If you plan on watching Star Wars: The Force Awakens, please note that this video contains
spoilers. You have been warned….
5. Daniel Craig’s Cameo as a Stormtrooper.
This may be surprising to many but do you remember the scene where Rey manipulates the
mind of the Stormtrooper guarding her cell? The Stormtrooper who capitulates to Rey’s
Jedi mind tricks by releasing her from her restraints, opening the door for her escape
and dropping his weapon just like she asked. Well, that very Stormtrooper happens to be
actor, Daniel Craig, famous for his roles as 007 James Bond in Skyfall and Spectre,
just to name a few. What is even more bizarre about this is the fact that the Stormtrooper
played by Daniel Craig is called, Stormtrooper JB-007.
4. Millennium Falcon Chess Game.
Cast your eyes back to the moment where Finn accidently switches on a chess game in the
Millennium Falcon or a Dejarik to be specific for all you Star Wars fans out there, which
consists of various holographic dangerous-looking species. That Dejarik game which Finn triggers
is actually a continuation of the Chess game between R2 D2 and Chewbacca in Star Wars Episode
IV: A New Hope. The funny thing about this is the fact that the piece which gets body
slammed in the original chess game in the New Hope gets its revenge by hitting its antagonist
with a mace.
3. Familiar Voices.
When Rey touches Luke Skywalker’s old lightsaber and starts to have visions, there are several
familiar voices that can be heard if you listen carefully. The voice of Obi-Wan Kenobi can
be heard encouraging Rey with the words, “Rey… these are your first steps”. However, the
word, “Rey” in the phrase is actually the voice of Sir Alec Guiness who played the
role of Obi-Wan in the original Star Wars trilogies and the latter is of Ewan McGregor
who also played the role Obi-Wan Kenobi but in the Star Wars prequels.
2. The Plan To Destroy The Starkiller Base.
There are so many references in this one, here are a few of them. Firstly, the Starkiller
base got its name from Luke Starkiller which was George Lucas’s original name for Luke
Skywalker in the early drafts of Star Wars. Secondly, the Starkiller base itself is basically
a bigger version of the Death Star except it is capable of destroying several planets
as opposed to just one. When the Rebels hatch a plan to destroy the Starkiller base, it
is a scene that shadows both a New Hope and Return of the Jedi from the original Star
Wars trilogies. Not only are Princess Leia and Admiral Ackbar back together again but
the weakness in the Starkiller base turns out to be a thermal exhaust port, which happens
to be the same fatal flaw in the Death Star. Moreover, the Rebel pilots depend on Han Solo
to take down the base’s shield generators in order to strike, which echoes the original
episodes.
1. Finn’s ID Number.
Before Finn was actually named Finn, he served as a Stormtrooper alongside The First Order
with the ID number, FN-2187. This is actually a reference to the cell block where Princess
Leia was imprisoned in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. Additionally, the number “21-87”
is the title of a 10 minute abstract film made in the 1960s by Canadian filmmaker, Arthur
Lipsett, which had a huge influence on George Lucas as a young film student.