Star Wars has long been part of the cultural fabric ever since the 1970’s. it has woven its way across the world and recently its popularity has skyrocketed. Few years ago George Lucas sold Star Wars to Disney for a mere 4 billion dollars and now Disney has created a whole new slate of content with a new movie being their flagship. The movie has been shot and now we are getting closer to the premier. A trailer for the upcoming movie has dropped along with pre-ticket sales. That’s about when the Internet crashed. This movie has quickly become an event unlike any other big tent-pole film. Somehow this film has captured the movie going audience and has now become the can’t miss event of the year. I want to take a closer look into this phenomenon and see how this has transpired; by using a remix video and images created through illustrator I hope I will be able to show people how crazy the world is for this thing called “Star Wars”. The numbers that have already emerged from this movie are staggering, from shutting down the internet to outselling previous records by up to ten times! This movement has captured the worlds attention and I hope to shed some light as to why.
The Internet crashed when the new Star Wars trailer dropped. Fandango, AMC theaters, and IMAX all crashed from everyone buying their tickets
— Johnathan Spearin (@Eggs_4Breakfast) November 5, 2015
Disney owns ESPN, the new Star Wars trailer dropped on Monday night football. ESPN had the most recorded viewers that night.
— Johnathan Spearin (@Eggs_4Breakfast) November 5, 2015
There are reaction videos of people’s reaction to watching the new Star Wars trailer. #Starception
— Johnathan Spearin (@Eggs_4Breakfast) November 5, 2015
The New Star Wars trailer already has over 100 million views within its first week of releasing.
— Johnathan Spearin (@Eggs_4Breakfast) November 5, 2015
