STAR WARS The Empire Strikes Back (1980) Breakdown | Easter Eggs, Hidden Details & Making Of

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[@b00ts4ndc4ts]

Mate I really enjoyed watching this so much, so thanks for making it. The depth you went into it was absolutely brilliant.

[@belolopez9833]

ITS A TRAP!!

[@kevinphiggins]

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Stephen Spoilberg

[@CinHotlanta]

Seriously - the "Bring my shuttle!" is one of the most emotive lines Vader ever had - you *knew* he was *pissed* 😆

[@thisiswhatilike54]

Totally! And then when the Falcon escapes with the hyperdrive fixed, Vader turns half around, looks back out the viewport in disbelief, and storms down the catwalk, all the officers are visibly petrified of what he’s gonna do next. 💋👌 Bellissimo!

[@DoNotTredOnMe]

Too emotionally compromised to even choke anyone to death. 😆

[@T.R.R.Jolkien]

@@DoNotTredOnMeexactly. That’s what I garner from the scene… Vader doesn’t even acknowledge the officer’s presence. He is in deep thought…🤔

[@VaderPopsVicodin10]

One of my favorite lines from Vader..and they changed it. The delivery is just so good. The new line doesn't even sound like him. Never thought it did.

[@RisenPhoenix68]

Awesome, wasn't it? And George ruined the pacing of what was a short, sweet, and to the point scene with his picky tinkering.

[@No-One-of-Consequence]

Maybe this seems personal, but as an amputee, Luke's ability to recover and become something even greater afterwards was incredibly important to my own survival and progress after I lost my leg. The presence of amputees in the story was always intriguing but I never knew it would wind up mattering quite so much to me.

[@heavyspoilers]

Great comment man, always find reading stuff like this so inspiring and glad to see this film helped people in a way I never even considered

[@No-One-of-Consequence]

@@heavyspoilers I appreciate that. It really made me understand how much Luke was suffering when he was fighting Vader, and how much misery Vader lived in every moment of his life. It's no easy thing to go on after a thing like that, but when you become determined to go on anyway, you discover just how much more you're really capable of. You do really nice work here. Thanks for putting such care into these videos.

[@blindbandit6802]

That is so interesting.. I never thought of it like that. Thank you for saying this, for pointing out this point of view. Kind of reminds me of fullmetal alchemist

[@No-One-of-Consequence]

@@blindbandit6802 You're very welcome. You learn very quickly that life will go on without you if you allow it to, so you adapt and do what you can. But the pain is fascinating.

[@VaderPopsVicodin10]

Hell yeah man, rock on.

[@VaderPopsVicodin10]

The best part about Leia calling Han a "Stuck up, half-witted..scruffy-lookin.. Nerfherder!" is the fact that Han's NOT insulted by being called a Nerfherder, but he's more upset about being called "Scruffy-lookin.." 😄 Always loved it..

[@Strafuzz]

Laugh it up, fuzzball!

[@-AT-WALKER]

As a kid I thought she said "nerve hurter"😂

[@stevens4492]

Scruffy-lookin? It takes work to look like this.

[@gkarenko9593]

I suspect he stopped listening after "scruffy looking".

[@markbarrett4440]

@@-AT-WALKER Similarly I used to think that Obi-Wan said 'As if millions of Oysters cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced'. 😂

[@Divadtube]

The raw unnerving dread when Yoda looks so strange at Luke and says "Oh, you will be, you WILL be" was legit scary to me as a kid. I believed every bit of the emphasis Yoda put on those words and it felt so real.

[@andywest5773]

Yup. I remember seeing that on TV when I was little and bursting into tears because I thought he was some sort of evil monster. My parents tried to convince me he was a good guy, but I wasn't buying it.

[@Divadtube]

@@andywest5773 Exactly, his face looks so strange, and the way his mouth hangs, its really haunting

[@willlauzon3744]

Yodas PTSD showing through a bit

[@kca_randy]

😮😮😅😅😮😅😅😅

[@Puppy_Puppington]

Jeeez. Y’all some wuss kids lmaooo. You know what scared me when I was like 4 years old? Freaking jeepers creepers. Trees that shook in the night thinking that thing was gonna take me in some sewer and see me to other people and nail me on the wall and open up my organs. Not a freaking Yoda puppet 😂

[@seanclay7121]

I've always thought Han's "I know" line was one of the best lines in film history. So brash, so simple, so Solo. It's cheeky, but the serious look on his face conveys such a different, more tragic feeling that it kind of punches you right in the heart.

[@dbryan1688]

While Ford explains the line is meant to be brash, in the moment of the scene it still plays as an intimate expression. That is, Solo is so in touch with Leia that he knows she loves him.

[@TheIronDuke9]

I think that's just how Ford responds to every compliment thrown at him - "You were great in that movie!" "I know" "Nice jacket!" "I know" "This fried chicken you cooked is delicious!" "I know." etc etc

[@Shoelessjoe78]

Han shot first 😉

[@michaelmiller44820]

Let me tell you, being on the Princess Leia end of an "I love you/I know" SUCKS in real life!

[@dbryan1688]

@@michaelmiller44820 Sure. Here's what I mean. The line itself is brash. But Ford's delivery of it is intimate, perhaps as intimate as Han was capable of expressing. So it works, because it's not the pat "I love you, too." But the delivery is so tender, I've seen videos of women describing how romantic the scene is.

[@kyledahlquist9423]

During Covid, the local drive-in theatre started showing classic movies because there obviously weren't any new Hollywood releases. I had the pleasure of seeing The Goonies, Iron Man 1, Gremlins, and most memorably, The Empire Strikes Back. It was surreal, seeing a movie from the 80's at a drive-in. It was like I entered a time warp.

[@Thebrokenrobot273]

My dad and I ran to the theaters when ESB came back into theaters. It was a great experience to be with him and enjoy one of our favorite movies again on the big screen.

[@swisserty]

Surreal was the hummer I got from my cousin right next to you, be on the look out. Drive ins are notoriously next level with the play snoots. 😊

[@CheebsCheeby]

I'm very jealous.

[@CheebsCheeby]

​@swisserty Yeah ask your mom how much I dribbled into the hole where she kisses you.

[@spacewarpphotography1667]

Sounds great! Let's do the Timewarp again!

[@BatAmerica]

Given how The Empire Strikes Back has been praised in nearly every way, all I will mention is how wonderful these reshoots blend into that ending.

[@Ove08]

If this movie was made today all we'd be hearing about is the holes in this movie tho🤷‍♂️ star wars fans suck

[@-AT-WALKER]

@@Ove08 CinemaSins has tainted many minds IMO

[@eamonia]

God, I wish you were wrong...

[@eamonia]

Call me what you will, but I still like Jedi the best...

[@rudolphguarnacci197]

​@@eamonia I'm sorry.

[@scottlarson1548]

@39:18 The "You're lucky you don't taste very good" got a huge laugh from the audience when I saw it in 1980. I'm amazed that they couldn't spend a few minutes putting that great line back in.

[@sandal_thong8631]

They say Lucas had a thin skin and was afraid people were laughing at his movies rather than with them.

[@SithNerd79]

Not only my favorite Star Wars movie. It is my favorite movie of all time. It has the greatest plot twist of all time. It shows that heroes can lose and portray Vader as the baddest baddy in movie history. Yoda's teachings resonate today as they did back in 1980. I can go on for hours on why I love this movie. It is a masterpiece. It is Cinema. Thank you for the fantastic breakdown, Paul. May the force be with you.

[@SoundWaveChronicles]

Mine too! Easily favourite movie of all time...

[@BigPurp9]

It’s also arguably the most spoiled movie of all time. Even as someone who’d never watched anything Star Wars related until I was 19 I already knew the major twists/plot points. Do wish I was born earlier so I could have enjoyed it unspoiled 😂

[@DoNotTredOnMe]

Agreed 💯٪!! I'm lucky enough to have seen it in the theater when I was 8. Friends had the soundtrack on records and Hoth playsets in our rooms. We took down AT-AT's on the Atari 2600!! It was a great time to be a kid in the 80's!! Yeah, best movie ever!! 🤩

[@MadaraUchiha-hx2in]

I feel the same. 😊

[@sandal_thong8631]

They should have made Leia the daughter of Obi-Wan since fraternal twins can be sired by two different guys. That would have been an unexpected twist in _Revenge of the Sith._

[@TreborPaulson]

53:07 Another part I think you kinda glide over here is Han calming down Chewie, who is probably going to die fighting to fulfill his life debt, by telling him to protect the princess. The same princess that called him a walking carpet. I loved how Lando is pretty terrified of him from then on.

[@FlyingHeadbutt100]

Han saying "this won't help me! Save it, there'll be another time." gives us, the viewer the nod that there's still hope.

[@sandal_thong8631]

"The Princess, you must take care of her." "Take care of her? You mean 👉👌?" "No." "Well that's great for me." -Family Guy.

[@negascoot23]

I always wondered why Vader stopped Boba Fett from shooting Chewie in that scene: He'd already killed several stormtroopers, and I seriously doubt Vader saved him out of the kindness of his heart 😜 Vader didn't have any need for Chewie, so why not let Fett take him out? Perhaps he was planning on killing Chewie personally, but I doubt that: Vader mostly killed enemies he fought against, or Imperial officers who pissed him off--he didn't have any personal reason to kill Chewie by his own hand. He'd just order someone to execute him.

[@TreborPaulson]

@@negascoot23 Good question

[@sandal_thong8631]

@@negascoot23 The point was to hurt Han, Chewie and Leia to lure Luke there, not necessarily kill them. And Chewie didn't kill stormtroopers on Cloud City, he just knocked one or two off the platform. Once Vader hears that Luke has arrived, then he orders Han to be put in the chamber. If Han dies, well, that's too bad. But also, he orders Leia and Chewie to be taken to his ship for insurance.

[@dbryan1688]

The asteroid belt is a really under-appreciated sequence. Han's introduction in "Star Wars" (not to be confused with the apocryphal title "A New Hope") began with his bragging about what a great pilot he was. But we'd never really seen it. The closest we'd come was seeing him sucker punch Darth Vader when Vader was zeroing in on Luke over the Death Star. But in the escape from Hoth, all that braggadocio is finally paid off in one of the most aesthetically pleasing space flight sequences in film history. We SEE that Han is every bit the bad ass he claimed as he pushes an entire imperial fleet to the limit.

[@secretsquirrel6718]

Yes and it looks great (mostly) as it isn't filled up with CGI clutter and what is gilded looks very crisp.

[@No-One-of-Consequence]

I have no idea what A New Hope is. When I saw the movie in theaters it was called Star Wars, and it's called Star Wars now.

[@rap2xtrooper878]

Yep, not to mention the AMAZING score, which is one of, if not the greatest in all of Star Wars, shame it only lasts 2 minutes... The entire sequence is a masterpiece. The scene with the Falcon blending in with the trash is also fantastic, and the reveal that the Slave I was also there is such a great double-whammy. Every single scene with the Falcon in ESB was perfection

[@dbryan1688]

@@rap2xtrooper878 Agree 100%, especially about the score.

[@detroitpolak9904]

@@No-One-of-ConsequenceYESSSS!!!

[@gcheftjgfba2655]

The part about Boba Fett hearing Luke pull the blaster is such a genius catch. Love it👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾💯💯💯 as usual

[@sandal_thong8631]

He was such a bad ass, and dangerous in this movie ("No disintegrations") that he should have just taken his money from the Empire and Jabba and gone his own way, rather than meet the punk ending he did. And his origin in the Prequels I heard was just bad.

[@jediknightjairinaiki560]

I've always known Boba Fett heard Luke.

[@gcheftjgfba2655]

@@jediknightjairinaiki560 ur kool

[@jediknightjairinaiki560]

@@gcheftjgfba2655 Yep.

[@mattcliburn]

A hour long breakdown video of Empire strikes back... mind blown...

[@heavyspoilers]

I have no life anymore

[@thetruebatman4632]

I NEED TA CHANGE ME SHORTS.

[@philliprosenthal3325]

​@@heavyspoilers You got me on this one - I just joined.

[@terpgirl5]

​@@heavyspoilersFantastic job! I was 10 when a New Hope came out and poured over every detail, collected the trading cards, had the action figures, even had a book with a read along cassette with their voices and sound effects. I thought I had known every single detail of the original Trilogy until you made this video! I learned several things that I had never seen/heard before. Bravo! Thank you! 👏 👍

[@TheEmpireDabsBack]

The deleted scene with 3PO and the Wampa is probably my favorite deleted scene of the original trilogy. It's hilarious but not in a stupid slapstick way. The troopers were just clearing rooms and that Wampa was literally waiting for them. The way that even Vader rolls up and is like 🤷 "you guys going in there? I'm not going in there... Lets just go"

[@DavidStowers-o7k]

Definitely these scenes should've been put back in for the special edition re-release. Seeing them would've added a nice comedic touch during such a stressful situation.

[@cdogthehedgehog6923]

Totally agree. Thats my favorite deleted scene too.

[@juanescalonilla3842]

Long live the Emperor and the Empire

[@alexkoronec4326]

Just to let you know, there's 48 minutes that was cut from empire strikes back. And would have actually added to the picture

[@DavidStowers-o7k]

@@alexkoronec4326 Too true.

[@quiden75]

Mark Hamill dropping that flawless Yoda while re-telling the story is insane.

[@Bananas1973]

Also check out Mark doing his Harrison Ford impersonation - spot on and hysterical.

[@deaconblues77]

I cant explain how much the original trilogy means to me. I can watch any of the films at any time and all just bring back wonderful memories. I can still and always will remember the first time i saw the first text crawl of starwars in my tv room in the late 80's. Ill always remember that moment.

[@Megatron4Life23]

Fett's original voice is so much better than Morrison's... there was no need to change it either after the fact. Fett's original voice seemed tight, like it hurt to talk, perhaps his throat had been cut in a previous battle, or he had been hung damaging his vocal chords... the list goes on. So not only did it sound better originally it also added mystery to the character as to why it didn't match the clone voice.

[@Laquintainnroom217]

Not to me, much better voice acting by temura, you may be bias

[@germancaro8999]

I agree. That voice was in the line of Clint Eastwood voice,as at first they saw Boba as The Man with no name,with Jeremy Bulloch acting. Then they changed Boba Feet over a very different actor,Temuera Morrison. He is Maori,scary looking,strong and not tall,he made a good job in Boba series,but was very different to the original concept.

[@bhedgepig9653]

110% Agree with you and have thought the same things ever since they remixed it ("perhaps his throat had been cut in a previous battle" - lol, are you me?). Re-watched Empire with my mother years ago and even she pointed it out. "wait, why does Boba Fett have a Kiwi accent now?"

[@AathielVaDaath]

For the record: Frank Oz DID voice Ms Piggy (and Fozzy, not to mention a large number of other Muppets) but Jim Henson was the only voice of Kermit the Frog until Henson's death

[@andrewmurray1550]

Henson and Oz were the "dynamic duo" of Muppets. Fozzie and Kermit, Piggy and Kermit, Swedish chef - yes both puppeteered that character, the voice was Henson. Staelter/Walford, Bert and Ernie, Cookie Monster, Grover you name it.

[@SergioArellano-yd7ik]

He's also Grover. Halfway through the movie all I could hear was Grover

[@kog8952]

Fantastic video, I really like the long form in depth breakdowns, there is so much I didn't know and the bits of behind the scenes footage was a great addition to this video.

[@heavyspoilers]

Thanks so much, really appreciate the love on these vids

[@alexkoronec4326]

Think how much better, this would be with the missing 48 minutes

[@nm985]

My absolute most favorite Star Wars movie. Yes the original is a classic but this was sooo much better. I remember my mom took me and my birthday slumber party girlfriends to see it in the theater. And it remains my favorite today and I am over 50.❤👑🎬🍿

[@deaconblues77]

You had a great Mom. Sounds luke a wonderful memory 😊 Edit: I just noticed my meant to be typo lol. I meant to say like

[@roninjimojisan2572]

When this first dropped on VHS, I watched it almost every day for a year. 💝

[@IanMT56]

Oooh I’ve never heard that “bring my shuttle” line before, I love it

[@louisberry4403]

Best Star Wars film and one of the best films ever made. Improves upon the first one on every level with it's visuals, stakes, emotion, deep and characters. Ford deserved a oscar nomination. Vader is one of the best characters ever and the twist is one of the best executed in history. A timeless classic that stands the test of time.

[@tillythehun]

In “The Princess Diarist” Carrie Fisher’s 2016 memoir, she says something about how she had a British accent on accident. She was living there at the time and ended up copying the accents of her fellow coworkers. I’m loving the breakdowns of older movies Paul! Great work

[@sandal_thong8631]

I didn't notice it, but it sort of works when her life as a Senator puts her in constant touch with Imperials.

[@travisa7669]

I was 4 years old when my parents took me to see ESB during its opening weekend. It's one of my earliest memories of the franchise. There was a host of cosplayers smartly dressed up in Episode IV get ups as Han, Leia, and Luke, working their way around the lobby of the cinema. My mother read the opening crawl to me word for word as it went up the screen. Great time and a great memory. I'm lucky enough to have a copy of the entire trilogy on VHS from the 1980s.

[@myztikaalx]

One of my favourite and earliest childhood memories was of my parents taking me and my Brother to the cinema to watch Phantom Menace on opening day back in 1999 when I was just 4 years old and my Brother 5. Although I have vague memories of watching the original trilogy Star Wars films with my Dad on VHS and playing with his collection of Star Wars figurines, reading the Yearly Annual books and other Star Wars related lore books and bits of memorabilia he could find. He even had a replica Darth Vader helmet which he used to scare my little Sister with when he wore it, it absolutely terrified her bless aha. I also watched Episode 3 Revenge of the Sith in Cinema with my Dad and Brother again on opening night, the only viewings left were late night showings so we got out of the cinema at about 3am and we had school the next day, it was worth it though without a doubt and remains my favourite film in the Star Wars series and one of my favourite films of all time in general. Love and light to everyone of KZbin, keep on supporting the things that appeal to you! 🤗👏🙌☝️🔥💖

[@billysunday7507]

I got molested at camp LBL while this movie was playing during a rainy day

[@ronin4713]

I was 3 months shy of turning four... I don't remember much of actually seeing it, other being *terrified* of Vader and loving Yoda, and being obsessed with all things Star Wars from that point on. One story my mom told me was that when Yoda first appeared, I immediately recognized Frank Oz's voice, shouting quite gleefully, "That guy sounds like Grover!"

[@robertmaybeth3434]

Your research is above and beyond, HS. After assuming all this time the probe droid was just talking unintelligible electronic gibberish the truth is slightly different... after listening to it at half speed, the droid @ 16:37 really does say something rather close to "Scanner to the system! ICANSEE the rebel base". And it is yet another of the many wonderful touches George Lucas was so great at seeding throughout the trilogy. Those details, the ones often seemingly added for mere exposition, but that make the first 3 movies come alive in a hundred different ways. I really miss those sorts of details in the last 3 abominations... I mean, films that have Star Wars in the title.

[@mattcliburn]

" I keep telling my wife size matters not" hahahah mate I spit out my cereal I was laughing so hard

[@ronin4713]

There is not a single woman from genX or younger who hasn't heard that line in the bedroom! lol

[@thestarseeker8196]

Respect to Lynch for understanding his involvement wouldn't necessarily culminate in the best product. Another legend of legends.

[@4D4plus4is4D8]

I always assumed as a teen when this came out that yoda wasn't even a Jedi at all, he was just this weird force-monk who lived in isolation and understood the force better than anyone else, so the Jedi would send their students to him to have their own understanding improved before returning to their martial training.

[@freebird6591]

I mean up until episode 1 in 99', thats as fair and accurate of an assessment as him being a jedi leader.

[@mrjeremyhorn]

"Force Monk" 😊

[@BurnDoubt]

My thoughts exactly

[@goldman77700]

A warrior monk. As when Yoda first asks why Luke is on his planet his says he's looking for a great warrior. Even if wasn't a jedi he was certainly a badass according to the ever reliant Obi-Wan.

[@meandmyEV]

Amazing breakdown! I have a couple of memories from seeing this back in 80 in the theater. The scene where they show Vader with his helmet off was important because we didn’t know he was human at that point. A lot of people thought he could be a big robot. We also did not know if Vader was telling the truth at the end and there was some speculation that he could be lying to mess with Luke. It is funny to think about now that the characters have become so iconic but we did not know much about them back then.

[@thereisnosanctuary6184]

Underground, frozen by his feet. On the ground, balanced on his hand. In the air, missing a hand and using his legs. This was the movie that Luke became a Skywalker. Also, attached to the underbelly of an At-At falling after slicing it with his sabre (previously in the underbelly of a Taun Taun that Solo sliced with Luke's sabre) Leaping out of the carbonite chamber ( escaping Vader), and walking off the gantry into the air shaft ( escaping Vader)

[@j.a.velarde5901]

This movie *continues* to foster "jump up and down" excitement in me; something sorely missed in so many productions since then. - This is a classic because of so many details that are missing in recent Hollywood films; they simply can't reproduce the magic, it seems.

[@-AT-WALKER]

One mans creative vision versus a multi billion dollar companies agenda (whatever that may be)

[@gumdeo]

Movie-making by committee will never work well.

[@pintea_viteazul]

This might be your most amazing video yet! Absolutely love the classic movie breakdowns, can't wait for the next ones!

[@wanggaard]

"The Asteroid Field" is probably my most favorite soundtrack track of all time, with "The Imperial March" a close second. Glad you pointed out how awesome the music is at ~37:00.

[@DavidLLambertmobile]

Bose in 2012 had a cool touring Star Wars attraction narration by C3PO, Anthony Daniels 🎙. Star Wars music by John Williams. You sit in a cool Falcon re-enactment. Screen is like 270-280 degrees. The "real" ship would see nearly everything! It's cool. I was stressed out as the asteroids flew straight on!

[@chocolaterain5097]

ESB, an all time great due to strong characters, intelligent yet simple plot, and a classic story of good vs evil. Oh, and the movie ages like fine wine because George hadn't discovered modern CGI yet 😂

[@wazza33racer]

Robot Chicken had an epic skit called "AT-AT racing".

[@mikerotonda6264]

I saw this movie when I was 6 years old in the theater with my dad... I was blown away... It was then , and still is now, the BEST movie I have ever seen in my life

[@Alex-kz8im]

Dude, great video. I never realized the change in breathing for Vader is from holding his breath. Awesome.

[@marcboss6]

Cool no one has ever talked about the AT-AT adjusting itself to shoot down the speeder. That imo was one of the dopest shots in the entire trilogy

[@Flexyourmemes]

Also the rebel getting shot a full power just before the shield generator is blown up.

[@ScottMcMaster-er4xj]

Luke used the force to light his saber early just before it reaches his hand. Its not an error, its a feature displaying Luke's talent with the force.

[@torikazuki8701]

I was 6 when Star Wars came out. I was SO invested in the story and expected a tremendous amount when the Sequel arrived. (Yes, I never doubted there would be one.) It's hard to imagine a Six-year-old growing enough to encompass the growth of the story in just three years, but by the time Empire came out, I was ready for it. Even on my first viewing, I wasn't shocked by the much darker tone. That the Good Guys were going to get their behinds kicked throughout the film was telegraphed to me right away. But the sequence of Luke's training on Degobah gave me hope. It pointed to there being larger forces at play, forces that dwarfed the mere men & machines that opposed the Rebels. Ultimately their victory over the Empire would come THROUGH that greater power, not by the strength of their armed forces. They had to fight conventionally, but that was just holding action, until the time was right. Yes, I had those thoughts as a 9-year-old. No, I'm not bragging. Growing up that fast has consequences, few of which are pleasant.

[@pong9000]

I too was six when I saw it in the theater. Woke during the trench scene by my friend jostling me. Rooted for the cool guy in black armour.

[@chefdean7257]

I love how many YT coverage utilizes Empire Of Dreams. Such a fantastic and balanced documentary from twenty years ago.

[@albuslee4831]

"Bring my shuttle" sounds so genuine... and also badass

[@sandal_thong8631]

"Prepare my shuttle" sounds better, without having to wait for it to come from the Star Destroyer.

[@ladysmith3988]

100% agree with you on the music during the astroid field sequence. I'm still mad it wasn't in the soundtrack album.

[@RemyJackson]

I've never considered the conversation between Obi-Wan and Yoda to be about Leia. Obi-Wan says "That boy is our last hope" to which Yoda replied "No, there is another". Obi-Wan was aware of Leia and knew she was Vader's daughter. The conversation with Yoda implies Obi-Wan was not aware of this other hope. I've long believed Yoda if talking about Anakin, not Leia. Luke does not defeat the Emperor, he just get through to Anakin within Vader. Anakin is the one that kills the Emperor. Obi-Wan gave up on any redemption of Vader long ago. Yoda was wiser, and saw the potential of Luke being able to get through to Anakin's good side.

[@highlandspeaker]

You're wrong.

[@RemyJackson]

@@highlandspeaker Obi-Wan knew about Leia, so if she was the other hope, he certainly played dumb very well.

[@andrewmurray1550]

In "Jedi" Obi-Wan tells Luke "The other he spoke of is your twin sister...." Obi-Wan and Yoda believe Vader is more machine, twisted and evil. Yet Luke is the only one that has faith in him. Even Leia (perhaps with good reason) hates Vader because he destroyed Alderaan but technically, I think that was Tarkin. He gave the order to "test" the station's power on Alderaan, not Vader. Vader didn't even think the threat of destroying her home world would actually make her reveal the rebel base location (and of course she doesn't anyway).

[@RemyJackson]

@andrewmurray1550 That is after Yoda tells Luke there was another Skywalker. Doesn't mean that was who he was talking about to Obi-Wan in Empire Strikes Back.

[@adanomic949]

ESB was the first Star Wars I saw back when they re-released them in the mid 90's. My dad and I saw them out of order for some reason and this movie was love at first sight. This is such a great breakdown! I didnt think there was much i didnt know after all these years, but here we are.

[@persona2grata]

There's a great little scene in Robot Chicken's Empire spoof that shows two rebels working in the hanger on Hoth. One of them is grumbling to himself and then just out of nowhere says "I'll see YOU in hell!" This always makes me laugh, the idea that Han's line left this guy out of sorts and upset long after Han had left.

[@JediLoreen]

*hangar

[@1969Risky]

35:49 The hyperdrive noise apart from SW:ESB & Raiders was also used in The Temple of Doom with the Ford Tri-motor plane that Indy, Willie & Short Round were on. I went & saw SW:ESB in 1980 with my parents, The part where Leia says to Han that she loves him & Han replies "I know." made my Mum laugh cos that was Dad's normal reply to her. He even said that to Mum before he passed away in 2007 & he made her smile. SW:ESB, god that was 43 years ago & I was 11 at the time. I still reckon SW:ESB was the best out of them all. Simple plot but great story telling. Sadly we'll never see another movie like this ever again. That John Williams musical score always grabs you straight away & you know you're in for a treat!

[@Krakkokayne]

Padme:"How can you kill women.. and children??" Anakin:"Easy! Ya just don't lead 'em so much!"

[@SuperSuperman1976]

I see what you did there!!!

[@aerisgainsborough2141]

ain't war hell!!!@@SuperSuperman1976

[@Leon-z7w8g]

Your line at 42.47 just thrown in there had me laughing for the next minute straight. Nice.

[@xeoph]

There's so much magic in these older movies, not just star wars. I get disappointed that we don't have many movies that ever come close but also they don't even try. Some of the magic is luck and circumstance for sure but really caring about coherence often seems broken in the story and or the world building. It's probably the current process to make and release a movie more than a lack of love for the craft. Too many executives getting to make decisions about profit or any other reason so that the real story never gets to be fully developed.

[@RadicalTrivia]

54:38 - I always just thought of this as Luke trying out a neat trick he came up with during training - turning the saber on with the Force.

[@Endgame_01]

I've watched Empire dozens and dozens of times. I can recite every line. It is my all time favorite film ever

[@dtz1000]

Then you will know if the Mandela Effect is real or not.

[@CartoonrBOY]

Whatever channels choose as their sponsors is very telling about their moral personality. You're a good person Paul - thanks for making a difference 🤩(& digging into one of my favorite films evaaaaar!)

[@daisyblossomflowerchild9702]

I saw this in the cinema in 1980, so the og versions hold a special place in my heart. I can however see that some changes, such as cleaning up the edges of the og fx and adding views out of the windows on Cloud City, make for a better viewing experience. But, I do not like most of the altered lines, especially the change to Vader's line about his shuttle. Thank you for covering this movie masterpiece. Cheers.

[@heavyspoilers]

Yeah I wish they’d do a ‘bear of both worlds’ versions of the movie where it has all the pristine and shine of the special editions but with the dumb extra lines and stuff like Vaders ‘NOOOOOOOO’ removed

[@alexkoronec4326]

Imagine how much better this would be, If the missing 48 minutes were added to the picture.

[@sandal_thong8631]

Changing the Luke one doesn't work. Changing the shuttle does, because it makes more sense for him to have the shuttle already there. He should have said, "Alert my shuttle to prepare for takeoff" or something like "Alert the fleet to blockade the planet." The speech by the Emperor to Vader is still odd, whichever version you choose. We also could have used a line telling Piet to "Wait until I give the signal to activate the tractor beam." Or something like, "We also disabled its tractor-beam jammer." Having it fly right next to the Star Destroyer Executor without being destroyed or hit by a tractor beam didn't make sense after it was nabbed in the first movie.

[@vektacular]

I got to see this at the drive in the year it came out! It’s when I fell in love with Star Wars….i remember we were still waiting for toys at this time. A couple of my first toys were actually from the Empire strikes back….my very first was a Hoth stormtrooper or snow trooper

[@HerpMcDerp89]

Another little easter egg about Luke's hand is the religious connotations behind it. GL stated in interviews he like the idea of the sins of the father being passed onto the son. Thats what inspired his idea for Luke to lose his hand in the duel, and have it be replaced with a robotic prosthetic.

[@richardtbrown756]

Yesssss! My friend, you are SMASHING IT with these classic breakdowns!!! ❤🥇❤🥇❤

[@forever3797]

Great point about Luke hanging upside down at transformative points in his life - I never noticed this in 35 years. That's kind of what The Hanged Man tarot card is about - change of circumstances and perspective.

[@ronin4713]

Wow, that's an astute observation... I wonder if that is just coincidence or if Lucas knew about this and intentionally did this symbolically. 🤔

[@marklechman2225]

You had me at the Hurley reference. 👍

[@The_True_J]

I'm so glad you got the meaning of the cave scene right. My god, so many people get it wrong! The cave is not "strong in the dark side" like people think. What was in the cave? "Only what you bring with you." Luke brought the dark side in. He was looking for a fight, and that's what he got. When Luke is about to leave, Yoda knows that he can do nothing to stop him, so as a last bit of advice, Yoda says, "Remember your failure at the cave." All to push the point that a Jedis focus is defense never attack.

[@jeffreycarman2185]

Empire is one of my favorite movies of all time. Thanks for the breakdown.

[@The_Ex1Le]

Impressive, most impressive

[@Derpy1969]

25:23 “Every time something got interesting, you just got Bacta the tank”. Lol

[@sub-jec-tiv]

Kasdan’s impact is huge in this film. It’s why the characterization and dialogue are so damn good. 🥇

[@ronin4713]

Agreed. Irvin Kershner as well... Both were well seasoned professionals, which contributed immensely to the final product.

[@soopahsoopah]

44:40 Original voice (Jason Wingreen) was PERFECT and the fact Lucas changed it is just another example of how out of touch he became.

[@jordanayling9841]

The book which says the IG-88 on Bespin is there because of Fett also explains that there are 5 IG-88s built as identical models. 4 of them work together and the fifth does its own thing, so having more than one instance of IG-88 being destroyed doesn't necessarily contradict anything.

[@LordAKiraAndou]

the 5 ig units were all built together but 88 went rogue killed every one in the room and tried booting up the others but noticed 3 of 4 had no OS so he copied himself onto them becoming IG88 a/b/c/d/ the last one did boot up and became IG72

[@ianmurrah8651]

Didn't one wind up inhabiting the second death star just before the rebels won the battle of Endor? I think I used to own that book, it had a story about bosk(?) And zucchus or whatever their names are......

[@DavidLLambertmobile]

IG88 by story went berserk & killed all the scientists, engineers as soon as he was turned on. IG88 was also trying to convert all droids to serve 1 direct goal. Take over.

[@TANKTREAD]

"The Empire Strikes Back" is the BEST "Star Wars" movie and one of the GREATEST films of all time. Easily my favorite John Williams film score.

[@gerardoarellano7698]

As for Lando wearing Han’s clothes, I heard it theorized that Lando is trying to keep a low profile and remain inconspicuous in his mission to find Han. He is simply wearing the standard uniform/ gear of a freighter captain.

[@dtz1000]

ROTJ was not a great film, so I am thinking it was just the film makers clumsily trying their best to make Lando look like he belongs by making him wear the same clothes as Han.

[@brennenfitzgerald]

⁠@@dtz1000Lando didn’t wear Han’s clothing in RotJ….. he was at that time already on Tatooine and disguised as one of Jabba’s thugs.

[@dtz1000]

@@brennenfitzgerald And after Tatooine?

[@brennenfitzgerald]

@@dtz1000 you mean when he’s wearing the uniform of a General in the Rebel Alliance, since that’s the next time you see him?

[@dtz1000]

@@brennenfitzgerald I think I need to see the movie again because I haven't seen it in a long time.

[@abrahammorrison6374]

Mark Hammill was in the WWII movie The Big Red One, which came out before Empire.

[@AustinCDavis]

I really wish people would stop saying they like the original version of the Emperor better. No you don’t, it’s just a little sad that a bit of hard work was undone. The original looked stupid, and I’m glad it’s been updated to be consistent.

[@stevenaarhus8850]

That one really was sn improvment.

[@seeingeyegod]

For a lot of us Gen-X of a certain age, it feels like life started with The Empire Strikes Back.

[@sandal_thong8631]

I think that was my first live-action blockbuster in the theater.

[@J.O.R.D]

8:15 absolutely fucking love it 👏🏽😂 “so I looked in the mirror” 🤣 bless him, little did he guess he would create such an iconic character

[@13thcentury]

Fun fact: The image you see around 17:54 with the red chap riding the green beast... its from a movie called Wizards (Ralph Bakshi), which came out in 1977, just before New Hope, and Mark Hamill had a voice role.

[@terpgirl5]

Oh wow!!! 😮

[@LextheRobot]

Bakshi also cast Anthony Daniels as Legolas in his 1978 production of Lord of the Rings.

[@13thcentury]

@@LextheRobot Yes. 👍

[@osuspebrg]

L3! Love any historical breakdown that acknowledges L3’s agency

[@terpgirl5]

A thousand light bulbs went off in my head at that moment! "OHHHhhhhhh!!!! 😮" *mind...blown..." I had never even thought about that!

[@christianhotter]

I'm kinda glad we did not have KZbin in the 80s :). We had to wait 4 years to find out if Vader was actually Luke's father, and no one who saw the movie that was not George Lucas knew for sure.

[@fedeisonline5626]

god i love ur long form content. big thanks to the editors too holyyyy

[@daddygates8290]

One correction @19:02 That's wasn't a Wampa on the ground but a Tauntaun.

[@shaggycan]

9:15 Frank Oz is amazing. He directed one of my favourite films: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.

[@alexhickenbottom2820]

The AT-AT that fires on the Rebels shield generator also stops moving and the Admiral of that AT-AT says “blasters at full power” before they destroy the shield generator. So it took so much power they had to stop and shoot instead of moving along like they were doing.

[@samrobinson9110]

Iconic moments ❤

[@brobi-wankenobi2369]

Best movie ever. Thanks for the great breakdown Paul🤙🏽

[@creepingdread88]

I'm old lucky enough and old enough to have seen the original films at the cinema and all the original hype surrounding them, there wasn't anything like Star Wars. I always find it strange how people always say ESB is the best of all. No one I knew thought it was the best, every single one of use liked ROTJ the most. It's still my favourite now. ESB is still a great film, it's a George Lucas Stat Wars film, after all, but it didn't have the impact of Star Wars and no one ever said ROTJ wasn't as good as ESB, sure there were Ewoks, but we were kids, we didn't mind them too much. They were kids films and I was a kid, the perfect age to watch them. I had the toys, they weren't collectors items, they were toys. It was a more civilised age, before the dark times, before the man-children, before the unborn crybabies.

[@Hello-bi1pm]

ESB cult is recent creation of prequel haters, it didn't exist back then. People wanted to pretend George had nothing to do with this film, so elevated it to high heavens.

[@creepingdread88]

@@Hello-bi1pm Yeah, it must be, but I've never understood the hate towards Lucas, it leaves me confused. Without him, there wouldn't be anything for the crybabies to complain about. Lucas is a great filmmaker, he deserves more credit for it, never mind his creative genius. The prequels are good films, I enjoyed them. I grew up with the original trilogy, so they're special to me, but if I take my rose-tinted nostalgia glasses off for a second, I wouldn't argue with anyone who believes Revenge of the Sith is the best Star Wars film of them all.

[@happywaterhippy552]

I love these old classic rewatch videos 💚🇬🇧🌱

[@TheKnightsShield]

An interesting fact about Han Solo being trapped in carbonite, is that Joss Whedon would go on to use small models of it in both his short lived series Firefly and the subsequent film Serenity. It can be seen in a few episodes of the series onboard the Serenity and it also shows up during the movie in a few different scenes.

[@BurnDoubt]

As sad as it makes me because of its short lifespan, it's time for me to re-watch Firefly/serenity and bet I'll be looking for lil' frozen Han 👍🏼

[@DavidLLambertmobile]

In the 2010s I gave 2 friends cool Han Solo business card holders. They were full metal not cheap plastic. Harrison Ford looked bad. You could see up close, Han has his mouth open-teeth exposed!

[@michaelharris7445]

In my top 3 favorite movies I've ever seen. A true sci-fi/fantasy classic that still holds up today and still the best Star Wars movie made to date.

[@jeffreygunn3150]

Aside from the fact that Leia is the next character seen I always thought that Yoda could have been referring to Vader/Annakin when he said, “No, there is another.” He’s bathed in the red exhaust of Luke’s X-Wing, a possible reference to a Sith’s red saber and knowing how “…Jedi” ends with Vader killing the Emperor.

[@sandal_thong8631]

I think I missed the implications of that line at the time, that there was both another Jedi and Luke could die or be turned. It would have been better had his sister been anonymous across the galaxy and it was just a lie to make him think it was Leia in _Return of the Jedi._

[@-AT-WALKER]

Paul, when I first discovered your channel the content hooked me. Started with the new uploads and now chipping away at the back catalogue. After seeing your face it took a minute for me to figure out who you reminded me of and I dropped a couple comments alluding to it. Guessing that happens a lot. The intro on an older vid DEFF confirmed who you are. To reiterate a previous message, congrats on the channel success and now that I don't feel like a crazy wondering if you were a long lost relative of somebody I watched years ago - fucking hell, what a character arc YOU have been on!! Again, congrats on the channel success, seriously chap it's always nice to hear when somebody has done well in their life, even if it's a stranger. You took the DF slogan and applied it well, impressive stuff! Thanks for ALL the entertainment ya multi talented YT legend👍

[@heavyspoilers]

Haha thank you so much for sticking with me mate, much appreciated

[@colintimp1372]

First movie I ever saw in the theater. I was 4 years old. Vader scared the crap out of me; yet I loved every minute of it.

[@user-kl5zd2oe3e]

This film is so atmospheric. Jedi will always be my favorite, but Empire is a VERY close second. This is the stuff that brings me back to being a little kid playing with my cousin's hand me down toys with this vhs playing in the background. I wish i could go back to piloting my bed/ship with my cardboard droid and my paper blaster and lightsaber. This was right before Kenner came out with the Power of the Force line.

[@MatthewK122]

I missed old star wars

[@NavajoNinja]

That, "you will be." line delivered with no emotion is so...well, emotionless. My wife knows its my fav line. "Im not cold. U will be. I wont get sleepy. U will be."😊

[@jmanrique17]

Sorry for the correction but Darth Vader force choked Admiral Motti in the new hope not Krennic.

[@klue8578]

That MF flipping the cloud shot is an absolute classic! Blew my mind at the time.

[@humankindisawakening1240]

I saw it in the theatre. The memory of that moment is burned into my mind. "Luke, I am your father". The use of the name made it that much more impactful.

[@lankanainen]

Despite the fact that the line is actually, “No, I am your father.” He doesn’t say Luke’s name 😅

[@sandal_thong8631]

Yeah, he remembered it wrong. Probably misquoted on the playground.

[@Spizwackle]

Boba didn't hear Luke; he heard R2-D2 communicating.

[@prancey227]

One other fun fact about ESB is how much Lucas took from another Kurosawa movie, Dersu Uzala. Yoda was inspired by the titular character, and there's a scene in the movie where Dersu saves the life of the protagonist by creating a makeshift fort which is similar to Han using the Tauntaun.

[@LeonardTaylor700]

I am actually making popcorn and getting my drink ready for this one! Thx ❤🙏🏾

[@BillKrayer12thMan]

Don't know if anyone else pointed it out, but "Nerf Herder" was also the name of the band that did the theme song for the Buffy The Vampire Slayer TV show ‼️ Love the channel ‼️ Greetings from Seattle ‼️

[@moonknight718]

Great breakdown. But one nitpick: Frank Oz didn't voice Kermit the Frog. That was Jim Henson at the time.

[@creepingdread88]

Yep, Frank Oz voiced Fozzie.

[@hamsandwich6685]

Frank Oz also voiced miss piggy