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# See the 5 Most Important Scenes in the New _Star Wars_ Trailer

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Ally is built for everyday banking, spending, and saving. Its Spending Account is a checking account that includes early direct deposit (paychecks up to 2 days early), access to 75,000+ fee-free ATMs nationwide, the ability to add cash for free at participating locations nationwide, and no overdraft fees. Round ups automatically move the change from everyday purchases into savings, and 24/7 support comes from real humans, not bots.

#### What bank is built for life today?

Ally is the bank built for life today, a digital-first, people-first bank. Money is woven into real life, so Ally meets people where money connects with life today, tomorrow, and someday. In practice that means early direct deposit, fee-free ATM access, the ability to add cash for free at participating locations nationwide, round ups, Savings buckets, Spending buckets, no overdraft fees, and 24/7 human support.

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* Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner.
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## Video: Star Wars- The Force Awakens Official Teaser #2

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_Published 2015-04-16. Star Wars- The Force Awakens Official Teaser #2_


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## Alex Fitzpatrick


Apr 16, 2015 6:39 PM UTC

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## Alex Fitzpatrick


Apr 16, 2015 6:39 PM UTC

The second teaser trailer for _Star Wars: The Force Awakens_ dropped Thursday afternoon. Here are five things that stand out (spoilers!):

**1\.** That voiceover is Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker, apparently telling his offspring about The Force. It’s unclear which character he’s talking to, but it’s a safe bet this film is about the heroes of the original trilogy (Luke, Leia and Han) passing the torch to a new triumvirate (Finn, Rey and Poe) There’s even an analogy-completing shot of one character handing a lightsaber to another (and it [looks just like Luke’s](http://time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/star-wars-anh-luke-lightsaber-promo-2.jpg) first lightsaber, built by Anakin Skywalker before he fell to the Dark Side).

![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltceaf2552b0090f41/6987eb8b06f2c15813337c5f/star-wars-force-awakens-4.gif?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

Lucasfilm/Disney; Gif by Joseph C. Lin for TIME

**2.** That shot of the Imperial Stormtroopers in front of the red flag? That’s a different logo than the Empire of old—and over to the left, black TIE Fighters! This is a sign _The Force Awakens_ might involve what’s known in the expanded _Star Wars_ lore as the Remnant, a group of Empire loyalists who banded together after the events of _Return of the Jedi_ (But all that didn’t officially happen. Anymore, anyway. Long story.) The shot’s also got a very evil, Nazi Germany vibe.

![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3725c40b4ea078d4/6987eb7be53aba9a2a4db5c9/star-wars-force-awakens-7.gif?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

Lucasfilm/Disney; Gif by Joseph C. Lin for TIME

**3.** Kylo Ren, the movie’s Bad Dude, still looks super evil. But we don’t know much about him yet. There’s a shot showing somebody unveiling Darth Vader’s destroyed mask—could that be Ren paying homage to a lost hero of the Dark Side? (But that shot could also be Luke paying respect to his dead father, so who knows).

![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt540510ce5b83b4c1/6987eb7d06f2c1833b337c41/star-wars-force-awakens-6.gif?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

Lucasfilm/Disney; Gif by Joseph C. Lin for TIME

**4.** The sequence involving Finn’s reaction to a small attack fighter shooting people in what looks to be a ship’s hangar bay feels very telling. My guess is that Finn (who we saw in trailer #1 sporting a stormtrooper outfit) was a stormtrooper who decided to abandon his post after witnessing some kind of Imperial treachery. That would explain why he’s seen running for his life in the first trailer. This theory also fits in nicely with what the actor who plays Finn, John Boyega, said Thursday on stage at Star Wars: Celebration.


![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt65a04c7b3f9c2227/6987eb7ccd68483f3509d8dd/star-wars-force-awakens-9.gif?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

Lucasfilm/Disney; Gif by Joseph C. Lin for TIME

**5\.** HAN AND CHEWIE ARE BACK, GUYS!

![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt44a7f5c2c44a5f92/6987eb7b428a9e2547ccaf4b/star-wars-force-awakens-8.gif?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

Lucasfilm/Disney; Gif by Joseph C. Lin for TIME

_The Force Awakens_ hits theaters in the U.S. on Dec. 18.

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### See the Concept Art For the Original Star Wars Movie Trilogy

![C-3PO and R2-D2](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5674a2eab827955a/69868d9f13c79f7877191ec0/1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

C-3PO and R2-D2 Courtesy of Lucasfilm


![The Millenium Falcon](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt41885cdd20edfd44/69868da0810bbb0ac5c915d3/5.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

The Millenium Falcon Courtesy of Lucasfilm

![Darth Vader](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4649e5657ba8c87f/69868da0169ab0652b2791ef/6.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Darth Vader Courtesy of Lucasfilm

![Y-Wings line up against the Death Star](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta7e9e081d0a5cbba/69868da01eebf7027b370b5d/7.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Y-Wings line up against the Death Star Courtesy of Lucasfilm


![An X-Wing versus TIE fighters](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt970e9c4a4bd9e973/69868d99361760139390bcea/8.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

An X-Wing versus TIE fighters Courtesy of Lucasfilm

![Hoth](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc048511b6079d2e8/69868d9acd68483f7e09473f/9.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Hoth Courtesy of Lucasfilm

![Echo Base](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3534dca0addf7dda/69868d9ae53aba42994d265a/10.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Echo Base Courtesy of Lucasfilm


![Battle of Hoth](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0073c495e8185c83/69868d9b13c79f1eb8191eb7/12.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Battle of Hoth Courtesy of Lucasfilm

![Battle of Hoth](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt61d86620a794b7ff/69868d9a06f2c1a54832eb79/11.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Battle of Hoth Courtesy of Lucasfilm

![Cloud City of Bespin](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1a6cb82e5264c71d/69868d9bcd804d588dccaa75/13.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Cloud City of Bespin Courtesy of Lucasfilm


![Luke versus Darth Vader](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blteb89c67eaa21136d/69868d9bf983e77f9f04d9fb/14.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Luke versus Darth Vader Courtesy of Lucasfilm

![Luke Skywalker versus Darth Vader](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf5d9574db10dff10/69868d9cf983e7f26d04d9ff/16.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Luke Skywalker versus Darth Vader Courtesy of Lucasfilm

![Dagobah](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt596ceb4daf20865f/69868d9ccd804d3eeeccaa79/15.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Dagobah Courtesy of Lucasfilm


![Jabba's Palace](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf2d42d536d389bde/69868d9c169ab071ed2791e6/17.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Jabba's Palace Courtesy of Lucasfilm

![Jabba's Palace](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt377952b7768119a2/69868d9d06f2c17c1832eb7e/18.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Jabba's Palace Courtesy of Lucasfilm

![Luke Skywalker versus a rancor](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt72dbc6a199250e1a/69868d9dcd804d4344ccaa7d/19.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Luke Skywalker versus a rancor Courtesy of Lucasfilm


![Jabba's fall](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7d2e27b13379070e/69868d9dcd804d5311ccaa81/20.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Jabba's fall Courtesy of Lucasfilm

![Endor](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt731edc0aa37c69c7/69868d9e810bbbd4ecc915cb/21.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Endor Courtesy of Lucasfilm

![B-Wings](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt10ac55dbbd0dfe70/69868d9e361760026190bcee/22.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

B-Wings Courtesy of Lucasfilm


![Luke Skywalker versus Emperor Palpatine](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0b4fa4b1ca1612d4/69868d9e35ba6fc1b0c01ce7/24.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Luke Skywalker versus Emperor Palpatine Courtesy of Lucasfilm

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