Darren Onyx
Fallen
I realized that a lot of people, myself included, cried during the trailer for The Force Awakens. The second trailer which, spoilers in case you haven't seen it even though EVERYONE HAS SEEN IT, features the return of Luke, Leia, R2, the introduction of our new cast, and the moment that broke us all "Chewie, we're home". Now we can all agree that this trailer was so powerful. It was what a trailer should be. It didn't show any plot, all it did was hype us for the movie. They had some lines to give us an idea and then showed off some epic shots that leave us wondering "What is happening!" and getting us hyped.
My grandpa, who has been a fan since the first movie came out, asked me a question a few days ago regarding me crying over the new trailer. "Why did you cry? It's just a movie."
The question has actually got me thinking and finally I thought I'd right my conclusion here. <spoiler>Please note that this is opinion. This is why I cried during the trailer and it may be different than why you cried.</spoiler>
The truth is, it isn't just a movie. Star Wars started as a movie. It did for all of us. It started as a science fiction fantasy film that was created by a small director out of Modesto California. But it's only a movie until you watch it. The first viewing of A New Hope, which I saw when I was six years old, was the most incredible moment of my childhood. No movie ever blew me away like A New Hope did. Nothing left me wanting more as much as it did and nothing made me want to fantasize and play like Star Wars did. From that moment on it wasn't a movie. Star Wars, in my life, was apart of who I was. It wasn't just about the Skywalker family and their adventures, it wasn't just about good vs evil, and it wasn't just about the movie. It was about everything. It was about the world and lore it created and spawned. It was about the characters and their connections with one another that mattered. Star Wars had since been apart of my life and I had always watched it, yes including the prequels, from a young child to my young adulthood now.
It was this fact that lead me to my conclusion as to why I cried during the trailer: I missed it. The only problem I have with the prequel trilogy isn't the writing, in fact I love Episode II and III, but in fact my biggest problem is that there isn't any magic. It didn't feel like a Star Wars trilogy. It felt like a spin off trilogy that was trying to capture us like the original trilogy did. But it didn't work. It didn't make us want to live it. There was a short time after Episode I where I didn't want Star Wars anymore. It made that big an impact on me.
That was until I saw Episode II and eventually III. The tragedy of II and III, especially during my early years as a writing and filmmaker, really drove me back into the Star Wars brand. Still though, those two episodes didn't have the magical feeling episodes IV though VI gave me. It felt good, knowing that they weren't bad, but it still didn't feel completely right.
Skip ahead years, Star Wars Episode VII is confirmed and we are waiting for any news. We get our first bit from a nostalgic-like photo, that is it is taken in black and white, of the cast of the movie with JJ Abrams. It felt amazing knowing they were back, the original cast. And it felt even better knowing that JJ wasn't afraid of taking risks. The original trilogy took a major risk by taking on all relatively no name actors and actresses, which is what JJ was doing with the new cast of the movie.
Skip skip skip. Now we have our first teaser trailer. It was awesome. It was so amazing to see the Falcon flying around and fighting the Tie Fighters, even if we didn't get any real vision of our heroes.
Skip. Now we have this. The second teaser trailer. The trailer that made everyone cry. It's now, at the end of this, that I realize why. It isn't only because we are excited to see Star Wars again. It's because it has the magic back. It feels like a Star Wars movie. It feels like a grand epic like the original trilogy did. From the voice over of Luke, the Darth Vader helmet in ruin, the crashed Star Destroyer, Kylo Ren, the new Stormtroopers, our new heroes, and R2D2, everything about this trailer felt like Star Wars and every bit of it felt like it was epic. The thing that really sets this as a Star Wars film is the mind shaking moment at the end with Han Solo. The minute you hear him say his one line, you know that you are back. They are back. Star Wars is back.
The magic of the original trilogy feels like it is back and this trailer is the reason why. That is why I cried during this trailer. It's the passion I have for the original trilogy resurfacing after so long because, now, it has a reason to resurface.
Did you cry when you saw it? You can be honest. I haven't found one person, even my grandpa who was questioning me about it ended up crying, who hasn't cried during it. My marine uncle cried, my heartless friend cried, even my non-Star Wars fan friend ended up crying. So. Why did you cry when you saw it?
TL;DR- I cried over the trailer because I felt the magic from the original trilogy inside it. Why, if you did, did you cry?
My grandpa, who has been a fan since the first movie came out, asked me a question a few days ago regarding me crying over the new trailer. "Why did you cry? It's just a movie."
The question has actually got me thinking and finally I thought I'd right my conclusion here. <spoiler>Please note that this is opinion. This is why I cried during the trailer and it may be different than why you cried.</spoiler>
The truth is, it isn't just a movie. Star Wars started as a movie. It did for all of us. It started as a science fiction fantasy film that was created by a small director out of Modesto California. But it's only a movie until you watch it. The first viewing of A New Hope, which I saw when I was six years old, was the most incredible moment of my childhood. No movie ever blew me away like A New Hope did. Nothing left me wanting more as much as it did and nothing made me want to fantasize and play like Star Wars did. From that moment on it wasn't a movie. Star Wars, in my life, was apart of who I was. It wasn't just about the Skywalker family and their adventures, it wasn't just about good vs evil, and it wasn't just about the movie. It was about everything. It was about the world and lore it created and spawned. It was about the characters and their connections with one another that mattered. Star Wars had since been apart of my life and I had always watched it, yes including the prequels, from a young child to my young adulthood now.
It was this fact that lead me to my conclusion as to why I cried during the trailer: I missed it. The only problem I have with the prequel trilogy isn't the writing, in fact I love Episode II and III, but in fact my biggest problem is that there isn't any magic. It didn't feel like a Star Wars trilogy. It felt like a spin off trilogy that was trying to capture us like the original trilogy did. But it didn't work. It didn't make us want to live it. There was a short time after Episode I where I didn't want Star Wars anymore. It made that big an impact on me.
That was until I saw Episode II and eventually III. The tragedy of II and III, especially during my early years as a writing and filmmaker, really drove me back into the Star Wars brand. Still though, those two episodes didn't have the magical feeling episodes IV though VI gave me. It felt good, knowing that they weren't bad, but it still didn't feel completely right.
Skip ahead years, Star Wars Episode VII is confirmed and we are waiting for any news. We get our first bit from a nostalgic-like photo, that is it is taken in black and white, of the cast of the movie with JJ Abrams. It felt amazing knowing they were back, the original cast. And it felt even better knowing that JJ wasn't afraid of taking risks. The original trilogy took a major risk by taking on all relatively no name actors and actresses, which is what JJ was doing with the new cast of the movie.
Skip skip skip. Now we have our first teaser trailer. It was awesome. It was so amazing to see the Falcon flying around and fighting the Tie Fighters, even if we didn't get any real vision of our heroes.
Skip. Now we have this. The second teaser trailer. The trailer that made everyone cry. It's now, at the end of this, that I realize why. It isn't only because we are excited to see Star Wars again. It's because it has the magic back. It feels like a Star Wars movie. It feels like a grand epic like the original trilogy did. From the voice over of Luke, the Darth Vader helmet in ruin, the crashed Star Destroyer, Kylo Ren, the new Stormtroopers, our new heroes, and R2D2, everything about this trailer felt like Star Wars and every bit of it felt like it was epic. The thing that really sets this as a Star Wars film is the mind shaking moment at the end with Han Solo. The minute you hear him say his one line, you know that you are back. They are back. Star Wars is back.
The magic of the original trilogy feels like it is back and this trailer is the reason why. That is why I cried during this trailer. It's the passion I have for the original trilogy resurfacing after so long because, now, it has a reason to resurface.
Did you cry when you saw it? You can be honest. I haven't found one person, even my grandpa who was questioning me about it ended up crying, who hasn't cried during it. My marine uncle cried, my heartless friend cried, even my non-Star Wars fan friend ended up crying. So. Why did you cry when you saw it?
TL;DR- I cried over the trailer because I felt the magic from the original trilogy inside it. Why, if you did, did you cry?
