Questions tagged [the-force-awakens]
The Force Awakens is the seventh installment of the main Star Wars series of films. Directed by J.J. Abrams and released in December 2015, the film is set approximately 30 years after the events of Return of the Jedi.
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How did Kylo Ren get Darth Vader's helmet?
In Star Wars: The Force Awakens, we can see Kylo Ren has the helmet of Darth Vader. How did Kylo get Darth Vader's helmet?
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Why would Luke Skywalker be a myth?
Near the beginning of Star Wars: The Force Awakens when Rey and Finn meet for the first time, Finn claims that BB-8 supposedly has a map to Luke Skywalker and Rey responds by saying that she thought ...
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Why does Tekka say "where" while Kylo asked "why" he has come?
These are some quotes from Star Wars: The Force Awakens:
Kylo Ren : Look how old you've become.
Lor San Tekka : Something far worse has happened to you.
Kylo Ren : You know what I've come for.
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Did the star that the Starkiller Base used ever light up again?
We all know that Starkiller Base used the power of the sun in the system it was currently in, but after it drained that power, did the sun ever come back? Did it re-gain its light?
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What is the exact age of Snoke? [closed]
As per starwars.wikia.com, Snoke was born "prior to 19 BBY [and] died 34 ABY" but what is his exact age?
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Do the new Star Wars movies use any paintings for set backgrounds?
The original Star Wars movies used a lot of large paintings for set pieces.
For example, this image shows a painter creating stormtroopers for a scene inside the Death Star:
Do the new movies (...
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Was Ahch-To such a mystery?
In Star Wars: The Last Jedi, we see that Ahch-To is where Luke was hiding and the same place
Considering all this, wouldn't the other members of the force (Leia, Maz Kanata, Kylo Ren etc) know that ...
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Why would Luke give away this piece of information?
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At the beginning of The Force Awakens we learn that Lor San Tekka somehow came into posession of the missing piece of the map that ultimately led to Rey to Luke Skywalker.
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What is the difference between the Resistance and the Rebellion?
In the latest two Star Wars episodes, the term Resistance has been introduced. But at times in each of these movies, it seems to be used interchangeably with 'the Rebellion'.
What is the difference ...
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Why is Finn's accent different from John Boyega's natural accent?
There are several English actors in the new Star Wars trilogy: Daisy Ridley, Gwendoline Christie, and John Boyega, just to name a few. Some of them use their normal accent, or something close to it. ...
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Was Kylo Ren's birth name homage to Obi-wan's?
In Star Wars: The Force Awakens we learn that Han's and Leia's son, Kylo Ren, was born as Ben.
Now while in A New Hope Leia's message to Obi-wan called him as such, when Luke went to rescue her on ...
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Why is the resistance called the resistance?
In Star Wars the Force Awakens the Resistance is called the resistance.
What are they resisting now that the empire is defunct?
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Why did Rey react that way towards BB8?
In Star Wars: The Force Awakens Rey saves BB8 from some thugs and just walks away from it, annoyed that it tried to follow her. BB8 chirps something (this whole scene not subtitled) that makes her ...
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Is Ewan McGregor in The Force Awakens? If so, what was his role?
I read somewhere that Ewan McGregor was in The Force Awakens, but no mention of his role. Was it just a cameo, or some other part? Was he actually in the film?
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Where is this shot of Takodana taken from?
I was watching The Force Awakens and got to the bit where the Millennium Falcon comes swooping into Takodana. I have a very strong suspicion that I know this skyline, particularly this hills in the ...
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Is it necessary to watch Episodes 1-3 before watching "The Force Awakens" and "The Last Jedi"?
I have seen the original Star Wars trilogy (Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back and The Return of the Jedi). I started watching Episode 1, but didn't finish it and didn't watch its sequels. But now I ...
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How does the First Order have the resources to build the Starkiller Base?
Perhaps a naive question, but how is the First Order able to build the Starkiller Base that we see in Star Wars: The Force Awakens? Isn't the First Order a splinter group in the chaotic aftermath of ...
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Was there a cinema-only scene in The Force Awakens?
I believe to clearly remember an impressive shot from Star Wars: The Force Awakens of stormtroopers emerging from landing ships on Takodana, while already firing at Maz Kanata's castle. I did not find ...
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Why did Kylo Ren use a crossguard design on his lightsaber, over the more traditional design?
When Star Wars: The Force Awakens debuted my friend was saying the shape of the lightsaber was impractical, playing on the common misconception that the cross hilt in a sword is to block sliding ...
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Why does the map show a specific starting point and route?
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At the end of Star Wars: The Force Awakens BB-8 completes R2-D2's map to finally reveal the planet Luke Skywalker is on.
But instead of the usual "X marks the spot" to indicate a ...
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Did the actors for The Force Awakens receive fighting training?
I remember watching videos on cast members from the Star Wars prequels having training sessions to learn and practice their fighting scenes. I was wondering what preparation went into the newest movie ...
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Does snow ruin lightsabers?
During the battle between Kylo Ren and Rey in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Rey directs Kylo Ren's lightsaber into the snow and dirt while they are grappling. Here is the moment in the scene:
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Why was Finn even wearing the jacket in the first place?
So in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Finn survives the crash of the TIE Fighter on Jakku.
He's alive, he's shaken, and he's also drenched in sweat. He is only able to retrieve Poe's jacket from the ...
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Why was The Force Awakens so much more expensive than the episode 1-3 movies?
When searching for the budgets of the Star Wars movies, I found sources which claim a budget of about $300 million for The Force Awakens (TFA), the episode 1-3 movies had each a budget of about $115 ...
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Did Finn turn off his targeting computer?
I saw The Force Awakens in its first week of release, before most of my friends. I made a mental note to discuss with them, but forgot it until now. I can't find anything on the Web mentioning it.
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Are TIE fighters significantly better than X-Wing fighters?
In The Force Awakens, Poe's X-Wing on Jakku is disabled, then destroyed by regular hand held blaster fire, courtesy of FN-2187's First Order storm trooper squad.
Later, when FN-2187 and Poe are ...
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Does Finn know the ways of The Force?
If Finn is not related to any Jedi, then why did he fight with the laser sword and why did Kylo Ren feel him when the First Order were invading the village at the beginning of Star Wars Episode 7?
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Why does Kylo Ren wear a mask?
Vader needed his mask due to his horrific lava skinny dipping. In the now non-canon game, Star Wars- Knights of the Old Republic, the main character Revan wears the mask as a symbol against the ...
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Why does the First Order essentially just make a bigger Death Star?
So I watched The Force Awakens in December and absolutely loved it, but there was one thing I didn't quite get:
There was a moment when the rebels were showing Han the schematics of the First Order's ...
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How did the First Order know the location of the base of the Resistance?
In Star Wars: The Force Awakens, there is a very powerful weapon used by the First Order to destroy the Hosnian system. Their next target is the planet D'Qar. How did the First Order know the base of ...
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Who had "turbo lasers" first, Star Wars or Battlestar Galactica?
Most recently in Star Wars VII, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, they mention "turbo laser" turrets, but wasn't the idea of turbo lasers in Battlestar Galactica first?
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Why does "The Force Awakens" use an image language associated with national socialism for the First Order?
The scene when the First Order fires their weapon the first time in Star Wars: The Force Awakens uses an image language which clearly references the national socialism in Germany during World War 2, ...
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Is the exact same sound clip used in A New Hope and The Force Awakens?
I have seen The Force Awakens twice now. And I swear that there is a scene where the storm troopers say something along the lines of.
They are splitting up.. we think they are on Level 5 and 6
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How "kid" friendly is Star Wars VII The Force Awakens?
I have yet to see Star Wars VII The Force Awakens. I have two younger children and am just wondering what other people think about how "kid" friendly the movie is.
I know it's rated PG-13, but movie ...
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What is the "Eileenean/ileenian/alenian" system?
In The Force Awakens, Rey talks about a system that I believe a resistance base is. What is that exactly?
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What language does BB-8 speak?
Does BB-8 in Star Wars: The Force Awakens speak some kind of binary (Morse-like) language? If so, how can people understand it (such as Rey)?
Do we know the structure of it?
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Does Rey speak Shyriiwook?
Fairly early on in The Force Awakens, Finn and Rey run into Han Solo and Chewbacca. One of the running gags in the Star Wars films is that very few people actually understand Chewie's language (...
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Was the famous “Wilhelm Scream” used in “The Force Awakens?”
The “Wilhelm Scream” is a stock sound-effect that has been used in hundreds of films over the years as an inside-joke/homage among filmmakers. It was first heard in the 1951 film Distant Drums but is ...
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Who are Reys parents? [duplicate]
I was wondering if you can share your opinions regarding these two theories about Star Wars: The Force Awakens. One is that Rey is actually the daughter of Luke Skywalker, and the second idea is that ...
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How can Maz have Luke's lightsaber in Star Wars VII?
In Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back we see Darth Vader cut Luke's right hand that is holding the lightsaber, and both fall down in the abyss.
In fact, in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi the ...
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Why did Kylo Ren take such a drastic action?
When Kylo Ren faces off against Han Solo in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, he chooses to kill him. Why did he do that?
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What prompted R2-D2 to wake up at this point in “The Force Awakens?”
In Star Wars: The Force Awakens, after the Resistance returned to their base from destroying Starkiller Base, R2-D2 suddenly wakes up with the wonderful news that he contains an additional piece of ...
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How did Kylo Ren get ahead of them?
Near the end of Star Wars: The Force Awakens
How the heck did he get in front of them? They are surprised by this as well so there's something to it.
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Why was Kylo Ren punching himself?
So in Star Wars: The Force Awakens
As he fights them we see him punching his side where the wound is and there's blood on the snow.
What the heck is he doing? Is this some kind of dark side healing ...
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Why does The Force Awakens not use the Episode notation?
I noticed that the newest film in the Star Wars series is officially titled Star Wars: The Force Awakens, while all the previous films followed the format of Star Wars: Episode <N> - <...
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What are the subplots common to both The Force Awakens and A New Hope?
After watching The Force Awakens, I couldn't help but think it's a total remake of A New Hope given the amount of similar subplots.
I've listed entire subplots of both movies that are identical in ...
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Why does the First Order in “The Force Awakens” refer to the Resistance as “Rebels” when the Republic is reinstated?
In Return of the Jedi, the Rebellion defeats the Empire so the Republic is reinstated.
So, why in The Force Awakens does the First Order refer to the Resistance as “rebels”? Shouldn’t they be in ...
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Who is Lor San Tekka?
At the beginning of the movie Star Wars: The force Awakens we see an old man that gives to the rebel Poe Dameron a map to find Luke Skywalker.
His name is Lor San Tekka.
When Kylo Ren arrives, the ...
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Confused about the Resistance base in The Force Awakens
The Starkiller Base was targeting the Resistance base wasn’t it?
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How did Supreme Leader Snoke seduce him to the Dark Side?
According to Han, Supreme Leader Snoke is responsible for Kylo Ren abandoning Luke's tutelage and moving to the Dark Side.
How did he accomplish this?
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