Episode VII of the series, titled , has opened nearly worldwide (India has to wait a week) and the Internet has been deluged with -themed references, apps and whatnot.
Search engine Google is offering a tool in which you can choose sides - the dark side of Darth Vader and the Sith or the light side of Luke Skywalker and the Jedi. Once you pick a side, the force will be with your Google experience in several fun tweaks - for instance, the progress bar on YouTube turns into a light saber, red or blue depending on the side you've chosen.
Google has also endeared itself permanently to fans by adding an unexpected twist to a search result that involves the film franchise's iconic opening sequence with the words 'A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away' scrolling upwards through space.
is the seventh film in a blockbuster series that began with 1977's .
