Alright, with the release of the trailers for Jurassic World and Star Wars: Episode VII: The Force Awakens I am getting a very 90's vibe right now. Dunno why exactly, but for whatever reason, the new Star Wars trailer strongly reminds me of the days of trying to download The Phantom Menace Quicktime trailer on a 56k phone line. Now those were the days.
The new Star Wars trailer has of course already garnered a ton of analysis and speculation, but I figure that's no reason I can't do my own.
Opening: Ominious voiceover prattling on about feeling the force getting awakened from its' beauty sleep.
A man jumps up looking scared and wearing a stormtrooper outfit with no helmet.
Let's get the obvious question out of the way: Isn't this guy a little short to be a stormtrooper?
Next shot: Cute robot.
Next Shot - A bunch of stormtroopers lined up in a flying contraption thingie. One of them really is shorter than the others.
Insert J.J. Abrams signature wobbly cam here.
A young women starts her pod racer and flies away.
X-Wings!
A guy, who apparently got lost on his way to audition as an extra for AFI's DecemberUnderground music video, is wandering around and... WHOAH COOL LIGHTSABER!
MILLENIUM FALCON! DOUBLE MEGA WHOAH!!!
Final Note: Not unexpectedly, the new lightsaber design has caused a bit of speculation. Some say it looks silly (which does become question begging, did such people realize this was a Star Wars movie they were talking about?) and others have speculated that the extra appendages serve a function, maybe. Personally, I think that they look like vents for excess energy, given that what comes out looks less like mini lightsaber blades and more like actual flames.
As for Jurrasic World, I kind of lost interest in the film series after The Lost World so I can't exactly say I'm enthusiastic about this. Also is it just me, or does it look like Chris Pratt is playing Sam Worthington here?
