Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back REACTION

[@davidb1565]

They had to fight the imperial advance in order to buy time for the transports and other ships to escape. Oh and the troopers look different because they are outfitted for snow and cold weather operations.

[@jasonl7651]

Yeah, that's right. i was going to comment but will reply. On Hoth, the rebels on the ground were only trying to delay the Empire troops until the evacuation was complete.

[@sgtjohnson]

Just like the troopers on Tatooine have an “air conditioning” in their suits

[@jasonl7651]

@@sgtjohnson Yeah, we can already do materials with different thermal properties, so it's not much of a stretch the empire has suits or materials adapted to different environments.

[@TheShockninja]

Hence they were called Snow Troopers

[@HafdirTasare]

"It's so cold! Why would anyone go there?" See, that's the idea of it, a secret rebel base in a place where nobody would go to :D

[@michaelccozens]

True, but it's also a terrible hiding place. What's the signature of every human domicile? Heat. Where's it really easy to detect heat? On an ice planet. Then again, this is also the universe that thinks that putting tanks on giant breakable stilts is a sound tactical choice.

[@HafdirTasare]

@@michaelccozens you know how you can cover up the heat? Built your base into the ice instead of on the surface. Yes, the shield generator was unluckyli positioned.

[@michaelccozens]

@@HafdirTasare unless you're using near - perfect insulation, won't help. In fact, placing your warm base amidst cold ice will just make it stand out more to heat scanners.

[@HafdirTasare]

@@michaelccozens so let me gwt this straight: Underground base on a ice plqnet will be found easier then a overground base on a warm planet? You know they can scan for lifeforms right?

[@cyberjarl]

In the cave scene, Luke basically sees what is obsessing him. When Luke asked Yoda what he will find in the cave, Yoda answers "Only what you bring with you". By giving in to his anger and hatred and "killing" Vader, Luke submitted to the pull of the Dark Side. Him seeing himself inside Vader's helmet is basically the Force telling him : "This is what you will become if you continue in this way."

[@dirus3142]

It's a vision of a possible future. His fate if he is not careful.

[@straight_edgespartan8094]

I feel it’s also a subtle nod to the fact Vader is Luke’s father: The face behind the Vader mask is a Skywalker.

[@bagelj]

There is a metaphor in real life : You can become the thing you hate; the thing you fear of being. That scene could be interpreted as that. Ben kept emphasizing don’t give into hate, anger, or fear.

[@tbirdguy1]

You hate that which you fear. You become that which you hate. It's a very old tale. A young boy fears a scary adult with a sword. So he trains and trains and learns how to use a sword so that he can destroy the scary adult. Then when he finds him, the scary adult is now an old man, and he has become the scary adult with a sword.

[@keepinitkawaii]

@@tbirdguy1 dang thats deep...im gonna become a Brussel sprout 😰

[@eduardopatraca3272]

BTW the reason why Han was frozen was because Harrison Ford only signed for two movies so the producers weren't sure if he would return, thus his character got frozen.

[@EdgeMastr939]

The Empire has stormtroopers for different environments and purposes (Snowtroopers, Scout Troopers, Death Troopers, ect).

[@andrewhogan6533]

Maybe they should have some I can hit a fucking target troopers

[@The_Blue_Otaku]

@@andrewhogan6533 Fun Fact: one of the reasons why stormtroopers have a crap aim is dew to the bad depth perception the helmet causes

[@andrewhogan6533]

@@The_Blue_Otaku would that be Mountain Dew, or freshly fallen early morning rain dew?

[@The_Blue_Otaku]

@@andrewhogan6533 the second one

[@silvercloud1641]

You forgot the Imperial Guards.

[@JedHead77]

Han’s “I know” response was improvised by Harrison when he felt the scripted line “I love you too” wasn’t working and wasn’t something Han would say.

[@sertaki]

A bit more context: He did try "I love you too" a bunch, but it didn't work

[@garyballard179]

Oh, yeah, Irv was saying that Harrison suggested that, and they went and did it in one take and wrapped for the day, and the crew was like "What? That can't be it."

[@kratosGOW]

Wasn’t cocky enough for Han. Ford was right about that.

[@brianbrantner]

I dont think Blue gets it or cares lol. She couldn't figure out how Han survived after finding Luke ON Hoth RIGHT after he said "THIS WILL KEEP YOU WARM UNTIL I GET THE SHELTER BUILT" 🤦‍♂️

[@JedHead77]

@@brianbrantner Well, its alot to take in. As kids, we probably missed stuff too.

[@SaRENRampaiger]

That fake Vader in the cave is Luke himself of what will end up if he turns evil to join the empire. Kinda like a bad omen illusion

[@ItApproaches]

Leia's first kiss to Luke on the cheek in episode 4 was just a kiss for good luck. Her kiss to Luke on the lips here was just to make Han jealous. And the kiss to Luke on the forehead here was as a sign of caring, like i'm here for you. Leia doesn't actually have romantic feelings for Luke.

[@3DJapan]

I hope not.

[@shaitanlavey]

I guess you've never read Splinter of the Mind's Eye.

[@Johnadams20760]

@@Spo-Dee-O-Dee nice of you to spoil the next movie for her

[@Johnadams20760]

@@Spo-Dee-O-Dee that is ok. i mean i think she did these really fast anyway. :)

[@waldoman7]

Well there was enough sexy tension to make a love triangle. Because she wasn't his sister until the retcon. But yeah he was never a major romantic focus

[@SaRENRampaiger]

"wonder what his face looks like with his mask on.' Prequel trilogy: "Yea about that."

[@tatiana11158]

Or the next movie at the end…Luke let me look at you with my own eyes! 😝😝😝

[@batzilla3629]

Thank you for freaking out over that big ship at the end. That's the Nebulon - B Medical Frigate. I built a massive Lego of it that is the pride of my collection.

[@jeremyfrost2636]

I always liked the Nebulon-B design.

[@chrischreative2245]

I’d like a nice toy of it myself. So kool

[@Ambaryerno]

I still have nightmares of the Redemption Mission in X-Wing because of that damn ship...

[@LindsnDarth]

Han is a lot of people's favorite. Some people love Luke, some are like "he's alright" just like you said.

[@dirus3142]

Wedge Duh.

[@iliboxic7586]

Harrison Ford is a lot of people's favorite. Han as a character not so much. Horrible decision to waste a spin-off without Harrison for this character.

[@Caseytify]

Those Imperial Walkers were terrifying in a movie theater. They're _huge_ on a big screen, and the scene where Luke was nearly stepped on had me squirming in my seat, it looked so real.

[@maladjustedmoon5200]

“Tall things with skinny legs always give me the creeps.” 6ft 3 me: Ok, but you could’ve let me down more gently

[@waterbeauty85]

Hit the gym till your legs aren't skinny anymore , and you'll be golden.

[@JBWinter]

Big Bird is inconsolable somewhere rn

[@JohnLeePettimoreIII]

now THAT was funny.

[@Smokie_666]

"That's going to leave a scar" You're absolutely right, although it was caused by a car crash months earlier to Mark Hamill. His nose and left cheekbone were injured in the crash and he was still healing when they began shooting the movie which is why he looks like he does in the medical scene after being rescued by Han. A nice way to think of the original trilogy is: Luke wanting to be with his father and connecting with him in episode 4, his father severing their connection here (quite literally) and Luke accepting himself as his own person in Return of the Jedi.

[@Mr.Abreu.76]

The whole Wampa scene was added because of Mark Hamill's accident, he lost his boyish face

[@michaelccozens]

@@Mr.Abreu.76 Take a look at Hamill in the Star Wars Holiday Special, which was shot before Empire. They have him slathered in so much makeup that he looks doll-like and darn-near unrecognizable (you would swear it was a different person). That is, when he's on-camera at all; they very quickly fill his scene with "smoke" from a malfunctioning engine.

[@JohnLeePettimoreIII]

and we must not forget the costuming... episode 4, he is dressed in white. episode 5, he wears grey. episode 6, he wears black. i like to think of it as symbolic of his journey away from innocence and into a more worldly (universe-ly?) view.

[@zenonorth1193]

How Han survived the night on Hoth: just before he sticks Luke inside the Tonton, he says "At least this'll keep you warm until I get the shelter up." I think at that point in the movie most people are so grossed out watching the guts come out that they don't pay attention to the words.

[@Johnadams20760]

exactly. he was in the shelter

[@ЯАга-я4л]

That, and also the fact that no modern tent or something similar would help you in this kind of weather so the idea itself sounds like suicide. Good for Han that they have those in Star Wars universe.

[@Johnadams20760]

@@ЯАга-я4л the force helped. the force clearly led han to luke too. i mean obiwanshowed up just in front of him

[@ЯАга-я4л]

@@Johnadams20760 or, as Han would put it, stubborness and a good tonn of luck)

[@Johnadams20760]

@@ЯАга-я4л true. although he finally came around 30 years later it seems

[@QuayNemSorr]

The stormtroopers on Hoth were Snowtroopers. Hence the different appearance.

[@mikeaninger7388]

Trixie: “He would rather jump.” Well, you’re not wrong…

[@christoffsimply3179]

Thank you so much for watching these old movies and uploading your experience. For some of us oldies who were there when the original Star Wars came out, I'm sure you know these movies were very special to us. And now to see beautiful, young people enjoy them all these decades later... well, it really means a lot to me. Thank you for letting me re-watch with you here on KZbin! -One of your fans

[@granadosvm]

Han is the favorite for a lot of people. In fact, there is a Mexican stand-up comedian who made a whole monologue about why Han is the best Character of the Star Wars Universe.

[@Gloomshadow100]

and HAN SHOT FIRST! I hate that Lucas changed that.. Han was dangerous, that's what made him the best character.. he was dangerous but he was a good guy.

[@timjohnson1273]

The asteroid belt chase scene for me is the greatest action sequence is science fiction history: the effects, the pacing and my favourite part, the score. The most exceptional aspect is the fact that ILM individually created each asteroid - how the heck they did that still astounds me. Exceptional stuff.

[@JedHead77]

The rebel soldiers were fighting the Imperial walkers to give the other rebels the chance to evacuate.

[@johan7170]

About the way Han "seduced" Leïa : Remember, the movie was released in 1980, things were much different. Today, Han would be called out as a sexual harasser but in 1980, people thought he was just a smooth ladies' man...

[@sharkdentures3247]

Yeah, what she described he did is basically what was called Courtship or the Mating Dance for MILLENIA! (i.e. The Man chases & chases & chases the woman. . . .until SHE catches him!) I'd say she (and most of society sadly) is a bit too brainwashed by Politically Correct, Feminist, Yes-means-yes B.S.! Seriously, I wonder/ worry if there is even going to BE a viable Generation after the Zoomers at this rate!

[@johan7170]

@@sharkdentures3247 I don't agree. No means no, that's it, there's nothing to debate about this. BUT, this is how things are in the 2020'. The 80' were very different and one shouldn't judge what happened in the 80' according to how things are in the 2020', especially in fiction.

[@brucechmiel7964]

​@@johan7170 But that is not "NO" either. Remember Han and Leia have been together for three years at this point. He stayed for her, and her responsibilities keep her from what she wants. They both feel deeply for each other but neither of them wants to admit it. This wasn't the first time they kissed. But it was the first time they admitted what they mean to each other but that came at a cost.

[@rikk319]

@@sharkdentures3247 Nah. Even Socrates was recorded as complaining about the younger generation in his time. It's always this way--older people forget too much of when they were younger, and do the whole "get off my lawn!" with the younger generation. The younger generation thinks they'll never be like the older generation...but they eventually do. Experience and forgetfulness change people, it's a medical and scientifically identified fact. Not to mention I don't remember ever being as rapey as Han when I was younger, and yet still managed to date, get married, and have kids.

[@sirf4ce]

@@rikk319 "Rapey"? He took her hand and slowly went in for a kiss. How the fuck is that rapey by any standard? The fact that anyone reads that as rapey is fucking baffling. At its absolute worst, it's assertive.

[@apaheus]

They were fighting to give people time to load ships for escape. Love you reactions...especially w/Star Wars.❤👍

[@mattp6089]

In the Battle of Hoth, the soldiers are running delaying tactics to slow the Empire AT-AT walkers down, to protect their shield generator and base while the transports carrying most of their people escape. In the cave, Luke is shown that he could become the very thing he is fighting against. Luke knows Cloud City is a trap, but he still has to go, because he's Luke Freaking Skywalker! Hehe.

[@ericambrose7024]

I've always thought that Vader didn't kill Admiral Piett because the small part of hime that was still Anankin Skywalker genuinely liked him.

[@christophercurtis4131]

My favorite of all the Star Wars films. I was 9 years old when I saw this at the theater in 1980. It was a great night. Everything in this movie was great. Granted, it's largely the Imperial forces who come out on top in this film, hence the title of the movie. And I love the music in this one, especially the Imperial March theme, which I have personally always thought of as Darth Vader's theme. It is an incredible piece of music. I even remember having the trading cards for this film and a comic book adaptation of the film that, if you stood it up on end, was almost as tall as I was. That was pretty cool. I even had a couple of posters my Mom bought at the theater when the original film was released in 1977. I was all about Star Wars at that age.

[@5trider29]

Its the film that bridges all the films together. It's my favorite too. Love the scenes with the snow and the robot camels (AT-AT). I even bought the latest lego AT-AT, because its so cool

[@3DJapan]

I was 3 when this came out so I certainly didn't see it in the theater but I did see the next one.

[@ringolam3187]

Revenge of the Sith is the best Star Wars movie

[@tomfiend86]

"They're boiling him" 😂 That got me!

[@JedHead77]

The fact that Vader *didn’t* kill Admiral Piett shows how he’s internally torn, knowing that he has a son, which will feel full circle after the prequels.

[@michailvolski5035]

she didn't see the prequels, anything you say is a spoiler - rather unnecessary.

[@15blackshirt]

No spoilers

[@JedHead77]

@@michailvolski5035 I didn’t say WHO she is

[@michailvolski5035]

​@@JedHead77 I would just stop handing out free information about a movie someone hasn't seen.. there is NO need. You can talk about it later.

[@michaelccozens]

@@JedHead77 I don't think "I didn't give a *complete* spoiler" is quite the excuse you seem to assume.

[@suflanker45]

The backstory on the "I am your father" line. Only four people knew the line. George Lucas, of course.Irv Kershner, the director. Mark Hamil and actor James Earl Jones who was the voice of Darth Vader. David Prowse, the actor in the Vader suit was told the line "Obi Wan killed your father." Apart from maybe a couple of people recording James Earl Jones' voice and editing the film in post production the rest of the cast and crew didn't hear the line until the movie premiered.

[@Ambaryerno]

It's also why Lucas's constant claims he had the whole saga planned from the start is complete bullshit. From the original story treatment of The Star Wars all the way up until David Prowse delivered his on-set dialogue, Vader and Luke's father (in fact, Luke didn't exist at all. It was actually the Obi-Wan figure, AKA Starkiller, who was the hero, with Leia as his apprentice/sidekick) are EXPLICITLY two different people. Lucas decided to make Vader Luke's father at the last possible moment.

[@callmeshaggy5166]

You may hear tales how the opening act was added to explain an accident Mark Hamill had between films. While the accident happened, the act was always part of the film. Hamill & Lucas both say this.

[@kb9whf]

There is a fan theory that Han is a Force sensitive that the Jedi Order did not discover. He frequently gets premonitions of trouble, He flies in areas that should not be humanly possible to navigate, and He found a single person in a wide open tundra in the middle of a snow storm.

[@JedHead77]

Thank you for watching the credits, not only to give thanks to everyone’s hard work, but to hear John Williams’ beautiful music! And Howie Weed played the snow creature (a wampa) eating in the cave.

[@jeremyfrost2636]

Any relation to SVU producer Speed Weed?

[@15blackshirt]

That's a Wampa

[@Ambaryerno]

Only in the Special Editions. We never see the creature like that in the original version of the film, which IMO was FAR more effective, and makes the Wampa even scarier.

[@JedHead77]

@@Ambaryerno Well, as far as she knows, this IS the version of Star Wars, i.e., no original, no Special Edition, DVD version, etc.

[@Ambaryerno]

@@JedHead77 She really ought to watch the unaltered editions at some point, so she can experience the films as we did before Lucas started to Ted Turner the shit out of them. I'll never forgive his hypocrisy for going before Congress in 1985 to speak on the importance of preserving films as they were originally made, then pulling his "Rules for thee but not for me" crap and not even giving people the OPTION to legally watch the unaltered cuts of the films. I refuse to pay Lucas another red cent on a copy of the Original Trilogy until they release an official 4K remaster of the unaltered version.

[@heroelite0079]

13:30 These Kind of Stormtroopers are call "Snow troopers". Because they are on Hoth (a very cold planet), they wear this armor. This armor is specially designed for extreme cold, and can ideally protect the person in it from the current conditions.

[@garyballard179]

In both the Extended Universe Han Solo trilogy and the Solo: A Star Wars Movie from Disney, Han spent time around a wookie when he was younger and learned a lot of their language. As for what Chewie says and how Han/Harrison knew what line Chewie was saying... Chewie's actor Peter Mayhew was speaking English on set, and they dubbed Chewie's growls over his lines in post production. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHWco5-YZrZ0p68 "All wise people are crazy"? 😂 I'm offended by that! 😂

[@Caseytify]

Is Extended Universe still canon? I heard that Disney disowned certain titiles.

[@garyballard179]

@@Caseytify Disney - specifically Kennedy and her story group - doesn't get to declare shit about what's canon in Star Wars. They only make half-assed fanfics.

[@Tsujanryo]

@@garyballard179 ^This! :D

[@marcusberggren9241]

37:45 Vader is playing with Luke. Vader is holding his lightsaber one-handed for example.

[@sgtjohnson]

Han Solo saying “I know” wasn’t scripted. The original line was “I love you too”. But Harrison Ford said to the director “Han wouldn’t say that”

[@sammylane21]

The tunnel Luke slides down near the end, looks like fun, huh?

[@marcuszaja6589]

"I thought they smelled bad on the outside!" Favourite line!

[@JW666]

The reason why Lando is wearing Han's clothes at the end is because they actually had plans in killing off Han because they thought that people will think he was too much of an unlikeable character & replace him with Lando. But Han was such a popular character that they scrapped the idea and I'm glad that they did because Han Solo is freaking awesome!

[@waterbeauty85]

I can't find it anywhere online, but years ago, I saw a cartoon in a fan magazine that starts with Luke cutting off the Wampa's arm and running away. Then the Wampa picks up his severed arm and walks farther back into his cave, and there, he's got a little tea party set up with a table, a tea set, and toy animals seated around the table. Then he sits down at the table and sheds a tear. It was sad and funny at the same time. Mark Hamill actually felt bad about the snow cave scene. He said the Wampa was just a natural creature behaving the way nature intended, and he thought that, being in touch with nature through the Force, Luke would use the Jedi mind trick or use his light saber to scare it away rather than hurt it.

[@jeremyfrost2636]

In the novel Darksaber, it's revealed that wampas are sentient creatures capable of organization and tactical planning. There's one with only one arm... he's so smart he recognizes Luke after 9 years.

[@waterbeauty85]

@@jeremyfrost2636Thanks for the info. Not I want to read that novel.

[@jeremyfrost2636]

@@waterbeauty85 When Disney took over they yeeted everything in that continuity out of the official canon, but they're still really good books that span a wide variety of genres (if you're a horror fan, Death Troopers and Red Harvest are Star Wars books with zombies).

[@Jtgagemac]

Haha, I love watching reactor's first seeing Yoda, and knowing its him, but never expected him to act this way.

[@gmunden1]

Yoda is trolling Luke. He knows who Luke is. Luke is being impatient and intolerant of this "stranger" he meets.

[@Norkkah]

The rebels fighting on Hoth was then holding the Empire from destroying the shield generators and blowing up their base and transports, while everyone was there. PS Mark Hamil (Luke) was the only actor to know that Vader was Luke’s father. Everyone had different scripts. David Prowse’s (actor wearing the Vader suit) script as well as everyone else’s, with the exception of Hamil, read “Obi-Wan killed your father.” Only George Lucas, Irvin Kershner (the director) and Mark Hamil knew. Well I guess you can count James Earl Jones too, since he delivered the iconic line. Kershner told Hamil, “We are gonna tell you this, Lucas knows, I know and now you’ll know. So, so if it gets out we’ll know it was you.” Talk about putting pressure on a relatively new actor lol.

[@heroelite0079]

10:09 Nearly every blaster, or those bigger blaster of, for example a at-at weapon, has unlimited ammunation. The weapons in Star Wars over heat and must be cooled, by stopping the fire for a moment. And that gives the feeling of relaoding a "normal" gun.

[@lazyperfectionist1]

"Hold on. I could've sworn the Imperial Troopers looked _different,_ last time." They were fighting in a different climate.

[@DarthSoto78]

They where fighting the Empire on Hoth to slow them down so the ships could retreat before the energy shield was destroyed.

[@skybeard6637]

So excited for your reaction, Blue. Hopefully Maggie can join next time.

[@Sarcastro_78]

I remember seeing this film in 1980 when I was 2 years old. It is my 1st solid memory. I remember Standing in line outside the theater with my parents the way some people were dressed. I remember falling asleep during the movie on dagobah and waking up on cloud city. Then seeing land of dressed in Hans close and being confused for many years.

[@CosmicAeon]

"a bit missing" is my new favourite way to describe someone being frozen into stone lol. Anyway, looking forward to the 3rd film!

[@SolracRing]

6:55 While Luke was being kept warm in the guts of Han's mount, Han was setting up a shelter. 7:07 Luke was being healed in a tank of bacta fluid.

[@BKPrice]

"If I were Leia, Han would be my choice. I don't know why." Ooh, I know.

[@spikedpsycho2383]

tall things with skinny legs, it's like shooting basketball players....... Yes "Laser" weapons in Star wars have "Ammo'' Energy catalyzes plasma with a gas cartridge so they have a capacity of a few hundred shots before depletion. 12:40 The battle of Hoth wasn't a battle to win, it was a survival tactic. Rebels built a new base on hoth hoping to consolidate their forces. But the empire found the site, so they evacuated.... The battle was a feint to hold the empire at bay long enough to evacuate it's civlian leadership 13:39 Those are snow troopers, storm troopers trained and equipped to fight in frigid terrain

[@douglascampbell9809]

What is the internal temperature of a Tauntaun? Luke warm. Badum tss.

[@ididthisonpulpous6526]

Han is everyone's favorite, no shame it calling out the coolest guy. It's basically Han, Darth, Leia, Chewbacca, and than maybe Boba Fett and everyone else...

[@ericpoirier5654]

AT-AT walks on snowspeeder Me: Dak? Buddy, you okay?

[@carlhartwell7978]

Interesting story about Harrison Ford. Right up until he was offered the role, Lucas had never even considered him. Basically, he had for a long period unsuccessfully tried to 'make it' as an actor, but eventually become a self taught carpenter (he was known locally in Hollywood as _carpenter to the stars)._ Then, all but having given up his acting career, a friend persuaded George Lucas to allow Ford, not to audition but to act as a stand in whilst other actors auditioned for various other SW parts. Ford was reluctant because he'd already given up and knew that technically it wasn't an audition. He was eventually was persuaded by the friend on the grounds that there might be others who will see it, and recognise him as star material. Lucas again made it clear that Ford was not to act during the readings, just read the lines neutrally and allow the auditionees to do their stuff. Ford agreed but 'acted' so noncommittally and sullenly that it turned out to be precisely the sort of _Han Solo_ that Lucas was looking for! So he hired him.

[@MM-pl5ed]

Happy 2023! Let's watch the young sherlock homes and the engima of the pyramid , a classic from 1985!

[@stealthimaster8583]

Trixy, the rebels were buying time with the ground battle for the transports to escape, the blast that hit the Star Destroyer that you said didn't do anything was an Ion blast that disables all electronics on the ship so the transports would not be followed or destroyed.

[@stmcde1701]

Fun background info: it was established in the old Star Wars Expanded Universe (books and what not) that the crew manning the Ion Canon at the beginning of the Battle (the gun shooting at the star destroyers to clear the path) were survivors from Alderaan who hadn't been on the planet when it was destroyed. They did not evacuate with the rest of the rebels :(

[@TheZoenGaming]

"How did he survive? Miraculous." 6:40 "... but it'll keep you warm 'til I get the *shelter* up."

[@pCadavez]

there is no tricky timeline thing in star wars.... the timeline is just I to IX straight. The only weird thing is the release order of the movies

[@carlhartwell7978]

Well, if you're someone who advocates watching the movies in episodic order, then fine. But It seems to me that most recommend going against Lucas' own ridiculous (imo) recommendations and watching in release order. Though tbh it's still really not all that complicated. within each of the trilogies, it's straightforward.

[@Caseytify]

That's because Lucas made up all the BS about 9 episodes, etc. He ripped off the original screenplay from Kurosawa's* Hidden Fortress, and the original movie was just Star Wars. The Episode IV crap came later. Star Wars made a lot of money, so they made Empire Strikes Back, and by the time Return of the Jedi appeared Lucas began believing his own PR, and invented the myth of a great saga. *Kurosawa was popular. Seven Samurai was the source for The Magnificent Seven. Yojimbo was the source for Sergio Leone's Fistful of Dollars.

[@Johnadams20760]

@@Caseytify there actaully has been outlines made for 9 or 12. and he stated he wrote a back story anyway. you are jsut a hater

[@nicholaswilkerson4394]

Also, fun fact! As I understand it, when Leia told Han she loved him, he was actually supposed to say it back. Apparently Harrison Ford ad-libbed that line cuz he felt it better represented Hans character. And he was so right.

[@Ambaryerno]

In the original version of the film, they don't show the full wampa creature like you see in the Special Edition that forms the basis of all subsequent releases. IMO it's FAR more effective that way, because you never quite know what you're dealing with, and that makes it scarier (this is how Batman works: When you SEE Batman he just looks ridiculous. But have him darting around through the darkness where you don't know what's picking off your thugs one-by-one he's downright terrifying). Major Derlin (the officer who says "Everyone to your stations! Let's go!") is played by Cliff from Cheers. An ion cannon is basically a targeted EMP that fries the power systems of whatever you're shooting at. So when the Star Destroyer was hit it lost all power and was unable to fire on the fleeing transport. The upper guns of a Y-wing Starfighter are light ion cannon. There's also ion torpedoes, which do the same job but on a heavier scale than most starfighters can manage. The reason the Rebels were fighting is because any sort of armed resistance will do a better job holding off the ground assault than no resistance at all. They're not EXPECTING to win, it's just a holding action. These are Imperial Snowtroopers we see on Hoth, which are basically stormtroopers specialized for cold weather operations. That's why their armor looks different. Since you've already done the Prequels by the time I watch this, it really is crazy just how huge and how many plotholes the Prequels created. Artoo knows DAMN WELL who/what Yoda is. When Luke asks if Yoda "knows him," Artoo should have been screaming "He's right in front of you!" The conversation between Vader and the Emperor was COMPLETELY changed in the Special Edition. The Emperor's dialogue is completely different in the two versions, plus the effects were different (they used a woman's face, but superimposed with a chimpanzee's eyes). I REALLY recommend you watch the unaltered versions at some point. Not that I would condone such a thing, but google 4k77, 4k80, and 4k83. The fact it took Yoda so much effort to lift a single X-wing out of the swamp that he had to set himself and concentrate makes the scene in Episode III where he's casually playing dodgeball with the senate pods against Palpatine even MORE ridiculous. While Ozzel was both arrogant AND an idiot, Needa's execution really was unfair. He wasn't a coward that tried to avoid facing Vader. He wasn't planning to make excuses. He was being a good commander by accepting responsibility for his failure. This movie is yet another example of why every time Lucas says he had the entire saga planned out he's just full of it. The "other" Yoda mentions was NOT originally going to be who it ended up being. Harrison Ford improvised "I know." As scripted the had a much longer response, but Ford felt it was not fitting for his character. Leia is honestly the best shot with a blaster in the entire Original Trilogy. Even with the notoriously inaccurate E-11 stormtrooper rifle (which, as a nod to the infamous inability of stormtroopers to hit anything, is almost always depicted in games as having a very large shot pattern, making it hard for pin-point shooting) Leia rarely misses. Another sign that Lucas is full of BS when he claims he had the entire saga planned from the start: In the original story treatment, throughout development, and in EVERY VERSION OF THE SHOOTING SCRIPT at EVERY stage of the drafting process, Vader and Anakin Skywalker were explicitly two different people. David Prowse (the on-set actor who played Vader) even read the line that elicits Luke's anguished reaction as "Obi-Wan killed your father." He was just as surprised as everyone else when he heard James Earl Jones's (who provided the actual voice) immortal, "I am your father." That decision was literally made when Jones was in the recording booth, at the very last possible moment. So no, Lucas DID NOT have the entire saga planned from the start. He had a treatment for ONE movie, and then made the rest up as he went along. I love how Piett is standing there expecting to get Force-choked, and Vader just...walks away. It really shows just how angry and disappointed Vader is in that moment. The medical ship at the end was modified from what is called a Nebulon-B Escort Frigate. Basically, it's a relatively small ship with a LOT of guns (I once counted at least a dozen cannon in the bow). This particular ship is named Redemption, and is the source of one of the most legendarily difficult escort missions in the history of gaming, in the 1992 space-combat simulator, X-Wing (anyone else who's played it knows what I'm talking about). In fact, its difficulty is SO famous that the mission got immortalized in Michael Stackpole's X-Wing novels as the Star Wars version of the Kobayashi Maru. No one quite knows what that stellar formation Luke and Leia are watching at the end is supposed to be. According to astrophysicist and Star Wars tech nerd Dr. Curtis Saxton, it rotates FAR too fast for it to be another galaxy.

[@edcliffe2988]

At the end when the Millenium Falcon makes the jump to hyperspace, Vader was so upset, he forgot to kill that guy.

[@BlackieNuff]

The Stormtroopers on Hoth look different because their armor is modified for arctic conditions. They're sometimes called "Snowtroopers".

[@ImTheReverse]

4:08 “that’s gonna leave a scar” Funny enough, that’s the point. Mark Hamill got into a bad car accident that left his face scarred. They created that scene to explain his scarring in-universe.

[@KevinKnight-by4yt]

Mark hamil was in a car crash pror to filming"empire strikes back".his face was shattered,so they wrote in the scars.

[@JW666]

The creature Luke and Han are riding is called Ton-Ton, the giant camel robot is called Imperial Walkers, there are different versions of Storm Troopers & what they are called I've no idea, the dark master is Emperor Palpatine & interesting you mentioned scars because Mark Hamill (Luke) was in an accident that left him a noticeable scar & therefore they wrote the scene with the Yeti attack so it would explain why Luke has this scar. Why they didn't use make-up I guess didn't help & when they did that on The Star Wars Holiday Special it looked like Mark had a very bad sun tan =P

[@tbmike23]

Glad you got to see Yoda finally. Why is Trixy so freaking cute, though?

[@jmhaces]

Han told Luke he was sticking him inside the dead Taun-Taun to keep him warm while he got the shelter up. They both spent the night in the shelter Han built and that's how they survived.

[@UrsleBush]

Look forward to Return of the Jedi.It makes the story interesting again watching someone react to it for the first time.

[@oliverjackson5070]

One of the most dramatic Mandela Effects ever created. Growing up the line was "Luke *heavy exhale*.....I am your Father" not "No, I am your father". It was specifically Darth Vader saying Lukes name that gave it the most impact.

[@Cybrludite]

"That's gonna leave a scar." The scenes with the Wampa was written because Mark Hamill had been in a bad car wreck and ended up with some facial scarring from it.

[@SilentZombie]

The troopers on Hoth are a type called Snow Troopers. They Stormtroopers but in specialized gear to handle cold environments. Also before Disney did away with the EU, the creature Luke runs into on Hoth is called a Wampa, in one of the EU novels that take place some years later that particular creature was actually still alive and remembered Luke in that books story.

[@TommygunNG]

Late, I know... Han survived with Luke by setting up a shelter. "That'll keep you warm till I get the shelter up" (paraphrase), he said. The Rebel ground troops were fighting a stalling action to give time for the main force to escape. They didn't do much, though.

[@jamzales]

They are called AT-AT's All Terrain Armored Transport. They have different classes of stormtoopers. These are snow troopers.

[@KevinKnight-by4yt]

Hearing that sudden "hush"when the revelation was revealed.in 1980.still remember that.

[@misterevil1967]

"It looks so cold! Why would anyone want to go there?" Well... The rebellion is hiding from the Empire. So, by going to a place that nobody wants to go to, it makes it less likely that the Empire will find them. ...And even then, the Empire finds them!

[@misterevil1967]

...And you can watch 'Captain America: Civil War" and get the reference.

[@sovcast8760]

I always interpreted the, "I know,' as, "Don't worry, even though you've denied it, I've known for a while now."

[@TechyMantis]

The rebel troops held the line because they were trying to slow down the walkers so that personel could get in the Transports and get away safely. The troopers you see on hoth are the snow troopers, like how modern soldiers have different equipment suited for different enviroments.

[@spiderfingers86]

That yeti looking creature is called a "wampa"

[@indydave1955]

So great to see your totally "fresh" reactions. Yes Han DID have the right "way" with Leia. He was a "manly man!" That's why EVERY lady watching this fell head over heels for him!

[@7Rendar]

You have to remember though that this was over 40 years ago. Western society has changed alot sins then and I'm certain some women didn't like even it back then.

[@SoSoKayla]

@@7Rendar That scene never sat right with me. There's being confident and then there's being intimidating. Most women like the former, not the latter. And it really straddles a dangerous line there. Like how would you feel if you were in Leia's position there, back against the wall, with a bigger man trying to start something physical with you after you've already repeatedly told him to stop? Seriously, like it's not hard to figure out why it makes people a bit uncomfortable.

[@Boomerbox2024]

In case it hasn't already been mentioned, the first scene with Luke being attacked by the Yeti was added at the last minute because Mark Hamill had had a serious car accident since the filming if the first movie, which left his face noticeably scarred.

[@JedHead77]

Yoda and Obi-Wan will guide you when Magy’s not there. 😉

[@RottedPopcornandHorror1966]

What about Han? He said this will keep you warm, until I get the shelter up. That's how Han survived. And no they weren't boiling him. They had him in a Bacta tank filled with a liquid healing agent and used to treat seriously injured patients. And Han didn't chase Leia around till she didn't say no. She liked him just as much as he did her. She was as they say playing hard to get. She never liked Luke that way. She always loved Han. And he her. You can give loving affection to someone without it meaning attraction to the other person. And you don't have to explain to us why you like whom you do. As you said everyone has their own preference and taste Take care..xx

[@PatrickPrejusa]

thesestorm troope5rs are called snowtroopers, they are in cold weather gear. you will continue to see diffeent trooper outfits throughout the movies.

[@dirus3142]

Han kissed Leia to force the issue. Leia is hiding behind her station, and stoic character quality. Remember she had her entire planet destroyed. Every one she knew, what is left of her people turned into homeless vagabonds. The only thing left is the fight against the Empire. In Eco base Leia is fighting with Han because he is leaving. So in the Falcon, when Leia cannot hide behind her duties in Eco base, or propriety, he pushes. Knowing that there is a mutual affection. Sure it could have gone wrong. But you have to take chances. If Leia told him to piss off after that, he would let it lie, and keep on helping. Until they were safe.

[@spidersj12]

"Tall things with skinny legs always give me the creeps", you must be creeped out by supermodels! 🤪

[@dave6270]

I hadn't notice anyone comment on it yet so I'd like to say that when you said "that's going to leave a scar"... that's actually true. Mark Hamill was in a car accident. It's said Lucas and the producers used the snow monster attack as a reason for Luke Skywalker's scars in the movie.

[@lazyperfectionist1]

"Who is the other? Princess Leia?" 😳 Whoa.

[@panzerdeal8727]

12.40 It's a rear guard action. Supplies and unarmed personnel Evacuate first, armed troops delay the approaching enemy to buy them time.

[@PhailedGamer]

You know, I just came to a realization but I may be remembering this wrong. Luke kind've claims to be something of a hot shot pilot. But of the four times that we see Luke flying something, he crashes two of those times: 1) Battle of Yavin (combat; successful flight) 2) Battle of Hoth (combat; crash) 3) Flight to Dagobah (non-combat; crash) 4) Flight to Bespin (non-combat; successful flight) I think that any other pilot with a rating like that would have been grounded long ago. :D

[@slchance8839]

i hear what you're saying, but he wasnt negligent on Hoth, he was shot down by heavy AA fire. And on Dagobah, his instrumentation went dead on landing...what can you with no visual scanning or instrument data?

[@PhailedGamer]

@@slchance8839 It's just me joking around. It can be safely assumed that he has many more hours of flight time that we don't see and that he most likely didn't crash during.

[@slchance8839]

@@PhailedGamer hey man, my mistake. and my lack of humor. Sorry if my comment seemed aggressive. Thanks for the thoughtful and eloquent response.

[@PhailedGamer]

@@slchance8839 No worries at all. I didn't take anything you said to be aggressive in any fashion. I was just clarifying that there are times where my sense of humour is a bit dry. Have a wonderful day.

[@15blackshirt]

I first saw the Original Trilogy on VHS, then the special editions in theaters; you're gonna love Return of the Jedi; you have much to learn my young Padawan

[@isaquinos_vlogs]

Blue when troopers have different outfits their a different type of trooper and sometimes they have outfits for specific terrain missions that have a different climate

[@shep4life]

Do not get a promotion to Admiral when Vader is your boss 😂😂

[@deadsaige]

I've never heard anyone say "Sheeeesh" at the end of Empire and I'm not mad at all. Deserved Sheesh

[@ericambrose7024]

Those things are thermal detonators. They're basically the Star Wars equivalent of grenades.

[@erickknutz5599]

"Princess Lei'r..... is a Player" Trixy 2021

[@handy864]

I want to see a what-if style Darth Yoda looking out the window mocking Vader saying "death Star need you for a planet to destroy hmmph size matters not" as he closes his little fist as you see out the window the planet being force crushed.

[@arraymac227]

Han did say 'this will keep you warm, until I build the shelter.'