters", and in turn perform mental gymnastics to justify the existence of "prequel haters".

 

What a nonsense. What you are proposing is turning Abrams into an unhappy director slave who only told what is "allowed" and can't bring his own creativity into the picture. A recipe for failure if I've ever seen.

 

I dont see JJ Abrams as a type of director you just tell what to do nonstop and not let him do anything original. He's a bit too big name. If they wanted a slave director then I know plenty of directors who can do whatever the studio says no question.

 

Have you been paying attention to the films at all? Remember all that stuff about letting go of what is out of your control, and not mourning losses and fear leading to anger which leads to hate which leads to suffering?

If the new movies don't live up to impossibly high expectations, it's not J.J.'s fault or anyone else's. If you have a good time for two hours or so, that's all that matters. If you don't...you're only out the price of admission. I'd advise saving the 'mental gymnastics' for things that matter in life. Not a silly space movie.

 

I don't know why everyone is so worried about lenseflares. Abrams said he put so many into Trek because he thought it would fit the universe. Everything shiny and new and optimistic.

But Star Wars is a completely different animal. They said they wanted to do more "OT style" and that means used future. Lenseflares don't fit.