I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t excited, but my inner cynic was thinking a more appropriate title would be Star Wars: The Nostalgic Pandering Awakens. And it worked, judging from this general internet reaction. I wonder if there will be anything original and interesting in this movie, or if it’ll just be recycled iconic images, music and dialogue from the originals, a la the Star Trek reboots. I cringed a little when the old and busted Harrison Ford showed up, just like when they trotted out the old and busted Nimoy. Like it lends the movies gravitas or something. Personally, it just invites comparisons to the older works, which is usually a losing game for the derivatives. Knock on wood.
One possible way to explain this being spoken in the present tense is that, from Luke’s perspective, Anakin/Vader is still an active force ghost, occasionally taking an active role and giving Luke advice. So, Luke considers Anakin/Vader as merely “at One with the Force”, and not quite dead (yet).
My guess on the plot would be:
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Luke and Han had twins, one boy and one girl
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Rey, the girl, did not become a Jedi, but will now have to train
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The boy, Kylo Ren, has fallen to the Dark Side and worships his grandfather. He strives for power.
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Rey has to train to become a Jedi to attempt to pull her brother back to the light. Luke will train her, mainly in episode VIII.
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John Boyega also awakens to the Force. I know nothing about his character, though.
Um…
The force is strong in that one 
Midichlorians did it.
Wow! That really would be something. I hope you’re right!
I am so stupidly excited for this movie. I think the fact that BB8 isn’t wholly CGI bodes really well. That says that they’re not taking what’s become the easy way and just letting greenscreen fix everything.
I mean, that’s not how I expected that love triangle to resolve, but it’s great that they adopted!
Well, that was embarassing.
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Leia.
Han and LEIA had twins.
Now, I’m sure everyone here is very mature and I won’t be ridiculed about this and no one will make funny puns or carry on too far about my simple mistake. Right, everyone?
Well, this IS the Straight Dope we’re talking about here.
Sorry, but even though I’m not a* Star Wars* nerd, I was the perfect age (12) when I saw the original, and I loved *Empire *(15), but absolutely hated Jedi (18) and after much denial finally admitted to hating the prequels, I still absolutely love hearing the crowd go crazy upon seeing Cheewie and Ford at the end of this trailer. It just works!
And I doubt that Abrams will go too heavy on the old stuff. If anything the fans will complain that he only gave lip service to the originals. Personally, I think extended cameos are just the right fit for this trilogy…
I do have admit that seeing Old Han was the weakest part of the trailer. Old Wizened Jedi Luke works perfectly. Old Harrison Ford phoning it in is sad. The clip didn’t change my opinion.
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Luke and Han had twins, one boy and one girl.
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Well, maybe it wasn’t a mistake. Luke did have a twin (Leia) and maybe Han did too.
One thing I read; if this whole movie goes tits up we can call him Jar-Jar Abrams.
Imagine the audience reaction if an aging Han Solo shows up to gun down some unsuspecting bad guy who never gets off a shot.
Huh? In just 4 minutes of 2 trailers I’ve seen, I’ve seen the Falcon, Tie Fighters chasing the Falcon, the Falcon inexplicably flying through narrow pipes with Ties following, Stormtroopers, Luke, Leia, Han, Chewie, R2, X-Wings, Darth, Tatooine (presumably), Yavin (presumably), Star Destroyers, several quotations from the original 3, music from the original 3.
Abrams is utterly relying on the vintage stuff. He understands the angst fomented from the last 3 movies and correctly deduced it was because of the diversion. He gets it.
The first teaser was all new stuff besides a half second of the Falcon. This one was more old stuff. I am sure the movie will be a mix. Of course it will be derivative to a point. It is set in that world after all.
Are there Oscars for trailers? Because that one has to be a contender.
I can’t imagine BB8 doing anything that would make him Jar Jar. He’s cute and he doesn’t talk!
“That’s no pipe.”
It’s the rear engine of an upside down Super Star Destroyer (about 10x the size of your garden variety Star Destroyer).
