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The Force is Strong in J.J.

3? 5? 10? More than 10?

How many times have you watched the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer since it debuted just yesterday afternoon? While there are still many questions and surprises that remain for Episode VII, a few things are clear:

  • This movie will be rooted like the first three Star Wars movies that premiered in theaters between 1977-1983 to surreal fanfare, which were centered in realism without heavy interference from distractingly obvious special effects
  • There are at least 3 new lead characters that will open the story up into new, exciting directions
  • Harrison Ford Han Solo and Chewbacca look fantastic and Luke Skywalker’s narration was a fantastic homage to the character and a past film, as well as being a very intriguing plot teaser…
  • Christopher Nolan’s cinematic treasure, The Dark Knight trilogy, has inspired yet another movie franchise. This time, it’s the ambiguously broken/battered villain mask of Darth Vader that is reminiscent of the image of Batman’s mask in The Dark Knight Rises
  • So far, J.J. Abrams is proving that he was definitely the right choice for this Star Wars resurgence

Go ahead, watch it again:

Only 8 more months to go!