Star Wars: The Last Jedi Trailer - 13 Easter Eggs & Secrets You Probably Missed

12. Moving Rocks And Rey's Hand

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In the early stages of this trailer we get two close-ups of Rey's hand (including one as the very first shot, before her face appears).

The significance of that remains to be seen, and it may well be nothing. But then it's worth remembering that she's being trained by Luke Skywalker, who lost his hand in The Empire Strikes Back. Perhaps more pertinently, that severed hand floating through space was the initial opening for The Force Awakens, so it looks like they're paying a (slightly obscure) homage to that here.

The image of Rey moving stones with the Force is also reminiscent of Empire, with Luke doing something similar in his own training.

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