Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) - Teaser Trailer Reaction

Yup, it's time. Today, Lucasfilm and Disney dropped the very first teaser trailer for the eighth episode in the Star Wars saga, 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi'. And it looks pretty darn great.
Firstly, let me just say how much I LOVED 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' (2015). Aside from some structural issues in the second act, that film did everything right in bringing back the franchise thirty years on from 'Star Wars: Return of the Jedi'. It introduced a new cast of characters, new planets and a new story, and to see this continue in a follow-up is exciting in itself. And this teaser trailer gives us a nice return to them, not revealing more than we already new. Poe and BB-8 are doing some cool Resistance stuff, Finn in chilling out, Kylo Ren is still a moody badass and Rey's learning some Jedi stuff with Luke. Except...Luke wants to get rid of the Jedi?! Part of me is wondering if they're going with the whole fan theory that the Jedi aren't actually all good, and a new form of Jedi would be the best way forward. It certainly adds more weight to the much-criticised prequels, and based on the original trilogy, yeah, I like that idea.
The teaser has plenty of non-revealing footage - wonderfully shot by new director Rian Johnson with some cool badass action in there. While there are a couple of things I'm not 100% on, I think that is because I'm almost waiting to criticise this film. I shouldn't. It looks new, fresh and exciting, even if it is recalling 'The Empire Strikes Back' and 'The Force Awakens' vibes. Also, John Williams sneaks in a few familiar Episode VII motifs into the music, and its beautiful.

'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' lands on December 15th 2017.

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