So on Star Wars celebration J.J Abrams, Kathleen Kennedy, and some of the cast members of the Force awakens had a panel for the movie and released a second teaser trailer for the movie. I overall still like the trailer but I prefer the epicness of the first teaser trailer which still feels epic even after a couple of viewings.
I have an interesting little history with the Star Wars franchise. Before my seventh grade year I really didn't know just how iconic, worshiped and historical the Star Wars franchise, to me it was just another Sci-Fi franchise. I liked both the original trilogy and the prequel trilogy equally, they were just fun and entertaining to watch. It was only when I got into movies the way I am into movies now was when I found out how BIG it was and what it means to people and what it did for cinema so I went to watch it again to see if I could get the same feeling what other people felt and my reaction was the same. I liked it fine, felt nothing that special and I just considered it a fun franchise.
I know I should be hung and sent to center of the earth but Star Wars just never really did it for me. It might be because I didn't grow up around the hype and didn't really see any of the movies until I was about eight but I just could never get that into them. I love science fiction movies and TV shows but I'm more of a Star Trek, Doctor Who, Back to the Future and Planet of the Apes fan.
Star Wars never really did it for me, I never really liked most of the characters except for Obi-Wan Kenobi and R2-D2, I didn't buy the romance between Han and Leia (I really don't like those love-hate romances all that much), I found it kind of weird how in the original trilogy how only one women seemed to exist in the universe and even then I didn't find her that interesting, except in the prequel trilogy the worlds never did it for me either nor did the story or any of the ideas in it impressed me. I can see why people like it and I can respect what it did for cinema but it's not my kind of thing.
And Yet I am excited for Star Wars the Force Awakens because it looks good. I like the diverse cast, I like the costumes and practical effects, I like the more morally grey tone and I love passing the torch and legacy stories. Not to mention it looks just blatantly good. So since I for once am excited for a Star Wars film for the first time and a lot of people are extremely excited for a new Star Wars film I've decided to do a break down, so get zeroed out now lets begin.
Star Wars Force awakens breakdown
0:00-0:13: Lucas Film Logo and it's strange we didn't see any kind of Disney logo.
0:16-0:19: We see the desert planet from the first trailer which was revealed to be Jakku instead of Tatooine, I think they could have come up with something more interesting than another desert planet but I'm ok with it.
0:20-0:22: Crashed X-wing I think.
0:23-0:30: Awesome shot of the crashed Straw Destroyer, which at first I thought it was a mountain but it turned out to be something different. Whether this and the X-wing literally crashed here or whether Jakku is a dumping ground for star ships which would be a cool angle to take and explain the Scavengers we might see.
0:38-0:40: Luke Skywalker voice over which I here is from Return of the Jedi originally with some minor remixing. He seems to be talking to his apprentice or somebody random, some people think he's talking to his off spring but why would he say "My family" instead of "Our family?" I do think he will have a kid in the movie but whoever he's not talking to in this scene.
0:41: Amazing shot of the destroyed Darth Vader helmet, interesting to see what this means for the movie and what role posthumously Darth Vader will play. It interesting to see who has and is holding the skull currently, it's most likely Luke but it could be anyone.
0:46-0:47: We see what is most likely Luke Skywalker's robotic hand pressing against R2-D2 in what looks to be a lava based planet either that or there is a really huge fire going on in front of them. Rumors have been circulating that Luke Skywalker has gone hermit mode since Return of the Jedi and has been doing something in secret. It will be interesting to see what that will be but if I had to speculate he might be guarding something or someone trying to make sure no one gets to it. Also great to see even after nearly thirty years R2-D2 still has Luke back.
0:54: Most likely Leia (Queen or Ambassador who knows) is handed what looks to be based on what's been said and other rumors Luke's old light saber. It will be interesting to see what role she plays and I hope it's a substantial one, Leia never really got to do much in the original trilogy, at least nothing specific to her or any sort of character arc. I hope she is able to use some type of force powers even if it's very little.
1:03: More like coming out December 18th about a week or so before Christmas.
1:06: Good shot of the X-wings really like how the effects are looking here a good mix of practical and CGI.
1:07: Of the new trilogy we've got a look at Oscar Isaac's character Poe Dameron. The new swashbuckler arrogant, cocky guy of the new trilogy. I typically don't like the cocky guy in a movie, mainly because in real life I find that kind of guy annoying but I will give Poe a chance mainly because he's got a really good actor behind him. Poe in this movie is an X-wing pilot whose given a special mission by Leia which makes him cross paths with Finn and Rey which starts the movie. I have a theory about Poe but I will be quiet about it until I have more evidence than random speculation.
1:08: A really quick shot of Kylo Ren who has the best name so far and I don't care if it may be impractical the cross guard light saber is a welcome creative decision and it just looks cool. Most likely by process of elimination and of the full body shot of him in the last trailer it's most likely Adam Driver mainly because his height and frame match the guy and due to rumors.
1:09-1:10: Rey, Finn and BB-8 running as an explosion goes off in the background. In the distance you can see an empire ship (I don't know what they are called) and since Finn is a former storm trooper they are most likely looking for him. We also seem to be seeing Daisy Ridley's Rey's scavenger tribe being attacked. I also really love their outfits.
1:11: Another cool shot of Kylo Ren in front of an army of storm troopers, so he's probably working for the empire.
1:13: Third Reich Storm troopers. In the background we see a guy on what appears to be a podium and giving a speech. Based on certain rumors that may or may not be Domhall Gleeson playing the general who has an interesting theory/rumor behind him but I won't say until the next trailer when we might have more substantial evidence.
1:13-1:14: Daisy Ridley as Rey. Before celebration their were rumors that she would be the daughter of Han Solo and Leia but we recently found out she was actually a scavenger which I'm glad of. It gives her, her own unique backstory of being a scavenger, learning to survive by her resourcefulness and from other scenes in the trailer seems to be apart of a scavenger tribe which sounds awesome. I also think Han and Leia won't have any kids in the movie but I think Luke will most likely a son.
1:15: I feel so sorry for that one storm trooper being flipped over by the explosion because if he's not dead he's most likely horribly burned and/or crippled. Anyway we have a Storm Trooper space station being attacked. I am really interested in the Storm Trooper perspective in this which brings me too...
1:17: Finn played by John Boyega. I am really excited to see this guy and the character because Boyega's a good actor and super charismatic and again really interested in the Storm Trooper perspective. I hope he actually genuinely joined the empire and he's not like a spy or something, because him joining the empire of his own volition and changes his mind after most likely witnessing something horrible would be way more interesting in my opinion. He has a panicked looked on his face and is sweating profusely, this could mean he's witnessed something horrible happen. Either someone important or someone he knew died, something sick happened or was given a task he could not do. It also seems to be in the same place where the Storm Troopers were being attacked earlier.
1:20: Chrome Trooper. Based on rumors and frame this is most likely Gwendoline Badass Christie. The rumor is that Christie is playing Boyega's superior and when he goes rouge she is the one hunting him down which sounds really badass. You also tell this person is of superior rank, due to the fact it looks like as if she has a golden blaster and a cape.
1:21: Get ready for the newest Christmas present the cutest thing in the world BB-8. He was probably the best part of the Celebration panel and I knew he was a practical from the beginning but I thought their would be a pipe system thing but I was surprised when I saw no pipes so I have to imagine it's some kind of magnetic device making him movie. He is so adorable and I hope the panel foreshadowed a fun rivalry between him and R2-D2 which would be so cute.
1:22-1:23: Rey and Finn interacting and this seems to be after they meet for the first time since Finn is not in his storm trooper uniform anymore.
1:25-1:31: This movie seems like it's going to have a lot of awesome fight battles with really good special effects.
1:35: "Chewie we're home." Awesome reveal of Han Solo (who will probably die) and Chewbacca (who will probably go out with him) and a good line to sign out the trailer on and very meta in a good way. People complained about the fact Chewie had no white hairs which is untrue because there is a picture of Chewbacca leaning over J.J Abrams and it's clear most of the darker areas of his fur are completely grey. It's most likely the lighting that makes it looks like he has no grey hairs.
That's my Star Wars breakdown and see you Sunday for some sort of review.
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