Trailer for The Force Awakens energizes and delights

The fan community and the public at large converged mightily yesterday, damn near breaking the internet with the gleeful discovery of the new trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. You've undoubtedly already seared your retinas by now, but here it is again anyway:



Pretty impressive. I love the epic sensibilities on display here, especially in shots like this:

We're seeing beloved iconography turned on its ear and revisited in new and slightly disturbing ways, cementing the notion of a new era that's been shaped by the memories of the past:

It's been a long time since the Endor funeral pyre, but artifacts of this bygone era are resurfacing. 

And speaking of artifacts, visitors to Celebration Anaheim got an up-close reveal of some of the new costumes, and learned that in this new Star Wars era, the Rebellion will be referred to as "The Resistance," and the Empire will be called "The First Order."

We also learned the name of a new planet - Jakku. 

But perhaps most intriguingly, Mark Hamill's familiar voiceover about the strength of The Force in his family concludes with a new wrinkle: "...you have that power, too." So who's the new member of the family? A son or daughter of Luke? Of Leia and Han? 

J.J. Abrams and Kathleen Kennedy have managed to deliver a tantalizing glimpse that delights and satisfies, giving us some wonderful echos of the past, deftly reimagined, feeling both fresh and new.

Abrams also bought pizza for the throngs camping out overnight at Anaheim, eager for their Force Awakens experience. 

Clearly, a guy who really wants to deliver and satisfy the audience. 

J.J., you've got us hungry for more!