I just logged on and looked through a few of the sites I visit for stories and happened to look over the excellent FilmRot site. What should I see there but links to the new Star Wars trailer.
Boy, I was excited. I mean I felt the excitement in the pit of my stomach as soon as I saw the link. So I clicked, was redirected, chose a mirror and within a minute was starting to watch.
Starting with some nice reflective looks to Episode IV, it then kicks into some of the promised story…sorry, cut that, lingering shots and action clips from the movie.
I’ve got to say, I’ve come away excited and with my hopes up for a great movie, but with a bitter taste in my mouth, and that wasn’t the morning cup of tea. Yes, it does look really exciting, and some of the shots look stunning especially the action pieces with the ships, and they’ve been really clever at whetting our taste buds with a shot of each character.
However, if it wasn’t any other movie than Star Wars we’d be sorely disappointed. Looking at the trailer again, it uses some footage from another movie, then you’ll see short shots of some space battle sequences and short cuts of each character either turning around or holding their lightsaber.
Don’t get me wrong, I really am excited, and a big fan. Just taking a step back there’s nothing in there about the movie, about the story, apart from telling you that Darth Vader is here and he’s going to kill everyone. The hype and excitement is based around the prior knowledge of the Jedi, Star Wars and the characters.
So, after all that analysis? It still looks really, really good, and it promises a hell of a lot. It certainly has a lot to live up to if it is to be the step to IV-VI.
What about you lot? Excited? Disappointed? Indifferent?
