Star Wars: The Last Jedi looks a lot like The Empire Strikes Back at first blush
by Timothy B. Lee from Ars Technica - All content on (#34MH6)
Lucasfilm released the second trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi on Monday evening. It shows that-like every Star Wars movie-the next edition will be filled with space battles, lightsaber duels, and campy dialog.
The trailer makes it clear that Rey will be the central character of the upcoming movie, set to release December 15 with tickets widely available now. Rey's training by Luke Skywalker and maturation as a Jedi appear to be major themes.
For anyone entering the Star Wars universe for the first time with this latest trilogy (wait, why?), the new trailer hints at obvious parallels to The Empire Strikes Back. In Empire, Luke ignores Yoda's warnings that his training isn't complete and rushes off to save his friends, leading to his hand being chopped off by Darth Vader.
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