Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (USE SPOILER TAGS!)

[Snicket]

Jesus, why does the word count in the subtitle matter?

[djakrse]

Originally Posted by Snicket

Jesus, why does the word count in the subtitle matter?

I dunno, one guy said it, and another guy called him a liar. I'm Groot.

[Optimus]

Originally Posted by Snicket

Jesus, why does the word count in the subtitle matter?

It's a Star Wars thread, pretty soon there's gonna be complaining about the shades of yellow/gold in the title.

[djakrse]

Originally Posted by OptimusL

It's a Star Wars thread, pretty soon there's gonna be complaining about the shades of yellow/gold in the title.

That $#!7 really pisses me off!

[frogmort]

Well, God-damnit.

[X400]

What I don't get is that didn't The Force awaken with Luke Skywalker? so I guess he went to sleep for 30 years and now he's woken up again?

[octagon]

Originally Posted by OptimusL

It's a Star Wars thread, pretty soon there's gonna be complaining about the shades of yellow/gold in the title.

But he wasn't complaining. He said he liked the symmetry.

[Walts Ghost]

Originally Posted by shdl83

You bolded it but didn't read his post properly. He said the FIRST part of the previous two trilogies. A New Hope and The Phantom Menace are both three words long.

Originally Posted by djakrse

He said the first part and was referring to A New Hope and The Phantom Menace.

Thank you guys for understanding. Yeah. I just like the symmetry of all the trilogies having that with their first parts. It's kind of cool. It's nothing major, but it's still just something kind of cool that I noticed.

[AudioWarrior]

Jesus! Who's twelve year old came up with the title?

Sounds like something you'd hear in the direct to video aisle!

[esteban²]

I don't get the fuzz about the title. Let's be honest ... All of the Star Wars titles are kinda cliché and not much inspired. On the other hand, doesn't matter, they are just fine that way.

[Samus Aran]

Originally Posted by X400

What I don't get is that didn't The Force awaken with Luke Skywalker? so I guess he went to sleep for 30 years and now he's woken up again?

This is a direct sequel to The Force Unleashed games. They kept the casting of Sam Witwer a secret.

[Bucky]

Originally Posted by Snicket

Jesus, why does the word count in the subtitle matter?

There are also some people that believe the film needs to have the Fox Fanfare at the start, even though Fox will have nothing to do with this movie, since you cannot start a Star Wars movie without the Fox Fanfare.

[WilsonBros]

Originally Posted by indianajmb

It could be "Planet of the Hoojibs"

Wash your mouth out, sir!

Never have forgiven Marvel for that little lot...

[rickah88]

Originally Posted by octagon

But he wasn't complaining. He said he liked the symmetry.

But...but...it's a Star Wars thread.
Therefore some are compelled to complain, no matter what the topic happens to be.

[Ernest Rister]

Originally Posted by Walts Ghost

I like the title a lot. It makes a lot of sense considering that Luke, as of the end of Return of the Jedi was the only force user left in the galaxy. With the rumors of the film having

[Show spoiler]Luke in exile, because he's become so powerful in the force that it has overcome him. With that in mind, and him in hiding, when the others go to find him, it awakens the powers and the force powers inside him

. It's a strong title, and I also like that it's only three words, like the titles of the first part of both trilogies before it. This just seems like classic Star Wars to me.

Leia was around and she was using the Force at the end of Return of the Jedi.

HAN
I'm sure Luke wasn't on that thing when it blew.

LEIA
I know...I can feel it.

[R3P0]

Originally Posted by Ernest Rister

Leia was around and she was using the Force at the end of Return of the Jedi.

HAN
I'm sure Luke wasn't on that thing when it blew.

LEIA
I know...I can feel it.

Also was able to speak telepathically to her in ESB

[Himmel]

Get this from the article:

ScreenCrush's Mike Ryan did some Googling after the news broke and discovered that, on December 21, 2012 -- coincidentally, the day everyone thought the world would end -- a fan with the username "Queen Gimmedala" posted the exact title in an Episode VII title speculation thread on TheForce.Net's own Jedi Council Forums.



Shortly after I saw Mike's post, I reached out to "Queen Gimmedala" through our forum's private-messaging system. The title of my message was "You guessed the name of Episode VII correctly." As it turned out, I was the one to break this news to her.

When I asked her what made her think of The Force Awakens, she wrote back with a really great response that I want to share here (with her permission). I bolded a few key sentences because I think her rationale gets to the heart of some of the saga's enduring themes.

I'm in love with Star Wars, PT and OT. I do not follow any of the EU. So my "knowledge" of the SW universe is really limited to the 6 movies and the recent tv shows.

Ultimately this was a random guess. No inside info or connection to Lucas. But to me it seemed logical that the first movie in this trilogy would need to address the force. I'm a believer that the movie titles in each trilogy closely relate and I suspect this will carry over for the ST.

So I knew it was going to be 3 words, and the force. I also know that the wording would be vague/ambiguous/old fashioned like all the other six movie titles.

The Phantom Menace (something is wrong with the force), A New Hope (something is helping) and The Force Awakens (It's BACK BABY). I LOVE IT.

THANK YOU, for bringing this to my attention. Even though I was of course pleased with the name, I totally forgot I came up with it first!

http://theforce.net/story/front/A_TF...Ago_160778.asp

[rickah88]

^^ Except it looked like the post was made on 12/18/2012, not 12/21/2012.

[Ryan0503]

Originally Posted by Scarface32

Nope, you're wrong.

"The Empire Strikes Back" = FOUR WORDS
"Return of the Jedi" = FOUR WORDS

The only one with three words, wasn't even originally added to the movie. "A New Hope" was later added to the title for home video (and the 1997 Special Edition in theaters).

Also you mentioned "both trilogies" so let's look into that:

Phantom Menace = TWO WORDS
Attact of the Clones = FOUR WORDS
Revenge of the Sith = FOUR WORDS

Dont you mean The Phantom Menace = THREE WORDS

[SymbioticFunction]

Originally Posted by Terminated

[Show spoiler]Get this from the article:

ScreenCrush's Mike Ryan did some Googling after the news broke and discovered that, on December 21, 2012 -- coincidentally, the day everyone thought the world would end -- a fan with the username "Queen Gimmedala" posted the exact title in an Episode VII title speculation thread on TheForce.Net's own Jedi Council Forums.

[Show spoiler]Shortly after I saw Mike's post, I reached out to "Queen Gimmedala" through our forum's private-messaging system. The title of my message was "You guessed the name of Episode VII correctly." As it turned out, I was the one to break this news to her.

When I asked her what made her think of The Force Awakens, she wrote back with a really great response that I want to share here (with her permission). I bolded a few key sentences because I think her rationale gets to the heart of some of the saga's enduring themes.

I'm in love with Star Wars, PT and OT. I do not follow any of the EU. So my "knowledge" of the SW universe is really limited to the 6 movies and the recent tv shows.

Ultimately this was a random guess. No inside info or connection to Lucas. But to me it seemed logical that the first movie in this trilogy would need to address the force. I'm a believer that the movie titles in each trilogy closely relate and I suspect this will carry over for the ST.

So I knew it was going to be 3 words, and the force. I also know that the wording would be vague/ambiguous/old fashioned like all the other six movie titles.

The Phantom Menace (something is wrong with the force), A New Hope (something is helping) and The Force Awakens (It's BACK BABY). I LOVE IT.

THANK YOU, for bringing this to my attention. Even though I was of course pleased with the name, I totally forgot I came up with it first!

http://theforce.net/story/front/A_TF...Ago_160778.asp

Hmmm. I wonder if JJ Abrams and co looked at the thread.