 For "The Force Awakens", director J. J. Abrams decided to approach the choreography similarly to how it was done in the original trilogy.Abrams stated that the prequel trilogy choreography was "increasingly spectacular and stylized, almost like dance choreography", but that was not what they really wanted to go for in the new films.He told "Empire" magazine, "When you look at "Star Wars" and "Empire", they are very different lightsaber battles, but for me they felt more powerful because they were not quite as slick.