Plot. Thirty years after the Battle of Endor, the First Order has risen from the fallen Galactic Empire and seeks to end the New Republic. The Resistance, backed by the Republic and led by General Leia Organa, opposes the First Order. Leia searches for her brother, Luke Skywalker, who is missing.

Star Wars Episode VII was called “The Force Awakens” because a key development in the film was that the Force was awakened in Rey. Some time after Kylo Ren inadvertently awoke the Force potential in Rey by probing her mind, Snokes said to Kylo, “There's been an awakening.

Episode VII: The Force Awakens – 34 ABY.

It's possible then that the The Force Awakens refers to the Force calling upon them. It's also possible that there's something much larger at play here, with the Force changing things in a major way across the galaxy.

Abrams' The Force Awakens benefited from mostly positive reviews, genuine anticipation for a Star Wars sequel, strong buzz, popular new characters (Rey, Kylo Ren, Poe, Finn, etc.) and a spoiler-free marketing campaign that left most of its surprises intact for the paying customer.

19-year-old Rey is introduced as a 19-year-old woman in The Force Awakens.

Luke carried his father's lightsaber when he confronted Vader on Cloud City, losing it when the Sith Lord chopped off his hand. The Skywalker lightsaber came into the possession of Maz Kanata, and called to the scavenger Rey.

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• One of our main antagonists in this film (and presumably the trilogy) was going to be Darth Talon.
• Lucas' idea was to have Darth Talon seduce Skyler and lead him down the path of the dark side.
• At the end of the movie she'd succeed and thus the Jedi Killer/ Graverobber was born.

It's possible then that the The Force Awakens refers to the Force calling upon them. It's also possible that there's something much larger at play here, with the Force changing things in a major way across the galaxy.

34 ABY The Force Awakens is set in 34 ABY, with Star Wars: The Last Jedi picking up a matter of seconds after Episode VII's ending. This is the only instance in the Skywalker Saga where no time jump takes place between installments.

George Lucas' "Force Of Others" Defined The Jedi Philosophy Lucas' original name for the Force, "The Force of Others," stresses the interconnectedness of this energy field - and a Jedi's role in sensing others, interacting with them through the Force.