Three Things "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" says about the 21st century
SPOILER-alert: Do not read this if you have not watched the The Force Awakens Star Wars The Force Awakens is the ultimate 21st century movie – impatient, expecting immediate reward, lacking reflection. And it shows in big and small ways. Don't get me wrong, I liked this movie. If anything, this critique is less about the movie itself than about movies have changed in general and what that says about us. Because after all, movie execs, producers and directors are smart (and they're even smarter at Disney) – they will give the people what they want. Mapping the new Star Wars against its older self allows us to discover things that are awkward, because they are addressing an audience raised in a fundamentally different social discourse. Here are three things I learned about us while watching the movie. Image credits: Inkredo Designer, unsplash.com 1. Space is negated as a factor Like in Star Wars, JJ Abrams ignores one of the fundamental concepts of science fiction – space – in o...