came here to say this. if ep 8 is as similar to empire as this was to anh, then its a deeper problem rather than a artistic choice

Yeah, I get what he’s saying and I’m sure he believes it, but I don’t buy it. I don’t think the movie needed to be so similar to A New Hope. It certainly didn’t need to be to be successful: the prequels made loads of money even though they weren’t very similar at all (or as well liked). Star Wars is one of the most…