These days the internet is full of “remakes” of movies and their trailers.  Most of the time, the quality stuff seems to be done with LEGO blocks.  The folks over at Robot 6 recently posted the “Budget Video” version of the Star Wars- The Force Awakens trailer.  This is the kind of stuff that reminds you that imitation is a great form of flattery . . . and that it’s great to be around people who love to make this kind of thing.  Check it out . . .

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If you want to read something a bit more polarizing, here’s an article by Grantland alum Bryan Curtis that looks at how some are “rethinking” George Lucas and his legacy in light of SW-TFA in the broader context of the six previous movies.  I think it goes too far in the wrong direction, but I can appreciate what Curtis is trying to communicate.