@BearIslandComics is almost as pretty as Chewie! Almost!
@coasterguyАй бұрын
in 1980, there were no spoilers, no internet, no way to find out the big twist. When that line came from Vader, it was like all the oxygen was sucked from the theatre at once. Nobody could believe it. After it was over, a bunch of people gathered out in the parking lot outside the theatre and had a furious discussion about whether it was true, or whether Vader was lying to convince Luke to switch. It would be literally years before we'd get the answer. Going to movies was better then.
@pmimar022 күн бұрын
that's how it is. I was 8 years old, and I remember coming home from the movie with my father and brother, talking about whether it was true that Vader was their father. It took years to resolve it.
@TheomiteАй бұрын
- Leia's last name is Organa. Her adopted father was Bail Organa. - A wound that is closed by burning is called "cauterized." - Cool thing about Luke: he never narc'd on Yoda teaching him; he kept his existence a secret. - Han & Leia's chemistry is good for a reason. Ford & Fisher had an affair in '77 during Episode IV. - Lando couldn't warn Han without tipping off Vader; so he tried to keep Han from landing. - Lucas said that Luke's fall is what took the wind out of Vader's sails. Realizing his son would rather die than join him only highlighted to him what he was: a broken man who has gone all-in on the wrong decisions and lost everything because of it. After that, he wasn't the same Sith Lord he'd been up until that point, and you can actually see a loss of confidence in him from here on out.
@raymondsmith7993Ай бұрын
You also see a change in Vader's moral state of mind. As after the Falcon jumps to light speed and escapes the officer who replaced the general that Vader killed for failing thought he was about to be killed too But Vader just turns and walks out of the room.
@michaelwhite8119Ай бұрын
Poor Anakin couldn’t convince Padme to rule the galaxy as a family thing and tries it again with Luke.
@TheomiteАй бұрын
@@raymondsmith7993 Actually, that was kind of in keeping with who he was. It's canon that Boba Fett killed Owen and Beru, but Vader didn't kill him because he blamed himself for not telling Fett "no disintegrations" earlier. The Falcon taking off is something similar: Piet did as he was told and they actually almost caught them. In fact, just before they jump, Vader directly asks Piet if his men shut off the hyperdrive and he said they did, and he started getting a boarding party ready--Vader even said "Good" when he was told. So Piet didn't really fail because he carried out orders without resistance. I still think you're right because Vader is clearly distracted at the end, but also Piet had repeatedly shown that he was obedient and for the most part, competent. This pays off in JEDI twice.
@K-1160915 күн бұрын
Regarding Luke not mentioning yoda, I believe in the novelization of ROTJ, Palpatine asks Luke who trained him after Obi Wan died, and Luke refused to say anything, but Sidious peered into his mind with the force and saw that it was yoda and that he recently died, which the emperor uses to taunt Luke.
@robertbunting3117Ай бұрын
"No one ever showed me the originals." You need to sit down with all the adults in your life, or rather the adults who were around when you were nine and have a long talk with them about their parenting styles...ROFL.
@BecauseBecaBeBecaАй бұрын
😂😂😂
@snagglesnorfАй бұрын
Haha yeah….my dad showed me Star Wars at a very early age
@FosterTravis1071Ай бұрын
Something tells me otherwise. Like most reaction channels... characters all.
@blowbaАй бұрын
Amen!
@bendavis6722Ай бұрын
I'm a star wars movies plus games fan been playing the old republic since 2011 saw the original star wars movies on vhs way back when sorry for getting off topic.
@walterwhitejr.445Ай бұрын
When you look back at Westworld, that wasn't really computer GENERATED imagery - it was a mosaic of 2D images manually put together to simulate robot vision. The first movie to use actual *generated* imagery for narrative content was TRON. Star Trek II had an sequence depicting a world forming that was computer generated. Young Sherlock Holmes had the first polygonal character (a stained-glass knight) for which it won an Oscar. The real technical achievement with the first Star Wars films was using computers to control the camera motion - allowing complex shots of models. John Dykstra was behind that, primarily.
@mattp6089Ай бұрын
Not sure if anyone has said, but Luke's X-Wing has a translation readout of what R2-D2 is saying. You see a brief shot of words printing on a screen on the instrument panel that Luke is looking at while R2 is beeping away. That's how an astromech droid communicates with the pilot of the craft and how Luke could understand R2 while in his X-Wing. Vader and the Emperor really do see Anakin as gone and Darth Vader being who has taken his place. Leia is Princes Leia Organa of Alderaan, adopted daughter of Breha Organa, queen of Alderaan, and her husband Bail Prestor-Organa, Republic senator, Imperial senator and Rebel spy. "No. I am your father." is one of the most frequently misquoted lines in cinema. Along with the likes of "We're gonna need a bigger boat." instead of "You're gonna need a bigger boat." in Jaws. Since you said you filmed these three reactions before releasing any of them. I will point out the key difference between Anakin and Luke. When Anakin feels the rage, he leans into it. When Luke does, he backs off from it and chooses peace. In fact Luke either 'wins' or at least 'doesn't lose' in each of the three original trilogy movies by letting go and trusting in something or someone other than himself. Sometimes because he's convinced it is the right path, others convinced it is his only choice.
@davidward9737Ай бұрын
ROTJ
@RandomNonsense1985Ай бұрын
If you say “Luke, I am your father”, you’re actually quoting Tommy Boy.
@davidward9737Ай бұрын
@@RandomNonsense1985 Chris Farley and David Spade. In a van down by the river!!! I just hope ROTJ is done great.
@johnsperry9494Ай бұрын
What is the internal temperature of a TaunTaun? Answer: Luke warm.
@kriswright5112Ай бұрын
laugh it up, fuzzballs
@Brainreaver79Ай бұрын
i hope you saw yourself out after that one....
@christopherwall2121Ай бұрын
And I thought that joke stunk... _on the outside!_
@FXGreggan.29 күн бұрын
Badum tish!
@crispy_338Ай бұрын
16:40 his breathing is supported by his suit. It’s like a ventilator that breathes for him
@Moviefan2k4Ай бұрын
Yep, his lungs were severely damaged by fire and smoke on Mustafar, along with virtually everything else. As a result, Vader's probably 75% artificial, at the very least. When George created General Grevious for "Revenge of the Sith", it was meant as a deliberate foreshadowing of what Anakin would become.
@darthxjacobАй бұрын
Approved, I'm glad someone pointed that out.
@genghisgalahad8465Ай бұрын
@@Moviefan2k4 nah, man! 2/3rd's of his body! 66%! (missed opportunity!)
@pseudohackerАй бұрын
Who cares.
@darthxjacobАй бұрын
@@pseudohacker I do.
@johnallen6665Ай бұрын
Great reaction! Leia has the last name Organa having assumed the last name of Senator Bail Organa after he and his wife adopted her at the end of Episode III. Fun fact: in about 1995-1996 Kenner toys started releasing series of Star Wars figures as a run-up to the 20th anniversary of Star Wars which would see the release into theaters the Special Editions of the original trilogy as the prelude to a VHS release of the Special Editions; eventually giving way to the DVD release. The funny part, to me, is that until Episode III I knew her last name, but not where it came from: but her action figure came with the name "Princess Leia Organa" so that's how I first learned of it before being given a proper explaination ~10 years later. -lol
@petersonchan9250Ай бұрын
That sound is NOT his "breathing" through the mask, it's his ventilator cycling oxygen to his severely damaged lungs!
@jeffwright4491Ай бұрын
Just imagine....we old farts who grew up with the originals had to wait 3 years to see what happened to Han!
@Yora21Ай бұрын
I fortunately only had to wait until next morning. I am so grateful to my friend's parents to let us 10-year olds binge watch them all over the weekend I was staying over.
@garretthendricks6350Ай бұрын
Haha
@sean---the-other-oneАй бұрын
You’re correct on George’s style of not explaining too much. It goes all the way to the very first movie. I had seen sci-fi at that point in ‘77, and admittedly I was just a kid of around 9 years old so my frame of reference is limited, but within about 5-10 minutes we had a stormtrooper declare “Look, sir! Droids!” whilst holding up a man-made object. At that point I’d heard of robots, I’d heard of androids, I may have even heard of cyborgs. But I’d never heard anyone call androids ‘droids’. It needed no explanation. We just suddenly had a new piece of jargon in our head and we didn’t think twice. The term gets used constantly in the Star Wars universe, and if you think about it, you’ve probably never heard it in any other story or franchise. You wouldn’t use the term in talking about the robots in the movie I, Robot nor Bi-Centennial Msn, nor A.I, nor Ex-Machina. George just got us familiar with robots, had the term casually thrown into the dialogue, and a cultural icon is born. That was one of the real core ways Star Wars worked - it really seemed like a ‘lived-in’ universe. It was scratched and dented and scuffed. There was an absolute sense that these characters lived in these towns and cities. That they used the technology, and they’d formed language and habits based upon it. The original trilogy really excelled at that. Not all of the following works managed to really achieve the same level of ‘lived-in’, but they were lucky enough to ride the cost-tails of the OT.
@lockheartmacАй бұрын
It's not just Lucas, I feel like creators back then understood that film is a visual medium. Look at Alien, look at Blade Runner -- well the good cut -- they always just show you something spectacular instead of just giving you a bunch of word vomit. It really builds mystery and intrigue. I think audiences are too dumb for that these days or creators are too afraid of misinterpretation that its understood there will always be an exposition dump. I am reminded of how often I can just put on a show or movie these days and just do something else because there is no point in watching. Content these days might as well be audio only.
@tim-dndАй бұрын
Sadly George then decided to try and explain huge amounts of stuff in the prequels and sequels to the original trilogy. I don't think any of the films are terrible, but I still hate the explanation for the force being a measurable micro organism!
@sean---the-other-oneАй бұрын
@@tim-dnd Yeah, this is why I take any reference to George as being the ultimate guide to Star Wars (eg when people say that George has declared chronological order to be the best way to experience the movies). He gets things wrong, and he tries to shoehorn ideas into situations that don’t quite fit. I mean, don’t get me wrong, I really appreciate what George did in creating Star Wars, but you could even see in the ‘making ofs’ in the prequels when he gave private preliminary screenings to Spielberg and other buddy filmmakers that none of them wanted to hurt his feelings but they were worried about the results. He’s sort of above anyone telling him that an idea is bad.
@jordancooney6817Ай бұрын
@@tim-dndI get what you mean, but I'm going to make a minor correction because most people misunderstand. The Midichlorians are not the the Force. They're organisms that can communicate WITH the force, and allow you to communicate with the force more easily the more of them you have. It's not to "explain the force" per sey. The force is just as mystical as before. It's just to explain how some people strong with the force and others not, (which was a point in the OT). Did that need an explanation? Not necessarily, but I feel like it doesn't hurt anything.
@razorsfury6519Ай бұрын
I think its a problem with modern hollywood in general. It's flooded with mediocre talent who aren't creative enough to craft a story. They will explain it to you be cause they think their audience is stupid. In reality, the problem falls on the writers who are creatively bankrupt.
@JakubSmikaАй бұрын
Check out Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. After episode 6.
@daveesmond1634Ай бұрын
Definitely! Rogue one is up there with episodes 3.5.6 in my opinion! R1 For me it goes 6, 5, 3, R1 as my favorites and the ranking sometimes change but they are always top 4 (Mt Rushmore of SW lol)
@ajivins1Ай бұрын
@@daveesmond1634 Richard E Grant was in Rogue One and was over the moon that they were using real sets and not just painting them in afterwards with effects. He loved walking onto The Death Star's deck plates!
@Tadpole10538Ай бұрын
Agree. Rogue one is an immediate prequel to episode 4. It’s also by far the best SW film released by Disney so far, but is best watched after seeing the full 4-5-6 story ark.
@DoutsoldomeАй бұрын
@@Tadpole10538 I almost completely agree. The point I have problems with in your comment is that Rogue One s not, to me, "the best SW film released by Disney so far;" it is the only good one - in fact, the only one that I even consider a legitimate SW film. I disregard all the others as bad fanfiction (and even this feels like an undeserved compliment).
@shugaroonyАй бұрын
@@Tadpole10538 Conversely I think its the worst of the Disney SW films. Its fine, but no masterpiece that most seem to give it credit for being.
@jessicathejedi35Ай бұрын
Also, loved your yoda insight with human being - this where the life lessons of Star Wars really start deeply resonating for me
@BecauseBecaBeBecaАй бұрын
Yes! I have found the themes across all the films to be immensely encouraging to me. The “dark side” can mean so many different things for all of us. A lot of times it is the opposite of presence. Which is basically distraction, avoidance, and fear. This can look so many different ways in all of our lives whether it’s an addiction, a person, or a bad habit. We all have a pull to hide into the dark side in one way or another. The opposite is presence, love, and bravery. ❤️
@scottb3034Ай бұрын
name checks out.
@DanielTate-wt9jtАй бұрын
Beca there was no CGI used in the original Star Wars trilogy when they were originally released. The CGI in 1973 looked like an atari video game. It was used to make titles in a movie. It wasn't anything like the CGI of today. What happened is in the 90s, George Lucas decided to clean the original films because they were extremely dirty and scratched, and the colors were fading. So what he did was create a digital copy of the originals because it was easier to fix each of the frames in digtal format than to try to actually clean film. Then he realized that since he had the movies in a digital format, he could add things to the film digitally with CGI. So he added scenes, creatures, and some backgrounds using CGI of the late 90's and early 2000's. Since then, they have changed a few things several times. But the original movies when they were released did not have CGI in them they were all three done with practical effects. The only CGI used in the originals is in Episode 4 in the scene when they were showing the pilots the attack plan on the Death Star. Those attack plans were CGI. That was the best CGI could do at the time. And it wasn't very good or real looking. It was about as good graphically as Pac Man. There's a channel on KZbin called Luke Skywalker he has several videos showing you a side by side comparisons of the original scenes before the CGI was added and after the CGI added for every scene CGI was added. He has separate videos for each of the first (original) three films.
@tasselhoffАй бұрын
Then explain how in 82 the Genesis scene was done in Star Trek wrath of Khan. They used Kray computers to do it all.
@DanielTate-wt9jtАй бұрын
@tasselhoff I didn't say they didn't have CGI. They did. They used it in the Genesis scene. They used it in tron, and they used it at the intro to Labyrinth (the owl), they used it in the last Starfighter. The point is that the CGI back then was not realistic. No one would mistaken it for a real-life image like today. That sort of CGI did not exist until the late 80s with the Abyss and T2 and early 90s with Jurassic Park. No one would mistaken the graphics seen in the Genesis scene in The Wrath of Kaun as a photo realistic (real looking) image like we see today. Photo realistic CGI like we see today didn't exist until the late 80s early 90s.
@tasselhoffАй бұрын
@@DanielTate-wt9jt You did say the tech was no better than Pac-Man so....
@neutrino78xАй бұрын
@@tasselhoff it wasn't much better. I take it you weren't around back then? Or never played computer games from that era? I was born in 1978 and grew up in "Silicon Valley", where I still live (it's part of "The San Francisco Bay Area"). Our first computer at home when I was a kid was an IBM Personal Computer, Model 5150, released in 1981. It had an Intel 8088 at 4.77 Mhz (that's megahertz.....today's processors have clock speeds in gigahertz), with 640 KB (that's KILObyte, not gigabyte) of RAM and two 360 KB floppy disk drives. At school we had Apple //e machines. No Apple Silicon back then....and no Macintosh desktop. The Apple //e also used a command line interface and its graphics was no better than that of the IBM PC. It was an earlier machine, so it's graphics weren't quite as good as the CGA (Color graphics Adapter) card on the IBM PC. 🙂The IBM PC, btw, is why we call desktop computers "PCs". Even a Cray (not Kray) supercomputer could not do photo-realistic graphics in the late 70s. 🙂 bear in mind, 1977-1982 is five years, which is a major leap in the computer world. 🙂 The EGA adapter was released in 1984 at the same time as the PC/AT (which had an 80286, much faster than an 8088), and was worlds beyond CGA. 1984 was also when the Apple Macintosh came out, which had a Graphical User Interface. (the first Graphical User Interface was invented at a place called PARC, Palo Alto Research Center, and both Windows and Mac were expanding on what they created. PARC also created the mouse and Ethernet and many other things.)
@oliviawilliams6204Ай бұрын
There was cgi in A New Hope original release. The death star plan and the Falcon and X wing targeting systems were cgi
@joeblankenship377Ай бұрын
Check out Tron if you want to see some early CGI. And there's much less CGI in it than you'd think. But there is a TON of labor-intensive rotoscoping to suggest a computerized world.
@c1ph3rpunkАй бұрын
There’s virtually no CGI in Tron, Last Starfighter is the first real example, done on a Cray MP, I have a CPU board from it.
@matsv201Ай бұрын
I think it was made in a similar way as the 1981 movie Escape from NY where the wire frame model was made with fluorescent tape on a real world scale model and UV light and they simply flow the camera throw the model. In the case of Escape from NY they simply displayed it on a CRT as a video recording, in Tron they did a bit more magic.
@scottb3034Ай бұрын
@@c1ph3rpunk Wrath of Khan had the first real CGI if you aren't counting ANH with the Death Star plans or any of their similar ilk.
@c1ph3rpunkАй бұрын
@@scottb3034 one scene doesn’t really count as much of a movie, and in ANH it’s not really even a scene. When I was last around HP there were a few former Cray folks around that remembered building the machine for Digital Productions (the company).
@sean---the-other-oneАй бұрын
43:40 That’s like the fact that Kirk never once said “Scotty, beam me up!” nor “Beam me up, Scotty!” For Star Wars references, the addition of ‘Luke’ was an early way for people to reference that scene and make it clear that it’s a Star Wars phrase. You could easily say the correct line nowadays of “No. I am your father.” and people would immediately get it.
@fluffihunni6221Ай бұрын
Hey there, just for reference, Kirk does say "Scotty, beam me up" in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, as you can see in this short clip ... kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZbWpWWGe6ljepYsi=nLwQKvgrgSwS61-N
@sean---the-other-oneАй бұрын
@@fluffihunni6221 Yeah, but the Mandela Effect had already taken hold long before that came out. The dialogue was clearly a nod to the pop culture, like the fan service in Attack Of The Clones where Jango bangs his head on Slave I’s hatch.
@briansoloАй бұрын
12:34 That brief analysis won you my sub. Well-done 🙂 That being said, I feel compelled to express my displeasure of you basically skipping two of the all-time greatest & exciting special effects sequences ever captured by film: The Battle of Hoth and The Asteroid Field. I'm still super glad you loved the film as much as you do. For my money, it's the greatest movie ever made, when you take in the story, characters, subtle humor, subtle romance, set-pieces, plot points, and SCORE. I don't think it's ever been matched.
@lejandro.fonseca.sr.Ай бұрын
what some people tend to forget is Anakin didn't know they were having twins and he thought he killed Padmé on the platform on Mustafar because the Emperor told him "it seems, in your anger, you killed her." so i'm sure he assumed his "child" didn't survive either
@williamshelton4318Ай бұрын
It's kinda weird a Jedi couldn't sense there was more than one lifeform inside his wife. But whatever.
@lejandro.fonseca.sr.Ай бұрын
@@williamshelton4318 like the Jedi always say... the dark side clouds everything
@Tim7318-3Ай бұрын
@@williamshelton4318 tbf Vader immediately doubted that he killed her at that moment and even firmly stated “she was alive! I *felt* it!” so he technically wasn’t wrong, however the Emperor also wasn’t wrong either since Padme died as a result of his anger (dying from a broken heart is still a dumb explanation for her death but whatever, it’s what we got) so it’s easy to assume how Vader came to the conclusions he did. Plus Padme had a very public funeral so news of her death definitely reached Vader and iirc they showed that her body was “pregnant” in the casket so it was assumed by everyone that she died with the baby, Vader and the Emperor included.
@michaelbryant3640Ай бұрын
In the Darth Vader comics (which are quite good, if you haven't read them) Vader is clearly furious when he learns the pilot who destroyed the Death Star is named "Skywalker."
@Tim7318-3Ай бұрын
@@williamshelton4318 probably the same reason why Luke couldn’t sense that Vader was his actual biological father until Vader told him to “search your [Luke’s] feelings, you [Luke] know it to be true”. Just cause you have the force doesn’t mean you’re clairvoyant enough to know everything, their were a lot of things on Anakin’s mind that occupied his focus enough to not know about having twins: the nightmares of watching Padme dying, the war effort, his frustrations with not being given the title of Jedi Master, Palpatine’s manipulations, the bits of his Dark Side seeping through, etc. Also it’s not like Anakin is the only one who didn’t know about the twins until the delivery, every single other Jedi didn’t know either because they were all focused on other things too. It’s not that hard to believe that no one knew about the twins before they were delivered.
@JM-nd9zfАй бұрын
I like that you identified the similarities between Luke and Anakin abruptly leaving to save their loved ones. The six George Lucas Star Wars films actually form a composition ring, with each trilogy forming one half of the ring. Because Empire and Attack of the Clones are on opposite sides of that ring, they were made to mirror each other. There are so many parallels between the two movies. The reluctant romance, the aforementioned rash decision to leave, the chase through the asteroid field, Jango and Boba Fett each acquiring their bounty, a Skywalker losing a limb, too many to name really. Each has a giant land battle where the rebel side has to evacuate. There's even the scenes where Anakin dives out of the speeder into the underbelly of Coruscant, and Luke jumps off of the platform into the bottom of Cloud City, representing their potential moral descent. The only difference between the two is that they move in opposite directions. So the last act of Empire mirrors the first act of AOTC and so on. It's really cool to look into.
@Tuning3434Ай бұрын
Mr. Plinkett will knock your teeth out.
@JM-nd9zfАй бұрын
@@Tuning3434I don't know what a Mr Plinkett is
@TheKickKatАй бұрын
Search KZbin for plinket star wars specifically the video where he argues that the "ring composition" thing is a load of bunk.
@RussellCHallАй бұрын
David Prowse really did some amazing work in this one as the "Body" for Darth Vader, I've always loved that he managed to express disappointment with just body movements when Luke jumps in that sequence and was glad to see the reaction it engendered in this video. With all the much earned love that the amazing James Earl Jones has been receiving since his passing, I just hope people don't forget there was a 6'6 English bodybuilder who had just as much to do with bringing a (eventually) very layered villain to life. RIP to a team I doubt we will ever see the likes of again because of CGI.
@ericechols6056Ай бұрын
David Prowse as Darth Vader was underrated as a physical actor, you could see so much emotion and interpretation in his body language and presence. Also, David gave Vader such a distinctive walk, dignity grace, swagger, a majestic, regal elegance to him, regardless of being evil or the antagonist. James Earls Jones's voice added perfectly to David Prowse physicality. Good casting George Lucas!
@jeffj6815Ай бұрын
He was also great in A Clockwork Orange as the subversive writers' bodyguard.
@scottb3034Ай бұрын
prowse was on the way out at this point. He had to be replaced constantly in this one and completely replaced in all but 1 scene in ROTJ. He also spoiled the father twist to a crowd in 1978 even though he was just BSing. It enlarged an already big rift between Prowse and Lucas.
@scottb3034Ай бұрын
@@ericechols6056 as echoed in my post to OP, prowse was on the way out as the physical actor for Vader by this point.
@ArvelDrethАй бұрын
Sebastian Shaw is also almost completely absent now as the face of Darth Vader. They edited his face a lot and replaced him with Hayden Christensen at the end of RotJ.
@walkerforsyth6221Ай бұрын
Yes! The Empire Strikes Back is THE BEST. ..edit.. I haven't watched this yet, but I will... will report back soon.
@johnstanowski9489Ай бұрын
YES! I have forever thought that Harrison Ford, Steve Martin and Dennis Quaid all look like they could play each other's brothers. THANK you for saying that. I thought I was the only one.
@23Prospero37Ай бұрын
Peter Mayhew who played Chewbacca was a very gentle giant of a man. Even after he passed away his wife carried on his charitable organization as per his wish and the Peter Mayhew Foundation still helps children today.
@Soldiablo34Ай бұрын
I just found this channel recently and immediately subscribed to the channel. When do you typically upload videos I enjoy your content on the channel so far keep it up.
@christophercurtis4131Ай бұрын
I was 9 when Empire came out in theaters and it is my favorite of all the films. I love this movie for introducing me to the Imperial March, what I always refer to as Darth Vader's theme. I love all the different variations of that theme throughout the movie. Darth Vader is such an iconic villain. Rest In Peace, James Earl Jones, for bringing that voice to life. That final scene with Han and Leia, where she says I love you and he says I know, was very emotional and heartbreaking.
@EmperorV326Ай бұрын
Loved the editing in this one! Also appreciate you acknowledge the small quiet acting moments. I feel like thats what makes these movies real and personal. Harrison Ford is definitely the glue in these ones. His delivery has so much range and charisma. If theres one person who's absolutely vital to this movie's heart it has to be him.
@domingocurbelomorales8635Ай бұрын
Mark Hamill (Luke) looks different here, because he had a car crash before filming this. He needed some plastic surgery on his face and you can see some scars. Then they used the yeti plot to make sense of it.
@Moviefan2k4Ай бұрын
The severity of the crash has been wildly exaggerated over the years, though - Mark even clarified it fairly recently. The truth is that his biggest injury was most of his nose being destroyed, so they took some of the cartilage from his elbow and made him a new one. But since the nose is a very central component of a person's face, any change can alter people's perception. For a similar example, just look at Jennifer Grey; she had two nose jobs in the 1990s and no one recognized her afterward. As a result, her career went downhill.
@ChadMichaelSimonАй бұрын
My daughter is 25 now and grew up with me showing her the SW movies. One time, we sat down with Empire and took screenshots of every great shot in the movie. The color palettes, cinematography, compositions, set design, and costuming - all gorgeous, like conceptual paintings brought to life. It outshines all the other films in this way.
@wallyman292Ай бұрын
Lucas's attention to the smallest details is what makes these movies so great. Like the scene where Lando is on the lift to the upper hatch of the Falcon as they rescue Luke at Cloud City, and he actually has a safety harness he attaches/detaches as he goes up and out the hatch. The fact that Lucas included this makes the scene so much more realistic. And the fact Lando knows exactly where and when to attach them makes perfect sense, since the Falcon was his before Han won it. Just incredible insight and directing there in those 2 seconds!
@JeffACornellАй бұрын
You can absolutely talk while breathing in. That's a prominent aspect of the performance of Treebeard the Ent in the Lord of the Rings movies.
@Rowebot15Ай бұрын
I sound like ET or the computer from WarGames if I talk on an Inhale.
@Rowebot15Ай бұрын
If you watch Elliott when ET is dying, you can see the actor talk on an inhale, I think to show ET is his mirror. Just a theory.
@BenjaminAlternateАй бұрын
kenobi is alright... but yeah you should watch clone wars espeically if you are a prequel fan
@brandondodge6040Ай бұрын
I agree, so many good moments and characterization for Obi-Wan and Anakin
@cayreet5992Ай бұрын
Keep in mind that Vader knew he might have 'a' child. He didn't know Padmé was expecting twins - I'm not even sure if she knew. Luke is easy to identify, once Vader knows where he's from. He grew up as a Skywalker and with Anakin's stepbrother while Leia was adopted fully, including changing her last name. So Vader thinks he has found his child when he identifies Luke as a Skywalker and his son. He doesn't know he should be looking for more people.
@PhatooineАй бұрын
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@solicitr666Ай бұрын
Note that at Padme's funeral they made her corpse appear pregnant: officially she never gave birth and Anakin/Vader had no children. He had no idea of Luke's existence until the Emperor told him. Of course, that opens another can of worms, as in "How did the Emperor know"? I suppose one could postulate that after Yavin Imperial intelligence picked up the name Luke Skywalker.
@cayreet5992Ай бұрын
@@Phatooine Yet, they always referred to one child in "Revenge of the Sith", so it is possible that at least Anakin didn't know. Anakin didn't sense the pregnancy before Padmé told him - it would make sense that not all Jedi can do the same with the Force. A healer would have sensed the children, but Anakin isn't trained as a healer, he's a fighter. Luke has the same colouring as his father and the same last name, not to mention he grew up with Anakin's stepbrother on the planet where Anakin spent most of his life before the order. Leia's colouring is similar to Padmé's, but she was fully adopted and known to people as the daughter of Bail and Breha Organa who looked similar enough to her to be her parents. She's presumably never been to Tatooine in her life and had no connection to her step-aunt and -uncle. It is possible that Vader wouldn't have known. Production-wise, a lot of this is simply-speaking due to the development of the lore during the production of the movies. Luke didn't get a sister until "Return of the Jedi" and it was originally meant to be another character entirely. When they filmed "A New Hope", Vader and Anakin were still two different people and Vader really killed Anakin - no 'from a certain point of view' necessary.
@cayreet5992Ай бұрын
@@solicitr666 Given that Luke apparently applied for the Imperial Academy several times, but had to withdraw each time, that wouldn't have been hard to figure out.
@solicitr666Ай бұрын
@@cayreet5992 Luke was posing as his own cousin, in effect; as far as the Imperial Census was concerned he was the son of Owen and Beru.
@jabecker21Ай бұрын
One of my favorite aspects of the prequels is Anakin sensing the pain of his loved ones from across the galaxy and from the future. That shows where he gets the idea to trap Luke by just torturing his friends.
@pmichaelreed103Ай бұрын
I just found your channel, and love it. As someone who saw Star Wars (not yet called A New Hope) 7 times in the cinema in 1977 as a 7 year old, the flak you got was assuming some practical shots were CGI. You watched the version that does have some shots added later that were CGI (notably the Jabba insert) but the ones you often noted were miniatures and practical effects. That said, keep doing what you're doing. I would just suggest checking the year of realease, etc., to avoid wondering when Indiana Jones was made or who the "original" actor was (it was Alec Guiness). But I'm subscribed.
@joshgrnbuddha33813 күн бұрын
Lol, so some people can talk while inhaling. Jack Black actually has a song that he sings while inhaling called inward singing. Be well
@mikejenson757Ай бұрын
One thing people seem to forget is that Star Wars is a fantasy world. You throw physics out the window while watching it (even though we all want a lightsaber). How does Vader talk and breathe at the same time? Star Wars biology : )
@DrD00M3Ай бұрын
Vader is a very cold and calculating individual much more than he was as Anakin and more mature he doesn't kill for failure only what he deems as extreme incompetence on those who serve and serving a warning to the next one
@larrypope5142Ай бұрын
The tank Luke was healing in was called a Bacta Tank. In the Star Wars universe you will see it being utilized for accelerated healing. Also, the sound you hear is not Vader breathing, but the sound of his respirator pumping oxygen in and sucking out carbon dioxide. According to the books, his lungs were damaged when they were burned so he was not actually breathing. The suit serves as a mechanical iron lung breathing for him. This is why he can talk while the sound is happening. Vader does not inhale or exhale from his nose or mouth. I didn’t come up with it. That’s just how it’s explained in the books. I’m sure they could have written it after so many people mentioned it in their own observations of the original trilogy.
@brucechmiel7964Ай бұрын
Thank you you saved me another essay.
@KelnxАй бұрын
As someone that was a little kid who saw this in the theater when it came out, it's such a joy to see someone young see it for the first time. My grandson saw all of them for the first time last month and he watched em with his paw paw. We got him a little lightsaber and he loves swinging it around at the dogs.
@ksharbaugh2Ай бұрын
"You can't breathe in and talk like that!" Sure, you can... if you've got a mechanically augmented respiratory system. The breathing you hear is part of Vader's life support system, mechanical lungs that carry out the molecular processes that his organic lungs can no longer do, being too scarred from inhaling searing gasses on Mustafar. However, they are at least capable of simply pushing air around, which is enough for speech.
@BecauseBecaBeBecaАй бұрын
This comment made me do so research out of curiosity. Seems like people are very split. Some compare it to being like an iron lung or chest ventilator. However, some still argue that due to air going through the trachea in both of those devices that you still wouldn’t be able to breathe in like that and talk at the same time. Some claim George Lucas intended the sound design to be this way on purpose, while others are saying it’s just a post production error. I can’t seem to find an actual solid answer. Likely due to it being a fictional life support system. So in that case, it is allowed to do whatever it wants 😊
@ksharbaugh2Ай бұрын
I figured the respirator would have an intake separate from the trachea, perhaps vents going straight from the grate on the mask to the artificial 'lungs'. That would allow breathing and speaking to take place completely independently of each other. That there was a difference in how it was handled between the movies can be explained away with upgrades to the suit in the interim.
@znk0rАй бұрын
@ksharbaugh2 you need to exhale when you talk.
@ksharbaugh2Ай бұрын
@@znk0r Since you need it explained more clearly... Darth Vader has, essentially, has two sets of lungs that function independently of each other. Artificial lungs with their own vents bypassing the trachea to intake oxygen and export CO2; and what is left of his organic lungs which are too damaged to do anything other than move air past his vocal cords.
@jordancooney6817Ай бұрын
@@BecauseBecaBeBecaI'm pretty sure George mentioned it in one of the audio commentaries if I remember correctly.
@spaceshot485Ай бұрын
Many of us who were kids when the original movies came out also like Empire most of all. Everything came together to tell a story where the heroes take a good swift kick, come out with all new motivations, and yet still even at the end there is a feeling of hope. That's the magic of it and everything just came together in a way that's hard to match. Great to see your reaction to it.
@MacTopherАй бұрын
I'm gonna have to stop you right there. Hayden and Euan, while great, are NOT the "original actors". That would be the 1977 cast of EpIV
@PhatooineАй бұрын
She's talking about the original cast from the prequels. The era she grew up with.
@The_Real_Mr_AlАй бұрын
To be fair, getting Sebastian Shaw and Alec Guinness would be quite difficult xP
@MacTopherАй бұрын
@@Phatooine Again, that is the prequel cast, not the "original" cast. You don't get to redefine original in a reboot
@PhatooineАй бұрын
@@MacTopher Yeah, you must be fun to be around, Karen. You're making a big deal out of nothing. You know what she meant. You just want to be a Karen about it.
@BearIslandComicsАй бұрын
Chill out, buddy. She didn’t see these movies before.
@WJS774Ай бұрын
I seriously love "Trouble with your droid?" "No, no trouble." 🤣
@acereporter7320 күн бұрын
I like to think Yoda whispered to R2, "My secret, please keep. Along, please play in front of young Skywalker." 🤣
@Twigy_22Ай бұрын
Nice catch on the "No, I am your Father". It is one of the most wrongly quoted lines in the history of movies. People just remember it incorrectly. The line "Luke, I am your Father" is never said once in any of the movies or shows. Ever. Good catch!
@drivers99Ай бұрын
Same with "play it again, Sam"
@cakerinsАй бұрын
Seeing this in the theater back when it came out, and hearing Darth Vader say 'I am your father', the entire theater gasped. It was surreal. None of us knew.
@gumdeoАй бұрын
"Wars not make one great" - Yoda.
@walkerforsyth6221Ай бұрын
I'm a bit late to this party , but here we go.. this is my favorite reaction that I've seen yet, and here's why.. I don't know how many times I've seen these movies or I can't remember when I seen them for the first time, The OG Star Wars trilogy was a staple, watched and rewatched by those of whom I was raised by, and when I was a kid I didn't like the Empire Strikes Back because of the doom and gloom, but now it's my favorite, and now definitely close to my heart. Now seeing somebody watch it for the first time and hearing them speak of the sets, the views, the sounds, the story, the romance... and enjoying it so much is awesome. Enjoyment simply is what matters with these movies. btw, I'm related to that guy using Leia as a shield..
@damianlynch5977Ай бұрын
You missed Yoda’s ‘No there is another’ comment
@jpmzoАй бұрын
Am so fortunate to be the original target audience for this saga. Was 6 years old in 1977, and it changed my life! All the boys wanted to be Han Solo, lol. Yes, Obi-wan is dead, he has verged with The Force, the ghostly appearance is his Force Ghost. No one should be mad with you, we were lucky to be born during the OT. How much cotton candy are you going to eat, lol? Vader cannot breathe on his own, a machine in his suit breathes for him. You know your stuff, the AT-AT walkers were filmed using stop motion miniatures. You'd LOVE the Making of A New Hope and Empire, shows the birth of ILM Effects Studio. Yoda was created and voiced by Frank Oz, who also created The Muppet Show; Kermit the frog, Miss Piggy, etc. Carrie and Harrison's chemistry carried over in to real life, lol. Vader has no idea that Padme gave birth before she died. The loss of Anakin to Vader and the destruction of the Jedi left some deep scars, obviously. Yoda lives on the planet Degobah. Leia's last name is Organa, she was adopted by Breha and Senator Bail Organa. You'll have to watch The Return of the Jedi (Episode VI) to see what happens to Vader. Light sabers definitely Cauterize wounds. Vader NOT choking out an officer shows that Luke has already changed him. When are you going to watch Return of the Jedi?
@jessicathejedi35Ай бұрын
Love watching your Star Wars videos and love the film information!! Don’t listen to nitpicky Star Wars fans 😅. Some of us are sane and nice
@BecauseBecaBeBecaАй бұрын
Thank you, Jessica! I know! I’ve quickly learned that nobody hates Star Wars more than the fans themselves 😂 I honestly have loved all of it. Thank you for being a member!
@roystoyscomics1361Ай бұрын
I don't see it as being nitpicky. People are passionate about what they love. The term "fan" comes from fanatic...an obsessed individual. People don't "nitpick" about what they don't care about. They just walk away in complete apathy.
@enzoDVLАй бұрын
You have a lot of great takes - the show don't tell, the slower pace, quiet moments, the writing, the non-verbal acting. It all contributes to why this is the best film of the franchise. Imagine if Kershner and Kasdan actually decided to work on the prequels.
@TorontoJediMasterАй бұрын
@17:30, That WAS indeed described as Vader's meditation chamber. It's supposed be where he not only meditates, but where, when it closed and pressurized, he can remove his helmet and mask. He can breathe and talk at the same time because his mechanical respirator does the breathing for him. @18:03. Yes, that was stop-motion animation for the Imperial Walkers. @19:15, You can see that Luke has a screen that translates what Artoo is saying for him. Even if Luke COULD understand Artoo's language, there's literally no way he could hear it as Artoo is riding in open space and Luke is in the cockpit. @25:02. When Jedi disappear upon death, it's they're literally becoming a part of the Force itself. In "Revenge of the Sith", Yoda implies that he's made contact with Qui-Gon who has learned it and can pass the knowledge on. In the novelization, Yoda is meditating about the fall of the Jedi and asks into the Force what is next. The text reads that the Force answers in the voice of Qui-Gon Jinn. This is an act of willful giving oneself to the Force, and is something only that happens in the Light Side. Thus, the Sith have no knowledge of it. (That's why Vader and Palpatine both are unaware that Obi-Wan is still in touch with Luke.) @25:21, Vader knows full well that Luke is his son. That's why he's been trying to hard to find him. However, he's playing dumb for Palpatine. (I mean, the name Skywalker would give it away. Plus, the fact that Luke comes from Tatooine and was raised by his step-brother.) Vader's plan at this moment is to turn Luke to the Dark Side so together they can overthrow Palpatine. However, Vader is definitely still ignorant that Leia is his daughter. (I believe that nobody knew that Leia had been adopted by Bail Organa. Anyone outside of his inner circle, I believe, thought Leia was Bail's biological child.) @30:00, Luke seeing his own face was the warning of how he could suffer the same fate as his father. @36:51, Leia's last name is Organa. (I know it wasn't mentioned in any of the Original Trilogy films, but it was in the novelizations and action figure packages). She was adopted by Bail Organa of Alderaan. @39:20, What just happened was Lando contacted his aide, Lobot (the guy with the headpiece) to arrange an ambush of the Imperial troops by members of Bespin's security force. Lando clearly had realized that he'd made a mistake in trusting Vader to keep his word (that he'd leave Bespin alone if Lando helped him) and has decided that their only chance is to make a break for it. @40:36, You'll have to watch "Return of the Jedi" to see what happens with Vader. And, the lightsaber fight was far better. In this film a different actor stood in for Vader in the lightsaber battle. Bob Anderson, a trained fencer, stood in for David Prowse. In ANH, Prowse (who was a champion weightlifter and bodybuilder) didn't have the fluid style Vader was supposed to have (as he wasn't a trained swordsman or fencer). For the next two films, Anderson wore the costume during the lightsaber fight scenes. @43:38, "Luke, I am your father." is a common misquote by fans who saw it. Interesting fact, the shooting script had a false page in. In the script, Vader's line was that Obi-Wan killed Luke's father. The only people who knew the truth were George Lucas and Irwin Kershner, the director. (This was done to keep the big secret of the film under wraps.) Right before they rolled the cameras, they told Mark Hamill what the line was REALLY supposed to be, so he'd react properly. After that, the only other person who knew was James Earl Jones, when he recorded Vader's voice for the scene. On set, David Prowse, who played Vader, did the fake line (Prowse did all of Vader's lines to cue the other actors, for pacing and so they'd know where to insert Jones' dubs.) and he himself only learned the truth when he saw the film at the premier. (Supposedly he said that he'd wished he'd known so he'd have used different body language.) @44:26, Luke makes the decision to die rather than join his father in the Dark Side. @45:15, Luke wasn't using the Force. He was just drawn into an exhaust tube. (Now, the Force might have been doing that, but Luke wasn't in the driver's seat at that point.) @45:35, That's exactly right. The lightsaber instantly cauterizes the wound. @48:39, Yes, ESB (Ep V) is generally considered superior to ANH (Ep IV). I'm really looking forward to your take on watching ROTJ. I hope you've found my comments helpful. :-D
@ChadMichaelSimonАй бұрын
Any other villain saying, "Don't make me destroy you" would sound cheesy or cliche. When Vader says it, we're like, "Holy $#!&! We won't! We promise! We won't make you destroy us! Please!"
@ianzammit4224Ай бұрын
Love your commentary and reflection as you watch this film, there’s so much in this film to enjoy and it’s beautifully written and directed. One awesome, subtle visual piece of storytelling: three times in this film, Luke is upside down, in a vulnerable position, when he learns he uses the force in a new way to engage in the situation he faces: the Wampa ice cave (the force pull on his sabre), in training with Yoda (visions of the future), and hanging below Cloud City (reaching out to Leia for help). It’s unexpected and absolutely a moment of awe and hope for both us and Luke in how the Force can be used to connect with the universe. Hope you enjoy Ep VI, and the resolution of Vader’s story!
@SPARTAN22294Ай бұрын
The Empire Strikes Back takes place 3 years after A New Hope.
@docsavage8640Ай бұрын
Says who?
@SPARTAN22294Ай бұрын
@@docsavage8640 Both Disney's Star Wars Canon and Star Wars Legends.
@blacktronlegoАй бұрын
The term 'Sith' for dark Jedi had not been invented in this original trilogy. 36:55 Carrie Fisher has some great haristyles in these movies. People mostly seem to remember the 'space buns' she had for most of 'A New Hope' but they never appear again, she has a variety of other styles. I do like these braids. It is one of the best known Mandela effect misquotes. There is no-one else there, he doesn't have to say 'Luke' and you're right about the different emphasis, it makes more sense in context than the way it is usually said. 47:43 A large number of, but not all, prosthetics are made to look like real flesh as much as is possible by the material science. Stat Wars tech is obviously far more advanced with prosthetic hands that look real and can feel and grip like real hands.
@shugaroonyАй бұрын
George did have the term Sith in one of his first SW drafts, he just didn't think he needed to put that term into the original trilogy so brought it in for the prequels, along with Mace Windu (who laughingly was called Windy in that draft).
@kevinkuenn5733Ай бұрын
The term Sith was in a lot of stuff like the novelization, and the toys. As a kid we all knew that Darth Vader was a "Dark Lord of the Sith", we just had no idea what that meant.
@Wolvorine18 күн бұрын
@@kevinkuenn5733 Also we did have access to more information than was in the 3 movies (and what was trickled out with toys) from the trading cards. A lot of those had tidbits of information, lore, character & vehicle blurbs, etc. I think (at least by the time the RotJ cards came around, if not before) we knew about the fight on the volcanic planet of Musafar where Vader was maimed. In the most vague of terms, mind you, probably not much more than what I typed. But (like the Clone Wars) it was so vague that the versions we created in our heads from the nibbles of info turned out to be vastly cooler than what Lucas ended up giving us.
@brucechmiel7964Ай бұрын
George had a treatment for one story. That story was then refined and broken up into parts. Star Wars 1977 was the part he went with for his movie. There was no plan for a sequel, that is why the Death Star was destroyed it needed finality. As a condition of making it, he (George) made sure that he had all the rights to make sequels. However he had no idea how big his movie was going to get. The original sequel to Star Wars was called Splinter of the Mind's Eye. the only returning characters would be the droids, Luke, Leia, and Vader. Since there was no promise Harrison Ford would return. Either he wouldn't do it or he cost too much. When star Wars became the huge hit, it was re branded EP 4 A New Hope. And the serialization that George loved as a kid could be remade in a big way. During this process, George had a treatment for a 6 movie saga. None of which would be set in the prequal era. And even more ambitious was his dream. The Lucasfilm ranch would be a massive workshop for aspiring and currently working filmmakers to test and develop new technology and techniques and make creative movies free from the Hollywood system all with Star Wars as it's heart. Each film after the original would have a different director and the special effects teams would only get more talented. The whole of the project would be headed up by George himself and he would direct the last movie. The first trilogy, would be Luke saving the Rebellion and ultimately killing Darth Vader. The next three films would center around him searching for his long lost sister and together they would defeat the Emperor. ESB had an impressive budget. Much better than the film in 77'. However there where problems. A lot of problems. The on location shooting in Norway was a nightmare. The coldest winter on record caused a lot of costly delays and frostbite. Then the story itself had a lot of fat to trim. Luke would visit 3 worlds. Each one he would learn and be tested by a different Jedi Master. Yoda, Obi-Wan, and the ghost of his father. Planning for those sequences proved to be one hell of an expensive venture. So the three planets where turned to one, and Luke would train under the masters there. But another problem, run time. Luke still needed to fight Vader and his New Super Commandos. So George had the idea to combine the two characters, Anakin and Vader. This sparked a whole new set of ideas in the man. A new trilogy about how a Jedi Knight becomes Darth Vader. The Super Commando costume was pretty expensive to mass produce considering he had to find a new prop house for all the blasters and lightsabers and such. Even the Stormtroopers got new armor and materials, So the Super Commando suit was then painted and weathered into the bounty hunter Bobba Fett. Mandalorian Lore came out months after the release of Ep 5. The rest is history. Or it would have been if George wasn't destroyed by the unions. Empire Strikes back was a monumental success. However, he kept all the into to his films the same. This was to emulate the since of continuity from those serials of the 40's and 50's. But since he had not put Kushner's name at the beginning of Empire, he was sued, fined, and kicked from the Writer's and Director's guilds. all that work his dream of using the ranch for more than just his projects a place free of Hollywood bureaucracy, his 9 movie saga, all dashed by 12 pieces of paper. This meant that he couldn't hire Steven Spielberg to direct Jedi. Nor could he hire any guild director. George had to micro manage that production. He began to crack the whip and anyone would tell you he was more like a corporate stooge than a visionary director. This also meant that episode 6 would be the last of the series. So Luke's sister had to be revealed in that movie. Jedi had a lot going in it. Luke needed to find his sister, fight Vader and the Emperor, and get the girl without taking too much screen time from Carrie Fisher. George found his solution by going back to the production of Empire. Luke does not get the girl, Han does. Nihils Skywalker is combined with Leia. So that's the real reason for all the sexual tension be tween the two. They where made siblings out of necessity. After Jedi, George stayed out of the spotlight. assisting on other people's projects and further developing filmmaking technology ILM, SKywalker Sound, and THX. then after big hits like Terminator 2 and Jurassic Park, George thought maybe then technology was caught up with his idea of a galaxy far far away after he put to words "No! I am your father." But before he started working he needed to see for himself if Star Wars still had a market. He went back to his original three films and added changes and effects while digitally enhancing the picture and sound. The Star Wars Trilogy: Special Edition which where brought to theaters in 97'. The VHS came out a few months later. Side Note: We bought those tapes and was watching them the night Princess Di was killed. Anyway, The success of the re-release, toy sales, and such put George and his team to work on his second trilogy which would feature CGI assets like the Imperial capital. There are a lot of details that go along with the making if the original trilogy and I'll probably add those when you get to RotJ.
@Falcun21Ай бұрын
Splinter of the Mind's Eye also stated that Vader lost his right hand as punishment for the destruction of the Death Star. Ford had a very bad reaction to what Star Wars did to his privacy and the fact that he and the other actors got nothing from merchandising and he was pissed about it. He's still bitter about both losing his privacy and the loss of the millions and millions of dollars in merchandising rights. He was asked about all the toys and whatnot and about how his cut must be substantial and his reply was, "I got bubkus."
@brucechmiel7964Ай бұрын
@@Falcun21 at the time, toys based on films rarely made a large profit. With the exception of films, like planet of the apes. Toys was the last thing on any productions mind at the time. For George, it was how he was going to fund the proposed sequels that would probably never happen will be too cheap to make. On top of that Kenner got the lion’s share the deal. George himself didn’t get that much out of it. Those would be re-negotiated after the release of Empire. For negligible fee, all the actors signed the way their likenesses. At the time Harrison Ford’s career really didn’t kick off yet until after the first film and wall would be nice that he would get a piece of that merch money. I think he was a lot better off in the multitude of films he between 1980 and today. Unlike his costars whose film credits pretty much stop in the 90’s.
@michaelmacias822 күн бұрын
As someone who grew up with the OT I'm happy you got to experience Star Wars the way you did. its unique and I like that. I always wondered what it would be like for someone to experience Star Wars in chronological order.
@sasamichanАй бұрын
oh boy you are right kids today.. The 20 year old kids they keep calling special effects cgi which bugs me. But even dumber is the idea that cgi is fake and there for bad because you can tell its not real , here's the thing, nothing is real in any movie and you can always tell. Farther more sequels, remakes, adaptation, prequels, recasts, gender flip, race swap, nudity, product placement, nostalgia, references, all the things we hate its all not new. The things we hate in films like copping the first one, nostalgia baiting, cast changes, not crediting actors, using there likeness with out permission, crunch time, abuse, its all in some of the best movies ever made.
@eschiedlerАй бұрын
One of the best cliffhangers of all-time. Yes, I've heard some people see flaws in the plot of "Empire" because the story doesn't have an "ending", etc etc., but you have to remember that in 1980 you'd have to wait 3 years to resolve the cliffhanger!!
@brianlafrazia8237Ай бұрын
“CGI” as you are speaking to in 1977 was not the same thing as CGI as used today. Not even close to the same thing. They just had no distinction in the title of how computers were used. Star Wars for all intents and purposes was all practical effects, green screens, matte paintings, and stop motion.
@williamozier91814 күн бұрын
I've noticed in the Star Wars universe, when someone says "It is your destiny", what they mean is, "I really, really want you to do this."
@RunToEternityАй бұрын
You can't Star Wars, without the first three by George Lucas. He did them out of order for a reason. He probably felt that if a New Hope didn't sell, then his others wouldn't either. But who knows really.
@StarkRGАй бұрын
On the day of filming, the only people who knew that the line was "No, I am your father." were George Lucas, director Irvin Kershner, and Mark Hamil who was told earlier that day. The line in the script and spoken by David Prowse on set was "Obi-Wan killed your father."
@oneironaut42029 күн бұрын
At the end of Ep.3, Yoda tells Obi-Wan that Qui-Gon had learned how to come back from the netherworld of the Force and that he will train him how to commune with Qui-Gon. So retaining identity after death was part of that training.
@GamerSlackZАй бұрын
rotj when??
@ChadMichaelSimonАй бұрын
Take a look at 40:13 -ish. In one of my favorite shots, they have their sabers locked at the far left. Vader's red saber over the blue background. Luke's blue saber coming from him on the warmer setting to the right. Follow Luke's saber down to where the jet of steam leads back up to the hose. I mean, just LOOK at that composition and framing. It's masterful. Now watch your eyes as you take it in. You totally trace that line of composition and back, soaking it all in. It's only on screen for two seconds, but it's so impactful. There's another shot soon after where 80% of the screen is steam, and they're in a little window in the upper left.
@Temeraire101Ай бұрын
Vader's 'breathing' is actually a respirator I believe.
@robertpearson879825 күн бұрын
In defence of Vader’s breathing sounds I like to think that it’s not actually supposed to be synced with his breathing like a diving regulator but is simply an automated system that draws air into his helmet and probably concentrates oxygen to a higher level because he requires it. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.
@knytestorme29 күн бұрын
One thing that never gets mentioned, when Luke first lands on Dagobah and Yoda appears and gets in to the fight with R2, both R2 and Yoda knew who each other were and still had their play fight with R2 keeping up Yoda's ruse
@scott4482Ай бұрын
Put aside everything you learned watching the prequels, it will only ruin your enjoyment of the three originals
@christopherwall2121Ай бұрын
Also I'm sure you noticed at the time, but the scene where Vader talks to the Emperor has been re-edited since 1980. When they were filming this, Lucas was still figuring out exactly how powerful Palpatine actually was; in addition, Ian McDiarmid was not yet cast in the role. So, in the original version of that scene, the Emperor had a much more uncanny appearance, with a man's voice dubbed over footage of an older woman, whose face also had a chimpanzee face partially superimposed over hers. His dialogue was slightly different, too. Lucas is known for having an almost-crippling sense of perfectionism with the original trilogy, always seeing places he wishes he could have done things better, and this was no exception. The funny thing is, it's _still_ inconsistent, because McDiarmid's make-up is very obviously from _Revenge of the Sith_
@joek468Ай бұрын
Fun fact if it wasnt mentioned already. Frank Oz is the "puppeteer" and he voices Yoda in the first 6 movies also he did the voices for Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal on The Muppet Show, and Cookie Monster, Bert and Grover on Sesame Street.
@phj223Ай бұрын
In many ways, this is my favorite movie of all time. I grew up watching the original trilogy, and kept watching the movies like a few times a week, then once a week, then once every couple of weeks, then maybe once a month, then maybe every other month, a few times per year, then once a year and so on. Starting with A New Hope when I was six years old (born 74 so this would be 1980), a few years later I got to watch Empire on VHS, and when I was 9, Return of the Jedi I watched in a theater. So like, for reference, still well into my 20s, I'd watch the entire orginal trilogy once or twice a year, in my mid 30s it was maybe once a year, and once reaction videos became a thing I just started watching those instead of the whole movies. I stopped counting somewhere in my mid or late 20s, but at that time I knew I had watched the entire trilogy 250+ times, so with the added viewings from the late 20s and basically all of my 30s, I think I'm close to having watched the OT 300 times. 😅
@Moviefan2k4Ай бұрын
I personally think the believability of Han and Leia's on-screen romance is partly due to the fact that Harrison had an extramarital affair with Carrie during production of "A New Hope". If I recall correctly, it had ended by the time "Empire" was made, but as actors they probably drew on their own memories to sell the emotions of the characters.
@agentooe33ADАй бұрын
As others have mentioned, Tron was really the first movie that used actual CGI in the truest sense of the term. I would also check out The Last Starfighter, which heavily featured CGI, and although dated by today's standards, it still holds up and doesn't detract from the movie's greatness!
@arraymac227Ай бұрын
My thing: the films were written to be watched chronologically, I believe. The 'death sticks' in Phantom Menace, is essentially a recap of 'not the droids you are looking for.' But, people watch it how they watch it.
@BecauseBecaBeBecaАй бұрын
Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 1:10 Movie begins 7:54 Answering your comments 11:22 Back to the movie
@IggyStardust1967Ай бұрын
You should watch "Empire of Dreams" after you've finished this trilogy. It's a documentary about how these movies were made, and since you seem to be into the technical side of things, I think you'd really enjoy it. Also, these are the "updated" versions of these movies. If you'd like to check out the original theatrical versions, look for "Harmy's De-Specialized" editions. If you happen to have a VHS player in your home, you may be able to find the "THX" versions of them, pre "Special Edition" on that format at a charity shop. There IS a "limited edition" DVD set that has the original theatrical releases of all three movies (as "bonus content"), but you'll have a deuce of a time finding them. Something else to put on your "to watch" list should be the movie "Fanboys". It is a companion movie to the Original Trilogy that takes place in our universe in 1999, right before Episode I comes out. While I know you've seen them, I will tell you that there are no spoilers for Episode I in Fanboys. It's just a really good movie, and the film makes actually got Lucas' permission due to the Star Wars and THX-1138 references, as well as the cameos involved. But George Lucas always allowed "us" to "play in his sandbox" of Star Wars.
@IDieHardForeverАй бұрын
Also.... I think it's awesome you saw the prequels first.... you are literally the first reaction channel I have ever seen that is watching the OT after watching the prequels and that is something.
@IggyStardust1967Ай бұрын
@@IDieHardForever Really? "That Nerd Tara" went in chronological order for her first watch. She went in with minimal knowledge of the franchise, and what little she did know, she didn't know the context of.
@IDieHardForeverАй бұрын
@@IggyStardust1967 oh
@jeffreydavid6794Ай бұрын
Were you holding that cotton candy the whole time? I just noticed it.
@roystoyscomics1361Ай бұрын
The problem is you are not watching the original theatrical version. It is no longer commercially available. George Lucas made sure that version is no longer for sale to anyone. Because George Lucas did a restoration project on the original trilogy for the 25th anniversary re-release. The 25th anniversary edition does have CGI in it. Lucas fixed all the issues he had with the original theatrical version due to limitations on technoligy, time or money. He also added previously unused footage and made changes such as Greedo shooting first at Han versus the original had Han shooting Greedo first. They also changed some of the actors in some scenes due to changes from the Prequel trilogy. Most of the changes are for the better. Most but not all.
@roystoyscomics1361Ай бұрын
The AT-AT (All Terrain Armored Transport) was indeed shot in stop motion using models. There are behind the scenes videos which you might try to find. 😂 Leia is a Skywalker but was raised by Bail Organa. So she is known publicly as Princess Leia Organa. Han solo was cryogenically frozen in Carbonite. This is how Bounty Hunters transport some of their bounties. Lightsabers are plasma based so would cauterize the wound...like with the Wampa. Although in Episode IV when Obi- Wan cuts off an aliens limb it is shown bloody. In the prequel trilogy Darth Maul is cut in half...but no blood. 😮
@johnsperry9494Ай бұрын
Between eps 4 and 5, Mark Hamill was in a movie called Corvette Summer, during the filming of which he was in a car crash that caused some lacerations on his face. The Wampa attack was used partly as an explanation for the permanent scarring on his cheek.
@The_Real_Mr_AlАй бұрын
Show don't tell is very George Lucas. According to Mark Hamill, he hasked GL why Darth Vader didn't get an introduction when boarding the Tantive IV. "Shouldn't we have two guys going who's that, it's Darth vader, Dark lord of the Sith?" "No, he's wearing a cape and dressed in all black, we'll play some fitting music and people will know it's the bad guy." Such a typical GL response =D They say introverts have great imagination and creative thinking. Looking at GL, a man of few words, I believe it! And yep, from that one shot of the medical bay we got the now very well-established and fleshed-out concepts in the Star Wars mythos: Bacta (a sort of fluid that helps treat wounds and heal injuries) tanks and the specialized medical droid models 2-1B and FX-7. Yes, you can talk while taking a breath, though it is not something I find easy to do myself. One famous example is John-Rhys Davies voice performance as Treebeard in LOTR. Apparently they felt that a giant tree-like being should speak when inhaling oxygen, rather than when exhaling CO2 like a mammal. But for Vader, it's all his suit and cybernetic respitory implants automatically circulating oxygen for him. He is physically unable to properly breathe enough without help for any long periods ever since Mustafar. It is indeed his meditation chamber, one of the few sealed environments where it's relatively safe for him to try to "relax" from the constant suffering his suit and Dark Side influences causes him. Yes, Luke has gotten to know R2 well it the last three years. Also, his X-Wing has a computer screen translating binary code (the robotic beeps and boops of ones and zeros) into Galactic Basic (English). "E chu ta" is a Hutteese curseword that has only ever been described as "too inapropriate to translate". The silver protocol droid basically told Threepio to piss off. How nice! You have to see things from Lando's perspective. he doesn't WANT to hand them over but he's responsible for an entire city-wide mining colony, lots of innocent people, while the last time he met Han (watch the Solo movie for that) things were definetely not innocent, so to him it's become a trolley problem of "save a lot of innocent workers" or "save one scoundrel who to my memory wasn't much better than I was back in our youth". At this point Lando isn't aware of all the character progression Han has undergone. And Han is likewise not aware that Lando has become more "responsible" with age, so he takes it as a much harsher backstab than it is. Leia's legal last name is Organa, as she was adopted by Senator Bail and Queen Breha Organa of Alderaan, friends of Padmé Amidala. In Star Wars, carbonite freezing is meant to be used for transporting volatile materials like the valuable gases Cloud City mines from the atmosphere of Bespin, the gas giant below. While some people like bounty hunters have used it on people, it's absolutely not it's originally intended design and as such quite dangerous without the proper technical adaptions for living organisms. "Luke, I am your father" is one of the most infamous misquotes in cinema history. In Star Wars, prosthetics come in many shapes and forms. Some are more skeletal, like Anakin/Vader's while some, like Luke's, are covered in a removeable layer of synthetic skin.
@WJS774Ай бұрын
What exactly do people _think_ would happen if Lando told Vader to go fuck himself? The absolute _best case scenario_ would be him being arrested on the spot, and he certainly wouldn't still be in control of the city and in a position to break the prisoners out after Luke arrived and distracted Vader.
@RogueWJLАй бұрын
'I read it on the Internet'. An all-time classic answer. This version is the special edition,, or what was the special edition, and does use CGI and practical effects Great channel BTW. Looking forward to seeing more of your Star Wars journey. The sound track to Empire is phenomenal.
@inarar5334Ай бұрын
Your glee at Vaders reaction to Luke deciding he'd rather fall than even remotely humor the idea he'd join with Vader was great because you know Anakin. After the prequels and subsequent material painted a picture of Anakin, that reaction was kinda memed as Anakin popping out in to the Vader persona, basically going "I really don't know what I expected." I also like to think that it's Anakin popping up as well when he says "impressive. Most impressive." Like, he really does sound kinda proud.
@johnsperry9494Ай бұрын
Leia's last name is Organa. Her "father" (adopted) was Bail Organa, the Senator from Alderaan, played in the prequels by Jimmy Smits. Remember him?
@robertvroomАй бұрын
You may know this, but just in case... the reason for Luke getting his face cut up on Hoth was that Mark Hamill was injured in a car accident before Empire Strikes Back, and they had to explain the change in how his face looked.
@stephenbruce4298Ай бұрын
29:56 This is what makes the OG trilogy so memorable and so personal particularly to us older fans. We grew up alongside the characters, Luke especially. We were with him through his learning, training, his failures, and ultimately his triumphs in a way we weren’t with Anakin in the prequels. And all while Luke tries to live up to the man, the myth, the legend that was his father. The connection felt between characters and audience is closer and more intimate.
@snarflcat6187Ай бұрын
That’s HILARIOUS, Ewan and Haden are NOT the ORIGINAL actors!!! LOLZ.
@chriswerth918Ай бұрын
This is, without a doubt, the most important and most influential Star Wars movie, ever made. The first film - which was originally just named Star Wars, and which had been renamed to a new hope, many years later - was a phenomenon, of the late 70s. It started the hype. But, the Empire Strikes Back is the one movie that lifted Star Wars up. To what it is, today. Almost fivty years later. This is the Film which gave Star Wars depth and meaning. Many Film fans may say that Terminator 2 or Aliens is the best sequel, ever made. But in my book, the Empire Strikes back is the champion. And as a child of the very early eighties this movie will always be one of my all time favorite films. Because, one of the earliest memories of mine will always be the emotional impact on the "No... I am your father!" scene. I can't tell you where I was, when I saw it for the first time. Neither who was with me... but I will never forget the emotion 😉 Therefore: This is the best Star Wars movie.
@DarthVader000119 күн бұрын
Fun fact: Vader "breathes" whilst talking because that isn't him breathing all the time, that is just the suit sucking in oxygen for him to use as he wishes. Under the mask he breathes at whatever pace is comfortable.
@BecauseBecaBeBeca19 күн бұрын
You’re the first person to explain this in a way that genuinely makes sense. Thank you 💚
@DarthVader000119 күн бұрын
@@BecauseBecaBeBeca You're very welcome!
@watching..........6494Ай бұрын
WATCHING Star wars in order as in episodes 1-6( 7-9 we don't talk about those lol) in that order misplaces the emotional content !
@lightyagami1752Ай бұрын
Leia's last name was Organa. She was adopted by Bail Organa and his wife on Alderaan when the fraternal twins Luke and Leia were separated almost immediately after birth (when their mother Padme died) to keep them safe from Vader and Palpatine. Luke, of course, was raised by Uncle Owen on Tattooine.
@stanzelot12 күн бұрын
Notice that in the scene on Dagobah in which Luke "fights Vader" it is Luke who draws his Lightsaber first. He attacks and Vader defends himself. Also realizing that it is his head underneath Vader's helmet already was a bit of foreshadowing the connection Luke and Vader have.
@jonmercano1138Ай бұрын
I like Ep4 the most, but that’s relatively recent. 5 and 6 used to be back and forth for OT fave I’d definitely like to see you watch the Obi show. Most SW content honestly. Clone Wars (2D and 3D), Rebels, Mandalorian, etc… Bring it on! A few lessons and some practice does not a jedi make. Though in wider lore he does look for info on the jedi to expand his knowledge and hopefully improve, before Obi leads him to Yoda I’m not sure the guts were stop motion, but the full body shots of the tauntuns were in fact cgi “Show, don’t tell” is definitely good, but not the end all be all rule. Sometimes we do need to be told things. •To this day I still see people not grasp that Luke has been put in a healing fluid (bacta) and not just a bath basically. Extra crazy part, to this day I’m not sure if any SW show or movie has explicitly explained what bacta is “I know they don’t know they’re siblings” No one did! That wasn’t decided till RotJ 😂 The AT-AT’s were indeed stop motion “Dude looks like he’s meditating” Appropriate since that atructure he’s in is a meditation chamber The C in C-3PO stands for c*ck block XD It’s been retconned that Vader is aware Luke is his son. Bc why wouldn’t he? He knows his name is Skywalker way before his space zoom with the emperor. He doesn’t know about Leia though A light side aligned force user disappears after their death when they become one with the force, but only if they’ve trained to retain their identity after death to manifest as a force ghost. Or if they’re guided by another after death, as Anakin was. •Qui Gon was the first jedi to learn how, but his training wasn’t complete, so he wasn’t initally able to manifest as a ghost. Then (as shown in EpIII) he communed with Yoda and would later do so with Obi Wan to teach them Yes, that was a vision Luke had in the cave and it was him in the mask. It was telling him if he attacked without emotional control he could fall to the dark side. And maybe the papa thing. “[Leia’s] shorter than I remember” Carrie Fisher was 5 foot and Harrison Ford is 6 foot 1! In all fairness to Lando, he has a whole city he’s in charge of, and the Empire blew up a *planet!* And that was when (they thought) they got the info they wanted! They could probably take out the city with just one Star Destroyer. Not even bombard it, just take out what’s keeping it in the air! It’s been misquoted as “Luke, I am your father” probably since it first came out Luke didn’t use the force to fly away. He just let himself fall and he ended up getting sucked into one of the vents. Yes, sabers cauterize, except in Ep4 because they didn’t establish it yet/unless it’s a species whose blood doesn’t cauterize, like the aqualish in Ep4. Carbonite can put people in hibernation, as long as the machinery is good enough to not kill them during the freezing. The Vader twist was kept secret from pretty much everyone. The only ones who knew were George Lucas, James Earl Jones, and the director. They told Mark Hamill right before they filmmed the scene. •For everyone else, the line they thought it was gonna be was “Obi-Wan killed your father.” Which, can you imagine?!
@jnaught1358Ай бұрын
The breathing is a respirator. His lungs were basically destroyed when he burned. He’s not breathing, the mechanics of the suit does it for him continuously 😊
@chrishayes1934Ай бұрын
"Luke, I am your father" is like "Play it again Sam" . . .famous quotes that never happened.
@robertlehnert414812 күн бұрын
In the original trilogy, the progression of Luke clothing colors was quite deliberate, as in Martial Arts belt ranking--White desert wear, of an acsolute beginner, orange flight sight as some skills, but he still almost gets killed by a Hoth ice beast, then the brown overalls, meaning he has real skill and power, but against the black belt Vader (as like a 5th Dan), he's still totally outclassed. Only when Luke gets to the black garb in episode VI does he have chance...
@TheRawrnstuffАй бұрын
17:29 "You can't breath in and talk like that" Well, you can, if it's an external device oxygenating your blood, and not you breathing. Fun fact, the panel on Vader's chest is, among other things, a control panel for his respiratory system.
@edardstark5888Ай бұрын
please watch Empire of Dreams, the story of george making the movies.
@RandomNonsense1985Ай бұрын
And the original making of from the 80s, From Star Wars To Jedi.