J.J. Abrams Admits He Made A Mistake With One Particular Thing In STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS

J.J. Abrams Admits He Made A Mistake With One Particular Thing In STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS

Though Star Wars: The Force Awakens was praised by critics and fans alike and broke numerous box office records, there were still some fans who thought the film could have been better.

By MarkJulian - Mar 08, 2016 04:03 PM EST
Filed Under: Star Wars
Source: /Film

While doing press for 10 Cloverfield Lane, producer J.J. Abrams touched on his most recent directorial effort, Star Wars: The Force Awakens.  Abrams actually admitted that there was something he would go back and change if he could. It's a scene that involves Princess General Leia, Chewbacca and Rey. Specifically, Abrams admitted that he probably should have had Leia hug Chewbacca instead of hug Rey as the latter two left the Millennium Falcon during the film's finale.  Of course, that hug from Leia was meant to console Rey  (and probably herself as well) over the death of Han Solo.  Said Abrams---

"That was probably one of the mistakes I made in that.  My thinking at the time was that Chewbacca, despite the pain he was feeling, was focused on trying to save Finn and getting him taken care of. So I tried to have Chewbacca go off with him and focus on Rey, and then have Rey find Leia and Leia find Rey.  The idea [was] that both of them being strong with the Force and never having met, would [still] know about each other — that Leia would have been told about her beyond what we saw onscreen and Rey of course would have learned about Leia. And that reunion would be a meeting and a reunion all in one, and a sort of commiseration of their mutual loss."

Of course in the context of the film, Chewbacca actually walked right past Leia in his effort to get Finn some medical attention.  As the two characters who were closests to Han, it definitely makes more sense for Chewbacca and Leia to console one another or at least have a brief acknowledgement of their loss.  On the other side, does Chewbacca's close attention to Finn indicate that Chewie will form a new duo with Finn moving forward?

Star Wars: Episode VIII will be written and directed by Rian Johnson and arrive in US theaters on December 15, 2017.

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Obi2
Obi2 - 3/8/2016, 5:05 PM
How could he have made such a huge mistake? that was theonly thing that bothered me about the film
WilliamHMacy
WilliamHMacy - 3/8/2016, 6:12 PM
@Obi2 - Bothered me that after that hug, they got over Solo's death so fast. Never mentioned anything of him again.
GrilledPopcorn
GrilledPopcorn - 3/8/2016, 6:43 PM
@Obi2 - That bugged and annoyed the hell out of me. It made sense for Chewie and Leia to hug it out first!!!!!!!!!!!!!

In ESB even Han told Chewie to take care of Leia before he was frozen. Chewie and Leia hugging would've had that same impact.
Scorpo
Scorpo - 3/8/2016, 5:10 PM
not a huge mistake, just shouldn't have had Chewie in the shot.
Yaf
Yaf - 3/8/2016, 5:35 PM
@Scorpo - I agree, out of everything that was wrong with the movie that he should admit - THIS is not one of them. So @FrozenJoy can rest easy, JJ admit the wrong point. I mean he should've given a better explanation for Poe's escape.
Scorpo
Scorpo - 3/8/2016, 5:45 PM
@Yaf - YOU SUMMONED HER?
WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS???
xcan
xcan - 3/8/2016, 6:39 PM
@Yaf - Logic, man! Summoning those who shall not be named???









RandalCabbage
RandalCabbage - 3/8/2016, 5:10 PM
derp
hufflepuff69
hufflepuff69 - 3/8/2016, 5:11 PM
Yeah thus was my first star wars movie and that even bothered me lol
Kyos
Kyos - 3/8/2016, 5:13 PM
That actually bothered me immensly when I watched the movie.
Sephiroth
Sephiroth - 3/8/2016, 5:14 PM
I see his point but it's not a big deal to me
vincanss
vincanss - 3/8/2016, 5:18 PM
'That' was the big mistake JJ thought of? I saw this article and immediately thought of the underuse of Captain Phasma and how she should have fought Finn on that planet rather than the random "traitor!!" Stormtrooper.
Sadiki
Sadiki - 3/8/2016, 6:12 PM
@vincanss - TR-8R >>>> Phasma
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 3/8/2016, 9:39 PM
@vincanss - They are probably saving up her character for some sort of payoff later on. Its a big universe, not every character is going to get there due in the 1st movie.
Melkac
Melkac - 3/8/2016, 11:27 PM
@vincanss - Phasma is being saved for the sequels, it's not a mistake.
Raskolnikov
Raskolnikov - 3/9/2016, 2:14 AM
@Melkac - The Phasma captain had a big role in TFA: she is the largest deus ex machina of the entire film. Thanks to the captain Phasma "the resistance" could attack and destroy the Starkiller. This makes me laugh. No less than a captain betraying in the worst possible way and without any resistance (it's logical that she would rather die than eliminate the shields). She has three unique and brief interventions and the character is already broken, useless in the future. What kind of military command does something like that? There is no way to buy it.

I know this saga is aimed primarily at young audiences, but the lack of ambition and coherence put into the script of this film cries to heaven.
Melkac
Melkac - 3/9/2016, 4:21 PM
@Raskolnikov - Why do you keep referring to her as "the captain Phasma"?
DarkModeDan
DarkModeDan - 3/9/2016, 9:56 PM
@Raskolnikov - "...the lack of ambition and coherence put into the script of this film cries to heaven."

Somewhat ironic considering I find your comment to be lacking coherence as well... :P

But in all seriousness, why is everyone so hung up on Captain Phasma as if she was supposed to be some sort of "big deal"?

How is her character "broken"? How is it "so hard to buy" that she'd lower the shields? She believed there was no way the base could be destroyed, and there was no reason for her to doubt it either. The only reason the X-wings succeeded at all was because of the charges Han, Finn and Chewie set.

More to the point, why are you propping her up as some be-all, end-all character? She was just some First Order shlub in a cool-looking costume.

As a person who's been guilty of this in the past, I'd advise you to avoid letting your preconceived notions of what you think a character SHOULD BE ruin your enjoyment of what the character ACTUALLY IS.

She served her purpose in the story, she looked cool, and they'll undoubtedly do more with her in the sequels. Simple as that. :)
BlackStar25
BlackStar25 - 3/8/2016, 5:27 PM
...There were a lot of mistakes...That wasn't even close to being one JJ...
BlackStar25
BlackStar25 - 3/8/2016, 5:30 PM
Anyway, Im just here to see what @Frozenjoy is going to say.


sKeemAn
sKeemAn - 3/8/2016, 5:32 PM
I thought that was a mistake in character mostly. Simply because they knew and cared for Han the most. Having them embrace would acknowledge that.
sKeemAn
sKeemAn - 3/8/2016, 5:33 PM
But there are other mistakes that should be mentioned. The underusage of Captain Phasma was downright criminal.
Earth2SpecialKa
Earth2SpecialKa - 3/8/2016, 5:41 PM
The only reason captain phasma was "underused" is because she has a name. Everyone calm your tits. She will be back.

As for the Chewie hug scene, I definitely noticed it and thought it was weird.

That said, why aren't more people pissed that Leia literally nagged Han Solo to death?
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