Abrams or Johnson - who is the worst ST director?


JJ Abrams' speciality is fast action that doesn't give you time to think about the many plotholes and coincidences and gimmicks like lens flares and mystery boxes, and being highly unoriginal by repackaging old material and making it look new. Thus, he rehashes A New Hope with The Force Awakens, and with The Rise of Skywalker, brings back the villain from Return of the Jedi certified dead by Lucas, simply because he had no imagination and no intention of actually creating a new villain.

Rian Johnson's speciality is to subvert expectations and make movies that divide the fanbase, presumably because it invites open debate and discussion, but he seems like a highly competent director willing to take risks.

So I would say that ABRAMS is the worst director. Unlike Johnson who at least tried to take the story in a new direction although he didn't quite "get" Star Wars and who got most fans quite upset, Abrams is happy to play it safe and just repeat what came before, which is typical of the Hollywood money machine these days, but then goes and totally ruins the Original Trilogy, rather than just copying part of it, by undoing the old movies he's copying, or "homaging".

I would say, personally, that Abrams offended ME the most.

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They are both bad for different reasons but I’m going with Abrams

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