This genius video of Matthew McConaughey reacting emotionally to the 'Star Wars' trailer is absolute gold
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In case you're living under a rock, the new "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" teaser trailer was released on Thursday.
<p class="p2"><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">In addition to adding $2 billion to Disney's value, the trailer was chock-full of new material and scenes that die-hard fans went crazy for, from the first shot of villain Kylo Ren to Harrison Ford reprising his role as Han Solo. </span>
<p class="p1">Parodies began popping up immediately. There was even a "Star Wars" trailer with LEGOs released soon after.
<p class="p1">But nothing compares to Matthew McConaughey "reacting" to the new trailer, a video of which was posted on Reddit's /r/videos:
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<p class="p1">The genius scene was posted by YouTube user oskararnarson and splices together McConaughey in "Interstellar" with the new "Star Wars" trailer.
<p class="p1"><span>In the original "Interstellar" movie, McConaughey has been waiting and waiting for his daughter (played by Jessica Chastain) — who is still on Earth — to send him a video message. While barely any time has passed for him in space, she has aged 23 years Earth and sends him a heart-wrenching message about how he's missed her birthday and isn't home yet.</span>
<p class="p1">In this version, instead of crying while watching a video message from his adult daughter, McConaughey begins sobbing as the voice of Luke Skywalker explains how "The force is strong in my family …"
<p class="p1">It somehow fits perfectly, making McConaughey look like an overly excited "Star Wars" fan.
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<p class="p1">The Verge writer Sean O'Kane points out that these videos of McConaughey reacting to things aren't new, but we'd argue this one is definitely the best.
<p class="p1">At the time of this post, 68,000 people have seen the video. Given the rate at which the Reddit video is climbing, it has the potential to go viral.
<p class="p1">If you haven't seen it, watch the "The Force Awakens" second official teaser video below.
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<b>See Also:</b>
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