Comments on: Michael Arndt Reveals Rejected Plots From ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ & A Much Larger Role For [Redacted]

By: Jim

Jim — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:29:38 +0000

I think it\’s better that they didn\’t get into too much exposition about it. I don\’t know that grief and comas for droids would have come off too well. I think a better explanation would have been Luke foreseeing his meeting with Rey or the return of his lightsaber and telling R2 to go into low power mode until Rey or the lightsaber was present.

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:29:38 +0000

I agree

By: Jeff

Jeff — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:29:38 +0000

As long as there is no talk of trade embargoes, I\’m good.

By: Ricardo Valle

Ricardo Valle — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:29:38 +0000

I agree people are idiots

By: Randy

Randy — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:29:38 +0000

On a totally different aspect, and maybe it is just me, but \’The Force Awakens\’ is almost a remake of episode 4 with a little bit of episode 6 mixed in at the end!?!?

By: Ambaryerno

Ambaryerno — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:29:38 +0000

My first thought was that Luke sent Artoo there knowing Rey would turn up eventually, because he\’s been waiting for her. Thus why Artoo doesn\’t wake up until Rey arrives at the Resistance headquarters at the end of the film.

By: Freedo

Freedo — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:29:38 +0000

The game KOTOR 2 had exactly the same premise with the droid downloading the locations of missing jedi. So it would have been a total rip off. I\’m guessing that\’s part of the reason for scrapping that bit.

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:29:38 +0000

Did you say it sounds a bit silly? Have you watched the OT. Star Wars is silly. That\’s the fun of it. Whether you like the prequels or not the problem with it was it took itself way to seriously with the politics and thinking that every little thing had to be explained.

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:29:38 +0000

This sounds sooo much better than what we got. At least this has a plot, and not a rehash of EP IV.

By: Jarjar

Jarjar — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:29:37 +0000

Meesa thinkin\’ some really bad juju gave R2 a bombad day. Heesa had to shut down for a while.

By: Henry Walsh

Henry Walsh — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:29:37 +0000

Hey, JJ, maybe… If everyone is more concerned about Luke Skywalker… More interested in Luke Skywalker… Maybe Luke Skywalker SHOULD have been the star.

I saw TFA… I only care about Luke Skywalker. Rey is great, but Luke\’s the man.

By: Miguel

Miguel — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:29:37 +0000

If there is a Michael Arndt TFA draft, I\’d love to read it.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:29:37 +0000

I think the BB-8/R2D2 thing is smoke and mirrors. R2 was in deep sleep because Luke was gone. Rey shows up and now he wakes up. I think he sensed a Skywalker, thinking it was Luke, but, in reality, was Luke\’s daughter, Rey.

By: Liz

Liz — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:29:37 +0000

I am certain that Michael Arndt would have improved upon TFA\’s flaws. What\’s odd is that I wanted to like Rey but I ended up preferring Finn and Poe as the main characters. Rey\’s character was a bit too humorless for my liking. Maybe they needed a different actress (although Daisy seems nice). Arndt definitely would have made the story more satisfying. The movie was still very entertaining but the story could\’ve been stronger.

By: anon1492

anon1492 — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:29:37 +0000

They had so many story line ideas by the time it made it to production they were all so real in the producers head they forgot to be relayed to the movie. There were a thousand surprise "wtf" moments of the movie, it was an excellent movie, but not the caliber expected. It seemed the real story got lost in Disney marketing, and subplots.

By: JarJar

JarJar — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:29:37 +0000

Wish they would of just took the ideas from Zahn\’s Heir to the Empire – The Thrawn Trilogy is incredible.

By: deerjerkydave

deerjerkydave — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:29:37 +0000

I can understanding limiting Luke\’s role in the movie, I was still very disappointed by how small it was. After 30 years of waiting I was hoping to see Luke show up at the end and kick some butt and save the day.

By: kobus

kobus — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:29:37 +0000

worsed starwars i have watched.1980\’s were much better.by far more galaxy fights and sitting on the edge of your seat.expected so much more .the only cool thing was the 3d effect.

By: Brewski Tallboy

Brewski Tallboy — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:29:37 +0000

I think Luke forseen [redated for spoilers] and told Han and R2, "When this happen come get me."

By: Mark Judd Alderton

Mark Judd Alderton — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:29:37 +0000

I thought the CGI was the best part of the movie. Story was hopeless. I total lack of sole and passion. Not to mention a gross disrespect to the idea of the living force (Rey overcomes Ren who has been trained by Luke for 10 years+), weak at best. The cheesy Ren mask – give me a break. Solo not giving a sh!t about his kid right up until the end and then prepared to do anything for him….. Where did that come from !!!!!! Bring back Lucas to do the screenplay on 8 and 9.

By: Mandrill

Mandrill — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:29:37 +0000

This is, and always has been, the droids\’ story. They\’re the only characters to feature in all 7 movies, and they play a pivotal role in nearly all the events that happen to those normally considered the \’main\’ characters.

By: Tycho Logan

Tycho Logan — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:29:37 +0000

Looks like they overcompensated in downplaying Luke\’s appearance.. because wouldn\’t the same problem happen in other episodes?…Luke would dominate. Without a really good antagonist? I\’m just really surprised they all missed that…WTF

By: Brandon

Brandon — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:29:37 +0000

I get that Ray knew how to fight with a sword and lets say the dark jedi had lost touch with his hate thus severing his full connection to the force and maybe Yoga, qui gon, and obiwan guided her with the force…still learned fast for going from a solid metal weapon to a weightless blade that cuts limbs off with ease…maybe they can use the force on a saber crystal to help…idk but they left that in a pretty good spot. Now HOW IN THE **** did Finn learn how to fight with it?!?!? were the people who made this just completely ignorant to the fact that it takes a force sensitive person/or certain other species to even attempt to practice with one!! they have built that up so much and some delicate storm trooper who couldn\’t win a battle against another trooper actually injures Kylo Ren…might as well made a clone army and just gave everybody lightsabers and said "**** it we dont need jedi in starwars"…LOVED THE MOVIE, was just hoping they would keep it Starwars all the way through

By: Brandon

Brandon — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:29:37 +0000

lol Yoda* I mean yoga could have help.

By: Rocco bell

Rocco bell — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:29:37 +0000

Many people are complaining that the movie was a mix of episodes 4,5 and 6. I agree that the plot was lacking originality, but I believe that\’s what most viewers wanted to see. Something nostalgic that brings back the "good old times" in the 70s and 80s when the first films were released.