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Star Wars The Force Awakens Trailer_  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Dec 16, 2015 7:47 PM UTC  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Dec 16, 2015 7:47 PM UTC There has been an awakening in Dublin. The city’s 398-foot Spire was turned into a massive lightsaber on Tuesday night just ahead of the Wednesday premiere of _Star Wars: The Force Awakens_ at the Irish capital’s Savoy Cinema. The world’s tallest sculpture now boasts a handle-like base and was lit up blue — similar to Luke Skywalker’s Jedi weapon of choice — for all to see. Dubliners took to social media to express their excitement about the Monument of Light’s transformation. > [](https://twitter.com/DublinTown/status/676710085633163264) _The Force Awakens_ hits theaters on Dec. 17 in the U.K. and Dec. 18 in the U.S. **Read next:** * [Here Are the 90 Characters Who’ve Died in _Star Wars_](http://time.com/4112165/every-star-wars-death/) * [The 10 Most Fascinating _Star Wars: The Force Awakens_ Fan Theories](http://time.com/4116403/star-wars-force-awakens-fan-theories/) * [Here’s Everything We Know So Far About _Star Wars: The Force Awakens_](http://time.com/4147688/star-wars-force-awakens-what-we-know/?xid=time%5Fsocialflow%5Ftwitter) ## Transcript [ BLANK_AUDIO ] [ MUSIC ] Who are you? [ MUSIC ] I'm no one. [ MUSIC ] I was raised to do one thing. [ MUSIC ] [ NOISE ] I've got nothing to fight for. [ MUSIC ] Nothing will stand in our way. I will finish what you started. No! [ MUSIC ] There are stories about what happened. [ MUSIC ] It's true. All of it. [ MUSIC ] The Dark Side. [ MUSIC ] The Jedi. [ MUSIC ] They're real. The force. It's calling to you. [ MUSIC ] Just let it in. [ MUSIC ] Dispatch inquisitors to hunt the rebels. The The Empire's looking everywhere for us. We can't just run. We're being pulled out of hyperspace. It's a star destroyer. 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