--- title: Star Wars: The Force Awakens Honest Trailer description: The honest trailer for The Force Awakens takes a trip down memory lane to the disappointing prequels of the series canonical: https://time.com/4099514/honest-trailer-star-wars-the-force-awakens/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-11-04T16:52:00.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:26:35.475Z og:title: Watch the Honest Trailer for 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' og:description: "The prequels, they're gnawing at you. Just let them go" og:url: https://time.com/4099514/honest-trailer-star-wars-the-force-awakens/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbab5491c84804bec/698868fb428a9e1837ccfb1c/starwars55df5d9452181.jpg?branch=production&width=1920&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: starwars55df5d9452181 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch the Honest Trailer for 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' twitter:description: "The prequels, they're gnawing at you. Just let them go" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbab5491c84804bec/698868fb428a9e1837ccfb1c/starwars55df5d9452181.jpg?branch=production&width=1920&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Honest Trailer for _Star Wars: The Force Awakens_ Reminds Everyone What Came Before  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Nov 4, 2015 4:52 PM UTC  Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Nov 4, 2015 4:52 PM UTC It’s safe to say that the seventh installment of _S_ _tar Wars_ is highly anticipated. The [trailer for _Star Wars_](http://time.com/4078795/star-wars-7-trailer-watch-force-awakens/)[_: The Force Awakens_](http://time.com/4078795/star-wars-7-trailer-watch-force-awakens/)was watched 128 million times in the 24 hours after it debuted, shattering the record of first-day views for a movie trailer and creating the biggest-ever day for advance ticket sales in several countries, according to [StarWars.com](http://www.starwars.com/news/thank-you-for-a-historic-star-wars-the-force-awakens-week). However, the team over at [Screen Junkies](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOpcACMWblDls9Z6GERVi1A) wants everyone to remember that we’ve been burned by the beloved sci-fi franchise in the past. The honest trailer for _The Force Awakens_ takes a trip down memory lane to the disappointing prequels of the series: “There were stories about what happened. It’s true. All of it. The midi-chlorians…Jar Jar…the special editions. They’re real.” But the clip also points out that it doesn’t matter what anyone says, because everyone is going to see the film anyway. “We could show you two hours of a monkey washing a cat, and you’d still go see this movie. Twice.” See the full honest trailer below: ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4099514/honest-trailer-star-wars-the-force-awakens/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4099514/honest-trailer-star-wars-the-force-awakens/"},"headline":"The Honest Trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens Reminds Everyone What Came Before","datePublished":"2015-11-04T16:52:00.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:26:35.475Z","description":"\"The prequels, they're gnawing at you. 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