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Star Wars: Episode VII has an official title. Star Wars fans are still not satisfied.

The title!
The title!
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Alex Abad-Santos is a senior correspondent who explains what society obsesses over, from Marvel and movies to fitness and skin care. He came to Vox in 2014. Prior to that, he worked at the Atlantic.

We no longer have to refer to the 2015 Star Wars movie as an "upcoming sequel" or "next Star Wars film" or even "Star Wars: Episode VII," because it now has a title. On Thursday, the official Star Wars Twitter account announced that the film's title is: Star Wars: The Force Awakens:

Because Star Wars fans are almost never pleased (and not without reason), they are mocking the title of the new movie (and not without reason). Lucasfilm doesn't care. This is still going to make so much money.

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