This video, which really couldn't be classified as a teaser, is thirty-four seconds long. It will make you wish that there was a thirty-fifth second and angry that there isn't a thirty-sixth, thirty-seventh and so on. This video presumably features footage from the actual movie itself, but this factoid hasn't been confirmed yet. In addition, there is a brief glimpse of Rian Johnson (Brick (2005), Looper (2012), and some of the better episodes of "Breaking Bad" (2008-2013)) directing.
For fans of the Star Wars franchise these thirty-four seconds will have to suffice for sustenance until Disney/Lucasfilm releases another teaser: a one to three minute melange that will be used as fodder for countless explications until the next trailer after that comes along.
Although we'll have to wait just short of two years for any of those speculations to be verified or refuted, at least we won't have to wait three years. In addition, we'll also have a spin-off movie (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)) to look forward to. One which appears to have better production values than Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure (1984) and Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (1985).
However, even with all of this in mind, with things in place to ease the two year interval between Episodes VII and Episode VIII, I still believe that two years is way too long a time for Rey to be standing there on that beautiful island, which is totally not Skellig Michael in Ireland, offering Luke Skywalker (who may or may not say "I am your father") Anakin's light saber.
Personally, I think that's a long time to be standing around for anything. Even if you are a Jedi wunderkind returning an Excalibur-like weapon to its presumptive owner, that's still a long time. Eventually her arm will get tired. She'll have to eat something. Poor Rey. Oh well, and then again, maybe that's part of the Jedi training process. Waiting around a long time like recruits for Project Mayhem when they waited outside "Jack"/Narrator's home for days despite continual discouragement.
© 2016 by Gary Hainsworth
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