The Star Wars: The Last Jedi teaser trailer is tearing up the Internet right now, and fans are combing through every shot looking for clues about what the next chapter of the saga will bring.
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While taking a look at the shot by shot analysis, we (and a lot of other fans) one small but nonetheless juicy thematic connection: The Last Jedi teaser is a mirror for the opening seconds of the Star Wars: The Force Awakens teaser.
Both trailers begin with a fade in on a mysterious locale – which is promptly interrupted by a desperate figure popping into view. InThe Force Awakens, the moment features John Boyega’s Finn, jumping up awake after crashing on Jakku, gasping for air, still dressed in his stormtrooper outfit. In The Last Jedi teaser, the locale is seemingly the planet where Rey discovered Luke Skywalker, and Rey is now the figure popping into view, gasping desperately for air. What’s interesting is the change in perspective: Finn is jumping up in his trailer, while Rey is falling down.
For those who aren’t film school geeks: it could be argued that these two different shots indicate two very different trajectories for the characters/story arcs of the respective films. In other words: Force Awakens was about the rise of new heroes, while The Last Jedi will see those heroes fall, in some form or fashion.
Of course, that’s just film school analysis (for whatever it’s worth). In any event, it’s a cool little connective thread that binds the first and second chapters of this sequel trilogy.
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi, from writer/director Rian Johnson, is in post-production now for a December 15, 2017 release. The film follows-up and continues the story of the next generation of the saga as Rey, Poe, Finn, and Kylo Ren find their place in the galaxy and follow the legacy of Luke Skywalker, Leia, and Han Solo. Daisy Ridley returns to star as Rey, with other returning stars John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Adam Driver, Domhnall Gleeson, Gwendoline Christie, Peter Mayhew, Andy Serkis, Anthony Daniels, Lupita Nyong’o Mark Hamill, and Carrie Fisher as General Leia Organa. Benicio Del Toro and Laura Dern join the cast in as-yet-unrevealed roles.
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