We survived, guys! We survived. Amazing.
people: star wars can't break box office records! it's a december movie not a summer release!
star wars: pic.twitter.com/Uo6Zvky9Ib
— bailey (@haarIeyquinn) December 18, 2015
when you're at school and you remember the force awakens is already out and you want to see it https://t.co/078DDF67GT
— ashlie || SAW TFA (@daisysrey) December 18, 2015
You gotta be careful with the TFA ships, people. You don't know who's related to each other! Have you SEEN the OT?!?!?!?!
— Rebecca Pahle (@RebeccaPahle) December 18, 2015
Star Wars breaking records makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. WE COMING FOR YOU ALL.
— star wars trash (@elizabethstudor) December 19, 2015
I imagine @pablohidalgo just walking into Lucasfilm on Monday like pic.twitter.com/spnO47Qztf
— X-Mas Bill Murray (@MandyBu) December 19, 2015
Saw Kylo after #StarWars last night. His mom was all smiles. I go "You were bad news in the movie." He nodded. Once. pic.twitter.com/cR6awZn0Po
— Anthony Breznican (@Breznican) December 19, 2015
Kid has asked one by one who dies in new Star Wars. I ask why she wants to know so bad. "I just want to see them all die." A magical age.
— Evan Saathoff (@evansaathoff) December 19, 2015
I want to see the Mad Max Star Wars planets where militias and warlords patch together old X-wings, TIE fighters, stormtrooper uniforms, etc
— David Malki ! (@malki) December 19, 2015
boyfriend is tired of hearing me talk about Hamilton but I don't think he understands how TIRED he's going to be of hearing me talk about SW
— daughter of Allya (@Menshevixen) December 19, 2015
best gif galaxy far far away pic.twitter.com/ZEHevdDZpE
— JP (@itmeJP) December 19, 2015
The Force Awakens raised a serious question: Can I be both a nerf herder and a moof milker at the same time?
— Wedge Nerftilles (@HerdingNerfs) December 19, 2015
This may be the cutest #StarWars fan #cosplay ever.
#StarWarsTheForceAwakens pic.twitter.com/nQS6GoFNIu
— GNorth (@gnorth) December 17, 2015
to: Head Officer, Imperial Safety Commission
from: Head Officer, Imperial Catwalk Construction
subject: your demand for guardrails bores me
— Saladin Ahmed (@saladinahmed) December 20, 2015
Star Wars aisle at TRU is complete and utter carnage. There is but one standing strong, valiantly warming a single peg… Constable Zuvio.
— Jengo Fett (@mockingnerd) December 20, 2015
Can't wait to call someone a 'moof milker' in a meeting tomorrow.
— Chris Argyropoulos (@ThatChrisA) December 20, 2015
VIPs
STAR WARS SPOILER HERE:
It's me and JJ on vocals, yes.
And the lyrics I wrote are in Huttese. Which is fun to write. https://t.co/AWdGCwemlr
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) December 19, 2015
You know that feeling when a friend's gotten a friend an amazing gift and after months of staying mum you finally get to see them open it?
— Rian Johnson (@rianjohnson) December 16, 2015
When I was six, I wore a Jawa costume to Return of the Jedi on opening day.
This Friday, my son will be Kylo Ren. The wheel keeps turning.
— Colin Trevorrow (@colintrevorrow) December 16, 2015
This guy. Having a bit of fun at #StarWars: #TheForceAwakens European premiere in London. pic.twitter.com/l8CJGFps84
— Star Wars (@starwars) December 16, 2015
I totally saw this movie with my friend (pictured) who was in it. His name is Jerome. Congrats Jerome. pic.twitter.com/uPGfL6IGzH
— alan tudyk (@alan_tudyk) December 19, 2015
From when we were about to get on the @starwars plane!!!! @Lupita_Nyongo #OscarIsaac ThankYouAllForYourSupport! pic.twitter.com/dPUkqLEQzN
— Gwendoline Christie (@lovegwendoline) December 20, 2015
Two unsuspecting SW fans watching the trailer before the movie. Had to interrupt. pic.twitter.com/9k7GFAyBMq
— John Boyega (@JohnBoyega) December 20, 2015
Before and after #TheForceAwakens. I survived… just barely. Bring on #RogueOne! #TheForceAges pic.twitter.com/m3CZ45AX6U
— Matt Martin (@missingwords) December 18, 2015
The most fun, most stressful year of my life is coming to a close. Thankful for it & glad it's done. #TheForceAges pic.twitter.com/SiryhZ3LN6
— Andi Gutierrez (@DeeGoots) December 18, 2015
Red carpet
Carrie: "this is some good shit"
Billie: "Mom you just cussed in live tv"
Carrie: "I don't give a SHIT" pic.twitter.com/ub7rwf1RKv
— liv organa solo // 4 (@hansIeia) December 15, 2015
Luke. Leia. Legends. #starwars. pic.twitter.com/O7W0jdVnWe
— Rob Lowe (@RobLowe) December 15, 2015
"look dude how many times do i have to say i'm sorry" pic.twitter.com/zGs18HqDSx
— tycho heathchu (@heathdwilliams) December 15, 2015
finally now we have an amencarriefisher.gif thanks to this @acarboni + @carrieffisher moment https://t.co/b4N7bjX0sd pic.twitter.com/M4Wk6BSyWH
— Gabe Telepak (@gabetelepak) December 15, 2015
A lot of people asking: "what were you thinking giving Carrie a mic?"
Answer: "I bet something rad happens if I give Carrie a mic."
— Anthony Carboni (@acarboni) December 15, 2015
Gearing up
How great is it that millions worldwide are essentially huddled around a campfire to hear the next chapter of a story that unites us all?
— Justin Bolger (@TheApexFan) December 18, 2015
The pit in your stomach? The mixed emotions & sense of confusion but also relief? Pretty sure that's what JJ was going for #TheForceAwakens
— Andrew Luupi (@ALupi15) December 18, 2015
The first time
It's magic.
It's joy.
It's #StarWars.
Enjoy it my friends.
We're home.
— Matt Todd (@matthewttodd) December 18, 2015
JJ did it. #StarWarsForceAwakens
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) December 15, 2015
And without spoiling it, I can say that #StarWarsForceAwakens has the BEST final shot of any Star Wars film. Wow.
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) December 15, 2015
I honestly don't know the last time a film left me feeling like I'd bee run over by a truck of emotions. The marathon did not help.
— Briah Organa (@chaosbria) December 18, 2015
It's been a long time since a movie has made me run the gamut of every single emotion. STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS was truly magical.
— Ethan Anderton (@Ethan_Anderton) December 18, 2015
mom: how was Star Wars
me: I cried in the theater I cried on the way home and I'm crying now
— han yolo (@audreyhacker) December 18, 2015
I'll stop blabbering now. We've crossed the threshold, the future is wide open and I couldn't be happier with where we are. #TheForceAwakens
— Louis Ghanem (@lgghanem) December 18, 2015
Watching Star Wars and seeing the people around me just absolutely LOVE what they are seeing on screen pleases me more than the movie did.
— Antonio Delgiacco (@ADDelgiacco) December 18, 2015
When you're a slut for The Force Awakens vs after you watch The Force Awakens pic.twitter.com/loY5W71k1r
— josh (@HoeDameron) December 18, 2015
Tonight I sat between my best friend and wife and cheered, laughed and cried at a film I've waited 32 years to see.
Thank you, Star Wars.
— Brian Altano (@agentbizzle) December 18, 2015
Impossible not to love all the greying nerds in line for Star Wars. "Don't fuck with old nerds," someone growls at a queue-jumper
— Tom Shone (@Tom_Shone) December 18, 2015
Biggest question I have after watching The Force Awakens: How long will this big, goofy, happy grin I'm wearing last?
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) December 18, 2015
Just watched the Force wake the fuck up and it is not a light sleeper.
#StarWars
— Retta (@unfoRETTAble) December 19, 2015
Ran so quickly from the car to see @starwars #TheForceAwakens that no one remebered what floor the car was on. It. Was. Amazing.
— Jack Falahee (@RestingPlatypus) December 19, 2015
Fave theater moment in SWTFA:
Portentous introductory closeup of character w face covered.
Small girl voice cries excitedly: "That's REY!"
— Kate Elliott (@KateElliottSFF) December 19, 2015
Also, I LOVE how the opening shot is an inverse of the opening Star Destroyer shot from ANH. Just a big huge shadow taking up the screen.
— Sarah H. Dempster (@SarahDemp) December 19, 2015
"how was the force awakens?" pic.twitter.com/97LCHaL6hB
— brielle (@kingsliegh) December 19, 2015
Very interesting stat coming out of the box office for Star Wars: women and under 18s giving it highest marks.
— Aaron Stewart-Ahn (@somebadideas) December 19, 2015
FINALLY saw #TheForceAwakens and now I have allllllll the feels. Oh God. Brilliant work by everyone involved. I need a hug.
— Elizabeth DeHoff (@ElizabethDeHoff) December 19, 2015
Rey, Finn, Poe and new friends
BB-8 is your new bff, but Daisy Ridley's Rey is the most dynamic & compelling character intro'd in a STAR WARS movie since the original trio
— ErikDavis (@ErikDavis) December 16, 2015
Poe Dameron isn't the spiritual successor of Wedge. He's the spiritual successor of Wes Janson. And I love it.
— Nantooine (@nancipants) December 18, 2015
The STAR WARS movies have always been terrible about suggesting the day to day life of people in that galaxy. More food and living, please.
— Alan Scherstuhl (@studiesincrap) December 18, 2015
@pablohidalgo I was amazed by how much of Shara Bey I saw in him instantly. A testament to story group and @ruckawriter’s work on that.
— Lucasfilm Siegel (@LucasSiegel) December 18, 2015
Maz Kanata is who I would be in the #StarWars universe: running a gay bar, collecting shiny trinkets, & staring into the souls of others.
— Melissa Mooney (@juniperdisco) December 18, 2015
Rey is the most important character for women in sci-fi maybe ever. I cried from start to finish because of what she means to girls like me.
— Maggs Windu (@SamMaggs) December 18, 2015
I honestly can't stop crying thinking about little girls going to see this movie. If it meant this much to me at 27, I can't imagine
— Maggs Windu (@SamMaggs) December 18, 2015
Anyways I won't say more but please go see The Force Awakens if you like movies that pass Bechdel and have incredible leading women
— Maggs Windu (@SamMaggs) December 18, 2015
Scout has determined that The Force Awakens is her favorite Star Wars movie ever. "It's cuz Rey is better than Leia and Padme."
— Bryan Young (@swankmotron) December 19, 2015
"But Rey is tied with Ahsoka." Scout, 12
— Bryan Young (@swankmotron) December 19, 2015
Love how confident Poe Dameron is. He is the perfect rebel pilot in every way; dashing, brave, and witty.
— Andy (@CanadianFanboy) December 19, 2015
keep the jacket pic.twitter.com/9ugYt5JGXN
— mr. big deal (@homoingrained) December 19, 2015
Rey is a great character because she's basically a Star Wars nerd that finds out she's IN a Star Wars movie
— Timmy Williams (@timmyisanerd) December 20, 2015
Seems clear that w/#TheForceAwakens the number of #StarWars characters who can get you out of trouble is 3: Chewbacca, R2-D2 AND Rey. Cool!
— MATT-AT (@Guerrillascribe) December 20, 2015
It feels like he's had all this personality buried inside of him all along and he's using it for the first time. #TheForceAwakens
— Eleven-ThirtyEight (@eleventhirtyate) December 20, 2015
rey's facial expression when she saw the end planet for the first time was one of recognition. it's the one she saw in her dreams
— bailey (@haarIeyquinn) December 20, 2015
LITERALLY just overheard a small boy in @Target ask "But where's Rey?" *pointed look* pic.twitter.com/L3I9c50nod
— Deborah Stanish (@DebStanish) December 20, 2015
Kylo Ren
The new characters/actors are amazing in #TheForceAwakens, but Adam Driver is phenomenal. His Kylo Ren is a villain for the history books.
— Roger Erik Tinch (@tinch) December 18, 2015
i can call kylo a shitty millennial because same
— X-Mas Bill Murray (@MandyBu) December 18, 2015
I was genuinely terrified of #KyloRen in #TheForceAwakens Unhinged, desperate and most dangerously, not a master of what he’s dabbling in.
— Darren Hayes (@darrenhayes) December 19, 2015
— caitlin|seen TFA! (@KnightsofRey) December 19, 2015
I thought it was really interesting that as the observer we were given a glimpse into the temper tantrums.
— Andrew R (@EmpireofFinn) December 19, 2015
Everyone has different opinions on Adam/Kylo, but can we all agree that he has beautiful hair??
— destroy me kylo (@msnicoleeliz) December 19, 2015
luke: "listen kylo, I know dads can be a handful, TRUST ME! *laughing* *pats kylo on the shoulder* But you should know…"
— jj slaybrams (@hansoleaux) December 19, 2015
FWIW, I *loved* Kylo Ren. Genuinely scary w/o (despite his best efforts) being a Vader retread. All I'll say about him for now.
— Saladin Ahmed (@saladinahmed) December 19, 2015
Also 'Snoke' sounds like what you call your weed man whose government name you've never been privy to.
— Saladin Ahmed (@saladinahmed) December 20, 2015
Stray observation: I wasn't 100% sold on Kylo's shuttle until I saw it in flight in Jakku Spy. Now it's scary as hell. #TheForceAwakens
— Eleven-ThirtyEight (@eleventhirtyate) December 20, 2015
no spoilers i just have to post this quote from the official star wars novelization because like……… pic.twitter.com/ZY3vQc5jiI
— miccaevelli (@aprikii) December 20, 2015
It's as though building light sabers was not part of the curriculum of the new Jedi Order
— Andy (@CanadianFanboy) December 20, 2015
Throughout TFA we saw how insanely powerful Chewie's bowcaster was. A testament to Kylo's strength when he is able to walk away from a shot
— Andy (@CanadianFanboy) December 20, 2015
Han, Chewie, Leia and Luke
Seeing @HamillHimself in TFA made my heart leap out of my chest with excitement & wonder & love. That was my "Chewie, we're home" moment.
— Nantooine (@nancipants) December 19, 2015
No one in Star Wars has ever been qualified to do anything except like, Princess Leia, who was a little overqualified honestly
— 1st Noelle Stevenson (@Gingerhazing) December 20, 2015
where are all the "luke is kylo ren" theorists now? I hope they're ashamed of themselves
— bailey (@haarIeyquinn) December 20, 2015
The Resistance, Republic and First Order
The political state of TFA. No, it's not a damn spoiler. #TheForceAwakens pic.twitter.com/8wsSc54UyP
— Force Cult (@ForceCult) December 21, 2015
Empire= Bringing order to a dangerously chaotic galaxy. First Order= Bullies and thugs without purpose. LOVE their toys, though. #StarWars
— Justin Bolger (@TheApexFan) December 18, 2015
@Sicklefickle It's not a unanimous kind of support. Nothing in the NR is. But the crawl didn't have much space for that flavor.
— Pablo Hidalgo (@pablohidalgo) December 20, 2015
The New Republic is like the Olympics. Every few years, a new planet spends billions of dollars to host them for awhile.
— Figrin D'anny! (@CeruleanSnidget) December 20, 2015
Repeat viewers
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS is undoubtedly better — far better, I'd venture — upon 2nd viewing. You can really have a good look around.
— Josh Lincoln Dickey (@JLDlite) December 18, 2015
Say what you will about the new Star Wars movie, but it's ridiculously rewatchable. Third time and I'm excited for the fourth.
— Eric Vespe (@EricVespe) December 19, 2015
Sure there are issues and questions but minus expectations & surprise the sheer wonder of The Force Awakens washed over me on viewing two.
— Germain Lussier (@GermainLussier) December 20, 2015
Seeing Star Wars again so I can once more find peace in Poe's eyebrows and Finn's sweat and Rey's two dangling strands of hair
— Marc Snetiker (@MarcSnetiker) December 21, 2015
Guys I like #TheForceAwakens so much more now that I've seen it 3 times. How much more will I love it when I've seen it 10 more times?
— Jessica Quest (@raygungirl) December 21, 2015
Critical criticism
#TheForceAwakens plot is kinda light & basic, but you can't deny the sheer DEPTH present in the characters. That's where it shines brightest
— Jordan Maison (@JordanMaison) December 18, 2015
So we love ring theory but we hate that TFA is a rehash of A New Hope? Mmmkay.
— Crispy Brianakin (@LaneWinree) December 19, 2015
Oh my god to anyone saying Rey is a Mary Sue: HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A STAR WARS MOVIE BEFORE
— 1st Noelle Stevenson (@Gingerhazing) December 20, 2015
Awful nerds are complaining that Rey in TFA is a Mary Sue. In a series about magical boys who, based on nothing but birth, control a galaxy
— Richard Lawson (@rilaws) December 20, 2015
The famous Mary Sue, Luke Skywalker, who just happened to bullseye womp rats, then used those skills to nail a space station's exhaust port.
— Michæl Lu†z (@WarrenIsDead) December 20, 2015
I'm appreciating the fact that even Guillermo del Toro has weighed in on this Mary Sue thing, though.
— Desiree S (@shorelle) December 20, 2015
Know that for every bad fan bellowing "Mary Sue" there are fifteen little girls expecting lightsabers from Santa. #StarWarsTheForceAwakens
— Kristy Puchko (@KristyPuchko) December 20, 2015
Anakin Skywalker is whiny space Jesus but some sweet kid with a staff is an unforgivable Mary Sue.
— megan (@thewherefores) December 20, 2015
The jerky insistence by some that Rey is a Mary Sue is some sexist asshattery.
— Darth Bagatarantulas (@ChuckWendig) December 20, 2015
Every time I read someone call Rey a Mary Sue, I in fact envision Rey capably collapsing said someone's throat with her scavenger staff.
— Darth Bagatarantulas (@ChuckWendig) December 20, 2015
Unless J.J. Abrams has secretly fantasized about being a girl and used to collect scrap, that's probably not the term you meant.
— Mathew Buck (@FB_BMB) December 20, 2015
Also my mom saw Star Wars. "The best part was that little old lady who looked like a tangerine. The whole movie should have been about her."
— Rainbow Rowell (@rainbowrowell) December 21, 2015
Soundtrack
When I heard Leia's theme, I lost it. Threepio saved me.
— Justin Bolger (@TheApexFan) December 18, 2015
Wait wait I say WAIT A MINUTE, where's @Lin_Manuel's cantina music on #TheForceAwakens soundtrack? Held back for a #Force4Ham concept album?
— Chris Taylor (@FutureBoy) December 18, 2015
I just realized I've been humming Rey's Theme all day. You got me again John Williams. #TheForceAwakens
— Peter Di Cicco (@PeterDiCicco) December 20, 2015
The Jedi Steps and Finale on loop. Forever. #theforceawakens
— Yakface (@yak_face) December 20, 2015
Books and Legends and stuff
Hello Journal of the Whills, my old friend. #TheForceAwakens pic.twitter.com/NY7owvZYjZ
— Chris Taylor (@FutureBoy) December 18, 2015
THE FIRST PAGE OF THE TFA NOVELIZATION IS ALL I EVER WANTED.
— Luke Jaywalker (@admiraljello) December 18, 2015
Come for the crazy-ass labels, stay for @pablohidalgo dancing between the raindrops of Kylo's past.
— Eleven-ThirtyEight (@eleventhirtyate) December 19, 2015
I feel like everybody’s buried the lede with Before the Awakening. Refreshers are canon again. #EUPurgeSurvivor
— Luke Jaywalker (@admiraljello) December 21, 2015
@CanadianFanboy YT designation for the Falcon, for one.
— Pablo Hidalgo (@pablohidalgo) December 20, 2015
Love these details from "Rey's Survival Guide"! #StarWars #TheForceAwakens pic.twitter.com/1V5ilR643y
— Hondo Johnaka (@BlueJaigEyes) December 20, 2015
@HarrisHarrisev9 @luketvieira the novel is finished before the movie. So it will never be the same. Where the movie differs, it wins.
— Pablo Hidalgo (@pablohidalgo) December 20, 2015
I loved the #SWEU, but burning it down for TFA is a swap I would make 10/10 times
— Crispy Brianakin (@LaneWinree) December 20, 2015
Snark
And people say there isn't enough prequel influence in this movie. #TheForceAwakens pic.twitter.com/AFGI3NoycZ
— Eleven-ThirtyEight (@eleventhirtyate) December 19, 2015
I can't believe I'm actually looking forward to the eventual supercut of Driver and Isaac in their TFA roles set to "Please Mr. Kennedy".
— Geoff LaTulippe (@DrGMLaTulippe) December 19, 2015
Somewhere there's a dude named Kyle Oren, and no one will ever believe him ever again.
— Josh Lincoln Dickey (@JLDlite) December 19, 2015
The Force made the mistake of taking a nap and now she doesn’t know what year it is.
— X-Mas Bill Murray (@MandyBu) December 20, 2015
At least Kylo Ren didn't go as bad as Luke Skywalker's last apprentice. https://t.co/NjCIxVAoVr
— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) December 20, 2015