FYI, Carrie Fisher’s real life daughter is in this movie. Sadly she lost both her mom and grandmother (Debbie Reynolds) within a day of each other. RIP General Leía❤.
@lynnamc524 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, she's the young woman with the small "Leia" buns that they keep showing
@vovindequasahi Жыл бұрын
Carrie dying literally broke Debbie's heart.
@reeferman42078 Жыл бұрын
She will Always be a princess to me.... may the force be with you all
@hydromancer49167 ай бұрын
I somehow had no clue Carrie was Debbie Reynolds' daughter until reading this.
@zdp85magic11 ай бұрын
Y’all did what I did-that jaw drop moment 😮 realizing he’s NOT there! Man, I thought that was the coolest thing in theaters.
@KarlKraus1 Жыл бұрын
On a much sadder note, this was Carrie Fisher's last time playing Leia She passed away after going into cardiac arrest on a flight from London to LA She made it to a hospital and was temporarily stabilized but died soon after, following Christmas 2016 It was news that shocked the world to the core When I saw this movie in the theater, I partially made the viewng to be a tribute to Carrie In the credits, there was a caption that read: "In Loving Memory of our Princess, Carrie Fisher", with some notes from Leia's Theme playing when shown In the next movie, footage from THIS movie and episode 7 was used to create the illusion that Carrie was still playing Leia and the plot was shot around those scenes to make it convincing
@NecramoniumVideo Жыл бұрын
Whats sadder is that Fisher's mother died not so long after, very likely of grief.
@KarlKraus1 Жыл бұрын
@@NecramoniumVideo you are right Debbie Reynolds, everyones favorite witch from Halloweentown Yes, she died two days after Carrie did so it was definitely out of grief 😔
@alexanderthegreat5649 Жыл бұрын
@KarlKraus1 The very next day actually is when Debbie passed and she said she didn't want to live w/o Carrie which as her son I kinda would've probably felt a way that I didn't mean enough for you to want to live, but I digress in 40's and prior they absolutely would've declared her passing due to a "broken heart"
@alexanderthegreat5649 Жыл бұрын
I actually found out after just watching Rogue One and we know how coincidently that is considering that films ending. I had already seen it once I was watching again with my mom and niece and afterwards I was getting gas right across the street form the theater so not even 5min later, I pull out my phone saw it and went "MA! SHE DIED!" She's like "what? Who? What you talking about?" I didn't even say her name originally I responded "Princess Leia! Carrie Fisher"
@KarlKraus1 Жыл бұрын
@@alexanderthegreat5649 not th e news I expected to hear during the holiday season, a downer indeed
@seeingthruyou Жыл бұрын
I always took it that Luke dies from such a draw from the force. He was in such a deep meditative state and drawing so much energy from the force that he then force fades to join Yoda and the rest. He saved the rebellion and redeemed himself for any mistakes and could peacefully fade away. Just my take on it.
@Pink.andahalf8 ай бұрын
He gave 40 people ten minutes extra to run away. Saved is a vast overstatement.
@danielbirdhead12395 ай бұрын
Agreed
@MissBlennerhassett8765 ай бұрын
@@Pink.andahalf No, he inspired their escape in the first place. And without the lead characters, the rebellion wouldn't have defeated the emperor.
@chrisedwards7095 Жыл бұрын
The dice belonged to Han Solo, he had them hanging in the Falcon. Back in the 50s guys used to hang dice from their rear view mirrors in their hotrods. Today Luke is running a dairy. He milks cows every morning.
@SergioArellano-yd7ik10 ай бұрын
The dice in the first movie was a joke from American Graffiti. Harrison Ford had Dice hanging in the car he drove in that movie
@amymarckel420 Жыл бұрын
My grandparents took my brother and I to see Star Wars opening weekend in 1977. I was 7, my brother was 6. We are now in our fifty’s and still go see them together, but now my nephews come along. I think they were introduced to them around the same age as we were and they fell in love with them at first watch.
@kylejde Жыл бұрын
yeah agree...i was 5 in 1977
@arandomnamegoeshere Жыл бұрын
Not for nothing - I was 5 when I saw Monty Python's Search for the Holy Grail and that was a MUCH more confusing movie. ;)
@kdm71291 Жыл бұрын
My father took me to see it at the beautiful Arlington Theater in Santa Barbara...it was before it was mass showing everywhere, so that's the closest place it was showing (Hometown is Ventura, Ca.)......and we both absolutely LOVED it, of course! All in all, a wonderful experience, shared between father and son...and a treasured memory I will keep for the rest of my life.....I was 14. And when the prequels began to come out, I took MY son to see them....and when the original trilogy was re-released in theaters, I took him to see those! Joyous and proud moments fo me as both a father and a son! This franchise has the ability to do that!
@char8222 Жыл бұрын
I was 8 when I saw Star Wars in 1977
@76JStucki Жыл бұрын
The thing about the Sith: there are always two- a master and an apprentice. Typically the apprentice grows in power until he can kill his master, or else the master disposes of the apprentice when he finds someone more powerful. So while it is a big deal for Kylo Ren to kill Snoke, it does not necessarily indicate a turning away from the dark side.
@0LadyV0 Жыл бұрын
Neither Snoke or Kylo were Sith.
@76JStucki Жыл бұрын
@@0LadyV0 ? Since when? I could accept that Ren was more of a trainee; he had tons of raw power but very little maturity or control. But I was under the impression that Snoke was a Sith Lord. Did someone say he was not? At any rate, The master/apprentice relationship certainly mirrored the Sith
@lightefilit Жыл бұрын
@@76JStucki nah, you're right. It's the fandom's lil imaginary story because Kylo got the order of Ren. Some assume that means he can't be Sith.
@76JStucki Жыл бұрын
@@lightefilit oh, because neither are called “Darth?” Gotcha
@JuliusNovak_ Жыл бұрын
@@lightefilitthe order of ren is a joke in comparison to the sith
@charlesclayton4800 Жыл бұрын
The perfect time to introduce the kids to Star Wars is as soon as possible.
@isaiahtowers1865 Жыл бұрын
The only right answer
@jediconnor9349 Жыл бұрын
I agree. I have cousins that have been watching Star Wars since they were about 5 at least and now they’re almost 10 years old.
@josiahalcorne Жыл бұрын
79 baby here. I don't ever remember a world without Star Wars. I agree. As soon as possible let your kids in on Star Wars. The love of the series and toys never left me. Even as the toys transformed into GI Joe figures we were still sort of playing Star Wars just the soldiers. It encouraged a generation of kids to make up their own Star Wars stories. I read the books about Han and Leia's other three kids against a bio-technology-based alien race that was scrapped to tell this alternate story and Ben Solo/Kylo Ren is every bit as valid and tragic as Jacen Solo/Darth Caedus. Jaina Solo is every bit the heroine that Rey "Nobody Special". I'm sorry to lose Mara Jade and Ben Skywalker but can't wait for Temiri Blagg/Boy With Broom to make his presence known. It's an amazing time to be a Star Wars fan and a great time to be a Star Wars kid.
@jediconnor9349 Жыл бұрын
@@isaiahtowers1865Exactly!
@dc07932 Жыл бұрын
I gained my sentience in 2002 watching Attack of the Clones in theatres when I was 4 and by the time I was 5 my dad would have me rattle off absurd facts in front of his friends like a party trick, never too early
@darrellboggess4954 Жыл бұрын
it's real fast, but at the end the boy didn't just reach for the broom, it flew into his hand
@terryconnelly484 Жыл бұрын
I saw star wars in 77 on the release and I was 10....It was amazing I won't Ever forget that experience with my parents
@jmac3977 Жыл бұрын
Same age, same experience
@kurtrivero368 Жыл бұрын
“What is the appropriate age to introduce your children to Star Wars?” I was introduce to the original trilogy at age 4. Fell in love with it immediately. Been a fan for life.
@paulamaggard6499 Жыл бұрын
My grandson ‘discovered’ Star Wars 3 months ago & will turn 5 this week. He is now obsessed with all things Star Wars…has T-shirts & Golden Books (yes, there is a 6-book set with movies 4-9). We’ve also been searching e-Bay & Mercardi and have found a Me Reader set and, even better, Playskool Galactic Heroes ships (Millennium Falcon, X-Wings, cargo ships, characters….) made for the 4-9 yr olds to actually play with (vs sitting up on a shelf to display). He comes up with new ways to ‘save the galaxy’ every day! #maytheforcebewithyou
@lucasdolding6924 Жыл бұрын
I was probably about the same age, perhaps even younger. I saw Revenge of the Sith in theatres before I turned 5.
@CollideFan1 Жыл бұрын
In 77 I was 6 or 7. My parents allowed me to watch movies like this and tv series like Battlestar Galactica and Buck Rogers
@CurlieGrl Жыл бұрын
Start where you did. They need the history like you have had. You're their parents, so you know best. 💗
@Acekhan201 Жыл бұрын
@@lucasdolding6924 that's wild because I saw A New Hope when I was four and Revenge of the Sith when I was 14. Some of my parents' friends saw Star Wars in theaters when they were in high school. Marvel has been doing well for 15 years, but Star Wars has been changing lives for nearly 50 now.
@jenniferredmond3592 Жыл бұрын
In the scene with Luke and Ben, when Luke is standing over him with his drawn lightsaber, I always go back to the quote Yoda said “Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.”
@MCB741 Жыл бұрын
So out of character.
@joshuablevins4340 Жыл бұрын
@@MCB741every last thing about Luke in this review was out of character. That's why everybody thinks Rian Johnson completely butchered his character
@naughtmouth9781 Жыл бұрын
@mcbob4707 it's out of Luke's character to be fearful or unsure of himself?
@hen913 Жыл бұрын
@@naughtmouth9781 These guys who think they ruined Luke have no clue who Luke actually is
@timamherst-clark2699 Жыл бұрын
And greed & stoopidity all too often leads to JJA writing yet another cr&p script, and spoiling yet another beloved-by-millions franchise.
@imonlybleeding8021 Жыл бұрын
In Kylo and Luke’s fight, there are two things that should have given him away as an illusion. Luke’s age - the illusion was much younger than the real Luke. Also, he was using the blue lightsaber that was destroyed in the tug-of-war between Kylo and Rey. Kylo was too blinded by his anger and hate to notice.
@williambryan3346 Жыл бұрын
One more clue was that Luke wasn’t leaving footprints in the soil.
@janethernandez724 Жыл бұрын
@@williambryan3346 exactly, that is what my husband and I were looking for, there were no footprints!
@DW.Strangeman Жыл бұрын
@@williambryan3346wasn't Luke's (Anakin's) light sabre green though? Actual question, I always thought it was green😮
@williambryan3346 Жыл бұрын
@@DW.Strangeman Luke’s lightsaber, that was Anakin’s, was blue. He didn’t have a green one until Return of the Jedi.
@darrenhovell8266 Жыл бұрын
@@williambryan3346 but didn’t Luke lose Anakin’s lightsaber at Bespin when Anakin cut off his hand?
@bryansmith9431 Жыл бұрын
That guy “got his power” because a long time ago in a galaxy far far away he invented the McDonals’s Ice Cream machine. He alone know how to repair it when it is not working properly. Earth is at his mercy to this day.
@SergioArellano-yd7ik10 ай бұрын
Rey could fix an ice cream machine just by yanking out a random part.
@dubyabee7963 Жыл бұрын
I was 6 when my brothers took me to see Star War in the theater in the summer of 1977. They teach you about good and evil. Good lessons for kids.
@karlsmith2570 Жыл бұрын
1:00:09 In this scene, there was a "Blink And You Miss It" moment where you'd see the jedi texts that Luke was going to destroy
@mindib5878 Жыл бұрын
I saw The Empire Strikes Back in the theater when I was 3. IT'S NEVER TOO EARLY TO START!
@meagankelly8755 Жыл бұрын
My brother was 4 when he went to that one and didn't touch one piece of popcorn the entire time. He's 47 now and still is the biggest Star Wars fan!
@karendoss6026 Жыл бұрын
My daughter was almost 4 when we saw the first Star Wars in 1977. She fell in love with the whole thing and especially Darth Vader. She was Darth Vader for the next few Halloweens. At Christmas she asked for all the Star Wars figures, which she got and she got the millennium falcon, twin pod cloud cars, x-wing fighters. My sister-in-law even made her a Star Wars nightgown. Santa didn't mind that she didn't want a baby doll for Christmas. She was the truest of fans and still is. After she got married and moved to Atlanta, she got into a fan club and became the Regional President of a group that covered three states. They met once a month for years. When the new Episodes came out she and her club were contacted by Lucas Films to help the theater there to get things ready for the opening because they knew the lines would be very long and people would be there for several days. She and her club set up games for outside, some of the guys had realistic storm trooper uniforms, others dressed up as other characters and they entertained the folks. She also was inside on theater on the stage asking trivia questions and had the audience answering while the folks were coming in. She will be 50 next month and I do not regret in any way letting her see the first three originals even though she was young. She and her best friend went to DragonCon in Atlanta every year until covid hit. I would put her up against anyone in a Star Wars trivia contest.
@WristwatchAddiction Жыл бұрын
I was seven when my uncle and aunt took me to Star Wars a new Hope, the first one, in 1977 on May 26, the day after it was released. I’ve loved it ever since.
@dillonlexington Жыл бұрын
Kylo did not kill Luke, but he (Luke) used so much of his energy to force project himself to the battle that he basically died from that.
@houseofherald2046 Жыл бұрын
The kiss on the forehead from Luke was a tear jerker for me. Make sure you do the Obi Wan Knobi series too.
@BillKrayer12thMan Жыл бұрын
*Kenobi
@DDDiego6 ай бұрын
Even Mark Hamill himself has said that he can’t watch that scene again without losing it
@chrisashley520611 ай бұрын
Several points about Luke: 1. Luke is the most powerful jedi in all of the Star Wars universe past or present. 2. Luke doesnt need a light saber to battle he literally can kill from his island. 3. Luke is traumatized about Ben and how strong the pull of the dark side is to a powerful jedi and he knows his fear led him down a path that almost took him. He made peace at the end and joined Yoda, Obi Wan, Anakin, and Qui Gon. 4. Jedi adapt and grow and sometimes change their energy and use of the force and they abandon their light sabers for new ones with a different color. 5. The reason Yoda and all of the Jedi failed was because they didnt understand the true use of the force. When Qui Gon Jin came back and found Yoda is when Yoda learned the true use of the force and he knew that the future depended on Luke and Leia. I believe that yoda saw Rey and that he knew what she would become.
@originalwoolydragon8387 Жыл бұрын
Those birds on the island are called porgs. The special effects department designed them because there were so many native birds (mostly puffins) around the actual Skellig island, they would fly by the cameras whenever the crew tried to shoot a scene. Of course, they had to Star Wars-ifiy them for the movie. And, of course, they make good merchandise for the kiddies! Leia is a Skywalker too. She's as strong as, if not stronger than, Luke.
@Ptahnyx47 Жыл бұрын
I was 9 in in 1976 when I saw Episode IV in the the theater and I never stopped loving star wars! I say bring the kids in now, especially since there is a bunch of ya star wars stuff on disney+
@SergioArellano-yd7ik10 ай бұрын
That was a pretty neat trick considering the movie didn't come out till 1977, and then it wasn't called episode lV.
@ooklathemokfan Жыл бұрын
1) The dice were the dice that Han had hanging over the console in the cockpit of The Falcon. While you didn't see them emphasized in the previous films, you can occasionally catch a glimpse of them if you go back and specifically look for them. 2) We lost Han in the first one. We lost Luke in this one. A changing of the guard and passing on the torch. Sensing the theme for the third? 3) The boy at the end. You did catch that the broom came to his hand and that he didn't actually grab it. Right? 4) Speaking of catch it if you look close, did you see the Jedi Books in the drawer, when Finn gets Rose the blanket? Hence Yoda's line, "Rey has everything she needs to complete her path". The books weren't in the tree cave, as Luke thought. They were already gone. That's why Rey was in that drawer when she and Chewie left to confront Kylo.
@josephdoyle9865 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for pointing out that the boy at the end uses the force on the broom! EVERYBODY seems to miss that!
@kurtrivero368 Жыл бұрын
Re: 4) Rian Johnson really should have made that more clear.
@umainebearman Жыл бұрын
@@kurtrivero368 How could you need it more clear?? Just say you're not very bright and it'll save you from looking silly here. 🤣🤣
@umainebearman Жыл бұрын
@@josephdoyle9865 Nobody missed it. 🤣🤣🤣
@Acekhan201 Жыл бұрын
Point four is a great example of how this whole movie works. It's so tricky and that's why I love it so much.
@CanadianSam999 Жыл бұрын
1. Kylo/Ben is the only one (apart from Han) so far who has actually told Rey the truth from the beginning. Finn lied about being with the Rebellion; Luke omitted the part of the story that he momentarily thought about killing Ben; Snoke deceived Rey and Kylo. 2. The struggle of Ben/Kylo to stay on the Dark Side and resist being pulled to the light is a great contrast to Rey, who is easily drawn to the Dark Side because of all of her inner pain from her parents abandoning her as a child.
@PhysicalMediaPreventsWea-bx1zm Жыл бұрын
How'd you manage to get his name wrong TWICE? It's Kylo REN and his real name is Ben Solo (which itself makes no sense).
@alisapinotti184 Жыл бұрын
@PhysicalMediaPreventsWea-bx1zm @Panathenaia didn't get the name wrong. They are talking about the dichotomy of Kylo Ren and Ben Solo whenever they say Kylo/Ben. Throughout all 3 movies there is the struggle between the pull to the light or the dark side for this character.
@PhysicalMediaPreventsWea-bx1zm Жыл бұрын
@@alisapinotti184 Well, that's different when you add the slash between the two names . Now your statement makes sense.
@NessaBear90 Жыл бұрын
You're right... he never lied to Rey. He felt a pull towards her from the moment he stopped that lazer fire with the force on Jakku.
@vcg73 Жыл бұрын
I think 7 is the perfect age to introduce a kid to the Star Wars movies. I was 4 when the first one came out and I remember not quite understanding what was happening, but liking the Droids and Chewie. Empire came out when I was 7 and I really got into it then. My dad took me to Return of the Jedi for my 10th birthday and it's still a really special memory. :)
@samcooper430 Жыл бұрын
Hey from Tulsa. I was born in 74 Star Wars came out in 77 and I do not remember life before Star Wars. If u want to know the perfect time to start the kids on Star Wars, honestly your late🤣! Start them on whichever movie you think they will like and just let the universe grow in front of them. Don’t worry if they will sit and watch it all. They will probably watch them all over and over again. Have fun guys, Star Wars is a great family bonding series. Love watching you guys, stay safe!!
@psu01414 Жыл бұрын
I just showed my daughter what you are reacting to and she's now dancing around the living room. My daughter was 5 years old when she saw Force Awakens. Then she asked to see the other movies. So we did release order and she wanted me to tell her my reactions when I first saw them. So I got to relive seeing them for the first time. I was 10 when the first movie came out and I fell in love with Luke lol
@rburton76 Жыл бұрын
Luke’s force projection is one of the coolest uses of the Force in all of Star Wars.
@fayesouthall6604 Жыл бұрын
Brilliant because once you know you think how did kylo take so long to figure it.
@nolanzeigler3781 Жыл бұрын
took so much power that Luke died as a result
@chrissonofpear1384 Жыл бұрын
@@fayesouthall6604 And they also kind of nicked it from the Dark Empire comics, and the Jedi Manual book...
@carriesmith742 Жыл бұрын
I saw Empire Strikes back in the theater when i was 3 and cried when Luke got his hand cut off, lol. I saw Return of the Jedi when i was 6 and LOVED IT, especially the Ewoks. So cute!
@Whitebrowpriest Жыл бұрын
Don't know if you guys recognize her, but the woman (18:09) playing Vice Admiral Holdo is actress Laura Dern, who also played Dr. Ellie Sattler from the Jurassic Park movie franchise. I can't remember if y'all reacted to the Jurassic Park movies, but if not, definitely put them on your list of M.T.W.s (Movies To Watch).😊
@Nuuksgirl Жыл бұрын
Leia was using the Force( remember she is strong with the Force also) to put herself back into the ship! Luke was using a Force Projection and that made him use all of himself and he went on to be one with the force.
@spaceace4387 Жыл бұрын
I know she was using the force, it was still an incredibly stupid scene
@steveacfield6131 Жыл бұрын
@@spaceace4387 So was Luke fading to the force with NO ONE there to see him off. This movie is a total disgrace for how they treated the Hope of the Galaxy. For all the legacy characters, to be honest. I loved Ray but the character arc is terrible. And killing off Snoke like that, after all the buildup in the first film. Dumb. And the more you see this movie, the dumber it gets. I keep trying to like this movie because I love SW, but nothing works in it. Bye bye Plasma. The total putdown of Poe. Suddenly Fin and Poe seem like these ridiculous side characters. A spectacular mess.
@JuliusNovak_ Жыл бұрын
Doesn't make sense for her to use the force when she cut herself off from it
@spaceace4387 Жыл бұрын
@@steveacfield6131 As insulting as TLJ was to me nothing is a bigger slap in the face than in TROS, ripping the victory out of the hands of Anakin Skywalker and serving it on a silver platter to Rey. Like WTF? Basically the story we got invested in from Episodes I - VI was rendered absolutely meaningless.
@DirtyRandy100 Жыл бұрын
🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
@tvdroid22 Жыл бұрын
It didn't hurt Rae that shed used a fighting staff on her home planet, so she actually did have considerable experience with staff weapons. It made light saber transition easier. The two square dice were from the Millennium Falcon, just like the fuzzy dice people would hang from the rear view mirrors in their cars.
@xzonia1 Жыл бұрын
I was 7 year old girl when I saw the first Star Wars in 1977, and I've been a lifelong fan. I think 7+ is a great age to introduce your girls to Star Wars. :)
@kevinvernon5851 Жыл бұрын
You missed the little boy sweeping in the end summoning the broom to his hand with the force.
@KarlKraus1 Жыл бұрын
Yoda showing up like that was a BIG shock of a surprise That was one of the best kept secrets of any Star Wars production EVER, next to Vader being Anakin
@PhysicalMediaPreventsWea-bx1zm Жыл бұрын
And he was PUPPET Yoda too, not CGI
@KarlKraus1 Жыл бұрын
@@PhysicalMediaPreventsWea-bx1zm oh yeah Disney went old school with this move it may have been the ONE thing that the hater fans liked JUST a bit about the movie
@richardcarrier9536 Жыл бұрын
I hate that they went back to "puppet yoda" for this. They should've CGI'd him like they did in the prequels.
@KarlKraus1 Жыл бұрын
@@richardcarrier9536 I guess they wanted to keep model continuity or something like that since the originals obviously had the puppet, so Disney retained it I didn't mind it though
@urthboundmisfit Жыл бұрын
@@richardcarrier9536 There wasn't any reason to. There was at least a reason to CGI him in the prequels because he moved around a lot more. The fight scenes in particular.
@daleclark2376 Жыл бұрын
I was 10 when I saw episode IV in theaters, showed my daughters when they were 4 and 6 and they loved it! You guys are great, I'm sure you can coach 'em through any questions. May the force be with you!✌❤
@mwooldridge9155 Жыл бұрын
You'll get a bunch of answers to your questions in the next movie. I was 11 in 1977 and loved Star Wars. My nephew was 5 and freaked out, sat on the theater floor for almost all of the movie. It depends on your kids. You know them best. Love your reaction by the way. I loved these movies too.
@Jazzynupe1911 Жыл бұрын
Snoke gets explained in the next movie. I am not happy with it but it is explained. There are things that COULD have been better in the next one but it works...
@garypierce8392 Жыл бұрын
You missed (as I did) one of my favourite parts of the entire saga. When the boy at the ends reaches for the broom, he doesn't grab it, the broom moves towards him. Gives me goosebumps everytime.
@mattwhite2328 Жыл бұрын
Alon with it, when it does the close-up of his hand, the broom has a ribbed grip making it look like a lightsaber, and the silhouette he’s holding the broom so it looks like a lightsaber.
@joshuablevins4340 Жыл бұрын
Why does it give you goosebumps every time? It is literally the most pointless and wasted scene in the entire Star Wars franchise. There is literally no payoff. You never see this little boy again. Nothing is ever mentioned of that scene again in any movie or work of Cannon. It was just a one-off scene of some random nobody boy using the force to catch a broom in the air and then looking toward the sky, and as I previously stated he's never to be seen or heard from again and there's no payoff on the scene. It's almost like a cliffhanger that was thrown in for no reason. Other than just filler. The resolution to this thing that's just basically a cliffhanger with no further or future explanation. Maybe we just have to wait for the Rey movie when it comes out. The only thing that this proves is that the sequel trilogy was created with no plan or path or clear Direction and there was absolutely no cohesion between Johnson and Abrams
@joshuablevins4340 Жыл бұрын
@@mattwhite2328who cares why does it matter? The scene was basically a cliffhanger with absolutely no point and no eventual conclusion or payoff
@erinhansen2110 Жыл бұрын
@@joshuablevins4340 - You have no idea if there will be a payoff yet or not. More movies and shows are still being produced. Due to the fans' reaction to it, there's a good chance it gets covered in the future. (And while I'm here, "cannons" are weapons and "canons" are groups.) Cheers!
@phoenixdown51817 ай бұрын
@joshuablevins4340 It's not pointless. It's symbolic. It suggests that jedi (and the resistance) will continue. Luke literally says "I will not be the last jedi" in the climax. You have an amazingly surface-level understanding of this ending.
@twoboyzmama9351 Жыл бұрын
That young girl at the very beginning that said "Oh no"....that's Bille Lourd...Carrie Fishers (Leia's) real life daughter
@laurierossi7901 Жыл бұрын
I introduced my son to Star Wars, A New Hope, when he turned 5. (He's 30 now) He's a huge fan 😁
@g.dubyou6263 Жыл бұрын
I was expecting you guys to notice the kid with the broom, at the end. When he reached for the broom, it came to his hand, like he was already using the force.
@CigarMick Жыл бұрын
My Dad took me to see the original Star Wars when it hit the theaters in 1977. I was 10 years old. I have been a loyal Star Wars fan since. If I were starting my kids on Star Wars I would start them on Episode 1.
@fayesouthall6604 Жыл бұрын
Same I was 9 when I went with my dad. He didn’t enjoy it! I loved it!
@davidtaylor391 Жыл бұрын
Well, I seen the original in 1977 in the theaters and I was seven years old. It was the best movie experience of my life to this day. I will never forget it, so in my opinion as soon as possible lol.
@TheRatsCast Жыл бұрын
I was 12 at the time. My friends and I collected and traded the Top Trading card sets. We couldn't get enough Star Wars
@billacikalin8108 Жыл бұрын
Same. Saw it in 77. Also at 7 years old. Born in 1970.
@JRcomments Жыл бұрын
11 here.
@jmhaces Жыл бұрын
Leia flew through space by using the Force. In the original movies it's implied that Luke will teach her how to use it, since she's his twin and the Force is strong with her as well, only it manifests in different ways than it did for him. And, well, he did teach her.
@ajrwyfu Жыл бұрын
Great video! The first movie I ever saw in theaters was Return of the Jedi... If your kids can understand what's going on, I'd show them release order, if not it doesn't really matter, you could start wherever you want based on the kiddos. Happy watching!
@kathylesley9581 Жыл бұрын
When Luke tossed that lightsaber I wanted to say in my Stephanie Tanner's voice: How rude!!!
@aleatharhea Жыл бұрын
On your music channel, y'all should watch the video of the composer, John Williams, directing a symphony orchestra playing this theme. Not only does it sound great, but there are lots of great closeups up musicians playing their instruments. (John Williams & Wiener Philharmoniker - "Main Title" from "Star Wars: A New Hope")
@Biwaterbender Жыл бұрын
This! Please do a deep dive on the music of Star Wars - a rich, classical music score for a sci-fi movie was groundbreaking at the time and John Williams does such incredible melodic work, giving most characters and locations a recognizable tune. Rey’s Theme is one of my favorite pieces from all of Star Wars and I love how versatile it is, it can be soft and vulnerable as well as bombastic and daring.
@kellyyork38987 ай бұрын
Love, love both your reactions to films. You’re the best team out there.
@SonicImmersion_ Жыл бұрын
My parents introduced me to Star Wars at age 5 or 6, via the original trilogy. This was in the 80s shortly after the third one came out on VHS. They also had me watch 2001: A Space Odyssey and its sequel 2010. Even as a young child, I followed the movies pretty well. All five of the above movies made me a lifelong fan and avid follower of our advances in human spaceflight.
@stephenalexander2553 Жыл бұрын
I was 10 years old in 1977 when I saw Star Wars. It was GREAT! I had to have all the toys. HEHEHE I even had the DEATH STAR toy.
@stillhuntre55 Жыл бұрын
Also, notice that when Kylo sees the projection of Luke, Luke looks younger - shorter hair and no grey - because that's how Kylo remembers him.
@etherealtb60216 ай бұрын
I do remember thinking in the theatre, "Oh Luke cleaned up", before I realized he was a Force projection. Such a great detail!
@nickperkins8477 Жыл бұрын
This movie gets a little back to the idea that Chewbacca is an animal-like creature. I think there had been so many years of people just thinking of Chewbacca as warm and kind, and this movie gets back to the “…a droid don’t pull people’s arms out of their sockets when they lose. Wookiees are known to do that” part of Chewbacca.
@Acekhan201 Жыл бұрын
PHEW! As someone who loved this movie on the first viewing as a Star Wars fan of about 25 years when it came out, I'm so happy you guys liked it despite the twists and turns. This movie still has dedicated haters to this day. Seeing you guys change your minds as you watched and the movie unfolded gives me hope the future is still bright for this film as those who love it find their places in the community and their voices in the conversation. Like Rose says so poignantly, "That's how we win: not destroying what we hate, but saving what we love."
@JessYapping Жыл бұрын
😂
@MCB741 Жыл бұрын
“dedicated haters” labeling people who criticize it as “haters” doesn’t do you any favors.
@kcmann4152 Жыл бұрын
It was the use of the force to the extreme to project that ended Luke and made him one with the force. In the books he learned that technique from another species of force user.
@MRLuckyE85 Жыл бұрын
When I look back on this film, there are a few moments that I thought didn't fit, but one was excellent: Luke defeating Kylo Ren. It was the greatest way that Luke could defeat him, and show him his power means nothing. How Luke essentially calls Kylo Ren out for a duel in front of everyone, first and foremost plays on Kylo's fear of his former master; a Jedi of legend demanding he be faced in personal combat. Kylo, very clearly not in control of his fear, orders every gun to obliterate his opponent for him. Luke, stepping out, further makes him overestimate his master's "power." Forced to face him personally, Kylo goes down to face Luke, and surely in the back of his mind is a swirling fear that "this is it." There is "no way he can defeat a master so powerful." Fear turns to Anger, which he intends to wield and use to overpower Luke, but Luke doesn't let him land a single blow, embarrassing him. And only when Luke has allowed it, Kylo sees the secret to his ruse, completely sealing his defeat. And the defeat is not only in that Luke has secured the Resistance's escape, but that Kylo knows such a use of the Force to project himself is fatal, ensuring that Kylo will never ever be allowed his revenge, no rematch. The defeat is final. It's the greatest way for a Light side master to defeat him; without fighting. Showing him he has no control over his fear, or anger, that he was truly blinded by his hatred, and that every single thing he thought was to his strength served to make him weaker. It wasn't just a duel, it was his final lesson.
@DarthJedi7783 Жыл бұрын
The Force is TRULY strong with you! A wise and powerful master you are!
@MCB741 Жыл бұрын
This movie pretty much confirmed Disney Star Wars is just fanfiction at best.
@merlball8520 Жыл бұрын
Bad fanfiction. Really bad fanfiction. Even anti-fanfiction.
@kaygee2121 Жыл бұрын
My 7 yr old daughter and I watched The Force Awakens via your reaction the other day while the power was out, and she loved it! Perfect introduction for her. She knew a lot of the characters already thanks to my pestering, but this was her first movie experience 💖
@werewolfeshe Жыл бұрын
In 1977, I saw the first Star Wars. I was 5 years old. I loved it! It was fine at my age. It is totally up to the parents. But I showed my daughter and she was 4 years old. And The Last Jedi is a great film. It does not deserve the hate it has gotten.
@KarlKraus1 Жыл бұрын
Luke didn't die by Ren's lightsaber poking and slicing his Force self He died by the effort it took to conjure that projection It's an archaic Jedi technique called Doppelganger, allegedly straight from one of those texts in the library tree on the island So, there are disciplines and arts of the Force that we have yet to learn you guys, some extremely rare
@patrickbateman7369 Жыл бұрын
And most first time watchers figure that out but reactors are a little slower
@KarlKraus1 Жыл бұрын
@@patrickbateman7369 Sad, but true They need to remember "that's not how the Force works"
@scottmoore1614 Жыл бұрын
Such an awful way to kill off Luke Skywalker.
@KarlKraus1 Жыл бұрын
@@scottmoore1614 its not about going out in a blaze of glory being a hero is more than that you can show traits like that anyway you choose This is all based on mythic heroes and stories? Well, those heroes had a VARIETY of feats of strength and this is an example Getting killed by an ancient art of the Jedi he had no stamina in using it is a reasonable way to go out It was a last ditch effort that served as a way to pass the torch to Rey and his sister
@coachtomas Жыл бұрын
@@KarlKraus1 Which was completely out of character for Luke from the start, way before that event. Even Mark Hamill said this.
@mariop8852 Жыл бұрын
Honestly i dont remember a time where I hadn't watched a star wars movie. I even had the children's books before I could read.
@kaygee2121 Жыл бұрын
Awesome, refreshing perspective and reaction! Y'all understand the concept of the movie and all the details so well. May the force be with you 💖💖 Btw, the dice hung in the cockpit of the falcon. They were his father's dice.
@rickardroach9075 Жыл бұрын
They were actually his father's testicles; he had them bronzed. Why they were cube-shaped is a mystery.
@kaygee2121 Жыл бұрын
@@rickardroach9075 👀
@Hpynos2010 Жыл бұрын
The gold dice Kylo picked up in the abandoned Rebel base on Crait symbolized his father, Han, since the actual dice hung in the Millennium Falcon’s cockpit.
@thegingergyrl455 Жыл бұрын
Star Wars was the second movie I saw in my life. I was 3 when it premiered in theaters and my whole family was there in the theater to see it. I fell in love with Han Solo and was hooked. So start them early is my recommendation.👍🏻🤘🏻✌🏻
@thetomgibson Жыл бұрын
1:04:01 Nope. Start with IV and follow the release dates.
@neonvandal8770 Жыл бұрын
Fantastic film. That last scene explains everything about what luke really did. Every single person who saw luke stand in front of the first order and walk out from that bombardment unscathed, and outsmart kylo - Every single person good guys AND bad guys went off around the galaxy after that battle and told that story, and that story eventually found its way to those slave children , and thats what they were re-enacting on the floor with their handmade toys .In short, even with his own flaws and personal demons, Luke's actions TRULY inspired a new hope in the galaxy, in the next generation, and also millions of downtrodden people and kids- kids just like that force sensitive slave child with the broom and the ring at the very end. ..THAT is how real myths and legends get embellished and passed down through history..and this is another part of the legend of Luke Skywalker! Brilliant! ❤
@ChrisJenks-ye4mm Жыл бұрын
This is the first time I've ever commented on any KZbin video but when I heard "penguin owl and walrus cow" I couldn't help myself! Love it! And love your channel. I follow several reaction channels but you guys were my first and if I had to choose only one Rob Squad would top my list. You both rock!
@1trumantucker1 Жыл бұрын
I've seen every installment in theaters. I know there's a lot of hate thrown at a lot of the content after the original trilogy, but I've always just been thankful for ANY new Star Wars stuff to come out!
@MCB741 Жыл бұрын
Not hate, it’s criticism.
@eroccha Жыл бұрын
@@MCB741 There is hate because the last 3 were a cash grab. It is the same story of episodes 4, 5 & 6.
@chrisgibb5190 Жыл бұрын
@@eroccha Careful. Hate leads to suffering...
@eroccha Жыл бұрын
@@chrisgibb5190 I did not hate I just did not watch 8 and 9.
@3DJapan Жыл бұрын
9:56 This was filmed in Ireland and there were hundreds of puffins all over the island. Rather than trying to film around them they created these porgs to hide them.
@MikeKennedyNFL Жыл бұрын
The only thing I love more than The Last Jedi is watching other people love The Last Jedi.
@brianmcmaster5112 Жыл бұрын
Its a garbage movie
@MikeKennedyNFL Жыл бұрын
@@brianmcmaster5112 You live a garbage life.
@MCB741 Жыл бұрын
@@brianmcmaster5112Exactly.
@FUCKINGENIOUS Жыл бұрын
Ugh
@allstarr9tc8 ай бұрын
they can really make anything, call it Star Wars, and you'll suck it off huh
@starbrand3726 Жыл бұрын
I was 10 when I first saw Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. And I'd recommend watching in the original released order, episodes 4, 5, 6, 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9.
@rogersmith-ez2cq Жыл бұрын
Can’t wait to watch episode 9 with y’all 😊
@Daniel-Strain Жыл бұрын
The books tell more detail. Kylo and Rey were linked in a "Force Dyad" - a rare thing that has existed before in (expanded universe) Star Wars lore. And one very important point: In the previous movie, when Kylo tried to read her mind and she reversed it, THAT is when she absorbed Kylo's training with Force powers and the lightsaber. That Dyad link and her absorbing his training was how she was able to do all these things.
@leoda_lion4107 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, good thing they went out of their way to explain that, and not make the fans cancel the next one.
@Daniel-Strain Жыл бұрын
@@leoda_lion4107 Yes, they really should have explained it more in the movie itself. But at least knowing that I enjoy them more than I did originally.
@stillhuntre55 Жыл бұрын
The scene where Leia uses the force to pull herself back to the ship was my favourite part of this movie! She's basically doing the same thing Luke (and other Jedi) did when reaching out and pulling a stone or lightsaber toward them.... it's just that the ship has so much more mass than she does, in the frictionless void of space, she gets pulled to *it*. And don't let anyone tell you she should have instantly been dead in the void of space. Astronauts train on how to survive in total vacuum - I'm sure someone like Leia would not only have that training, but would also have the space equivalent of a life jacket!
@JoshieboyStudios Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this comment!
@shogunn2517 Жыл бұрын
Force Push. Force Pull. It's basically Jedi Training 101. I was not bothered by this an iota.
@JessYapping Жыл бұрын
😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣🤣😂😂😂😂
@Swordsfor200Alex Жыл бұрын
LOL - my cousin was an astronaut on the space shuttle for 3 flights. They do train for the vacuum of space (no oxygen) but not for the (-300) degrees that will freeze your body in a matter of seconds. Leia was using the force to keep her body from freezing solid and killing her. Then she did use a force push to fly towards the ship's airlock. Being from the family of the most powerful force users in the galaxy has its advantages. It's been years since Luke defeated the Death Star, Han & Leia married, and he attempted to train young Ben so it's conceivable that Luke worked with Leia during that time to give her some force training.
@Whitebrowpriest Жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure someone else has likely already told you guys, but did you know that actor Mark Hamill (Luke S.) is also famous for voicing The Joker for various DC animated TV and cable shows? He also voiced several other characters for many other animated shows and films including, Skeletor for The Masters of the Universe. He also did the voice of 'Chucky' for the 2019 reboot of the classic horror movie, "Child's Play".
@jennujor1551 Жыл бұрын
I recommend watching the movie 'Solo'...the actor portraying a young Han really captured his humorous sarcastic personality well. Plus we get to see how he and Chewy first met 🥰
@jackbat7637 Жыл бұрын
“Evil cannot create anything new, they can only corrupt and ruin what good forces have invented or made.”
@Knightcowboy89 Жыл бұрын
I'm glad y'all actually got this movie like I got it. Just a reminder, you asked about Snoke and where he came from. You really REALLY need to pay attention near the beginning of Episode IX Rise of Skywalker. Im very much looking forward to your reaction to Rise of Skywalker. So please... do it soon😁😁
@PeanutBrn Жыл бұрын
I saw the movie in theaters with the knowledge that Carrie Fisher passed, i cried my eyes out when they blew up the bridge of the cruiser, i thought thats it thats the way she goes, that whole movie was such an emotional rolercoaster, the whole mass of people left the theater crying.
@ChocolateFishBrains Жыл бұрын
Hey don't forget that Luke told Leia she has the Force just like him! Of course she was able to pull herself to safety. She has all the same talent and power as her twin brother.
@mikenolin87475 ай бұрын
She should have been frozen in space in about 10 seconds though
@ChocolateFishBrains5 ай бұрын
@mikenolin8747 Nope, that's physically impossible. It would take 12 - 26 hours for the body to freeze. The real danger is suffocation/asphyxiation, which happens in about 90 seconds. Her Jedi training comes into play here, however. They have been depicted as being able to hold their breath for much longer than typical in the films, comics, novels, and cartoons. Don't feel bad, though. Most media involving space has led people to believe all sorts of incorrect things about what happens to a human body in space.
@mikenolin87475 ай бұрын
@@ChocolateFishBrains I had more of a problem with opening a door to the vacuum of space to let her in.
@ChocolateFishBrains5 ай бұрын
@@mikenolin8747 with her psychokinetic jedi powers? shouldn't be a problem at all
@trewhite7903Ай бұрын
i loooove this movie to pieces - did such a great job meditating on what came before while laying the tracks for a new type of Star Wars story.
@GrotesqueGardener Жыл бұрын
My mom was in Ireland when they were shooting this scene with Rey and Luke ! The island is off the coast of Ireland :) This is my least fav of ALL star wars but you both made it worth watching for you love of STAR WARS in itself and being such fans :) Wishing you and yours a ton of success from 🇨🇦
@ctheel9343 Жыл бұрын
agree! least fav. But Rogue One... A-MAZING!!!
@cyrilmauras4247 Жыл бұрын
I didn't like this film when I first saw it, but it grows on you and is pretty good. Really, the plots of episodes 7, 8 and 9 are based on the plots of the original episodes 4, 5 and 6.
@JohnnyXoz Жыл бұрын
No one cares what anyone's 'least fav' is
@starkraven1148 Жыл бұрын
@@ctheel9343I love rogue one
@OneArmedRetroGamer Жыл бұрын
@@JohnnyXozI do. It's ok to be critical. Some people actually think about movies instead of blindly liking everything
@branthemuffin5872 Жыл бұрын
I was introduced to Star Wars when I was 5 and I’ve been a fan ever since. I had a dvd box set of the first 6 films and I rewatched it more times then I can count
@annjeffery425 Жыл бұрын
I'm not a parent, but as a teacher I would think the original trilogy would be ok for both of your girls. The graphics are dated, but there is less violence and nightmare fuel. And Leia is an amazing role model! If you start with Rey, there's going to be a lot of P-13 level violence and drama, which may (or may not) be challenging for the 9 year old and probably less so for the younger daughter. On this movie. the dice were actually Han's. You can see them in the Falcon cockpit even in New Hope (if you know where to look). Since they were Han's, both Leia and Ben knew them well. The kiss on Leia's forehead was actually not in the script, but it takes on a whole new depth of meaning since Carrie Fisher (Leia) passed away between filming and the release of this movie.
@laurajaynenolan2149 Жыл бұрын
Kylo didn’t kill Luke, it was just the effort, he used up all of his strength.
@MarcAaro Жыл бұрын
Definitely watch Rogue one, Awesome movie!
@ctheel9343 Жыл бұрын
the more times i watch it the better it is! Gareth Edwards def did an awesome job.
@mhill781 Жыл бұрын
@@ctheel9343 And Tony Gilroy is a great addition to the Star Wars crew and writers. He understands the material and can turn it into a masterpiece.
@lesaahrenstein6360 Жыл бұрын
You watch them all in the order you did. The reason is bc all the women are strong independent women. All are great role models. The actress who played Plasma is Gwedoline Christie who played Brienne of Harry from Game of Thrones
@Jcnichol02 Жыл бұрын
The 1st trilogy was made for 70s/80s kids, us Gen Xers are a different breed and could handle the story and action, the 2nd trilogy gave us the back story needed to pull the entire Star Wars universe together. The 3rd trilogy handed off the baton to newer generations. That being said, no one knows your children better than you do. You know what they can handle. I would suggest watching in order as the original ones will seem very dated to kids now.
@phantom8906 Жыл бұрын
Nice way of saying the new generation sucks with exception of a few wow
@kyoai Жыл бұрын
"I would suggest watching in order as the original ones will seem very dated to kids now." Thousands of videos of younger generations reacting to the original trilogy on KZbin say otherwise.
@bobdillashaw4360 Жыл бұрын
@@phantom8906no he means the safe space generation 😂
@ML-lx4su Жыл бұрын
The tall silver stormtrooper is Brienne of Tarth
@pgooddmd Жыл бұрын
The best thing about this movie are the "Force Dates" Rey and Ben have. Their fight against the Praetorian Guards (the red guys) is the best light saber fight I think I've ever seen. So you do need to know, it wasn't Snoke that connected Rey and Kylo Ren. Snoke may have thought he did but there is something MUCH bigger with the 2 of them, and it will play into the next movie and into the movie after that. Amber, I can't wait to see your reaction when you pick up on it.
@NessaBear90 Жыл бұрын
Reylo?
@nelsonogbuigwe750011 ай бұрын
No way that’s the best lightsaber fight you’ve seen
@pgooddmd11 ай бұрын
@@nelsonogbuigwe7500 As much as I love the originals & prequels, I myself, like the fighting style in the sequels. To me it seems more realistic than the prequel style. I know that style was fast - I used to free on a flash team and we did many of those same moves. Anakin's signature move, for instance, I have done many times. It looks great on film but not realistic from a true fighting standpoint. The style in the sequels, even in Ahsoka is more believable. Rey & Kylo's fight with the guard is IMO one of the best. I love the Dyad- 2 halves of the same soul connection. I'm sure fighting styles change over the years, right?
@erichebert5824 Жыл бұрын
I was 7 years old when I found a VHS (they were these strings of tape in a cassette that people watched movies on before digital discs) box set of the first 3 movies in the movie rack my dad had. It was a rainy day so I couldn't go outside so I took the VCR (the device you watched these VHS movies on) into my room and watched through the trilogy. TWICE IN A ROW. Been hooked ever since. Thanks to the re-releases in the 90s I've seen all 9 movies in the theater. So, FYI age 7 is not too young.
@raybernal6829 Жыл бұрын
My daughters have been watching SW since they were toddlers. They all still love the SW universe.... As they get older they understood it more. Early they knew it was fantasy. ❤
@nickperkins8477 Жыл бұрын
Yes!! Luke basically follows his teachers Ben Kenobi and Yoda in The Last Jedi. They all pass through the life cycle and find peace in The Force.
@curtisbailey78 Жыл бұрын
I love this movie. I'll try my best to make my case for why I think it is the best Star Wars movie since Empire Strikes Back. This story has purpose. As should be the goal of all drama, it found character arcs for each of the main players (Finn, Rey, Poe, Kylo, Luke) that challenged their assumptions and desires. Finn - his only goal at the start of the movie is to protect Rey. His story takes him on a path to understand that the cause of the Resistance is righteous, by way of how he sees the havoc that comes from just playing the middle, in the form of the "code breaker character" who's happy to play both sides for personal gain. Finn sees how that kind of non commitment is unjust, and goes from someone who's just in it to save Rey to someone who's willing to die for the Resistance. What does he say to Phasma? "Rebel scum". He becomes a full-fledged believer in the cause. Rey - she wants a parental-like figure to give her a sense of purpose or belonging, and doesn't find it in Luke. The message here is that she has to stop looking for outside approval in order to grow. The old guard is generally stuck in the old guard ways, as a member of the new generation, it's up to her to determine what the right path is. For years and years, Star Wars has gotten bogged down with elitist "chosen one" mythology - Rey's role in this story as the child of "nobodies" demonstrates that birth and class don't make someone worthy - actions do. Poe - like many brash hero types before him, Poe believes that his brash arrogance equals virtue. It's a Hollywood trope that the cockamamie and dangerous last-ditch plan is virtuous, but in reality it tend to be reckless and dangerous. Poe wasn't thinking like a leader, he was thinking like an X-Wing pilot who's used to blowing stuff up. His distrust of Holdo mirrors the audience's biases - she won't talk to him about her plan, but we have remember that he's a demoted hothead who got a lot of bomber pilots killed just for a sense of accomplishment. To be a leader, he needs to think more carefully than that. The movie even directly challenges our cultural assumptions by making the "antagonist" of his story a woman who codes as distinctly female with her long gowns and purple hair, but she's still a decorated and extremely competent general. Kylo - He's convinced that confronting his father figures will give him a sense of closure. But, killing Han Solo didn't do that for him, and he doesn't find the love and approval he wants from Snoke. His inability to let go of ambition means that he can't see Luke for the tempering father figure that he really is. His failure to walk the light path against Luke only deepens his trauma and psychosis. Luke - This is my favorite story in the movie. It's easy to say that Luke already beat the Emperor, so he should be "fine" now, but in reality, none of us overcomes our core weaknesses that easily. Luke is still impetuous, which is why his first reaction after his failure with Kylo was to close himself off. He became disillusioned with the idea of "Luke the legend" and turned bitter in old age, which also mirrors the sadder late chapters of classical myths like Beowulf. Luke starts this movie in a position similar to Kylo - let the past die, all the old ideals are rotten, none of it matters. But through the story he's reminded of the value and power of hope, and that single failures (like with Kylo) are not an ideological death sentence. His final act fully embodies Yoda's words from The Empire Strikes Back ("a Jedi uses his power for knowledge and defense, never attack"). Luke's sacrifice not only fully embodies this idea by being a complete non-violent confrontation against Kylo, but is possibly the most badass Jedi moment in the entire Saga because of how much focus and will it required to project himself across the galaxy. I think it's beautiful. Lastly, I think this movie operates on a meta level by displaying a true love for the essence of the original film. In the decades following the original movie, Star Wars had gotten bogged down by "chosen one" mythology that stripped away what felt so essential about Luke's story in A New Hope - Luke's willingness to achieve a new level of awareness with the Force was a metaphor for how we all have something special inside of us if we just have the will and desire to tap in to it. Discarding the "chosen one" nonsense is a re-democratization of The Force, and Luke establishes himself as a hero/legend for everyone, not just those with the right bloodline. That's exactly why the film ends with little kids playing with Luke Skywalker dolls (just like we all did back in the 80's) and a poor stable boy dares to hope that he can be a hero as he pulls a broom to him and holds it aloft like a lightsaber - again, just like we all did as kids. This movie loves the core essence of Star Wars and what it means to tap in to The Force to achieve greater purpose and ability. A lot of people hated this movie because it didn't make Luke a god-like hero from the outset and they think that Kylo's "let the past die" philosophy is what the movie believes, but this couldn't be further from the truth. This is a masterful Star Wars movie that didn't take the lazy and cheap route of delivering exactly what fans thought they wanted - it dared to do more by treating these characters like real people with real flaws and by drilling down to the thematic heart of what Star Wars and The Force mean to our collective cultural consciousness. I think it's a masterpiece.
@curtisbailey78 Жыл бұрын
Also, y'all will have your own opinions as you should, but I think the next film is disgraceful junk.
@maruskaehrensdorfer Жыл бұрын
I completely agree with you!
@kellyyork3898 Жыл бұрын
You teach literature, right?
@curtisbailey78 Жыл бұрын
@@kellyyork3898 I don't, actually.
@jenny5moon Жыл бұрын
Fantastic, thoughtful, and intelligent breakdown! Everyone I know that saw this hated on it and I really loved it, and I was left to try to explain why it was so good, I wish I could have explained the way you did! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
@ArcaneJawa Жыл бұрын
Hey guys, it's me again, your neighbor from Southern Oklahoma. Thanks for doing another Star Wars. Please keep em coming! I say the best time to introduce kids to Star Wars is at birth or as soon as possible afterward. Star Wars is for all ages.
@Surfinn Жыл бұрын
So glad you two enjoyed it. Great reaction as usual! Had a fantastic time watching this. Can't wait for you to close it out with Ep. 9.
@quindarius_bingleton Жыл бұрын
too many people take these movies too seriously
@MCB741 Жыл бұрын
@@quindarius_bingletonOr they just criticize them and people that like the movies can’t handle criticism.
@quindarius_bingleton Жыл бұрын
@@MCB741 could be that but at the same time the people "criticizing" the movies are the ones saying they HATE the movie
@MCB741 Жыл бұрын
@@quindarius_bingleton Yeah they hate the movie because it’s poorly written. Then when they give reasons why (criticism) the other side gets bent out of shape about it and/or give improper defenses for any points being made against the movie.
@quindarius_bingleton Жыл бұрын
@@MCB741 this is exactly the reason I made the first comment. this is not a productive argument. Just let the people enjoy the movie. So what if its not great
@domingocurbelomorales8635 Жыл бұрын
Luke did a doppelganger. It´s a very hard jedi trick. He projected him but he wasn´t of course.
@martinbraun1211 Жыл бұрын
I hope you do Star Trek Reactions someday too. 🖖
@marshman96 Жыл бұрын
Yes but start with wrath of Kahn not the first movie.
@TheInfo45 Жыл бұрын
I'm so glad you guys love this as much as we all do. I know it's hard to remember every little detail from the series only watching at one time around. But I highly suggest when you get to the final film you really keep your eyes out for some special surprises