I loved ‘Star Wars: The Forced Awakens’. It has made me excited for the Star Wars franchise to start creating new films. Plus, it was exciting to see some faces from the original films.

Even with my excitement, I have a variety of small dislikes that I can get over but still exist.

Why did no one use bombers when they bombed things?

Sorry, a bit of a tangent.
The biggest complaint I would have for the movie is how similar it is to ‘Star Wars: A New Hope’. It turns out I am not alone in this. Zachary Antell recently released a video showing a comparison of certain clips of each movie side-by-side.

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April 23, 2016 by Jason Love
Star Wars Disney Characters

Princes and the Beast

Looking for a quick way to promote your comic, blog, or other project?

An easy way to create a little buzz is to steal I mean borrow someone else’s brand.

If you look at huge franchises such as Star Wars, Disney, Marvel, DC, etc, etc you have people who are just crazy for these characters.  You have people that want to see everything and anything related to them even if it isn’t from the companies that own those properties.

If you create works of art that feature these characters, you have an opportunity to build up viewers and possibly convert some of them into fans.  Just creating copies of your favorite characters isn’t going to bring in a flood gate of people; your art has to have some distinct qualities.

Those are:

Lego Star Wars?  Yeah!
We are starting a new segment here at Jason Loves Life called “Video of the Week”.  The focus is on finding cool videos online and then talk about them.

Without further adieu (adieu = A goodbye).

Lego Star Wars Trilogy in 2 Minutes


This video is pure genius for a number of reasons.  It contains great animation effects, it covers the story in a funny way, and yet doesn’t try to force humor.  The fact that it lampoons a beloved American movie series has allowed it to receive over 8 million views and counting.

LESSONS TO TAKE AWAY: