I am really sure that everyone on the planet has seen this TWENTY times by now, but I am going to post it anyway. Here is the second Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer. Here are some facts and thoughts:
1. the desert planet in the clip is Jakku, not Tattooine. It is cool to see a downed X-Wing and Star Destroyer in the sand there. They are a nice reminder of a time gone by in a galaxy far, far away.
2. Chewie hasn`t aged a day. Han looks OK for his age as well. Maybe there is a reason Luke and Leia haven't been shown in the trailers yet. Just saying...
3. The Chrome Trooper you get a glimpse of is Gwendoline Christie of Game of Thrones fame (Breanne of Tarth).
4. We see Luke`s (presumably) metal hand reach out and touch R2-D2 when Luke says ``I have it.``
5. I am sure we have all heard the controversy over what Luke means when he says ``My father has it.`` Was this just a soundbyte from Return of the Jedi like it sounds like or is Vader`s spirit somehow still alive?
6. The dude with the cross-hilt lightsaber is Kylo Ren and he is played by Adam Driver (tall, longish-haired guy from the show Girls). He may be a new Sith who has a thing for old relics (Darth Vader's burnt helmet perhaps?). Is he trying to re-awaken the dark side a couple generations after the demise of Darth Vader and his emperor? And is it possible he is the offspring of Luke or Han/Leia? Maybe.
7. Leia (most likely) is given Luke's ORIGINAL lightsaber in a scene in the trailer where Luke says "My sister has it," She is given it by an alien creature who is much shorter than her. How did anyone find Luke's original weapon? Everyone assumed it was lost in the bowls of Cloud City with Luke's hand (that Vader sliced off in Empire Strikers Back) forever.
8. The back of the ship that the Millennium Falcon flies into towards the end of the trailer does NOT appear to be the same one that is seen at the beginning. The engines make it look more like the back of a Super Star Destroyer. Interesting.
9. I wonder who the man at the front of the platform in the clip showing row upon row of new storm troopers is. Seems like a new military leader a la Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin (yes, that is his real name in A New Hope). Rumors suggest he is played by Max Von Sydow and he is likely the leader of the First Order, the military faction trying to take the place of the old Empire as ruler of the galaxy. The whole thing looks very communist Soviet Union to me, with the big red banners and whatnot. By the way, for those interested, The Rebellion is now known as The Resistance in the sequal trilogy.
10. I have no problem whatsoever with a black storm trooper. Obviously others have been allowed to join since the days of the clones, which were at least 50 years before Episode 7. Not every storm trooper in the history of... ever... is a clone of a now-famous Maori actor, so stop your whining and racist comments (if you are complaining or making nasty remarks).
Anyway, the trailer is below. Enjoy!
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