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The Book of Henrydirector Colin Trevorrow has propose a more elaborated explanation for a gossip he made about the movie being a " carbon copy " ofStar war Episode IV : A New Hope- and it in reality kind of makes common sense .
On the font of it , the two movies do n’t seem that similar . The Book of Henrywas Trevorrow ’s follow - up toJurassic World , and star Naomi Watts as a single female parent raising two son , one of whom is a child prodigy called Henry ( fiddle by Jaeden Lieberher ) . When Henry discovers that the girl who dwell next door is being abused by her stepfather he tries to serve her - but to no service . Then , rather abruptly , Henry dies of a learning ability tumour . He leave behind a notebook with step - by - step instructions for his female parent to murder the abusive stepfather and get away with it , and she decide to carry out the plan .
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Back in April , Thorscreenwriter Zack Stentz tweet to Trevorrow that he was " tantalize or die " forBook of Henry , which was a box billet washout and was torn apart by critics . Trevorrowresponded , " Someday we ’ll get drunk and I ’ll lie out how that movie is a carbon copy of A New Hope . My favorite bar illusion for fellow tarradiddle nerds . " In a late consultation , SlashFilmasked Trevorrow if he could explicate the " atomic number 6 copy " commentary for the news report wonk of the net , and Trevorrow obliged :
" [ Star Wars ] is a foundational myth . It ’s a noble ghost story . Where a lineament last on after demise to guide a zep to find their posture and overcome ultimate evil . And structurally … The way that I look at picture show , I do see Avatar and Titanic and Jurassic World [ as ] very like picture . Henry was Obi - Wan Kenobi . And he pop off in the middle . And he left a Seth of instruction manual on how to take out the Death Star where Darth Vader was holding a Princess prisoner . And at the very end , when he had the target in his deal , he had to think his education . pass by this ghostly voice . And then Han Solo comes in with the Rube Goldberg machine and gives him the present moment . And finally the Princess saves herself . "
While it ’s sluttish to barrack at his claim ofBook of Henrybeing a ' carbon written matter ' ofA New Hope , it ’s not actually that far - fetched . Most Hollywood picture show are structurally very standardized - so much so that screenwriting books can recount you the exact point in the movie when the protagonist will be spurred into an dangerous undertaking , and the point when they should experience a withering defeat followed by a triumphant recovery , and so on . Perhaps the most notable breakdown of authoritative storytelling social system isJoseph Campbell ’s The Hero ’s Journey , and Trevorrow indicate thatStar Wars(which itself is a classic object lesson of the Hero ’s Journey ) is a monomyth in its own right : " I think that in the same agency that we use Joseph Campbell as a foundational myth for so long , we ’re now gon na set out using Star Wars as a foundational myth to tell other story . "
Trevorrow was at one item place to manoeuvre the closing chapter of the currentStar Warstrilogy , Star Wars : Episode IX . However , in September 2017Trevorrow was rent go from the projection , andStar Wars : The Force Awakensdirector J.J. Abrams was brought in to replace him . Still , at least Trevorrow ( sort of ) stick to make his very own reading ofStar warfare .
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Source : SlashFilm
