So the trailer first has a black storm trooper emerging from a pan across the desert. An obvious homage to the first Star Wars film. I have heard complaints that there are no black stormtroopers, which is true. The actor in the shot, John Boyega, is one of the headline characters of the film, so it could be him disguising himself. Or he could actually be a stormtrooper.
Scene 2: Beach ball R2 rolling down the sandy street of somewhere. This thing looks cool. And really shows how far we have come since the last Star Wars film in terms of how animated pieces look. The R2 unit looks realistic, but in my opinion, it looks out of place. Maybe it should be in a rave, riding the crowd. As long as they do a remix of the Catina song.
Stormtroopers are back, and they have new helmets! The shot looks cool, with just enough shaky camera work to make the scene look like a drop zone or the shuttle they are in moving through the atmosphere. I cannot comment on the accuracy of these troopers, however. Someday we will see one live up to the precedent Obi-Wan gave.
There is a girl riding a sweet speeder in the desert. I am seeing a theme here... But anyway. I have no idea what significance this has on the teaser (hence the name), but the speeder is again showing that the technology looks natural. And it reminds me on a podracer engine.
Another CGI shot shows off JJ Abrams' cinematic shots, and the water effect is cool. slightly overplayed in the comparison to the Enterprise rising out of the water in Star Trek: Into Darkness, but it has its place. The X-wings also don't sound different, maybe a bit crisper in quality, but I am still taken back to their reveal in A New Hope.
And the controversial lightsaber. I wonder why people hate it, seriously.
I realize that the user is now limited to how it is used (don't want to cut your arm off...), but I also see its practicality. I would wield this weapon as a claymore, William Wallace-style, hacking through the forest. We have seen the sabers used in other ways too. Count Dooku was a fencer, using his as a rapier or similar weapon. Most of the Jedi use theirs like katanas,two handed with smooth motions. The saber-locking, with the cool crackling sounds, is also negated by the additional energy projections at the hilt. If you want to argue the specifics, take it up with Stephen Colbert. And also, the blade looks like energy is coursing through it, not just a Tron-like projection of light.When did the Millenium Falcon become so damn good looking? I mean, did it go to the car wash? Is it fully functional? Truth of the matter is, we don't have to worry about its speed against TIE fighters. And those are back, with the same screaming noises.
Probably my favorite part through the entire teaser is the music. It sounds like John Williams is back and punctuating every frame it great music that makes me want to run around in a bathrobe. And the fanfare is back too, in case you were worried.
I loved the trailer. Going to see it, ASAP, next December. And if you are wondering why there is a teaser trailer for a movie coming out in a year, which will have its own trailer sometime next fall, you have come to the wrong place. I have no idea why they are announcing this so early. Maybe its to draw attention away from the animated film George Lucas is releasing in the spring, Strange Magic.
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