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Star Wars The Last Jedi Trailer Debut

April 14, 2017 by Arnaldo Reyes 15 Comments

As many expected, today at Star Wars Celebration The Last Jedi panel, the teaser trailer for the next installment in this legendary series was released, along with a pretty epic poster that pays tribute to past, present, and the future. If you haven’t seen the trailer, you can watch it below (as spoilers from the trailer will follow).

Regarding the trailer, as Screenfish writer Chris Utley says, less is more. We get a little of the training that Luke is putting Rey through, but it tells all we need to know about where the film is going and asks that burning question, what does The Last Jedi truly mean? Action-wise, there’s a little bit of The Empire Strikes Back feel as we can see that the resistance is under attack. They clearly will need a new base and it will be interesting to see how much different from The Empire Strikes Back this will be.

The part that stands out the most is in the trailer’s dialogue, seemingly a narration between Rey and Luke as part of her training. It’s clear she is meditating with the guidance of Luke, and when asked what she sees, she says “light, darkness, a balance,” followed by Luke saying, “It’s so much bigger.” After a montage of action, the trailer ends with Luke telling Rey that he only knows one truth: “It’s time for the Jedi to end.”

Is it time for the Jedi to end? Of course, the theories between now and Christmas will abound, but when you piece together the dialogue, Luke’s search of the first Jedi temple, the idea that it’s time for the Jedi to end, and his comment “It’s so much bigger,” it seems like the next evolution of the Force is taking place. For Rey and Luke to win, they need to be more than just Jedi. We previously got a feel of this much larger balance in Season 3, Episode 15 of Star Wars Clone Wars when Anakin subdued the son and daughter of the overlord (a planet and beings more powerful in the force than any other and in charge of keeping balance).  Anakin was to be the chosen one, the one to keep light and dark in balance, but he rejected that calling. It seems like Luke and Rey are heading to new levels in the Force, and to do so the Jedi–much like the Sith–can be no more.

So now we are left with many new questions. Obviously, we won’t know the answers until December 15, but there will be lots of interesting conversations until that day.

What say you? Tell us what you thought of the trailer and what your theories are!

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Filed Under: Current Events, Film, News Tagged With: Luke Skywalker, Rey, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, The Last Jedi

About Arnaldo Reyes

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  1. Mark Allen Sommer says

    April 14, 2017 at 5:00 pm

    Interesting, to say the least. I’ve commented in my reviews about the other movies that the Jedi had “feet of clay.” There were definitely some systemic problems in how they tried to bring justice to the galaxy. Will Rey and Luke begin a new version of the “ancient religion?”

    Reply
  2. Mark Allen SommerMark Allen Sommer says

    April 14, 2017 at 5:02 pm

    Interesting, to say the least. I’ve commented in my reviews about the other movies that the Jedi had “feet of clay.” There were definitely some systemic problems in how they tried to bring justice to the galaxy. Will Rey and Luke begin a new version of the “ancient religion?”

    Reply
    • Mark Allen SommerMark Allen Sommer says

      April 15, 2017 at 5:46 am

      This is of interest.
      http://ftw.usatoday.com/2017/04/last-jedi-star-wars

      Reply
  3. Chris UtleyChris Utley says

    April 14, 2017 at 6:00 pm

    Not nearly enough footage for me to form any sort of theory. I guess we’ll wait till the season premiere of Monday Night Football for Trailer 2 to give us more intel.

    Reply
    • Mark Allen SommerMark Allen Sommer says

      April 15, 2017 at 5:45 am

      lol

      Reply
  4. Devin M. A. HaywardDevin M. A. Hayward says

    April 14, 2017 at 8:14 pm

    And the biggest question of all:…Is Rey gonna lose a hand?

    Reply
    • Steve NortonSteve Norton says

      April 15, 2017 at 5:49 am

      It’s her destiny. lol

      Reply
  5. Devin M. A. HaywardDevin M. A. Hayward says

    April 14, 2017 at 8:14 pm

    And when will they finally bring back Jar Jar?

    Reply
    • ScreenFishScreenFish says

      April 14, 2017 at 8:59 pm

      We’re thinking no:
      http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/02/18/jar-jar-binks-fate-revealed-in-star-wars-aftermath-novel

      Reply
    • Devin M. A. HaywardDevin M. A. Hayward says

      April 14, 2017 at 9:00 pm

      Drat.

      Reply
    • Devin M. A. HaywardDevin M. A. Hayward says

      April 14, 2017 at 9:01 pm

      But will this be the one that ties the franchise in with the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

      Reply
  6. Adrian CrutchfieldAdrian Crutchfield says

    April 15, 2017 at 6:52 am

    Christopher Poole

    Reply
  7. Taran GingeryTaran Gingery says

    April 16, 2017 at 8:39 am

    The most pressing question for me is: is it December yet?

    Reply
    • ScreenFishScreenFish says

      April 16, 2017 at 3:40 pm

      Oh, we wish. Oh, we wish.

      Reply
  8. Countdown - Star Wars: The Last JediCountdown - Star Wars: The Last Jedi says

    April 16, 2017 at 3:24 pm

    Booyaah!

    Like us for more content! ✌️

    Reply

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