The Internet is awash with criticisms (or is that praise) of how Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens borrows, steals, homages, references, archetype-uses or parallels from Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.
What are those similarities?
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Sign up to join this communityThe Internet is awash with criticisms (or is that praise) of how Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens borrows, steals, homages, references, archetype-uses or parallels from Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.
What are those similarities?
In rough order of appearance, here's the list. Note that a lot of these happen in a significantly different order between the two movies, so depending on which movie you're thinking of some things might seem out of place.
a huge Star Destroyer moving slowly and ominously into view.
Tatooine vs. Jakku
Luke vs. Rey
Luke cleans R2 and removes his restraining bolt, Rey cuts BB-8 from a net and straightens his antenna.
in a spaceship called the Millennium Falcon.
Plans of Death Star vs. Map to find Luke Skywalker
Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru’s farm and Jawas vs. village of Tuanul
Princess Organa hiding Star Wars plans in R2-D2 vs. Poe hiding the map in BB-8
Princess Organa being tortured by Vader for the location of the rebel base vs. Poe being tortured by Kylo Ren for the location of the map
Luke Skywalker to Princess Leia in cell 2187 vs. Finn (FN-2187) to Poe Dameron
Darth Vader vs. Kylo Ren
Vader and Captain Antilles vs. Kylo Ren and his subordinate
Emperor Palpatine/Darth Sidious vs. Supreme Leader Snoke
Governor / Grand Moff Tarkin vs. General Hux
Greedo (also Jabba) vs. the 2 groups of space pirates
Han, Chewie, Luke, and Obi-Wan (successful) vs. Rey, Finn, and BB-8 (unsuccessful)
In the trash compactor vs. when he is trapped by the two gangs
"Hokey religion" vs. "Mumbo-jumbo"
The Empire built the Death Star which destroys Alderaan vs. the First Order built Starkiller Base which destroys the Hosnian System
Princess Leia vs. Rey
Luke destroys the Death Star vs. Finn, Rey, Han and Chewie destroy the Starkiller Base
The Emperor dissolved the the Imperial Senate vs. Starkiller Base destroyed the capitol of the Republic on Hosnian Prime
Luke gets the lightsaber from Obi-Wan Kenobi vs. Rey gets it from Maz Kanata via Finn
Mos Eisley vs. Takodana Castle
Han and Chewbacca staying out of the Battle of Yavin until the last moment vs. Finn nearly running off with the two aliens from the tavern
His left arm was ripped off by Tusken Raiders (Sand People) in the first Star Wars film. In this film his left arm is red because it is a replacement arm due to circumstances that are not mentioned in the movie.
Death Stars and Star Destroyers vs. Starkiller Base
Obi-Wan on the Death Star vs. Rey on Starkiller Base
Darth Vader killing Obi-Wan vs. Kylo Ren killing Han Solo
X-Wings must do a trench run over the giant superweapon.
Political tensions between evil black-masked Force wielding villain, and military top brass:
Vader and Motti vs. Kylo Ren and Hux
Vader and Captain Antilles vs. Kylo Ren and his subordinate
Leia, Han, Chewie, and Luke nearly die in a trash compactor vs. Captain Phasma gets sent (off-screen) to one
Leia flying, Luke and Han shooting vs. Rey flying, Finn shooting
Gandalf vs. DumbledoreObi Wan Kenobi vs. Luke Skywalker.
Darth Vader escaping in his Tie Fighter vs. Kylo Ren presumably being rescued by Hux at Snoke's request
R2 has the Death Star plans vs. R2 has part of the map to Luke Skywalker
Obi-Wan had disappeared to Tatooine after Anakin turned bad vs. Luke had disappeared after Ben Solo turned bad