Star Wars - How To Kill A Franchise

The first 1000 people who click the link will get 2 free months of Skillshare Premium: skl.sh/thecloserlook7
My Patreon: / henryboseley
My Twitter: / henryboseley
Spacedock's channel: / @spacedock
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
0:00 - Introduction
4:45 - Part 1 - The Whole Trilogy is a Bad Sequel
21:52 - Part 2 - A Boring World
54:11 - Part 3 - A Confused Vision
1:06:40 - Part 4 - A Better Story
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A massive thank you to my $10+ patrons:
Yeet-man
Kyong Kim
Marcelo Olavarria
[e-mail]
Matthew Brady
Arken
Chefda
David Human
ElizabethJustElizabeth
Jarod Blanchette
Justin Schreiber
Mark Miller
Ronin Callahan
Tyler Diffie
Vokiar
Wright Cheung
zuro64

[@TheCloserLook]

Hey guys, I hope you like this video. I'm not joking when I say this took over a month to make. I don't think I even took a day off in that month. All I did was make this, but I hope you appreciate the work I put into it :D I'd like to quickly mention that I'd love it if you could join my discord server. I'm always active on it, and it's where viewers of this channel meet to discuss writing related issues and have a lot of interesting conversations. If you're interested in joining my community or just saying hi to me, feel free to click the link below. Join my discord: discord.gg/y54YT8s

[@shardinhand1243]

you may like predator 1 and 2 for similer reasons to the first two terminator films.

[@phaolo6]

@The Closer Look You're way late with this video, compared to other youtubers, but.. you still managed to add various interesting points. Good job 👍

[@europeanpatriot8031]

Hi

[@europeanpatriot8031]

@@phaolo6 ( *Edited* )

[@horseradishpower9947]

The pitch is far better than what we got. It serves as a good foundational start point to build up from.

[@controllerplayer2091]

Luke in the original trilogy:My father has killed billions of innocent people, but I know that I can save him because there’s still good in him. Luke in the sequels: well my nephew had a dream about the dark side so let’s turn him into sachimi.

[@lavish263team5]

Truly is his father's son

[@Dark6997]

@@lavish263team5 Hey his father killed everyone EXCEPT his relatives. That's where he drew the line.

[@a_stranger_loop]

@@Dark6997 Parmesan though? Edit: *PADME* though?

[@Dark6997]

@@a_stranger_loop Well I mean his blood relatives. Plus she died of a broken heart quite different than dying from getting stabbed by a lightsaber

[@officiallyrandom2614]

@@a_stranger_loop lmao

[@joem9467]

“I’m not angry... I’m disappointed” The worst phrase you ever hear from your parents

[@TheCloserLook]

Nah, the worst phrase is when you're arguing with them and winning the argument because you have a good point, and they say "It's my house..."

[@cthellis]

Haha, I knew I should have looked for this first. 😝

[@melkor3496]

The Closer Look True.

[@ericy4522]

@@TheCloserLook That's basically Rian Johnson. "It's my movie ..."

[@cthellis]

Melkor You know you’re doing something right when Morgoth Bauglir agrees with you.

[@tiredzuko835]

I really like the idea of Luke taking in Kylo even though he's Palpatine's grandson because he would want to give children of the evilest people a chance to be the best since he himself was the son of Darth Vader.

[@reptile1687]

But kylo ren isnt palpatines grandson, rey is

[@bar-1studios]

And Anakin may or may not have been another child of Sith alchemy, depending on the fan theories.

[@bar-1studios]

​@@reptile1687we're on about a fan rewrite at the end.

[@1martinlocke]

Tears in my eyes mate. If only talented people like you could have worked on these sequels, it truly could have been something great.

[@Bodhi_Zypha]

You created a better trilogy in a month than Disney did in 5 years

[@stealingclay]

@spooky katt from all angles i'm afraid too

[@JeffreyThrash]

@spooky katt I’m not sure what bad sequels and reboots have to do with the fall of Western Civilization other than that we keep electing increasingly-delusional celebrities into office for some reason (i.e. Ronald Reagan from Bedtime for Bonzo, Donald Trump from that one scene in Home Alone 2, and lest we forget Kanye West’s quixotic attempt at qualifying for this current election during one of his manic phases...), but I do agree that Hollywood is basically one big high school clique that was basically impossible to join in if you don’t have last names like Stallone or Banks or Disney, even when the economy was doing well...

[@philipseitz95]

Jeffrey Thrash if you were to dive deep into the events that mainstream television does NOT report on, then you’d find that those “celebrities” (trumps a business man far more than he is a celebrity) are far more fit at running for president then the ones that look the part. You can either have criminals and traitors who do all sorts of messed up stuff and whose corruption knows no limits orrr you can choose the political outsiders who don’t know how to conduct themselves presidentially yet are very successful at running a country, even if you never hear about it in television.

[@JeffreyThrash]

@@philipseitz95 Thanks for the giggles. Do you honestly expect me to do a complete 180 with my opinion this close to a major election by using the same meaningless Fox News talking points from 2016? Speaking of Fox News, it’s the most popular TV news network on cable and now owned by Disney after the Fox merger, similar to Star Wars here, meaning Fox News is the very definition of “mainstream television.” Nice try pretending to be a free-thinker, again, it would have actually fooled me prior to the 2016 election. Finally, thank you for answering my question as to why people keep voting increasingly delusional and out-of-touch celebrities into extremely important government positions. It sounds like the people that think millionaires and billionaires who didn’t even really have to work for their money would even be capable of sympathy for less-fortunate Americans are pretty delusional and out-of-touch themselves. Good day.

[@fredericthalheimer3811]

well said. great story arc. It is very sad that the Sequel died trough the egos of two directors and the lack of a good story arc for the triology by disney

[@ElZedLoL]

Darth vader: literally kills dozens of bad people, innocent people, younglings and his comrades Luke: "there's still good in him" Kylo: has a bad dream Luke: "so you must die"

[@WayTooClose]

If he's somewhat responsible for the Death Star, then it's millions or billions!

[@YaBoi-jg9zg]

More like genoside

[@bruhistantv9806]

@behind you the entire point of the films is that all sides are retards the redemption is just a side thing, because there the universe works on binary karma - actions don't "stack"

[@illegalewahrheiten2911]

@behind you Because he overthrew an evil force in the galaxy, saving millions if not billions in the years to come. If you don't believe in redemption you should judge yourself for eternity for all the sins you have committed in your life. That cookie you stole? There was a time when they chop your hand for that.

[@malignus6408]

@@WayTooClose For Death Star are responsible Grand Moff Tarkin and Bevel Lemelissk.

[@Rare_Solstice]

Hearing your scene where Luke talks to force Obi-Wan and hears the mistake he made with Anakin is so beautiful. You literally brought tears to my eyes. The ending shot too of your trilogy is perfection. This is my trilogy

[@josephclarke7663]

Can't believe I only just found this. I was more invested in this story as you told it than I was in all three fully made, fully filmed sequels. I am a die hard Star Wars fan but my faith and love for the franchise is at an all time low, however this on one random Saturday night has allowed me to cheer and be invested in the world I truly love once again. This is outstanding and I thank you so so much for it, I know I'm three years late but still. I'm booting up the old google docs in the morning and will go back to my star wars AUs. I hope someone high up from Disney has seen this and will read the comment to see truly how amazing this is.

[@justinberlage6701]

Same... I didn't realize this video had an alternate plot from the title. Sure, maybe the details aren't perfect (how could we expect that from one guy) but the overarching theme is just so good... clearly different from the previous entries but with so many callbacks, world building, etc. Amazing that one good writer could come up with something this good but all of Lucasfilm created what we got.

[@Xaviallin1]

@@justinberlage6701You can thank the disney plague for that

[@tommymarco]

I'm going to believe this video

[@ryanfierro4897]

If a Disney exec were to see this, the one thing I would absolutely love and go crazy for is a clone wars style animation of an alternative timeline/alternate universe or what if sequel trilogy following this story. However the excuse goes, maybe connecting bits from legends. The point being I would love to see this regardless and i think animated would make the most sense.

[@jamesandrews8698]

grow. up. read. a. book. you. pleib.

[@Xphantomgamer]

The force awakens: too safe The last Jedi: too bold The rise of skywalker: too desperate

[@andrewheaney4874]

Accurate. Definitely accurate. I actually like Force Awakens as a fun movie, but... it is too safe. That is certainly true. I don't really like The Last Jedi; it's a bold and original but failed attempt. So yeah, too bold. I don't like The Rise of Skywalker at all. It's a shallow, safe, pandering, focus-grouped, and ultimately inconsequential failed attempt-yup, too desperate to win fans over. This might be an unpopular opinion, but I like The Last Jedi far more than The Rise of Skywalker. A bold and original but failed attempt is much more interesting than a shallow, safe, pandering, focus-grouped, and ultimately inconsequential failed attempt. They both suck, but I would willingly rewatch The Last Jedi any day over The Rise of Skywalker. At least none of them are as bad as the snore-fest that is Attack of the Clones. Edit: it looks like people don’t understand that this is my opinion and there’s really nothing that will change my mind here. Especially nothing about Attack of the Clones; you could not pay me money to sit through it again.

[@lonebattledroid4474]

@@andrewheaney4874 I legit love Attack of the Clones. The bad dialogue is hilarious and I love watching it with my family to make fun of.

[@andrewheaney4874]

@@lonebattledroid4474 Nice. If you like it good for you. I just cannot find anything to be enjoyed in it. I can for Phantom Menace and Revenge of the Sith, both of which in my opinion are much better than TLJ, Solo, and TROS. And even Rogue One to an extent (which is massively overrated in my opinion) You could not pay me money to sit through Attack of the Clones again. Sorry if that offends prequel fans. I’m a massive fan of the Clone Wars show though!

[@lonebattledroid4474]

@@andrewheaney4874 no problem. You're way more respectful than how other fans use to act when I told them I liked the prequels. The one good thing about the Sequel trilogy was because they were so universally hated other fans went back and sorta in a sense forgave the Prequels and now PT and OT fans live in harmony.

[@kuunami]

@@lonebattledroid4474 I enjoy the prequels too. They're not perfect but I also think that there is a lot of bandwagon hate on those films.

[@dogeboi1804]

Vader: *killed millions ruthlessly, killed his own mentor in front of him, cuts your hand, actively hunts you and your friends down, LITERALLY destroyed an entire planet etc...* Luke: There is still good in him Ben: *has bad dream* Luke: THE DEVIL HIMSELF *Ignites lightsaber*

[@korviscapetrova5269]

Exactly Luke was good and forgiving and kind. And they trashed his character arc

[@thatoneroyalguard7060]

One of the stupidest arguments is that he did it in instinct

[@Alresu]

It was supposed to act as a night light against the nightmare.

[@RandomMagus]

@@thatoneroyalguard7060 If he HADN'T ignited the lightsaber, but just reached for it when he sensed the darkness and Kylo wakes up to see Luke with his hand on his saber staring at him in fear it could work. But igniting the lightsaber and preparing to strike? Ridiculous

[@thatoneroyalguard7060]

@@RandomMagus yep

[@JonathanLong1974]

Dude, I found your story MESMERIZING. I could not stop listening. That was utterly AMAZING.

[@tronnorth726]

You kids ain't going anywhere by spamming this lolol

[@nekudemus]

Reminds me a bit of a story from kotor 2. Mandalore tells it.

[@armondtanz]

whos the girl at the beginning? 15 minutes in and he still hasn't mentioned her, yet ive seen her over a dozen times??

[@ahhhhhhhhhhhh678]

⁠@@tronnorth726 What? Are you on the wrong comment or something?

[@allthenamesiwantedweretaken]

3:46 "When Snoke is *Certainly* killed!" I immediately knew what you were setting up further into the video. Genius scriptwriting.

[@lvbboi9]

The pure sadness on Mark Hamill's face makes me VICIOUSLY furious He's a man you can tell really cared about his character, the series and the fans. He was a poor man being given orders by people who clearly didn't give a shit.

[@jamiesadf5829]

The worst part is that every interview mark has had about the sequel trilogy is like that. You can see the pain every time, and you can practically feel him holding his tongue when it comes to the shit that upset him. Like how he is straight up complaining how they arent aiming for the fans, and everyone starts clapping like its a good thing and he just gives up. Like no one was even listening to him in that room.

[@alesksander]

@@jamiesadf5829 Yeah break mine heart also. As child to grew with WS universe. Indeed. Just pure despair.

[@Carabas72]

Hamill always looks sad, always has. He's got resting sad face.

[@T3RR4212]

@@jamiesadf5829 I'd put money on there being a "clap now" light flashing to make the audience clap

[@darthmickeymouse7044]

Everything is going as I have forseen

[@mrjayfoggy]

I think the person who suffered the most from all of this is Mark Hamill. That man helped build this shit and then watched as some dumb "kids" ran his character into the ground.

[@davet9820]

Yes, but also imagine how George must feel...

[@Gameferret16191]

@@davet9820 george doesn't give a shit about anything he didn't make

[@keithsimpson2685]

@@davet9820 Lol are you insane? Have you seen what George Lucas did to the movies lol? Dude destroyed the original prints even!

[@theflyingfrisch8051]

@@keithsimpson2685 Lol what are you talking about you are out of line

[@pianofry1138]

I honestly wish he would have told them to piss off if they wouldn't at least consider what he had to say about Luke.

[@DarkRavenhaft]

Multiple scenes in your re-write had me tearing up in the middle of work. Your spoken-word head-canon had more emotional impact on me than any scene in the entire sequel trilogy. Hopefully one day we can just get a AI render-farm to generate it and have a proper denouement to Luke's story.

[@braintrust12]

Damn really?! I thought it was cringe inducing

[@Imperials3nate]

AI? You're disgusting. More disgusting now than Abrams and Johnson could ever be. You don't care about art or work or even gratitude. You only care about consuming good content, regardless of effort or human soul. Do fucking better.

[@crystalshaw8744]

Me too...smile

[@armondtanz]

wun word: woke

[@Imperials3nate]

AI?... You're disgusting. More disgusting now than Rian and Abrams could ever be. You don't care about creating a good story or even the effort put into a good story. You only care about consuming a good story. Do better. And I know either you or YT hid my last comment, but I will not be discouraged.

[@JCDadalus]

Your sequel trilogy pitch made me cry a couple times. It was honestly beautiful. Your trilogy idea will be my headcanon for the post OG SW movies from now on.

[@pietervangorp267]

I got more emotion out of him telling a story then all of the sequel movies combined.

[@underplayer420]

I cried during certain parts of his story (which at best is just a pitch). Most notably when Obi wan was recalling the events of the prequels and Luke realizing that he has become the very thing he swore to destroy. An edit I would do is instead of having Rey turn back to the light side when she realizes who she's becoming, she instead tries to deny it and embrace her mothers teachings. Even after she knows what she's doing is wrong, the fact that her mother acts like she genuinely cares about her when no one else has. And that makes her want to what ever they want she can just because you want to please them because they were the only one who cared.

[@cream8145]

Bruh I got more emotion out of the Taco Bell ad I just got than the whole sequel trilogy

[@coolfred9083]

Yeah just listening to him simply _tell_ his story is more enjoyable than actually _watching_ the real films.

[@commandercody634]

i got more emotion out of anakins sand line than every single Disney star wars film combined

[@harishasanovic3060]

No joke

[@JamesBrown-sn6le]

If Disney made the Lord of the Rings the same way they made the Star Wars Sequels: The Fellowship of the Ring: Here’s why the ring matters. The Two Towers: Here’s why the ring doesn’t matter at all. The Return of the King: Oh no it’s Smaug! Remember SMAUG?!

[@matrixpolaris679]

Somehow... Morgoth has returned

[@SirLambchop1]

oh the blue wizards as well

[@lukasopalka3396]

I can't be happier that Tolkien wrote appendices, which goes 250 years into period after Return of the King, so no one can destroy Lotr same way they destroyed Star Wars.

[@Stormcrow180]

@@lukasopalka3396 Disney would declare all that non canon and then cherry pick the bits they liked.

[@MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive]

Lukas Opalka We had the EU which were considered canon before the Dark Times. Before Disney.

[@jamesknapp64]

How people feel about the sequels and prequels summed by that search around 31:45 is just amazing. Then your sequence of question, IMPORTANT questions that people like me who read over 50 Expanded Universe Novels, *don't know the answers to* shows how much of a writing failure the sequels were. Great point about the Sequels: They took risks in areas they shouldn't and didn't take risks in areas that needed to take risks. Liked your sequel general idea. Definitely a good outline to start from.

[@dusso4231]

Dude. Your story was amazing. It had me absolutely captivated. Far more than any of the new trilogy. You fixed every issue I had with them and it was an all around great story with a much better ending.

[@Thermoze_]

I'm just going to call the latest trilogy a professionally made fanfiction

[@TeylaDex]

Tbhat is an insult to fanfiction

[@lordrevan5601]

@@TeylaDex agreed. Every other fan fiction I saw was better than the sequels

[@TeylaDex]

@@lordrevan5601 yep. I mean, theres also a lot of objectively bad fanfiction out there, but even those brought joy to at least the author. So they have still more worth than the new trilogy.

[@clearedmammal5874]

But JJ and Rian clearly arent fans of star wars so it cant be a fan fic

[@TeylaDex]

@@clearedmammal5874 exactly.

[@JoeySaladsShorts]

I consider your rewrite Canon

[@wyatteichholz3139]

Huzzah, a pundit of quality.

[@SpyroL33t]

So say we all!

[@winstonmontgomery8211]

I didn't know you were so into Star Wars Joey. You are a multi dimensional character.

[@glitchy000]

Isn't that the beauty of imaginative fiction? Being able to choose how you want the story to end, rather than some corporation?

[@thehylian6984]

@@wyatteichholz3139 Joey salads is certainly not quality

[@aurianzarrineh2633]

You hit the hammer on the head with how you bring back a character perfectly in a sequel, I never knew how to articulate that as well as you did.

[@EGJMoorington]

What an absolutely AMAZING video! I loved every single minute of it. The insights into the sequels and actually explaining their flaws and giving solutions to their problems was really interesting, and I loved the alternative sequel trilogy you narrated. All of this told in a very curated way! Congratulations on this amazing job!

[@stevenhoward6940]

How to kill a franchise: Sell it to Disney.

[@vise_atoxity8083]

I enjoyed the prequel trilogy despite its issues and I enjoyed TFA but after watching TLJ and ROS, I feel like TFA was only "good" to me out of nostalgia sense. It felt good seeing the characters we all loved again and what happened after the trilogy ended.

[@Coolguy-mk7hg]

Um marvel ?

[@vise_atoxity8083]

@@Coolguy-mk7hg Not everything marvel does is right. Look at Captain Marvel, Iron Man 3, Thor, The first Avenger, and The Eternals

[@carnivalwilson1978]

@@vise_atoxity8083 iron man 3 is amazing, watch cosmonaut variety your if you don’t believe me

[@carnivalwilson1978]

Hour*

[@jeremynicholson0026]

I felt more emotions in the summarized version of his story than I did all of the sequel trilogy

[@andrefricke9998]

So true :/

[@hunterb7561]

For real!! I definitely got emotional for this one

[@Vi74LiTy]

I'm almost in tears now. So much better than what we got, it's unbelievable.

[@Claire18Hi]

Same here

[@nmh3863]

Same for me

[@koljabachmann590]

That was a really nice video, I agree with you on every point. And your version of the sequels is soooo much better than what Disney did, thank you

[@guffly8641]

Absolutely phenomenal video, almost skipped it after KZbin auto played it for me, but I’m glad I didn’t. You have such a captivating method of story telling and I look forward to binging some of your uploads later tonight. Can’t wait for the “What If…” centered around my newest head canon.

[@alveraan1]

Dude someone give this guy a billion dollar budget so he can realize his vision. "A better story" is 100 x better than what we had to endure with Disney.

[@Devonimp]

Sad part is, it wouldn't matter if we did. Star Wars is owned by disney and while yes they are greedy mfers, they are also unapologetic control freaks. Even if he bought the licensing rights to produce something they'd tear it apart and stitch it back together so gruesomely nobody would recognize it. For all some of my friends talk about 'the importance of copyright cause otherwise anybody could just sell horrible shit with your name on it and you could do nothing about it'... there's only one company allowed to make star wars now and they are making horrible shit with its name on it and nobody can do anything about it.

[@PeachCrusher69]

I agree; mostly. The story was so epic, I actually got chills. But the Yu Hang Wan part needs improvement. It's as if they were a main part of the first movie, then sidelined, and were finally gone. But the rest was incredible.

[@gary_beniford]

get elon musk on board we will have a better story in no time

[@attackemu1508]

we don’t need a billion dollar budget, just someone with animating skills and a whole lot of time

[@attackemu1508]

@Alexander Asher how could you tell?

[@nicholaswalsh4462]

FINALLY! The Closer Look has evolved to the final level of Video Essay: The Feature Length Movie Essay. Congratulations.

[@moxy8037]

underrated comment tbh

[@Supertimegamingify]

Is he going to analyse this video? I feel that it would have been nice to have some more characters to connect emotionally to.

[@deriznohappehquite]

People have written doctoral theses on Shakespeare plays that would take like 20 hours to read.

[@randomcommenter7343]

@@deriznohappehquite I mean cinema is just our more modern day version of stage plays, basically. So it makes sense. Though usually the Shakespeare essays are praising his work, not tearing it apart limb from limb.

[@stover8011]

@@randomcommenter7343 well, most of Shakespeare's work is actually good and worthy of praise

[@kingjm1000]

Here, I've barely watched each of the Star Wars movies once. Your rewritten story is excellent. Bravo, I'm happy your video popped up. I can visualize more and more details from your story and it's very good.

[@maqster7]

Just saw this and bravo! I found myself having bigger reactions to your rewrite. Loved the plot twist with Rei's mother. That ending was chef's kiss. I really hope that these get made into movies, or even graphic novels. Maybe even an animated series. I also, really enjoy that you don't just offer a critique, but your own solution for the issues. Once more bravo.

[@Interrobang212]

"You can't say they did a bad job with the world building, because they would have had to attempt to do that job" Jesus my dude thats savage.

[@coneinggaming6285]

But honest :(

[@popsleo]

@@coneinggaming6285 m

[@Avalon_1991]

It is true. No one had any idea of the state of the galaxy. Where did the First Order come from? What was the New Republic? How did Palpatine build all those ships? Some of it may be explained in books but hardly anyone reads those.

[@coneinggaming6285]

@@Avalon_1991 Maybe an unpopular opinion but I would have preferred a movie similar to phantom menace, specifically establishing who and where and what the new republic was, their strength, that sort of stuff

[@FloralHaze]

That setup of Dooku becoming terrified of the extragalactic threat is masterclass sci-fi writing. It’s not fair Disney made the sequels and not you

[@Ambar42]

It's actually pretty terrible writing. Not the story bit itself, but the way it's implemented into the movie. Told through a (long) hologram sequence? Come on, that would make no sense given how holograms work (can't show multiple times and spaces from a person's perspective if they weren't recorded) and horrible to watch as you've had to look on a table with some blue light emitted to it for quite some time (if I haven't misunderstood something and the part isn't then shown as a flashback... which would still be impossible, since why should Luke see Dooku's perspective of all those moments?).

[@Ms.Amylia_Clenny]

​@Ambar42 You did miss something: The flashback within the hologram scene. Luke would just see Count Dooku giving a report via hologram, but the action scene part which prompted Dooku to make that hologram report would be a flashback scene for us viewers.we come back to the hologram when Dooku apologized to Master Yoda for failing him. He hasn't felt that since he was a child but he admitted he felt afraid. That is what you missed. St most 5 minutes of the video. You lost focus for a solid 3 minutes of that. Timestamps: 1:21:30 - Luke finds the hologram 1:22:25 - 1:25:30 - The Flashback scene 1:26:09 - 2nd Hologram w/ Walking because *Yes, holograms can show walking conversations that were recorded* & as a bonus that scene could be shown to the audience as a flashback too, showing the droi 1:25:31 droids recording the conversations as they walked. Because a *flashback* is a scene showing the audience something out of sequence a.k.a. something that has already happened yet didn't affect the story until now. Flashbacks are not inherently memories.

[@Ambar42]

@@Ms.Amylia_Clenny Ok. Thanks.

[@enzog1078]

Star Wars should have no flashbacks. Zero. Period.

[@davidanderson4748]

Where was that on screen? It wasn’t.

[@Outrageon]

I love this video. I got teary eyed when you mentioned the dozen force ghosts at the end 🥹

[@alexandg423]

Glad i found this, even though its been out for 3 years. I loved your take. Only thing I would change is adding in "Grey Jedi". SInce Rey and Kylo both dabbled with the dark side for a great deal of time, they are able to see the Pro's and Con's of both sides... Allowing them to create a YIN/YANG teaching that created the balance the force has always been looking for. Hope this finds you well. Cheers!

[@cheafmin1399]

"billions of people were murdered and it wasn't even acknowledged in the sequel." Bruh, I forgot it even happened.

[@nerderonofficial]

NGL same honestly

[@superninja493]

I don’t even know the names of any of the planets that were blown up

[@Hibbedat]

@@superninja493 I dont think we were told, what these planets are called...

[@superninja493]

@@Hibbedat Exactly, I know it was just one planet destroyed in A New Hope but Tarkin said that Alderaan was being destroyed

[@Sure0Foot]

so did the fucking filmmakers

[@redlancer7263]

The "reveal" that Ray's mother is Darth Kahn gave me more chills than any moment in the 3rd trilogy and you're just reading a script... Incredible writing

[@NorCalMtnBiker86]

Same here. I was expecting her to be Sidious daughter in the actual movie but of course that wasn't the case.

[@TheDanteJamesShow]

The final reveal that the First Order guy who saved her was her father had me going “HOLY SHITTTTT” like damn this is such good writing

[@PunchesCouches]

Darth Kahn was a male...

[@ThePhysicalReaction]

@@NorCalMtnBiker86 Agreed - in Force Awakens she instinctively used the lightsaber with the same style as Sidious does in the prequels.

[@HitLeftistsWithHammers]

@@PunchesCouches retcon! It's - current year -!

[@rylanforshaw7207]

I was never all that into star wars, I had binge watched all nine movies at the insistence of my dad and step mum, but this, it brought me to tears. The volume I screamed 'yes' at when the idea of Obi-Wans force ghost talking to Luke was unreal. I know the movies are packed as it is, but seeing Leia and Han a bit more, almost a reunion with them and Luke before Luke sacrifices himself, a really strong happy moment bright down by his heroic sacrifice, showing that this Jedi, gave up being with his sister, and best friends to save the galaxy, helps the jedi being viewed in a greater light.

[@MrKyle5962505]

Great job on the video. I felt for the longest time that the world building was dull. You expressed this so well in this video. Bravo.

[@abrahamlincoln9160]

Finn be like: my stormtrooper friend died so i must kill the rest of my stormtrooper friends

[@jalifritz8033]

I absolutely hated how Disney wasted a great idea and an interesting character.

[@unknownunreleased300]

I remember when Finn was gonna be a Jedi I rather see him as a Jedi than Rey I can take Rey seriously

[@steviemccool4872]

Well said Abraham Lincoln

[@ikitclaw8969]

just like real life!

[@arpitdas4263]

You really are honest Abe

[@Horrormaster13]

*The Star Wars Original Trilogy:* When you have a vision, but barely the resources and leeway to bring it to life. *The Star Wars Prequel Trilogy:* When you have a vision, but too much leeway and resources to do what you want. *The Sequel Star Wars Trilogy:* When you have no vision, no plan, but unlimited resources, and decide to play mad libs with it.

[@deadshot5007]

Yes both JJ and Rian had a vision but the death of Fisher kinda messed most of their plan

[@blahblahblah2243]

Lol to imply that they didn’t have huge massive budgets (for their time) for ESB and ROTJ is ignorant af

[@TankHunter678]

@@deadshot5007 Rian had a vision of showing his activism in support of identity politics and shitting on george lucas by destroying his creation at the same time as Rian does not give a shit about maintaining the sandbox of someone else when given it to play in. JJ had a vision of racking in tons of cash in merchandising by just minorly changing everything so that it is his property so he gets the merchandising money instead, just like he attempted with Star Trek. Sure the death of Fisher threw wrenches into a number of things, but as it happened during The Last Jedi's production run a couple reshoots and have Leia die instead of going mary poppins would have solved the issue.

[@saymyname2417]

Astoundingly, too much money has made a trainwreck of MANY films. It seems to erase creativity, copykill and make directors and execs rely on effects and CGI.

[@professionalpussypetter2929]

@@saymyname2417 that's the problem with today's movie unfortunately. Movie nowadays is treated like products & they have to in order to justify their cost so they can appease their shareholders. The problems with blaming the failure of star wars on individual like KK or JJ is ignoring the elephant in the room.

[@thedoctor2415]

I love the pitch it should be made into a comic but i personally thing we can salvage the car reck with some of the ideals you mentioned earlier which is something i may work on myself this channel has inspired me to try to better modern media in my pursuits to become a better writer thank you very much

[@rickshawwheelchair]

Ok, your rewriting ideas are really good and original, wish this would have been the actual plot!

[@LAFC_Lalo]

“They fly now, they fly now” it’s like jj abrams didn’t know jet packs were a thing in the sw universe

[@MyGamerforlife]

Well JJ kinda forgot about them.

[@aabrahamjerry6285]

@Fuck Google clone troopers fly in clone wars . And jet troopers(stormtroopers) fly in rebels . And yet the main characters of sequels dont know any thing about flying of troopers.

[@Eshtian]

TBF from what I've heard that line was forced by Disney, not JJ, for marketing.

[@LAFC_Lalo]

@@Eshtian That makes a lot of sense. It’s pretty obvious this whole movie was made solely because of marketing like the red stormtroopers. I’m pretty sure those were in the movie so target can promote the movie, I think they even have exclusive Sith trooper toys. They were still concerned about people being upset about the last jedi as solo barely performed in the box office.

[@zombie2356]

@@MyGamerforlife I see what u did here ;)

[@spin.chicken]

Crazy how "just some guy" on the internet has a near perfect timeline of how this Star Wars trilogy should have transpired.

[@thepowerofthegodhand7003]

Yes. Been telling people how Disney star wars is cringe

[@spin.chicken]

@@thepowerofthegodhand7003 you're not wrong! When The Force Awakens first came out I thought it was mediocre, but that it would just get better from there. But. It didn't.... Rey just DID NOT feel believable. She didn't even show signs, in my opinion, that she was a supposedly powerful force user. Choreography was garbage, even if Kylo was the only one that knew how to fight.

[@rewt3406]

The craziest thing is, Finn was hinted to also have Jedi powers in the first film. I know that it would had been a stretch, but giving him some time to be allowed to take a Jedi weapon (he might have found) and just start using it throughout the films, and have it pay off later would be nice. We also do need Po, Finn, Rei, and Kylo to actually join up here or there in some episodes. Like have some moments with Po and Finn, but then later have Finn accompany Rei on missions, while Kylo and Po dog fight some enemies in space together. Then later have Finn and Kylo discuss their thoughts on the Order and if they have doubts while Po sees what is happening to Rei and tries to talk to her about it (which can be one of the many driving forces to have her look herself over in the mirror). This dynamic would help foster in some fun moments. Basically a majority of the cast would be in the villains shoes most of the time, which isn't common in Star Wars.

[@richardleeskinneriii9640]

I've seen several plot pitches like this online from several different creators. It makes me wonder how in the HELL Disney dropped the ball on this with their nearly unlimited access to talent and resources. What a shit show.

[@GhostLink92]

For a sec, I thought you meant the channel JustSomeGuy.

[@mammarihsan2716]

Maan, as a person who have never watched the Episode I-VI, yet watched the VII and disinterested in SW Universe, your version is really engaging, thoughtful, and induces many emotional ties with a 'fiction²' characters. Salut!

[@BoyWonder1914]

I’m not sure how to spell that alien race you mentioned, but the only thing I’d add is making Snoke one of them and giving him a role a secondary antagonistic force to some degree. Beautiful stuff 🔥

[@monkeyfeed908]

I feel so bad for Mark Hamill as he was trying to do the best for the fans and he know there was issues with it and was powerless to stop it. Hearing you rewrite the story just makes me even more sad as it makes me realize how bad the movies really were. they could have been so good and here we are

[@matthewhelm7069]

Forget mark hamill he's a bad actor and Harrison Ford carried the franchise

[@secretsocietyofschnauzers]

Powerless? He made Luke who he is and there's no one else on Earth who could play that role. He had all the power to stop it, he could have stopped production by quitting halfway through and forced a rewrite.

[@Taxthechurch]

@@secretsocietyofschnauzers then they would have just CGI him into the movie and he wouldn’t have gotten paid irl.

[@Ricardo-cl3vs]

@@matthewhelm7069 Harrison Ford not only took a massive dump on his Han Solo character, he will ruin Indiana Jones even more in the upcoming feminazi Indy flick. He "carried" nothing in those Disney abominations of Star Wars. He's a grumpy old fart.

[@matthewhelm7069]

@@Ricardo-cl3vs fair enough

[@Arcticstar0]

As someone that hasn’t seen Episodes 8 & 9 due to their poor reception, I now accept your version of this trilogy as canon.

[@gregorio7945]

I was going to give you a like, but it's at a perfect 66 right now. 😆 now I can give you a like

[@TorontoWire]

The moment Mark the guy who played Luke Skywalker one of the most iconic characters in the history of cinema, voiced a single complaint about Episode 8 I gave up on Star Wars, Disney ruined it.

[@huejazz6939]

I didn’t make it past Rogue One (which I thought wasn’t too bad) but without George, these films are just a parody.

[@seanouellette676]

Fr idk if it’s cuz it’s 4 am for me but I almost cried cuz of how much better it was and I realized that mark wouldnt act that story out and instead it would just be the joke it is now

[@mafiagrim]

Good you’ll lose ur humanity when u watch those films

[@JohnDoe-gg6kc]

Part 4 is amazing! I'm getting goosebumps imagin8ng what this story could have been!

[@Sly_Changeling]

(Edit, I wrote all of this BEFORE watching your version, just to see if we had any similarities. and boy i was suprised and excited you included jedi being unwanted in the galaxy, awesome.) 3 years late, but I just wanted to say, I started working on an alternate story for the sequels as well, although i decided to completely leave the characters and concepts behind, mostly because this is just a project for a tabletop campaign. Anyway, the current project title is "Star Wars: A New Force", and the current concept is that the empire does not completely die out, and denounces the sith, instead of becoming tyrants, they preach a wish to create law and order throughout the galaxy without the need of using fear. Several of the systems still rallied behind them stay with the empire, believing in their ideals. Control of the galaxy. The rebels found the new republic, but being funded by what is essentially a resistance cell makes it hard for them to completely take control. The two factions slowly grow in power, the New republic struggles as it tries to create a new government with very little resources and with too many grand promises. I wanted to try and make less of a "Good vs Evil" story for this, showing the new republic trying to become the "good guys" but suffering from lack of resources and finding corruption cropping up within their ranks as officials go unfunded, wealthy merchant groups running rampant, etc. The Empire would be suffering from their losses, struggling to regain the trust of systems that they previously had control of as the people would rightfully fear their actions. All the while, in the background, the jedi order would reform, but the galactic factions would quietly begin to distance themselves from force users. Too many wars have been fought because of magic space wizards who disagree on what "balance" is. The New Republic does not outright publicly smear the jedi, but they're too afraid of bringing forth another war. I also create a group of force users who do not side with the sith or the jedi, the Grey Knights who are a neutral party that believe that true balance is embracing light and dark. This is all really rough draft stuff but, I've been having a blast putting it together. I'm also no superfan, so i'm sure there's a lot wrong with what i've written here but, hey, i like it.

[@SamiPuma]

okay I never wanna see Mark Hammil look that sad ever again, holy shit, I feel it, like he betrayed his own fans when he couldn't even do anything about it T_T

[@chav3136]

yeah i feel the same way. It reminds me of Lucas' face when he signed star wars over to Disney. they both look so disappointed, ashamed and completely aware compared to Disney/Rian Johnson.

[@g.strobl4458]

I think he purposely let his feelings show, if subtly. Only thing he could do without acting against the contract, I suppose.

[@Stupiddumbmanditoryhandle]

@@chav3136 Well Lucas could have ya know, said no, you’re not having my creation. He’s no right to look disappointed or ashamed whilst he was willingly signing it over to them.

[@chav3136]

@@Stupiddumbmanditoryhandle yeah true. I just think he looks really regretful that's all but youre right. Disney might have given him loads of promises that sounded good at the time and he said yes but regretted later. Idk 🤷‍♀️

[@rienjen]

He didn't betray his own fans--we asked (demanded) that he play in this new trilogy, assuming the trilogy would be good...and then Hamill got his script for The Last Jedi and was now obligated to comply. You can tell he had many pleas with Johnson to consider the fans, and Johnson--being an arrogant dick--refused to listen. That's why I love Mark Hamill and freakin' hate Johnson.

[@vloggpetter1665]

I cried when you re-wrote the story. Not only because I realised the true lost potential of cinema enjoyment and storytelling but also because the story was just so good that just hearing a random man on the internet reading it to me made me cry of being so invested in the story.

[@PinkPanther45518]

Same here. I'm so interested in the story he has crafted in a month than any of the three movies ever made me. Not even Hans death moved me to tears, I was just angry. His story made me super emotional!!!☺️💖🌸🌷🌺 I was so invested, so interested, so happy, and so sorrowful at the same time.🥺💖 I really wish this was the sequel trilogies not what we got sadly. So much wasted potential.

[@andrewcota5453]

It was very good

[@lonlywolf5680]

@@PinkPanther45518 same here. This is much more Star Wars, and much more of a continuation to this part of the story than Disney could ever do. It felt very much a continuation of Lucas' vision, with a deep understanding of the original fan base

[@Twp-pikmin]

i feel the same

[@mathishopper5608]

That last scene made me smile so hard. Well done Closer Look!

[@fetmar]

Oh man. Your version was incredible. After seeing the characters, especially Luke treated so terribly by Disney, to see someone who actually cares and is a good writer do something that carries the story forward and not just teleports it to some random spot in left field is just refreshing. I really needed that. I was troubled by one part though. I know we want to hit a downbeat in the second movie, that's just a gimme. I don't know if Luke dying then was the right call. It's great but I wanted more from him than realizing he was a bad mentor. We need to see how powerful he really is. This is Luke near prime and I don't think we're gonna get that out of one sacrificial act unless he contains a supernova with the force or something. 😂 We have to see even him barely making it against the Youzhong Vong. Challenged in combat, challenged in mentorship. We have to show the orders of magnitude difference between a jedi knight like even Obi-Wan and Luke, son of the chosen one, and without massively debilitating injuries. And we really need to see his relationship with Leia, his twin sister. I love Han retiring. Chewie trying to convince him he's still got some good years in him. Chewie heartbroken because wookies live much longer. Like watching your old dog age. Leia got such a good treatment in Obi-Wan. I want to see more of her political acumen in the spotlight. A force user as strong as her but as a force for society. Running circles around her opponents, handling dissent, charming everyone around her. Honestly, there's way more than enough story for 2 sequel trilogies. God I hope AI hurries up and we can tell it what movies we want. 😂

[@mr.wiggles1909]

I had some tearing up when we mentioned Luke entering the Jedi temple in awe and wonder and that incredible build up to the horror of the Holocron messages.

[@Gackra]

Luke, Shock in his eyes, whispers out: "I failed her." And Obi-Wan Somberly nods. *Damn* That whole scene was *Damn*

[@richardbigg7320]

Would have been great if Obi-Wan said, "Like I failed your father... You redeemed Anakin. You can redeem Rey."

[@XeritheCrow]

Richard Bigg That’s brilliant man. Thanks for that mental image, it hit me right in the feels. xD

[@weezyslob]

Damn man, parts of your sequel story gave me chills and made me feel more than the actual sequels. When Obi-Wan asks Luke if he ever told him how his father became Vader, wow, what a missed opportunity not having moments like this in the actual films.

[@TheDolphinator8]

Spoiler alert

[@jdavis.fw303]

I can't believe I actually stuck it out, but that is a testemant to the quality of this video. There were so many glaring things wrong with the sequel trilogy and many of them infuriated me. But I also felt like it was so much worse than I could put my finger on or even process. Thank you for elucidating the many story formation problems and bad writing mistakes that I couldn't. Also I like your trilogy, it would have at least had consistency and not needlessly retconned the entire cannon.

[@robe1142]

Your rewrite of the sequel trilogy was beautiful. Thanks for sharing!

[@lilneko4895]

The Closer Look: "Did you like my pitch? :D" *me with tears pouring down my face* "Ye I would say it was pretty good mate, nice job"

[@TheCloserLook]

:)

[@underplayer420]

I Icried during certain parts of his story (which at best is just a pitch). Most notably when Obi wan was recalling the events of the prequels and Luke realizing that he has become the very thing he swore to destroy. An edit I would do is instead of having Rey turn back to the light side when she realizes who she's becoming, she instead tries to deny it and embrace her mothers teachings. Even after she knows what she's doing is wrong, the fact that her mother acts like she genuinely cares about her when no one else has. And that makes her want to what ever they want she can just because you want to please them because they were the only one who cared. And Kylo has to try and make her see that she should follow her own path instead of staying with her evil mother. The only comparison I can make is Zuko and Iroh but this is obviously way different.

[@_Nuda]

@@TheCloserLook You are very proficient in the art of the storytelling, my dear friend, but sadly I can only wish you the best there is for you, I knew why I subscribed, and now more than ever know why I stayed with your content, even though I never aspired to be a writer/director, you always pitch me a little closer to finally try to do something that is truly mine, and for that, I am truly grateful, thank you :)

[@chocolatechip7137]

you're not alone I cried too

[@GalaadJoachim]

Yes, that was beautiful, the end scene would have been great

[@Lyynity]

Your idea of a sequel trilogy, made in a month, made me tear up, which the entirety of Disney's trilogy, made over years, could not make me do.

[@mattharris5235]

I cried tears of boredom from the sequel trilogies.

[@liambrasier6590]

I mean... There were tears, but not for the movie. More for what the movie did to the series

[@coilovercat]

I'm generally not a crier, and this made me come extremely close

[@8BitWags]

definitely got a cryball.

[@samanthanortham5714]

So true

[@user-zq6sz2cr6g]

Came to take a look, subscribed as soon as I saw The Monty Python. Keep up the good work.

[@miraak9521]

I was tearing up throughout your entire pitch. It's such a shame they don't hire fans like you to tell the stories that should be told.

[@brianbukenya7632]

"The prophecy only became true because your father believed that it would" is such a powerful line.

[@cosmosofinfinity]

Really addresses the core issue too

[@BangtanAmi225]

Yes!!!!!! And I LOVE how this brings up the opportunity for Luke to know about and not make the same mistake as we watched his father make in the prequels. Poetry.

[@thewardenofoz3324]

If Jar Jar had walked out from behind some curtains and claimed to be both Rey and Kylo's father, I think the whole story would've been more believable and would've made more sense.

[@gorg6151]

Meesa make yousa with genetic engendering

[@thewardenofoz3324]

@@gorg6151 this made me giggle

[@LeroyJ12]

okay, that'd be a top tier shitpost that'd have me laughing for a solid 10min until I release they're being serious.

[@SamnissArandeen]

@@gorg6151 "Yousa knows what theysa says abouts males with lengthy tongues?" *Tongue wave*

[@johnP0908]

or I'd probably believe that I was trippin' on something. lmao

[@DeanMiller-vd7we]

I think your ideas for the movie are fantastic!! I think your story line is far more interesting than what we have been given! Your ideas take the Star Wars story and opens it up to slot of really cool,, really interesting directions! It allows room for a host of new potential characters and story tangents! I don’t want to be too critical of what JJ Abrams & Rian Johnson did to the Star Wars franchise,, but to me,, it’s very obvious that not much real effort was put into the script & screenplay. I think what they did was incredibly irresponsible to any and every Star Wars enthusiast out there! Anyhow,,I really liked your ideas for how things could have been written. Time will tell what happens with the Future of Star Wars.

[@erskinhansen1715]

Loved your version 🔥🔥

[@Vallarok117]

I cannot properly express how heartbreaking it felt to see Mark Hamill's response to the audience clapping in agreement with Rian Johnson.

[@davidcirovic8620]

They didnt even understand what he was talking about.

[@russ4550]

All they saw of what he said was the "you go girl do your own thing" type message and they loved it 🤢

[@TheWutangclan1995]

For some reason, I can see Joker feeling insulted.

[@burninghotdogs4876]

Anyone have the link? I’ve seen it once before but I wanna see it again and can’t find it

[@bobross8585]

Oh no! Luke didn't do what you wanted or act the way you wanted him to? After how many years? Holy shit! It's almost like he's supposed to be a human being! Weird! Jesus Christ grow the hell up.

[@ausarts7542]

Re-writting Kylo as a pride-obsessed maniac instead of a whining child would be so much better

[@navi4248]

He could have been a zuko. But noooo

[@pumkin610]

I dont even know what kylo's goal was, take over the galaxy because vader kinda did that? Turn rey evil because power?

[@kacperaskawski3461]

I would like more if Kylo just stayed and died as sith it would give a memorable lesson about that not everyone can be redemed.

[@pumkin610]

@@kacperaskawski3461 After seeing the terrible way he died, I'd have to agree. On the other hand, he would go down as the worst sith in history.

[@kacperaskawski3461]

@@pumkin610 yep but at least he wouldn't be just emo, discount Vader.

[@Last_Mans20]

It’s crazy that just hearing an idea of what the next three movies by you could’ve been gave me goosebumps and made me excited rather than 3 two hour long movies that have even edited and written and didn’t expand on the universe at all or even have an impact in my opinion

[@spicefactor9604]

I return to this video every so often, such a quality banger

[@saragolightly]

100% YES to your entire synopsis on Finn. I've been saying almost exactly that for years. Expanding a fantasy universe is not easy, that's for sure. A "deprogrammed" stormtrooper was a PERFECT example of how to show fans something new without breaking any of the rules of the universe.

[@GacMan47]

This was the thing my cousin and I were most excited about. A defected Stormtrooper idea is brilliant. I loved Finn but they gave him nothing to do besides have him chase after Rey for 3 movies. Which I don't understand either. Rey should have been a mix of her, Poe, and Rose, because there are way too many main characters, Jesus christ.

[@pumkin610]

And then they have him kill stormtroopers and say YEAH WAHOO YIPPEE DID YOU SEE THAT?

[@deathvai364]

*kills brothers who he has fought with for years* fin: YEAH. THATS WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT

[@konstant_ly]

It was SUCH A GREAT IDEA but they COMPLETELY ruined it

[@adyan4010]

@@GacMan47 I was excited of Finn's character too. I got hyped about his character. He could've led an uprising of stormtroopers against the empire. THAT WOULD'VE BEEN SO COOL. His character was so unique. They wasted his character when potentially, he could've been the best one in the entire sequel trilogy.

[@willemmmmm]

Personal favourite “What If” video has to be Star Wars Theory’s “What if Anakin Liked Sand?” Solid argument. Changes the course of history. A+

[@YourPalAlRetroGamer]

How about this one: "What if The Closer Look included The Mandalorian and the 4 part series finale of Clone Wars?"

[@subsume7904]

@@YourPalAlRetroGamer Clone Wars and The Mandalorian didn't help ruin Star Wars, why would he include them? The Last Jedi single handedly altered lore to tell a different story, and the entire Sequel Trilogy makes everything previous characters have accomplished all for nothing. The sequel trilogy literally killed the franchise. They aren't even making new toys anymore, they stopped production. GL milked that shit for decades, yet Disney ruined it in under one.

[@themacewens]

@@subsume7904 They are still making Star Wars toys, just significantly less sequel trilogy toys since they are not selling nearly as well as OT, PT, or Mando stuff.

[@thealexgundam5006]

@@themacewens can you give me proof

[@KF1]

My fav what if is "what if the deathstar was a family fun zone with lasertag and dancefights"

[@raulprestol1043]

You lost me at “treating hands solo good on the first movie” he was general and solo leader of the rebellion ended up a deadbeat dad and a criminal

[@igglywompus]

17:00 imagine what a goosebump-inducing scene you could have if Luke, fearing Rei has turned to the dark side, decided he needs to kill her and you see just how strong he is. Even if it doesnt lead to a fight, the moment of seeing that he would rather kill someone than let it happen again would be terrifying.

[@ArniesTech]

Luke: believes in the good in literally Lord Vader until the very end. Also Luke: considering murdering a Kid who had some attitude in cold blood in his sleep.

[@LWolf12]

I saw someone literally trying to defend Luke attempting to kill Kylo in his sleep by saying, "Well it's different, and it's not HIS story, it's Rei's story." Like, seriously? Who cares if it's Rie's story, Luke should still act like Luke. Then again, he also was moved to tears at Leia floating herself back onboard the ship from deep space.

[@basedhalo]

​@@LWolf12 let's just say that sequels ate not canon

[@LWolf12]

@@basedhalo I'll agree to that.

[@veryangryduckpl2122]

​@@basedhalo Tbh, none of the star wars movies are a napoleonic war era cannon (Dont sue me, I get the difference, put that gun down STOP-)

[@philmcdonald3322]

Seems like a reasonable reaction to working with teens TBH /s

[@emilyreilhan]

the idea of Luke having to tearfully reveal who Rey's real mother is could totally echo the "no I am your father scene" except now Luke is in the place of Vader. Rey would be so shocked and hurt, she would have the same reaction to Luke finding out who his dad was! And Luke would feel so terrible that he is in this position of having to hurt her like Vader hurt him!!!! Wow, that would be so cool.

[@E.OrthodoxMHNIN]

Han was not actually the same, he did progress ANH, ESB and ROTJ. He regressed to the Han in the beginning of ANH.

[@user-nw8ho8hb6z]

Loved your video and suggestions.

[@larissafirminoprates1533]

Your 30 minutes version spoken made me feel more emotions than watching 3 whole movies... you made me cry man, that was beautiful

[@jamesknapp64]

That tells you how bad the Sequels were

[@mrsmopsi9333]

The end almost had me in tears with the Jedi of old, especually Luke, standing in pride to what Kylo and Ray have become.

[@darylchua2168]

I ain't gotten to that part of the video yet so IDK if he mentioned this; but I would have really, really loved it if while Rey was with Luke in the second film she expresses doubt about her prowess with the Force compared to her enemies, saying that she can only try, to which Luke responds with Yoda's "Do or do not, there is no try."

[@Shinyolo]

Realizing those movies will never be is ... something.

[@marks2807]

Rebooting Han back to the scoundrel we know him as actually undoes the character development across the original trilogy. Seeing him grow from a criminal that only wants money to an Alliance General is what made the character so compelling.

[@falshion1837]

Sad thing about not reverting Han into a scoundrel is it isn't as fun and interesting.

[@Ericobioas]

@@falshion1837 Think how much scoundrel tricks he could use as an Alliance General. He could be the disliked one, the "honourless", yet effective... Imagine Han Solo devising the "ramming" plan, and telling everyone on the room "but i will not be piloting"... (while Akbar step up).

[@falshion1837]

Erico Schroeder interesting!

[@marshmallowvampire8503]

Question: Who thinks Obi wan should've been the protagonist for the Prequels (so the gut punch of a protagonist becoming evil was lesser)?

[@PAGrunt]

Agreed. I differ with Closer Look that they did Han any favors and semi well. Disney and JJ went out of their way to destroy the Han we knew and loved. Dead beat dad, slipped back to being a low level smuggler (and incompetent one at that), lost the Falcon somehow, etc. All of which happened without explanation. It's clear Disney and JJ were desperate to spike the OT characters to push their inferior ones instead of having a natural progression, mentorship, and hand off. Oh who am I kidding? At this point we all know Disney did not have an outline or over arching plan for the sequel trilogy

[@erkl8823]

Id say the "gold standard of sequels" hasn't even been released yet, "Dune, Part 2" (maybe not actually a sequel, just a continuation of the story, but is that not what a *good* sequel is supposed to be..?)

[@IeFrenchGuy]

Ngl, I had doubt in your way to tell the new Star Wars stories, but after 5 minutes I was all in lol great work

[@thethrashyone]

"I'm not angry, I'm just disappointed." -Parents -Also, Star Wars Fans

[@fracturedfingers]

@Wparker6804 I'm just really sad that they squandered what they were given. They basically threw the Skywalker saga straight into the trash.

[@Lektuerekurs]

I'm just glad it's over.

[@thedragon133]

Oh we're angry alright. If somebody takes a big dump on your porch and then tells you that you're evil for not noticing his genius, that's no longer disappointment. That's anger about a roundhead that needs a beating.

[@gogyoq]

@@jthomas6672 fear leads to hatred not anger. You can be angry at something or someone but not fear them, but if you hate someone you almost always fear them in someway

[@gogyoq]

@@jthomas6672 Yoda isnt a real prophet bro. Think about it in a real world scenario. Fear leads to hatred

[@This.ability]

4:25, that clip of Mark Hamill trying to explain the import of pleasing fans and being betrayed by the room still breaks my heart.

[@Raymal100]

And what sucks is that so many people think "pleasing the fans" means being predictable and unoriginal. I honestly wonder what that crowd would think if they knew their beloved character was emotionally ruined off screen. Story matters but we didn't see it.

[@theloanranger2632]

I first thought when Hamill's hands trembled he was just exaggerating, but it is definitely real. Imagine being Mark Hamill and having to stomach JJ Abrams's and Rian Johnson's god awful direction because you don't want to ruin the production you know everyone else is working so hard for. The whole experience with the embarrassing sequel trilogy will probably scare him away from doing anything in a movie again.

[@josebrown5961]

The people running the franchise have no idea what Star Wars is all about. They think that “having the Force” is a thing. Rey floats in the air AND twirls a bunch of rocks around her. In NONE of the other movies did we see any of the characters do that. In fact none of the characters did ANYTHING like that because that is not what the Force is. They only saw the little “magic tricks” and thought that was the Force. We only saw young Anakin play with the force-he was with Padme on Naboo. He floated the fruit. None of the other Jedi did anything like that because Jedi don’t do that. They somehow think that hyperspace is instantaneous. When Luke and Obi Wan went to Alderan with Han Solo, that trip took many hours. We saw Luke learning about the force. Now they can “light speed skip” or whatever that means. Or Finn and Rose can leave the chase and go to the gambling planet and then get back to the chase? In space time and distance is vast, not like going to the corner store. The people running Star Wars don’t know what they are doing.

[@This.ability]

@@theloanranger2632 Hamill's a better man than me. No way would I have been able to do press day in, day out surrounded by those Kool-aid guzzling clowns.

[@DarnHooligan]

Ikr. I think they thought that Mark was trying to praise Ryan, when in fact he was highlighting a genuine issue.

[@rickshawwheelchair]

Finishing your take, i just watched a whole trilogy that was much better in a fraction of the time. It's like i listened to an abridged version of a good book! Thanks and kudos

[@Voiyce659]

OK I found this late, but I want to add my piece. I'm not a Star Wars fan one way or another but I know a good story when I hear one! I had this playing in the background while I was busy doing my thing. When he started going through the improved story.... It literally drew me in so deep, I had to stop, sit and listen. I was going through the emotions, feeling the tensions and engaging with the characters. Rey finally seemed like a person instead of a stale piece of 2 day old toast and I no longer wanted to punch Luke in the face. This story was so engaging and exciting and really gave me joy, and the ending with things coming full circle... this is how to write a story! I remain convinced that Disney is no longer interested in creativity or story telling, they just want to sell toys and not offend anyone. In doing so they manage to offend everyone and have lost what made them great. Walt is probably in the earth's core by now judging by how many times he must have turned over in his grave. Excellent story my guy! Excellent story

[@eFRapidfire]

Han's exactly how we remember him - definitely not how I remember him. He's exactly as I remember him at the beginning of Episode 4 not at the end of Episode 6. He had a character arc through the OT that saw him go from a self centred, selfish rogue, to a self sacrificing general. He is treated by episode 7 almost as badly as Luke is in 8.

[@dresdenwarlock7978]

Thank you!! Hans entire character arc was discarded and he was turned into a 66 year old Loser with a failed military and racing career who had to become a smuggler again just to make ends meet. Left his job, Lost his wife, lost his son, lost his ship. And not even for any good story reasons. This alongside not putting ALL THREE OF THE ORIGINAL CHARACTERS on screen together again, is what upsets me the most.

[@jout738]

Yes in episode four you could hear how he does not belive any force stuff, while in the end of episode six he knows how great jedi Luke is. Is it that average viewer hates prequals, because it was just bad acting, while had great story, when George Lucas didnt get help in acting the charchters, when if he had got help, like in orginals. The acting would be more better and so prequals more loved, but these sequals just compleately forgot the story and so hard core Star Wars fans hate the sequals, because it had no story and had jokes there that made the movies even more clown like and thats why Star Wars toys are not selling, because the hard core Star Wars fans buy the toys, while average viewers dont care about the toys. If George Lucas could have made the story of sequals and had some help for example Steven Spielberg with acting. The sequals would then become great movies, but instead some stupid little liberal wortheles bald man Ryan Johnson made the sequals.

[@davecrupel2817]

@@dresdenwarlock7978 I never saw 8 or 9. And I wish I could I see 7. FVCK those movies.

[@portugaltheman6]

i think what EVEVERYONE does not udnerstand, is that 30 years pass between 6-7 and thats more time off screen for character development than all 3 originals movies combined and just like with luke, we are told how his life fell apart after kylo went awol, but what i dont get is why people expect the characters to be EXACTLY the same for no reason at all. like they dont progress downword as people after hardships, which is a completly human thing, but no lol star wars fans wanted the their belopved characters to remain static for 30 years just for their enjoyment. I will say tho, they could have done a dozen things differently while sticking with the core concept that kylo killed the padawans and that fucked with everyone and caused some negative progression to take place and it probabaly would have been recieved a little better.

[@doggydoggy714]

The section when you were talking about Kylo Ren making the President beg, it's actually sounds terrifying and I can easily picture that in my head.

[@donaldbothe3518]

@@charley15z lol, still better than that harry potter fanfic that JK rowling okayed. (forgot the name, something child. no, it is not fantastic beasts, I refer to the book one)

[@SOBEKCrocodileGod]

Donald Bothe The Cursed Child

[@Darkstar.....]

1:23:30 that is the story of zeratul from starcraft 2, the prologe to the campaign introduced part way through but recorded in the past to offer info they couldn't possibly have acquired any other way. Time travel but not excessively lazy with it.😊

[@12crenshaw]

Thanks, now I have to play SWTOR again. You brought up my interest in genuine Star Wars expirience and sequels aren't gonna cut it

[@JayMaverick]

This is where Star Wars lives. Not in greedy corporations, but in the hearts and minds of fans. Thanks for the better story. As far as I'm concerned, it's canon now.

[@captain_dsz6049]

same

[@TheDrewker]

No joke, I was more entertained by hearing that rewrite than I was by actually watching the sequels. Can't even remember if I've seen all of the sequels... just lost interest.

[@itchytriggyfinger6590]

Canon nope IT'S NEO ARMSTRONG'S JET CLONE DEATH STAR

[@cacauldr]

@@itchytriggyfinger6590 Did you just shoot at Obi Wan Gintoki?

[@1001History]

You can't tell me the kid who saw good in the most evil man in the galaxy saw his nephew have a few dodgy nightmares and thought "Oh I've gotta kill this one". Rian had absolutely no idea who Luke was and what he stood for.

[@yeezylegit4883]

just one sign he had no idea what was going on

[@adrianhilltobar3690]

no fucking chance he would

[@cerebrophage7709]

I see you don't understand Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

[@1001History]

@@cerebrophage7709 From what? Nothing bad happened BEFORE he tried to kill his nephew... sure hiding away after the incident and the temple being burnt down makes some sense.

[@cerebrophage7709]

@@1001History the kind of confrontation and what he had to do with his father and what vader did and how vader did it, and what luke had to do to his father might be a bit traumatizing. Being someone who struggles with PTSD myself, this makes complete sense to me: nearly abandoning ones convictions to protect yourself and others. Not only this, he realized in that moment he was about to repeat the same path his father took. Edit: further, PTSD blocks out your memories and leaves only the intense feelings there and specific stimuli that trigger those memories as a warning system. The summary you give in your post is a summary of what Luke confessed summary. We don't have the full story, just Luke's and Ben's brief recounting of events. No context, nothing. Just a sixty second retelling.

[@hmudara]

This is now my Starwars Canon. I dont care what anyone says. This fixed version are the movies i watched. (albeit in my mind). Good job fam.

[@jamieashby8810]

I would HAPPILY have paid to see YOUR sequel trilogy. Outstanding work, mon frere!!

[@amateurpro7311]

I had the biggest most smug grin imaginable when you started tearing down the sequel movies dreadful world building.

[@liaml.e.5964]

Building? Nah, it is more of a poorly made carbon copy.

[@jakemitchell7786]

@@liaml.e.5964 More of a cheap knockoff made in some sweatshop.

[@Gadget-Walkmen]

Yep

[@kalenhofmann5356]

i think that will go down as one of the biggest issues, and TFA having literally ZERO things happen, just expecting the next film to carry the entire story from a start point where there's literally 2 hours of filler

[@FuckYouTube385]

I actually answered all the question's as he is possibly smugging to himself thinking that he found some refutable evidence. Except that all these questions have been ansered in the FIRST movie. for example. Is the first order a small faction or a large faction? Small faction. Stated in the first movie of the sequal trilogy. Why didn't they built a navy instead of starkiller? Limited resources. So they decided to built one death canon that soaks up energy from the sun instead of creating new energy and deliver that first blow in a desperate attempt to destroy the enemy. Why didn't the New republic do anything? The new republic didn't want another war and only saw the first order as a fringe group. All of the question he so smugly spouts can be explained. Yes explained poorly with not much logic placed into them. But they CAN be answered.

[@mr.2083]

I really love that in their quest to be all inclusive and diversive: -They made the black guy a token black guy who's just there to be black, conforming to the age-old hollywood trope. -They made the representative of latino's a drugrunner and a smuggles, projecting the stereotype onto him -They made pretty much all important or powerful woman either mary sue's or complete and utter b!tches with an ego so big it's weighing down the entire scenes, once again conforming to the age-old hollywood trope or the stereotype of women in power. So in the end through their quest for inclusivity and diversity they became racist and sexist.

[@heitorpedrodegodoi5646]

Ahsoka is better than all the sequel female characters.

[@JustAnOldStone]

@@heitorpedrodegodoi5646 I want to hate this heresy but I can't find a reason to disagree and I hate it.

[@Swodah]

You forgot that they actively reduced the non-white characters on asian promotional materials, proving that they really didn't care that much for diversity anyway.

[@gamblorrr]

How is Finn there to be be black? He's a useless character sure but its not like they tried to make social commentary about his race.

[@pffft3305]

​@@gamblorrr Well that's pretty much the thing he is unlike any other clone before him, who are all pretty much the same as their "father" or "prime clone". But he has to be different for "diversity" reasons whilst adding pretty much nothing to the plot and being completely useless, that is pretty much the definition of being a token character, he's there just to be there and for no other reason at all. Not even for something like social commentary because in that case, he wouldn't be completely useless, but he's there just to be there, just to check a box, in the hope that for example someone like me would go "Hey that guy looks almost a bit like me, now I feel like I am included in the Star Wars universe, doesn't matter that he's a completely superficial and he's actually a lousy representation effort". It's just a very cheap ploy and actually having the opposite effect they hope for. If they wanted to do something to actually represent, they could at least have done a Lando, make a character with some actual personality, an arc and who is actually of importance to the plot.

[@Hades_Space_Engineer]

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK Your Dialogue is awesome! Seriously! I got Chills, squealed in joy and quite a bit more. Are there any works of fiction of yours out there? I'd seriously like to look into them.