James Cameron Says THE FORCE AWAKENS Lacked George Lucas' "Innovative Visual Imagination"
During a recent interview, Avatar director James Cameron was asked what he thought of J.J. Abrams' Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and it doesn't seem like he really cared for it. He doesn't come right out and say he didn't like the movie, but the way he talks around sharing his real feelings, you can tell he didn't like it.
"George Lucas is a friend of mine and he and I were having a good conversation the other day about it. I don’t want to say too much about the film cause I also have a lot of respect for J.J. Abrams, and I want to see where they’re taking it next, to see what they’re doing with it."
He then dove into more of an explanation praising Lucas' Star Wars films and saying those had more innovative visual imagination than The Force Awakens.
"I have to say that I felt that George’s group of six films had more innovative visual imagination, and this film was more of a retrenchment to things you had seen before, and characters you had seen before, and it took a few baby steps forward with new characters."
As much as I loved The Force Awakens, I do see Cameron's point. At the same time, Abrams crafted a solid story with solid new characters to ease fans into these next few chapters in the saga. I have a feeling these next two episodes are going to take things in a very unexpected direction. Cameron concluded by saying:
"For me the jury’s still out. I want to see where they go with it.”
You can watch the interview below from JarJar Abrams. What do you think about Cameron's thoughts on The Force Awakens?