One of the biggest worries about J.J. Abrams directing Star Wars is that he’ll bring his penchant for mysteries for the sake of mysteries to the relatively straightforward universe George Lucas built. But this clip from his 2007 Ted talk, posted on Reddit yesterday, shows Abrams arguing that Star Wars was always about the “mystery box” because it maintains suspense by withholding information from the audience.
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Watch J.J. Abrams explaining why Star Wars is all about the “Mystery Box”
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