The seventh
Star Wars film officially has a name now—and the internet has a surprising amount to say about a subtitle.
Mostly, there are a lot of jokes out there. It’s hard not to poke some fun at the title, which manages to be both grandiose and generic. If nothing else, “The Force Awakens” opens up the door for tons of puns about the Force being asleep. Sure, there
is tons of hype about the new movie…along with cynicism about Star Wars as a money-making machine. But regardless of how you feel about the upcoming movie, one thing is clear: everyone is talking about it.
Here’s some of what the internet had to say about
The Force Awakens.
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Somewhere, the guy who's responsible for coming up with clever pay-per-view porno titles just did the mother of all fist pumps #starwars
— Garett Press (@garettpress) November 6, 2014
I didn't realize the Force was asleep. #StarWars
— Willie Clark (@_WillieClark) November 6, 2014
Canonically speaking does the Force Awaken before it is Unleashed? Or vice versa?
— chris person (@Papapishu) November 6, 2014
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Episode VII: The Force Awakens
Episode VIII: The Force Stares Blankly From a Window
Episode IX: The Force Wonders When It All Went Wrong— Shaun McInnis (@smcinnis) November 6, 2014
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Star Wars: Whoa, I Just Had This Crazy Dream
— John Moe (@johnmoe) November 6, 2014
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“Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Sees It Has Morning Lightsaber”
— Jason Sweeney (@sween) November 6, 2014
I liked the live album more. Star Wars: Force Comes Alive!
— Mike Garcia (@PanzerNinja) November 6, 2014
Quick, everyone dissect the Star Wars title as much as humanly possible for all potential hidden meanings.
— Thilk (@ChrisThilk) November 6, 2014
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The exact moment that The Force fell asleep: pic.twitter.com/l2wNb9c9ID
— chris person (@Papapishu) November 6, 2014
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STAR WARS EPISODE VII: THE FORCE AWAKENS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
— Adrian Duenas (@Adrian_Duenas22) November 6, 2014
"Star Trek Into Darkness"
"Star Wars: The Force Awakens"
Abrams can't get enough vague, weak-ass subtitles. He still needs an "Origins."
— Chris Remo (@chrisremo) November 6, 2014
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It sounds like a video game title but still better than ATTACK OF THE CLONES #TheForceAwakens
— Alex Sylvester (@sheepsayshi) November 6, 2014
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The 5 year-old in me is FREAKING OUT. That's a lie. The 28 year old is. AHHH! @starwars #StarWarsVII #TheForceAwakens pic.twitter.com/fo2P5fHey4
— Whitney (@whitneynicklas) November 6, 2014
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Maybe they're trying to symbolize the start of a new era by not including a number in #TheForceAwakens
— Kar Vastor (@KarVastor1138) November 6, 2014
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Star Wars Episode VII is called The Force Awakens. It must have fallen asleep watching The Phantom Menace.
— comedycentral (@ComedyCentral) November 6, 2014
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From our comments:
From
r/StarWars
The top comments on the official Star Wars Facebook page announcement:
What about you, how did you react to the new name?
