# Why I hate JJ Abrams (nothing to do with lens flare)

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 29, 2015, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-hate-jj-abrams-nothing-to-do-with-lens-flare/741624 "2015-12-29T05:41:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2016, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-hate-jj-abrams-nothing-to-do-with-lens-flare/741624/101 "2016-01-09T00:36:12Z")

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> [@Voyager](#):
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> I’m steeling myself to see the second one some time, but I think I’m going to need a barf bag at the ready.

I’d get a whole stack.

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**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2016, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-hate-jj-abrams-nothing-to-do-with-lens-flare/741624/102 "2016-01-09T12:43:47Z")

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> [@Voyager](#):
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> he is the only Stormtrooper in history to be able to resist the indoctrination.

Is he? How would we know that?

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> You don’t have to be related to Anakin to have the Force after all.

Well, no - Obi-Wan, Yoda, the Emperor - and that’s just the OT…

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**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2016, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-hate-jj-abrams-nothing-to-do-with-lens-flare/741624/103 "2016-01-09T13:27:31Z")

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There’s rather a nice interview with JJ Abrams [here at The Hollywood Reporter](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/awards-chatter-podcast-jj-abrams-853171), where he goes into some detail about Star Wars, if you’re interested.

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**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2016, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-hate-jj-abrams-nothing-to-do-with-lens-flare/741624/104 "2016-01-09T20:11:20Z")

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> [@MrDibble](#):
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> Is he? How would we know that?Well, no - Obi-Wan, Yoda, the Emperor - and that’s just the OT…

They didn’t seem to have anyone looking for stormtroopers slacking off. Perhaps they were using the procedure in place when they were all clones.  
As for the second, the way people are talking about Ren being related to Luke, it seemed worth pointing out.

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**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2016, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-hate-jj-abrams-nothing-to-do-with-lens-flare/741624/105 "2016-01-10T09:29:55Z")

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> [@Voyager](#):
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> They didn’t seem to have anyone looking for stormtroopers slacking off.

They seem to have a post-engagement weapon inspection protocol of some sort, though…

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