Script for trailer analysis

1. General overview- The firstscene takesplace inJakku,asmall planetthatisa scrapyard for
destroyed ship.Thisiswhere we getaglimpse of ourheroin“Rey”,althoughwe donotsee herface
as it iscoveredbya mask and goggles.Thiscouldlinkbacktothe Tuskan raidersand Jawas fromthe
original films.Thiscanalreadybe appealingtofansof the original film.She isina vastopenspace
inside ashipsuggestingshe islonelyandisable todo thingsindependently.She islookingforscraps
showingshe isnotwealthyandislookingforitemsthathave worth.
We can inferfromthe nextshotthat theyare the same person astheyare wearingthe same thing.
She ishikingovera vast landscape whichisagainemptysuggestingshe isalone once again.Inthis
shotwe getour firstlookat our newdroidBB8 whichappealstothe youngeraudienceswhowillbe
amusedat BB8. It is interestingtosee how technologyhasdevelopedsince the lastfilmsasnow the
droidsroll aroundon a ball.
Our nextshotshowsa shipflyingwhichwillexcite original starwarsfansand letthemknow thatnot
much haschangedsince the last films.We thenget tosee “Rey”in full andwe thenfindoutthat she
isa female.Thismakesachange fromthe original filmswhereafar majorityof the protagonistsare
male
We thensee the Lucasfilmlogowhichthenletsusknow thatitis star warsas itis unclearinthe
beginningthisthenexcitesthe original fansastheythenknow thatthe filmsare back as the filmwas
highlyanticipated.
We thensee the rebellion,linkscanbe made toNazi ralliesdue tothe rows of storm troopersand
the huge flagsabove the stage.We thensee ourotherprotagonist“Finn”whoisa stormtrooper.
Thisis the onlytime inall of the Star Wars filmswhere we see aStormTrooperunmasked.Which
showsa change from the original films,where the identityof the StormTrooperswaskeptextremely
hidden.
We thengetanotheractionshot of a shipfalling,thisagainexcitesfansof the original filmsandlets
themknowthat the filmwill be asgrippingasthe original films.We thengetaglimpse of whatwe
can inferisthe villaindue tothe darkcoloursand the dark helmet.We thensee amangledhelmet
belongingtoDarthVaderand we can inferthatthisnew villainwill be similartoDarth Vaderfrom
the original films.We cansee himinflictingpainon“Poe”andwe makesit clearthat thischaracter is
a villain.
We thensee the returnof the much lovedMillenniumFalcon.Thisexcites originalaswe see itonce
againflythroughthe skyfightingevil.Thisexcitesfansdue tothe returnof the iconicship.We see
Finnand ReytogethersuggestingFinnisnota villainandmaybe a hero.We the see the Han Solo
one of the protagonistsfromthe original filmsandexcitesoriginalfans
The words “ThisChristmas”appearon the screenmidwaythroughthe trailertoinformthe audience
of the release date of the anticipatedfilm.Thisaddstothe excitementof the filmandgeneratesa
wideraudience.
We thena glimpse of actionandviolence betweenwhichattractsactionandthrillerfans.Thisisthe
firstbitof violence inthe trailersuggestingthere isnottoomuch violenceinthe filmbutthere are
elementsthroughoutthe film.
We see Poe andFinntogetherwhichaddstothe ideathatFinnisin fact not a villainaswe see inthe
beginningPoe inpainfromourvillain“KyloRen”.We thensee the returnof the muchlovedR2D2
beingtouchedbya robotichand.Some may inferthatthisisLuke as he losthisarm in the previous
filmasit doesnotgive too muchaway yettrue fans can workit out.Thisattracts intwo waysas

2. original fanswill watchthe filmtofindoutif itwas infact Luke and theymay watchit to see the
returnof R2D2.
We thensee stormtroopersmarchingthrougha fierywastelandsuggestingtheyare causing
sufferingandpain. Beingledbyanewcharacter whichisa silverstormtrooper,afterwatchingthe
filmwe findoutthisiscaptainPhasma.Thisis intriguingfororiginal fans.
We thensee “KyloRen”swinginghislightsaberaggressivelysuggestinghe isevil andmaybe worse
thenDarth Vader.We alsosee “Rey” cryingwhilstlookingupsuggestingitisnotplainsailingand
somethingterrible hashappened.
We thensee the returnof Chewbaccawhois a much lovedcharacterand appeals tooriginal fansas
he is fansfavourite character.He isa protagonistinthe original filmsandfanswill be happytosee
himreturn.
We thensee “Poe”one of the protagonistsinthe new filmflyingaship,suggesting he isaLuke
Skywalkerequivalent.Thislinksbacktothe original filmsasLuke Skywalkerwasanexcellentpilot.
We see Finnusingablue lighsaberashe battles“KyloRen”whichsuggestshow muchhischaracter
has changed.There isthena blackscreen withthe voice over“justletit in”thislinksbackto the
force in the original films.“MazKatana” the one who saysthisis an equivalentof yoda.
Afterthe blackscreenthe musickicksin as the “Star Wars” logopopsup andthisexcitesthe original
fansas theyfinallygetthe confirmationthatthisisastar wars filmandthislonganticipatedfilmis
finallyout.