IMDb poll: Is Force Awakens a remake, soft reboot or homage? - Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) Discussion

[–] AutoexecBatman 8 years ago

None of the above.

And seriously, calling it a 'reboot' is retarded. A 'reboot' means that you wipe out all previous continuity and start over from scratch. Does anyone with a brain seriously think that is what The Force Awakens does, declares all previous Star Wars movies non-canon?

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[–] Drevnibor 8 years ago

No, no, no... the entry says SOFT REBOOT, not just REBOOT.
There is a difference which is stated in the entry description itself.
For example, the year 2015 had at least 3 big-budgeted soft reboots, in Mad Max: Fury Road, Terminator: Genisys, and Jurassic World.
All three are technically sequels, but what they do makes them soft reboots.

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[–] Conan-1982 8 years ago

"SOFT REBOOT"

this word was created just for TFA to defend it from being called what it is: a shallow sequel that borders on plagiarism like Terminator 3.

It means nothing : it's called Episode 7 so it's a sequel to Episode 6.

Just like Terminator 3 is a sequel to Terminator 2 whether I like it or not.

Funny how the only correct answer was not possible to chose: it's a sequel, and there is no such thing as "hard" or "soft" reboot. It's not porn lol

What's best in life ?

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[–] andrewhollingsworth 8 years ago

It's not any of them. It's a sequel.

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[–] Kruleworld 8 years ago

It's not any of them. It's a sequel.

that probably should have been one of the options in the poll.

"He's dusted, busted and disgusted, but he's ok"

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[–] IndianaMcClane 8 years ago

Of those options homage seems the most applicable, but the film in some weird way almost works better for me as some kind of soft reboot rather than a sequel given how it retroactively effects the OT's conflict.

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[–] Conan-1982 8 years ago

None: it's just a mediocre sequel.

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[–] bishop-69757 8 years ago

Soft Reboot

Creed did the same thing. You pretty much take the original story, tweak it here and there. You get the original cast for a supporting/cameo role to return to try and please the original fans. It's just another lazy move for studios to not be original.

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[–] frosted_one 8 years ago

Hopelessly derivative isn't an option?

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[–] pecinqa 8 years ago

"SOFT REBOOT"

this word was created just for TFA to defend it from being called what it is: a shallow sequel that borders on plagiarism like Terminator 3.

The term 'soft reboot" existed long before TFA. I'm not sure exactly when it became vernacular, but I think it was sometime around the 2009 Star Trek film (you know, the soft reboot star trek film).

Officially TFA is a sequel, but it rides a very thin line between being a sequel and a soft reboot due to how much it borrows from films that are soft rebooted (it's essentially the same cast of characters experiencing the same plot).

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[–] jpc-34200 8 years ago

homage

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