I'm so happy that you're watching this & LotR. Marvel is all over the place & I love some of the movies (Guardians of The Galaxy is like more modern Star Wars), but the first Star Wars trilogy is the GOAT! I read Lord of the Rings during high school before the movies came out (I'm old...) and they nailed the books. That is like the perfect trilogy. LotR & Jojos are like the best adaptations... like ever.
@OilRigWorker26 I dared say like 2 months ago I Iike DC more than Marvel, I think I got banned.😆 Marvel has lots of good characters and cool special effects and cool tear jerking scenes, but DC actually makes sense storywise. Sorry Invincible Captain Marvel that just happens to be on a trip.🤷♂️
My favorite headcanon for why Leia is so sassy at her rescuers is that she's one of the leaders of the rebel alliance and expecting a rescue from an elite crew of Rebel forces. instead she gets the Duke Boys who barely know their ass from their blasters. I'd be mad too
3:11 Think of it this way... Lea was expecting Seal team six and instead gets a "Farm boy" and a "Trucker" with his hairy friend. All the while they rescue you in the equivalent of a Ford F150.
Fun Fact: When filming the movie, Peter Cushing (who played Tarkin), found that the shoes they gave him for his costume didnt fit, so he basically asked them to shoot above the knee since in most of them he just wore loafers that fit and looked just a bit out of place from the rest of the costumes.
Additional Peter Cushing fun fact: he originally applied for the role of Obi-Wan. I would have liked to have seen that version; Cushing was one of the only actors on the set of the first movie that saw what Lucas was going for and didn't think it was just schlock. As good as Guiness did due to his professionalism, it would have been nice to see a true believer get the role.
Stormtrooper:"there she is, set for stun." Princess Leia shoots him dead. Other Stormtrooper: "He said set for stun! he wasn't gonna hurt you, he said stun! *sobs*" -Robot chicken
@@steamro11r Every time I watch Empire Strikes Back I think of that Robot Chicken skit "I am altering the deal. pray i don't alter it any further" when the bit pops up in the movie lol
Fun fact, James Earl Jones was, of course, the voice of Darth Varder BUT, he *_wasn't_* the guy in the suit. The guy in the suit was David Prowes. He was 6ft 6~7in (around 200cm) and he insisted on reading Vader's lines even though they'd be dubbed over. He had a *very* different take on the tone of them too, you can look up the un-dubbed scenes if you're interested.
@@aliciaxlife I once knew a girl that tall. This was in China (she was American) but MAN, she had tall girl problems. Had to have all her clothes tailored. China is NOT made for the tall, lets put it that way.
@@aliciaxlife When I was in China, we knew another American who was a woman that stood 6ft7. Now SHE had 'tall girl problems'. All her clothes had to be tailored and she had to watch her head constantly, China is NOT made for tall people.
"She's never seen Stars Wars!!?? Ted, the only people in the universe who haven't seen Star Wars are the Characters in Star Wars, and that's 'cause they lived them, Ted!!" Not really the case here, but i never thought I would use this quote in all my life. So... I saw the opportunity and didn't think twice...
The Jabba scene is so funny to me. They filmed it originally with a dude who looked like Hagrid dressed like Shrek and they hadn't nailed down the idea of his character. It was a deleted scene for a reason. He shows up in later media so they could have left that scene on the cutting room floor, but they put it back in for the special edition released and they CGI'd a slug body over Shrek and adobe photoshop transform tool'd Han over his tail when he walked behind him. This is why we get the wonderfully ironic line "Jabba, you're a wonderful human being." Plus Lucas wanted the music in the Cantina to be space jazz. So he named it like jazz, but spacey. It's called Jizz
Originally, Star Wars was supposed to be a stand-alone movie. George had yet to fully develop the story outside of the beginning to Luke's journey into the Force, and would've stopped here if the movie didn't make money. He even bet against it with his best friend Steven Spielberg who told him that he thought the movie would do well. When the reviews started coming out, he went to work on the script to V and VI without knowing what they would be - and made revisions *during* filming. More on that in the next Star Wars Sunday...
He already had plans, and hopes but the plans weren't fully formed. It wasn't *supposed* to be a standalone movie, he just expected it to be but he started at Episode 4 for a reason. He may not have expected success but he clearly hoped to expand on this story.
@@kevthepoethe didn’t call it episode 4 lol, it was just called “Star Wars” on release. The episode IV and “a new hope” comes after he knew he’d be doing sequels
@@Blacktoothoneil it was called Star Wars but the opening crawl always said Episode IV: A New Hope. I know because I had it on VHS in the 80s. And the lore always had clone wars in the past and redemption in the future. These are facts, not speculation. Sequels were just rare so he may have continued the story in books and comics. A sequel comic was made and retconned when a sequel movie was created. These are all verifiable facts. The comic exists. The stories set in the future existed but Lucas didn't plan to make Vader and Anakin the same person til later.
“I’m chopping up Lord of the Rings… it’s very long” As someone who put on Fellowship Of The Ring without reading the runtime, ima tell ya, I felt that. I was not prepared for how long the movie was.
@@aliciaxlife I just want to make a suggestion to watch something on your own time. I don't usually care for commentary on movies in the special features. With one exception. The commentary from the 4 actors who played the hobbits on the extended version of The Lord of the rings, The fellowship of the Ring. It's my favorite commentary of anyone I've heard. Those four guys and the funny stories they had about making the movie were priceless. I just want to say that. Hope you're doing well. Have a nice day. 😎
The Extended Editions are all about 4 hours long, each being about an hour longer than the 3 hour theatrical release. Sitting down to watch them back to back is literally a full day experience.
With all the negativity surrounding Star Wars not a days, it’s a delight to see someone come into this franchise blind and experience the joy of the original trilogy.
I just hope she avoids the star wars youtuber side of things most of them are liars behind the scenes or are outright bitter at times just look at star wars theory for example who actually gives a dam about stuff that happened 8 years ago and don't get me started on how he misread alot of information on the demonetision document star wars explained praised theory as a good faith critc that was influenced by bad people for example nerdrotic and geeks and gamers who have openly admitted to grifting hell nerdrotic openly admitted a few times that he doesn't watch alot of Disney content anymore and don't get me started on how star wars theory lied about a hate campaign and outright brought up star wars channels that no longer want anything to do with him yes I'm referring to eckhartsladder and lore master Infact eckhartsladder and lore master and generation tech and star wars comics and star wars meg are the only good star wars channels left
The hell are you talking about? Disney destroyed Star Wars all on their own. Fans were spoiled back during episode 1 to 3 things, but man, drop of quality with new trilogy was amazing. The interviews showing how new writers did not respect or understand Star Wars (come on, confusing Luke with Anakin?) was only top of the iceberg.
@rainbowprism6242 bruv you clearly didn't read any of the interviews george massively fucked up by not keeping tabs on the sequels he could of easily questioned and asked what the hell was going on he just didn't want to because he was so focused9n his wife and kids also let's he real their only 3 awful things that have came out and they were acolyte kenobi and rise of skywalker everything else is subjective to different opinions also their has been a tone of hate over the years to the point multiple youtubers have been called out also if star wars has been ruined why are you still here surely you would jump of a sicking ship also if star wars is ruined ehy eo so many writers before Disney purchased the franchise 2qmt their characters in star wars like timothy zhan
@@rainbowprism6242you clearly never read any legends stories half of them were trash also you do realise mother fucking timothy zhan the guy who made a shite tone of legends stories is okay with what Disney is doing and outright wants mara jade in Disney star wars canon
It's fascinating to see the orignal vision of the series, the way some fans talk about it, like it was a bloody serious drama, you'd swear the were talking about a very different film.
37:40 Fun fact: Obi-Wan Kenobi is a master of Form III (Soresu) of lightsaber combat. It's a purely defensive form where combatant looks for openings in opponents defense.
@@Neroevelocity He literally allowed himself to be "beaten" so that he could become one with the Force. Obi-Wan was basically unbeatable. Though Vader was among the few who could hope to beat him.
There's literally a DC cartoon where all the characters are Mark Hamill. Including Mark Hamill, the Joker, the Trickster, and Swamp Thing. There's even a meta joke about Mark tricking them by mimicking their voices.
@@saltyk9869I loved that joke because it’s like wait how can he mimic our voices because he’s a voice actor duh also he was a different character i forget the name but grey with a green hood and cloak showed up during the episode where Batman found joe chill
@ sure. There’s two main schools of thought. Watch in the order of 345,123,678 (release order.) Or watch in the order of 123,456,789 (chronological order.) Neither is definitively better and have their own benefits. Watching in chronological order definitely works as a streamlined experience but obviously has the issue of the modernisation and quality of the films changing pretty substantially and that can be a bit jarring.
@ I will say that if you do watch in chronological order it’s absolutely worth adding in things like rogue one and Kenobi to really expand the watch through. It’s like turning the movies into an extended super saga.
The weird thing about Star Wars is everything about it SCREAMS like it should be a sci-fi movie... but it's actually just a fantasy movie set in space.
Indeed. Which I wish more people understood, instead of crying fowl every time something on screen operates by those conventions instead of their mistaken impression of the world.
@@Avenger85438 It's because it's the popular space thing and because people usually equate space == sci fi people make the assumption. But most of the things that inspired Star Wars weren't sci fi. But they focused on telling a good story.
@Avenger85438 don't forget that most people don't understand the fact that most of the characters in star wars don't really understand how technology works remember their is technology older then anything in the new Republic
Fun fact: The storm troopers costumes are made from the same plastic that is used for artificial ponds (like decorative and Koi) and were painted white because it was the only paint thick enough to coat the plastic properly.
Couple of fun facts unless you already knew them: 1. Mark Hammil, who plays Luke, after this role will later on become a great voice actor and his roles are great and most of them iconic. Like The Fire Lord from Avatar and Joker in Batman Animated Series and Batman Arkham games (with exception of few games where he's not in them). But yeah, Episode 4 is where Mark began his way. 2. Vader is voiced by James Earl Jones, who will voice Mufasa in Lion King. 3. Idk if you recognised the actor who plays Han Solo because it isnt shown on YT version, but it's Harrison Ford. His other big role later would be in Indiana Jones as Indiana Jones himself. And Harrison is a well known "hater" of Star Wars. In all various interviews he shows his disgust towards the movies. But he says that in a sarcastic/humorous ways you can't be sure if he'sthe outright hater of the franchise or just likes to play with the public in such a way ever since movies were released (because in some of the interviews he still plays into humorous bits)
I'm more inclined to believe he's a hater. I remember seeing an interview where someone on the production was a huge fan and brought out a Lego Millennium falcon for him to sign which he "accidentally drops" and plays it off while the guy just looks dejected. I'm not a big fan of Harrison Ford after that. I respect him as an actor, not as a person after that.
@@societalanxiety5778 I think it's more just a role that Ford doesn't care about and views as a job he did decades ago that he keeps getting recognised for. Alec Guiness didn't get the hype around star wars himself and believed that his other work was more important.
@@societalanxiety5778 Honestly, that's the sort of thing that annoys me. He's world famous for this movie. It's not an exaggeration to say it launched his career. Show some appreciation.
"Youve taken your steps into a much larger world~" I have my qalms with the fandom but the one thing i adore about Star Wars is the freedom of it. Its the ultimate sandbox for storytelling. A western? A samurai? A war movie? Social commentary? Adventure? Tragedy? Its all these. It can be anything~
every Fandom has some degree of toxicity to it, that just comes with anything that people can get passionately invested into. to me the real toxicity stems from Disney and their toxic pandering.
It really is such a big galaxy. I wish there was more stuff focusing on literally any of it aside from the people with lightsabers. Granted, I love my boy Luke, but one could be forgiven for believing that 90% of the galaxy are either Jedi or Sith...
@UltimateGamerCC Hey I'm sorry I'd Disney wasn't your cup of tea. I liked some of their stuff like the Mandolorian and Andor. But that's just me. I just want Star Wars to be fun again. And I don't think pandering is bad at all, it just matters to what degree.
My 2 favorite fun facts about this movie: 1. The producers had 0 faith in it, and demanded to take as much of the immediate profits as possible. George Lucas agreed, but with the condition that he get ALL of merchandise profits. George Lucas became rich af because he believed in his dream. 2. Harrison Ford had done 1 movie with Lucas before, American Grafitti (which was Lucas' second film). But he was actually working as a carpenter on the set when George approached him and asked him to audition for Han. George has said that Han Solo's cool demeanor was partly based on Harrison Ford himself, alongside other cool, charismatic people George has met.
@jordancooney6817 I suppose that is true. I forgot it's technically feature length, since it was an adaptation of his student film. Always felt a lot more like an indie film than American Graffiti
Chewie was based on a dog, specifically a malamute. George Lucas had difficulty convincing the crew he wanted an upright dog that could help you pilot your spaceship and not a talking ape from planet of the apes.
Alicia if you're interested in the behind the scenes Corridor Crew actually have VERY indepth breakdowns of how they did the special effects of the Star Wars movies AND Lord of the Rings movies and both are INSANE! The amount of thought and creativity that went into these movies makes them all the more impressive! I love seeing people find Star Wars for the first time. So many people have this weird prejudice about what they think Star Wars is and refuse to watch it... and then they watch it and are like "Oh... that's not at all what I was expecting... that was so good!"
Lord of the Rings' behind the scenes documentary is a master work all on its own. That covers _everything_ from Fran and Phyllipa deciding how to adapt Tolkien's work giving Arwen more scenes, to Richard Taylor having some guys make all the chain mail _by hand_ for 2 years straight, to one of the concept artists and a weapons maker beating the shit out of each in full Elf armor in the parking lot, to Christopher Lee telling all the cast and crew war stories so investing it holds up production lol. And don't get me started on how much suffering went into Helm's Deep in all those gallons of constant rain.
Fun fact The person who actually operated the death star and shot it didn't expect them to actually use it. And the operator held so much guilt, he hesitated to shoot at the rebel base, so those few seconds saved the rebellion.
I always knew he was the protagonist. Though, I guess he had to have C3PO fill him in on how the Death Star got destroyed. He was a little... out of it at the time.
Fun facts: 1. A lot of the wide shots, like the ones of the Death Star were done by putting large, incredibly detailed, glass paintings over/around actual footage. Its such an impressive trick that it holds up *to this day* 2. The Lightsaber combat definetly gets progressively better as time goes on. This is partially due to technical limitations as the Lightsabers in A New Hope had their iconic effects rotoscoped in (before being digitally remastered) , were infamously fragile, so the actors couldn't even use them without worrying about breaking them, and even had a hidden cord that connected to a battery that I think you can still catch in certain scenes if you go frame by frame in some older versions of the movie But as soon as we get into The Empire Strikes back this doesn't appear to be an issue going forward.
Fascinating bit of trivia, Star Wars is in fact a throwback to old sci-fi adventure serials, like Flash Gordon. The 70's were generally a pretty grim time for movies culturally, so George Lucas wanted to create something more optimistic that people could enjoy, so drawing upon his love of race cars, as well as Akria Kurosawa, the Dam Busters, westerns and Arthurian legend, he made Star Wars to be a modern fantasy, with "In A Galaxy Far Far Away..." being It's equivalent of "Once Upon A Time." It's pretty interesting to learn about the context of when it came out. Han for instance is a stand in for the then contemporary cynical anti-heroes, to contrast with the more idealistic Knight and Squire archetype that Obi-Wan and Luke represented, and it goes without saying that Leia is a feminist icon, taking no crap, and having an active in her rescue, which was groundbreaking at the time. On top of that, there's some social commentary as well with the Empire being an allegory for the US at the time - an oppressive military power that throws its weight around, that's defeated by a smaller more cunning opponent. All of this leading to one of the biggest hits of the era, with books, comics, and games and toys, all expanding on the galaxy, though little of it was actully considered canon by Lucas, since a number of creator's tended to take liberties with the universe tone and lore. Decades of the these materials lead to a bad case of too many cooks in the kitchen, which funny enough had to scramble every time Lucas added to the lore, since his "documentary" style of filmmaking left a lot of things un-confirmed until then. He's very good at show don't tell, but not so much with dialogue, which Harrson Ford saying to him, "You can write this, George, but you sure as hell can't say it." Still despite a few ups and downs, like a few unnecessary changes in the special editions, it's endured to this day, and I hope you continue to watch and enjoy it yourself.
Clone Wars is legitimately great. It starts off feeling like something that is definitely geared way more towards kids, and it ends up as The Bad Batch.
@ I agree somewhat. But I grew up on the clone wars and didn't know anything about the EU back then so it has a very special place in my heart. And I still think clone wars is leagues above 7-9
@@Crazael No, only season 1 is 100% from Japan. Season 2 episodes are from Spain, Irland and other countries. The Cartoon Saloon episode is my favourite because for me it makes the best use with the setting to tell it's story.
Fun fact: The reason Han calls Jabba a "wonderful human being" is because Jabba was actually supposed to be human, and was still planned to be when that line was recorded. They changed his species later, but either the line was left that way by accident or because they decided the sarcasm made it work anyway.
if i'm not mistaken, prior to this, sci-fi had a clean shiny aesthetic. george wanted a "lived-in" used universe. also this was the first "blockbuster" as literally the line was over a "block" long
10:00 - also, sorry to drop a wild fact, but the budget for Star Wars Episode 4 at the time was $90,000, they made every cent count and made it back practically overnight.
Fun fact: those scenes with CGI Jabba were cut from the original release of the film. Jabba was originally going to be a very rotund human, and those scenes were filmed with Declan Mulholland (also in Time Bandits) as Jabba but ultimately cut from the film, with Janna’s first official appearance being in Episode VI. For the Special Edition release, Lucasfilm edited CGI Jabba over Mulholland’s scenes and had Scott Schumann dub over Mulholland’s lines in Huttese, then added the edited footage back in where it had originally been cut from. Mulholland’s version of Jabba appears multiple times in the _Star Wars: Blue Milk Special_ comedy/parody webcomic, in which it is revealed that “Slug Jabba” is just an animatronic that he controls and voices from a hidden room in the palace.
i love the way the music acknowledges luke trusting in the force by switching from really tense to heroicly determined when he turns off the targeting computer.
Just a heads up, before the Clone Wars series, there's a Clone 2008 CG Clone War Movie that introduces a new main character which leads into the Clone Wars series. And there's a Star Wars 2D Clone Wars mini series before that that introduces more characters; Since you've seen the first 6, I can tell you it's where General Grievous first appeared.)
Also she should look up the chronological order of the Clone Wars. The release order messed things up so badly that an episode where a character dies was aired before the episode where you meet that character. And there are two episodes you watch before the movie.
The thing about Jabba is that he is very reasonable. He will ALWAYS keep his end of the bargain if it benefits him. But you also have to remember he is a hut and has a reputation to uphold. If you do what is asked and keep your end of the bargain he will let you live and if he likes you enough, try to hire you. But if you fuck up to much you are no longer worth it and he will eliminate you prudently and sometimes horrifically.
I love that enough time has passed that it’s possible to find people who haven’t experienced Star Wars or LoTR. So excited to watch you go through them!
Thumb Wars and Jedi Party all the way. "Well I'd love to help, but my Uncle Soondead and Aunt Gonnabiteit will be waiting for me to come home!" "Wait! What were their names?" _"Soondead_ and _Gonnabiteit._ . . (sudden look of realization) . . . OH MY GOSH!!!"
One fact about this film and it’s budget is that the animal skeleton on Tatooine is still sitting where they filmed it. They made the skeleton for the desert set piece in Tunisia but then George wasn’t sure they had enough money to transport the big ass prop back to the states so they just covered it with sand and left it in the desert.
Lucas: It's hive of crime. A den where villains of all shapes from a thousand different worlds congregate. Strange aliens and weird beings all together in a dingy dive bar. WIlliams: I understand. So, what kind of music should be playing? Lucas: Light jazz.
Williams: Really George, Jazz? Lucas: The space/Sci-fi equivalent to Jazz, it'll need a different name though... Williams: What do you have in mind? Lucas: We'll call it Jizz
13:01 So, the story behind that scene is that the stuntman or actor playing the Sand People was raising up his staff for the shot once. George Lucas was the one who made the decision to edit that part by clipping and rewinding that specific shot multiple times to get the motion of the Sand People to be more intense. That's why it's janky.
It's a good thing Lucas learned from that experience and stopped messing with editing too much. Real shit though, he then casually used his money to fund the invention of digital editing. Like, all of digital editing. So I can't be too mad at him.
Disney's Star Wars shows have been either hit or miss, but I have to recommend their film "Rogue One", it takes place before the fourth film and is really solid.
Fun Fact, Peter Cusing who played the guy ordering Vader around, couldn't wear the boots they gave him to go with the suit, so he did the entire part wearing Fluffy Bunny slippers. This might give you a Laugh, the Music playing in the Bar is called Jizz. If you've played Final Fantasy you should recognize the Named Biggs & Wedge
47:45 - originally George Lucas wanted to make a 6 Movie Epic, but his budget was super low and he did the first movie in a way that it could standalone, he would make so much money though that he finishes the Trilogy, remasters the Trilogy later on and then goes back to do the Prequel Trilogy. this movie was from 1978 and the Prequels start at the turn of the Millennium. (2000)
Star Wars was actually one of the first films I've ever seen. My uncle put it on when he was babysitting me. According to him, I immediately stopped crying at that point. Ever since then, the Star Wars franchise has always been near and dear to my heart, even if some of the media is sub-par. I'm glad Alicia got into this. May the Force be with you.
Lukes and one other character in Star Wars are taking the, "Hero's Journey." The Hero's Journey is based from books of Joseph Campbell, an American Writer and Professor. Campbell borrowed the word monomyth from James Joyce's Finnegans Wake (1939). Campbell was a notable scholar of Joyce's work and in A Skeleton Key to Finnegans Wake (1944) co-authored the seminal analysis of Joyce's final novel. Campbell's singular the monomyth implies that the "hero's journey" is the ultimate narrative archetype, but the term monomyth has occasionally been used more generally, as a term for a mythological archetype or a supposed mytheme that re-occurs throughout the world's cultures. You will be surprised which other character is also on the Hero's Journey, not just Luke.
Fun fact about knowing the audience is smart enough! Mark Hamill asked George Lucas why they didn't have someone say "Oh my gosh that's Darth Vader, the most powerful-" George said "Well um, we'll just play some scary music, he's in all black. They'll get the idea"
Fun fact for those who are unaware. Luke Skywalker is played by Mark Hamill, who goes on to become a voice actor who's had numerous iconic roles. Roles like the Joker in Batman TAS and the Arkham games, and the Firelord in Avatar TLA.
Ironically, if those Stormtroopers hadn't killed Owen and Beru, Luke would have applied to join the Imperial Navy, and likely ended up as a TIE pilot, with a high chance of getting Vader's and Palpatine's attention. Han _was_ a TIE pilot, but when he saw how badly Imperial officers were treating Chewie, he rescued the Wookie and ran, which is why Chewbacca owes Han a life debt, which also happens to extend to his family, at least in the old EU. A lot of the other early Rebel pilots were deserters from the Imperial Navy, and sometimes they brought stuff over when they left. One cool story involves Baron Soontir Fel. The man was an ace TIE Bomber pilot, and to give you an idea of how difficult that is, TIE-series are unshielded and don't have an on-board hyperdrive. TIE Bombers are particularly slow, and since they have the additional pod for bombs / missiles / torpedoes, they're also larger targets, making it much more of a challenge to survive in them. Fel's sister fell in love with Wedge Antilles, a Rebel pilot. To make sure his sister was happy, Fel decided to leave the Imperial Navy, and join the Rebel Alliance, teaming up with Wedge. Another cool character was Winter, Leia's childhood friend and confidante. Winter was beautiful and graceful, to the point people often thought she was Princess Leia. She also had a perfect memory, making her a perfect intelligence agent for the Alliance. She preferred to act as nanny to the Solo kids, though, because her friendship with Leia meant the world to her. Winter married Tycho Celchu, another pilot, but she was always a woman of action. Most of this is EU stuff, so it can't be a spoiler.
I find it kind of funny, I'm one of those rare people who don't like Episode 2 and 3, but honestly loves Episode 1. Didn't like the direction 2nd and 3rd because they were politicized and in a way that made no sense, but being a history buff knowing the references they tried to make, but honestly failed hard at it.. it rubs me the wrong way which made them hard to enjoy. I can not say more without spoiling it for anyone who hasn't seen those two films though. That being said, I understand why people like the 3rd, it's definitely the most emotionally charged Star Wars film.
@Alte.Kameraden when I was younger 3 was my favorite simply because great lightsaber fights, now it's my favorite because the clone wars show adds so much to it
@@patrickwaldeck6681 I wouldn't say I despise them. I don't even hate Jar Jar. I would say if I was maybe 10 years younger when they came out, I may have loved them. My perspective changed between when Phantom Menace came out and Attack of the Clones, so it had a big impact on my opinions of Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith. I blame the fact I saw Mobile Suit Gundam, Mobile Suit Gundam 08th MS Team, Mobile Suit Gundam 0080 War in the Pocket, and Mobile Suit Gundam 0083 Stardust Memory after Phantom Menace came out. Let say they blew even the original Star Wars trilogy out of the water. So it left me disappointed when I saw later Star Wars productions. but I guess I can argue Nostalgia holds up the other ones for me. Basically the summer/fall of 2001 and winter/spring of 2002 set my bar higher than Star Wars could achieve. As those shows played on TV and I got hooked. They set my bar very high. It also doesn't help that when I was into StarWars before the prequels I was a X-Wing vs Tie Fighter kid. Not a Luke vs Vader kid. I didn't have Lightsabers I had X-Wings, Stormtroopers, Rebel Trooper Toys, etc. Prequel films almost exclusively focus around politicians and Jedi, which kind of bored me. Phantom Menace doesn't, you have Naboo Security and pilots with a few named characters, the Gungons(Spelling) who had had numerous named characters including Jar Jar risking their lives in the end making the film far more powerful in my opinion, war isn't war without real risk, and you don't get that with Clones vs Droids. There is no Death Star Trench run with all these named pilots losing their lives trying to save many. Including one that was a friend of Luke. I want human struggle, not Space Wizards, Clones and Droids. I want Imperial Officers like Piett and pilots like Wedge being characters in the films. You don't get that with Droids and Clones, or Religious Zealots like Sith/Jedi that make no logical sense.
I looked it up because I never really looked into it. there were over 1million people on the death star when it exploded. There was A LOT of death in that movie and we are not even counting Alderaan, with 2 BILLION DEAD. only 60K Alderaan peoples were off planet when it happened. And ALSO, kinda sidenote, there was this Star Wars manga revolving around a group of people around the time of a new hope/after. And there was this character who was part of the empire, and he was from Alderaan, and he talked about it in the manga. BRO they had this man on the deathstar in formation with the a bunch of Imperial goons, watching a screen as they showed them blowing up Alderaan. AND HE JUST WATCHED as his home planet gets blown up and the face he made. the artist was crazy with it. Just the look of horror and disbelief that the Empire would blow up his homeworld was insane.
And if you're impressed by the FX, keep in mind that this was still the era where every film had to hire individual experts to create a one off FX studio. When they made The Empire Strikes Back, they actually created Industrial Light and Magic because maintaining a permanent company to do FX for films cut down on start up and break down costs as well as keeping experienced teams together.
Imma be real with you, a lot of fans feel the practical effects in the first 3 films were better than the CGI in the latter 3. A lot of fans also hated when Lucas re-released the original films with 90s CGI added in. However, whether you end up feeling the same way or disagreeing with that viewpoint, this is still the right watch order imo, because you get to experience the films the same way most of us did. Looking forward to seeing what your opinion is of that as you release these reactions!
16:30 there's actually two versions of the clone wars there's a miniseries created by gendi tarkovsky the guy who made samurai Jack and then there's the 3D animated show there's also an animated movie for the 3D show which is a jumping off point into the clone wars series
And if that isn't confusing we have two movies that happened before the events of a New Hope but after the events of revenge of the sith and whenever Star wars rebels takes place (I haven't gotten around to watching it yet please don't crucify me) and fallen order and jedi survivor (I actually got 100% on fallen order but I haven't played survivor yet)
Don't let any fandom negativity stop you from enjoying this amazing universe! Only you get to decide what you like and dislike about Star Wars. 3:16 There is a very good documentary about the behind the scenes for the first three films, highly recommend watching it. From special effects to breaking film tradition, George Lucas and Star Wars changed the film industry forever. While some of these scenes received a visual and special effects update in 1997, this remains a landmark film for the time. 12:25 John Williams brought us so much amazing music all throughout the franchise. 38:13 I feel this scene doesn't get enough attention. The strength of Leia's character here is astounding. She's been tortured by the interrogator droid (drugs, shocks, who knows what else) AND mind probed by Darth Vader, one of the most powerful Force users. THEN had to watch as her home planet was turned to asteroids, rubble, and debris. She's gone through so much in such a short time. Yet here, she sees another human being she has just met mourn the loss of his mentor, who just happens to be Ben Kenobi (whom she was relying on to deliver the droids and plans). All of this and instead of focusing on her own sorrow she tries to comfort Luke. Such an amazing female lead. 43:35 The ships do have scanners and instruments to help the pilots. But technology can fail or be fooled; real world pilots are also trained not to be over reliant on equipment. Partially related, starfighters are equipped with inertial compensators to reduce or eliminate the effects of high speed maneuvers in space. Most pilots don't turn it all the way up so they can still "feel" how the fighter is moving and responding. Porkins (larger pilot who says he doesn't need to pull up, he can make it) was later stated to have his compensator at max at all times, which partially led to his death in the final battle here. Good pilots use all their senses! Love hearing you praise the writing, pacing, and overall script of the film!
The guy who made Star Wars, George Lucas, made a deal with the studio to get the movie made, that he would give up the profits from the movie, and just get the profits from the merchandising for the movie. He made significantly more money than the studio did from it.
So, I think George had some ideas for more of the story... but no one believed in this movie even the cast. It was George's faith in what he had and KNEW it would hit with audiences that got this made. For the first movie he made a publishing deal with Fox I think where they could publish this movie but he retained the rights to the IP and the merchandising rights (which prior to this wasn't really a thing) and then George made toy figures out of EVERY character in the movie and gave them backstories and shit on the back of the boxes to make the world feel bigger in 1977. He then used that money to fully fund the next movie so he was the sole owner and I think was just legally obligated to use Fox to distribute them.
As someone who’s watched these movies since I was really small, It’s very nice to see the two of you make observations about the storytelling and filmmaking. I’m so familiar with the Star Wars movies I don’t think of some of those elements anymore so hearing comments about it makes me appreciate them more.
8:32 - Okay, so you're watching one of the later editions. That's a Dewback. They're desert reptiles used for mounts in some systems. Not native to Tatooine, if i recall. Budget issues meant that in the original all we saw of them was some blurry distance shots, but in the Special Edition and later, they were replaced with CGI models. It's one of the SE changes that actually DOES bring things closer to the original vision. 12:25 - It's John Williams. It's ALWAYS Epic. 12:37 - Those are Banthas. Tusken Raiders (Sand People) use them as transports. 13:17 - Yeah, that sound is a change from one of the later editions. The original sound was MUCH better. 15:44 - It's canon: the red one actually blew it's own motivator to keep R2 and 3PO together. 20:35 - Dude: They wouldn't kill his family!! **CUT TO...** Crispy skeletons. 25:18 - Allow me to introduce you to the greatest controversy of the Special Editions...HAN SHOT FIRST!!!! In the original cut, you get an explosion and suddenly Greedo is a crispy critter falling on Han's table. Han had shot him THROUGH the table when he wasn't looking. It illustrated that Han was a jaded man who had seen too much to care about playing fair any more. When the Special Editions came around, George Lucas decided that he didn't like the idea that Han would take unfair advantage of Greedo. It's not 'heroic.' So Lucas edited the shot to make it look like Greedo missed and Han shot him afterwards. Not only was it a choppy-ass edit that made Greedo look like an idiot, but it took away some of the edge that made early Han such a fascinating character. 25:21 - ...aaaaand it's the Maclunky version. It's one of the latest edits to the movie. NOBODY knows why they did it. It's just asinine. 25:47 - This scene was left out of the original cut for budget reasons. It was filmed with a stand-in actor before the character of Jabba the Hutt was (pardon the expression) fully fleshed-out. The original concept had some kind of furry bipedal alien similar to Chewie, but it eventually developed into the slug creature you see here. Unfortunately, the budget ran low before they could finalize the creature, so the scene was left on the cutting room floor. The Special Edition used CGI to edit in the Jabba that was eventually designed for Return of the Jedi, but there was one moment where Han walks behind Jabba. The effects crew didn't know how to 'fix' the shot, so in the end they decided to have Han _step on_ Jabba's tail. This scene would also have been our first look at Boba Fett, but due to it's removal from the movie, he wasn't introduced until the much lamented Star Wars Holiday Special. 39:10 - Han HAS been through some sh@#, in BOTH continuities. He's spent 20 years getting the idealism beaten out if him and he came into this movie jaded as f@#$. 40:34 - You'll pick this stuff up as you go along, but the thing to remember is that the Force touches everybody and everything. Most people don't even notice it at all. Sometimes someone will seem especially 'lucky' or will have unusually strong intuition, and these people are sometimes referred to as 'Force sensitive,' but only the truly gifted can actually _manipulate_ the Force, and it's those people who can become Jedi. 42:17 - This scene is _slightly_ extended from the original cut, though it's still not the entire original scene. It doesn't add a whole lot more. One cut scene that IS worth noting is that earlier in the movie we actually got to meet Luke's friends, including Biggs. In that scene Biggs tells Luke that the modern Imperial Academy is just a propaganda machine for the military and that he's leaving to join the Rebellion, which would have made this scene an even bigger reunion. 43:36 - Actually, in the lore there ARE pilots who rely almost exclusively on sensors...but the have a tendency to not last too long. The GOOD pilots use a balance of visual and technical feedback to stay aware of the situation. 45:15 - R2 and Alicia sounding EXACTLY the same. 45:51 - Han was _actually_ going to leave them all in the lurch, but Chewbacca went full Jewish Mom on Han and guilted him into coming back. 47:44 - Although sources disagree as to whether George Lucas originally intended 6 or 9 movies, the fact remains that NO movie studio was willing to commit to bringing his entire vision to life. Eventually, 20th Century Fox agreed to greenlight ONE movie and see how things went from there. Lucas looked over his 6 (9) movies and decided that #4 had the most self-contained story, so he pitched that one, and it was a BLOCKBUSTER. It's success was strong enough for FOX to greenlight the next two movies. When Star Wars we rereleased in theaters prior to the release of The Empire Strikes Back, the words 'Episode 4: A New Hope' were added to the opening crawl. It wouldn't be until the late 90s, after the original trilogy's 20th anniversary, that the 'Prequel Trilogy' would finally be produced. (Needless to say, a lot changed between the original drafts and the final product.)
Welcome to one of the most beloved and frustrating franchises ever made. The originals are instant classic. The prequels are okay but get very emotional as they continue. Sequels not as beloved. Spinoff movies and shows can be instant hits or epic fails.
Thank you for covering a franchise near and dear to my heart, which shaped my childhood (I'm just a few years older than you). It's definitely hard to top Empire Strikes Back; there's a reason it's overwhelmingly considered the fan favorite among the entire series. But I definitely also really enjoy Revenge of the Sith, and I think it gets a bit too clowned on, despite the admittedly cringy dialogue at times. In addition, Ian McDiarmid as Emperor Palestine will always be a beloved highlight of the movies (and some shows) with how much he loves getting into character. He's just such a character you love to hate, but hate to love. Definitely keep an eye out for the "Fandom Menace" entering your UA-cam and Twitch chats as you go forward watching the series, especially as you get to some of the more recent shows and movies. They're toxic fans that are infamous for seeking out any content creators that cover Star Wars, and either try to get them to adopt their cynical, hateful vision of the franchise, or, if it actually looks like the creators are enjoying what the "fandom" doesn't want them to, they tend to bully and harass.
28:30 I once did a thing in book that talked about the power of the mind, it had 5 rows of specific images and you had to close your eyes and focus your mind on predicting what they were. I was somehow able to predict the entire first row without looking at it beforehand.
26:31 This is a fun little bit of side cannon: That hooded figure is Gerrun Daan, a Kubaz from the planet Kubindi. Kubaz have very good senses of smell and a natural curiosity, so the Empire took many of them from their home and forced them to be spies. The Kubaz were treated more like dogs than respected members of Imperial military, and almost all hated working for the Empire. Gerrun Daan by this point, had managed to use his spycraft skills to escape the Empire's yoke, and was trying to build up funds to start his own rebellion. He had heard that the Empire were looking for a young human and two droids, but had no idea of their significance, so when he saw Luke, he turned them in, hoping the reward would help him free his homeworld. So... not just some sneaky snitch, but a homesick man, doing desperate things to try and enact his own form of good.
4:50 About this scene. So MANY writers don't understand why this one works (Since they tried to copy it from TFA). The plans were on a ship. A very small space that is alredy under Imperium control, and inside of a bigger ship. They can by all means tear the ship apart to find it. So Vader did not waste time on interogating the capitan because he don't have to. And when the droids leave with the escape pod they scann it for life signals so it's not like they did not tought of it. It was a human error but even than the person who let it go reported it very quickly, and so Vader did not choked him out since he did he's job as he should have. . There are so many factors why this one works and establishes Vader well. Sadly many writers don't seme to pay enough atention which is why we have the "bad guy kills good guy/minion for no reason" trope.
re: shoulder checks Those are actually super important to be able to do. Electronics can be jammed or fail. Even our current craft can be all but invisible to radar. If all else fails, at least you can look over your shoulder. It's actually been theorized that part of why the TIE pilots get shot down so much is they can't see behind them.
37:37 thats interesting and awesome you said that because Obi-Wan is a Master of the third Form of lightsaber called Soresu, which specializes in Defense combat and out lasting your opponent through your defense! 😁
The force is strong with those worthy of hitting the subscribe button.
Nice to know youve watched the ONLY 6 movies in the star wars series. Now watch the clone wars because its great and episodes 7-9 DO NOT EXIST
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I was about to say that
I'm so happy that you're watching this & LotR.
Marvel is all over the place & I love some of the movies (Guardians of The Galaxy is like more modern Star Wars), but the first Star Wars trilogy is the GOAT!
I read Lord of the Rings during high school before the movies came out (I'm old...) and they nailed the books.
That is like the perfect trilogy. LotR & Jojos are like the best adaptations... like ever.
@OilRigWorker26 I dared say like 2 months ago I Iike DC more than Marvel, I think I got banned.😆 Marvel has lots of good characters and cool special effects and cool tear jerking scenes, but DC actually makes sense storywise. Sorry Invincible Captain Marvel that just happens to be on a trip.🤷♂️
RIP and long live
-Peter Cushing (Grand Moff Tarkin)
-Sir Alec Guinness (Obi-Wan)
-Kenneth Baker (R2-D2)
-Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia)
-Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca)
-David Prowse (Darth Vader)
-James Earl Jones (Darth Vader's voice)
I keep forgetting that James Earl Jones and Peter Mayhew are no longer with us.
Dammit.
Pour out a drink for the greats here.
Damn this really puts it into perspective… so many of them… Into the force, they are. Gone, they are not.
Don't forget the actor in the C-3PO suit (forgot his name, but it's Daniel something)
@@sasquatchproductions9088 Anthony Daniels
My favorite headcanon for why Leia is so sassy at her rescuers is that she's one of the leaders of the rebel alliance and expecting a rescue from an elite crew of Rebel forces. instead she gets the Duke Boys who barely know their ass from their blasters. I'd be mad too
"Well, stay here and rot ya stuck up bitch." Family Guy: Blue Harvest.
Ok i've been laughing my arse for the past 20min after reading your comment
"The Dukes" boys omg...
Exactly! When you send out a rescue op for a highly important political figure, you’re supposed to send seal team 6, not cheech and Chong
I'd been mad at the Rebels! The fuck they're doing?
Leia would of had redundant escape plans if she had planned a hostage rescue.
First thought: Oh neat. She's watching Star Wars.
Second thought: Wait, she was a film major and never watched Star Wars til now?
oh shit yeah how is that possible???
That’s surprising
Don’t wanna accuse anyone of anything but what if she saw it already but still makes it for YT
@@nathanchavez6171Maybe because it’s not really a “kino” film, or whatever the cinephiles call it
Same thought!
3:11 Think of it this way... Lea was expecting Seal team six and instead gets a "Farm boy" and a "Trucker" with his hairy friend. All the while they rescue you in the equivalent of a Ford F150.
a 30 y.o. F-150
A ford F-150 with a bunch of welded on parts and duct tape holding it together
A Ford F-150 that the trucker won in a poker game, which he "modified" to smuggle drugs.
More like, “Ford F1, ‘50”! 😂
or a Winnebago. ;)
Fun Fact: When filming the movie, Peter Cushing (who played Tarkin), found that the shoes they gave him for his costume didnt fit, so he basically asked them to shoot above the knee since in most of them he just wore loafers that fit and looked just a bit out of place from the rest of the costumes.
Additional Peter Cushing fun fact: he originally applied for the role of Obi-Wan.
I would have liked to have seen that version; Cushing was one of the only actors on the set of the first movie that saw what Lucas was going for and didn't think it was just schlock. As good as Guiness did due to his professionalism, it would have been nice to see a true believer get the role.
Pink slippers😂
Why can I also picture him wearing cargo shorts and sandals in shots taken above the waist? 😂
Stormtrooper:"there she is, set for stun."
Princess Leia shoots him dead.
Other Stormtrooper: "He said set for stun! he wasn't gonna hurt you, he said stun! *sobs*"
-Robot chicken
Rebel scum...
Great kid, don't get penisy
i think about that everytime i watch this
@@steamro11r Every time I watch Empire Strikes Back I think of that Robot Chicken skit "I am altering the deal. pray i don't alter it any further" when the bit pops up in the movie lol
Palpatine - "Stormtrooper 🖐️"
Fun fact, James Earl Jones was, of course, the voice of Darth Varder BUT, he *_wasn't_* the guy in the suit. The guy in the suit was David Prowes. He was 6ft 6~7in (around 200cm) and he insisted on reading Vader's lines even though they'd be dubbed over. He had a *very* different take on the tone of them too, you can look up the un-dubbed scenes if you're interested.
That is such a cool fact! Also DANG HE TALL
@@aliciaxlife I once knew a girl that tall. This was in China (she was American) but MAN, she had tall girl problems. Had to have all her clothes tailored. China is NOT made for the tall, lets put it that way.
@@aliciaxlife When I was in China, we knew another American who was a woman that stood 6ft7. Now SHE had 'tall girl problems'. All her clothes had to be tailored and she had to watch her head constantly, China is NOT made for tall people.
Prowse thought he was the voice of darth vader until the premiere and he was very upset he was dubbed over
He also had a very thick accent too from what I know.
"She's never seen Stars Wars!!?? Ted, the only people in the universe who haven't seen Star Wars are the Characters in Star Wars, and that's 'cause they lived them, Ted!!"
Not really the case here, but i never thought I would use this quote in all my life. So... I saw the opportunity and didn't think twice...
Better now than never
You Will LOVE Clone Wars, and That’s a PROMISE.
And she will definitely cry for domino squad
YES
The 2003 series was superior.
@@Regal99 That's what OP said: "Clone Wars," not "The Clone Wars."
@@Regal99indeed
The Jabba scene is so funny to me. They filmed it originally with a dude who looked like Hagrid dressed like Shrek and they hadn't nailed down the idea of his character. It was a deleted scene for a reason. He shows up in later media so they could have left that scene on the cutting room floor, but they put it back in for the special edition released and they CGI'd a slug body over Shrek and adobe photoshop transform tool'd Han over his tail when he walked behind him. This is why we get the wonderfully ironic line "Jabba, you're a wonderful human being."
Plus Lucas wanted the music in the Cantina to be space jazz. So he named it like jazz, but spacey.
It's called Jizz
One fan-edit made Jabba into a hologram hovering around, which makes a lot more sense for a guy of his stature
The second best piece of trivia about Jizz, behind the name itself, is that those who perform it are called Jizz Wailers.
THERE WERE THREE OTHER VOCALS GEORGE
Jizz in the Cantina. Wow.
Originally, Star Wars was supposed to be a stand-alone movie. George had yet to fully develop the story outside of the beginning to Luke's journey into the Force, and would've stopped here if the movie didn't make money. He even bet against it with his best friend Steven Spielberg who told him that he thought the movie would do well. When the reviews started coming out, he went to work on the script to V and VI without knowing what they would be - and made revisions *during* filming.
More on that in the next Star Wars Sunday...
He already had plans, and hopes but the plans weren't fully formed. It wasn't *supposed* to be a standalone movie, he just expected it to be but he started at Episode 4 for a reason. He may not have expected success but he clearly hoped to expand on this story.
@@kevthepoethe didn’t call it episode 4 lol, it was just called “Star Wars” on release. The episode IV and “a new hope” comes after he knew he’d be doing sequels
@@Blacktoothoneil it was called Star Wars but the opening crawl always said Episode IV: A New Hope. I know because I had it on VHS in the 80s.
And the lore always had clone wars in the past and redemption in the future. These are facts, not speculation.
Sequels were just rare so he may have continued the story in books and comics. A sequel comic was made and retconned when a sequel movie was created. These are all verifiable facts. The comic exists. The stories set in the future existed but Lucas didn't plan to make Vader and Anakin the same person til later.
@@kevthepoet No, when it came out in '77, it was just titled Star Wars...there was no episode IV.
@@kevthepoet Wrong. The original 1977 film prints did not say Episode IV and did not say A New Hope.
“I’m chopping up Lord of the Rings… it’s very long”
As someone who put on Fellowship Of The Ring without reading the runtime, ima tell ya, I felt that. I was not prepared for how long the movie was.
Yeah I’m doing the extended editions so I’m breaking the videos into 3 parts for each film. CAUSE GODDAMN
Worth it though! And so is the making-of content from the extended editions, IMHO.
@@aliciaxlife very reasonable, and i dig that, it can be digested better that way too.
@@aliciaxlife I just want to make a suggestion to watch something on your own time. I don't usually care for commentary on movies in the special features. With one exception. The commentary from the 4 actors who played the hobbits on the extended version of The Lord of the rings, The fellowship of the Ring. It's my favorite commentary of anyone I've heard. Those four guys and the funny stories they had about making the movie were priceless. I just want to say that. Hope you're doing well. Have a nice day. 😎
The Extended Editions are all about 4 hours long, each being about an hour longer than the 3 hour theatrical release. Sitting down to watch them back to back is literally a full day experience.
With all the negativity surrounding Star Wars not a days, it’s a delight to see someone come into this franchise blind and experience the joy of the original trilogy.
I just hope she avoids the star wars youtuber side of things most of them are liars behind the scenes or are outright bitter at times just look at star wars theory for example who actually gives a dam about stuff that happened 8 years ago and don't get me started on how he misread alot of information on the demonetision document star wars explained praised theory as a good faith critc that was influenced by bad people for example nerdrotic and geeks and gamers who have openly admitted to grifting
hell nerdrotic openly admitted a few times that he doesn't watch alot of Disney content anymore and don't get me started on how star wars theory lied about a hate campaign and outright brought up star wars channels that no longer want anything to do with him yes I'm referring to eckhartsladder and lore master
Infact eckhartsladder and lore master and generation tech and star wars comics and star wars meg are the only good star wars channels left
The only thing that ruins Star Wars for me, is the negative atmosphere created by other Star Wars fans.
The hell are you talking about? Disney destroyed Star Wars all on their own. Fans were spoiled back during episode 1 to 3 things, but man, drop of quality with new trilogy was amazing. The interviews showing how new writers did not respect or understand Star Wars (come on, confusing Luke with Anakin?) was only top of the iceberg.
@rainbowprism6242 bruv you clearly didn't read any of the interviews george massively fucked up by not keeping tabs on the sequels he could of easily questioned and asked what the hell was going on he just didn't want to because he was so focused9n his wife and kids also let's he real their only 3 awful things that have came out and they were acolyte kenobi and rise of skywalker everything else is subjective to different opinions also their has been a tone of hate over the years to the point multiple youtubers have been called out also if star wars has been ruined why are you still here surely you would jump of a sicking ship also if star wars is ruined ehy eo so many writers before Disney purchased the franchise 2qmt their characters in star wars like timothy zhan
@@rainbowprism6242you clearly never read any legends stories half of them were trash also you do realise mother fucking timothy zhan the guy who made a shite tone of legends stories is okay with what Disney is doing and outright wants mara jade in Disney star wars canon
33:18 Fun fact: Harrison Ford deliberately didn't learn his lines for this scene to make his shitty lying sound more authentic lol
My favorite fact about this film
A boring conversation anyway
Seeing you and Coma having so much fun watching Ep 4 made me love Star Wars all over again
Having fun with space wizards
Thats what its all about
It's fascinating to see the orignal vision of the series, the way some fans talk about it, like it was a bloody serious drama, you'd swear the were talking about a very different film.
*Meanwhile me enjoying the War Aspect of it*
Binary Sunset is one of the best musical scores out there, that crescendo is so iconic
Shit was so poignant it overruled their joking, now that's when you know it's real
@@samwallaceart288 at what time?
@@ShadowCatGambit idk, visual was up
The scene starts at 12:16
Because someone has to say it, "Han shot first!"
I still remember the original, where Han was the only one who got a shot off
Yeah. Saw it in a drive-in when I was 4. Still remember standing on my grandfather's front seat of his old Nova.
Different time and place.
Thank you for your dedication to Truth and Justice!
Maclunkey
Han shot only
"The next one might be a bit worse" Oh man, Empire is going to blow your mind.
37:40 Fun fact: Obi-Wan Kenobi is a master of Form III (Soresu) of lightsaber combat. It's a purely defensive form where combatant looks for openings in opponents defense.
You know I know what happens but I'm still gonna say it: So much for DEFENSE! XD
@@Neroevelocity He literally allowed himself to be "beaten" so that he could become one with the Force. Obi-Wan was basically unbeatable. Though Vader was among the few who could hope to beat him.
@@saltyk9869 My dude I know why it happened I was just kidding. There's no need to "disrobe" my comment. ;3
@@Neroevelocity Make a better joke next time! (teasing)
You know what's crazy? Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker) is the voice of Firelord Ozai.
And the Joker
And Master Eraqus in Kingdom Hearts.
There's literally a DC cartoon where all the characters are Mark Hamill. Including Mark Hamill, the Joker, the Trickster, and Swamp Thing. There's even a meta joke about Mark tricking them by mimicking their voices.
@@saltyk9869I loved that joke because it’s like wait how can he mimic our voices because he’s a voice actor duh also he was a different character i forget the name but grey with a green hood and cloak showed up during the episode where Batman found joe chill
He also voiced Goro Majima Yakuza of PS2 era but strangely he does not remember voicing Majima or VA for Yakuza game
WHAAAAAAT!?!?!? This is her first time watching STAR WARS!?!?
I am equally shocked and incredibly happy to get to see this!
we are pretty lucky being able to relive moments thru our favorite Reactors
As someone who knows nothing about starwarts can you recommend me where to start ?
@ sure. There’s two main schools of thought.
Watch in the order of 345,123,678 (release order.)
Or watch in the order of 123,456,789 (chronological order.)
Neither is definitively better and have their own benefits. Watching in chronological order definitely works as a streamlined experience but obviously has the issue of the modernisation and quality of the films changing pretty substantially and that can be a bit jarring.
@ I will say that if you do watch in chronological order it’s absolutely worth adding in things like rogue one and Kenobi to really expand the watch through. It’s like turning the movies into an extended super saga.
@ and DEFINITELY watch the one wars tv show. Without a doubt the best additional material available besides the actual movies.
Fun fact - in all of Peter Cushing's 'Moff Tarkin' scenes - dude was wearing COMFY slippers the whole time.
You never see his feet in any shots.
The weird thing about Star Wars is everything about it SCREAMS like it should be a sci-fi movie... but it's actually just a fantasy movie set in space.
Indeed. Which I wish more people understood, instead of crying fowl every time something on screen operates by those conventions instead of their mistaken impression of the world.
@@Avenger85438 It's because it's the popular space thing and because people usually equate space == sci fi people make the assumption. But most of the things that inspired Star Wars weren't sci fi. But they focused on telling a good story.
It's a fun intersection of genres! I like the western/samurai aspects too. I'm not too familiar with it but I think "space opera" is the word?
@Avenger85438 don't forget that most people don't understand the fact that most of the characters in star wars don't really understand how technology works remember their is technology older then anything in the new Republic
@anotheronebitesthedust-fs6wr That's 40k. In Star Wars tech just looks that way.
One of my favourite consistencies in this whole franchise is Obi-wan hating space travels. He always had and always will.
"Another happy landing"
Bro might have a bit of PTSD from his time in the Clone Wars. Or more specifically, around Anakin.
Flying in a ship piloted by Anakin could traumatize anyone.
Fun fact: The storm troopers costumes are made from the same plastic that is used for artificial ponds (like decorative and Koi) and were painted white because it was the only paint thick enough to coat the plastic properly.
Alicia and Star Wars??? What a combo I love it
Couple of fun facts unless you already knew them:
1. Mark Hammil, who plays Luke, after this role will later on become a great voice actor and his roles are great and most of them iconic. Like The Fire Lord from Avatar and Joker in Batman Animated Series and Batman Arkham games (with exception of few games where he's not in them). But yeah, Episode 4 is where Mark began his way.
2. Vader is voiced by James Earl Jones, who will voice Mufasa in Lion King.
3. Idk if you recognised the actor who plays Han Solo because it isnt shown on YT version, but it's Harrison Ford. His other big role later would be in Indiana Jones as Indiana Jones himself. And Harrison is a well known "hater" of Star Wars. In all various interviews he shows his disgust towards the movies. But he says that in a sarcastic/humorous ways you can't be sure if he'sthe outright hater of the franchise or just likes to play with the public in such a way ever since movies were released (because in some of the interviews he still plays into humorous bits)
I'm more inclined to believe he's a hater. I remember seeing an interview where someone on the production was a huge fan and brought out a Lego Millennium falcon for him to sign which he "accidentally drops" and plays it off while the guy just looks dejected.
I'm not a big fan of Harrison Ford after that. I respect him as an actor, not as a person after that.
@@societalanxiety5778 I think it's more just a role that Ford doesn't care about and views as a job he did decades ago that he keeps getting recognised for. Alec Guiness didn't get the hype around star wars himself and believed that his other work was more important.
@@societalanxiety5778 Honestly, that's the sort of thing that annoys me. He's world famous for this movie. It's not an exaggeration to say it launched his career. Show some appreciation.
@@saltyk9869 I don't think Ford is so much a "hater" as he is tired of people being obsessed with it all the time.
It actually does say Harrison's name in the credits. It's literally in this video.
The Rat Queen is now the Rat Empress!
*plays Emperor theme*
"Youve taken your steps into a much larger world~"
I have my qalms with the fandom but the one thing i adore about Star Wars is the freedom of it. Its the ultimate sandbox for storytelling.
A western? A samurai? A war movie? Social commentary? Adventure? Tragedy?
Its all these. It can be anything~
every Fandom has some degree of toxicity to it, that just comes with anything that people can get passionately invested into. to me the real toxicity stems from Disney and their toxic pandering.
It really is such a big galaxy. I wish there was more stuff focusing on literally any of it aside from the people with lightsabers. Granted, I love my boy Luke, but one could be forgiven for believing that 90% of the galaxy are either Jedi or Sith...
@@rayanderson5797 oh god, that what The Acolyte said??
@UltimateGamerCC Hey I'm sorry I'd Disney wasn't your cup of tea. I liked some of their stuff like the Mandolorian and Andor.
But that's just me. I just want Star Wars to be fun again. And I don't think pandering is bad at all, it just matters to what degree.
@@KrazyStargazer i dont mind if Star Wars is fun, i'm a KOTOR fan far as that goes. but shit like the Abrams trilogy and The Acolyte?? ugh, HARD pass!
My 2 favorite fun facts about this movie:
1. The producers had 0 faith in it, and demanded to take as much of the immediate profits as possible. George Lucas agreed, but with the condition that he get ALL of merchandise profits. George Lucas became rich af because he believed in his dream.
2. Harrison Ford had done 1 movie with Lucas before, American Grafitti (which was Lucas' second film). But he was actually working as a carpenter on the set when George approached him and asked him to audition for Han. George has said that Han Solo's cool demeanor was partly based on Harrison Ford himself, alongside other cool, charismatic people George has met.
American Graffiti was George Lucas' 2nd movie, not his first. His first was THX.
@jordancooney6817 I suppose that is true. I forgot it's technically feature length, since it was an adaptation of his student film. Always felt a lot more like an indie film than American Graffiti
Chewie was based on a dog, specifically a malamute. George Lucas had difficulty convincing the crew he wanted an upright dog that could help you pilot your spaceship and not a talking ape from planet of the apes.
The dog, named Indiana, also became the name of Indiana Jones.
Alicia if you're interested in the behind the scenes Corridor Crew actually have VERY indepth breakdowns of how they did the special effects of the Star Wars movies AND Lord of the Rings movies and both are INSANE! The amount of thought and creativity that went into these movies makes them all the more impressive!
I love seeing people find Star Wars for the first time. So many people have this weird prejudice about what they think Star Wars is and refuse to watch it... and then they watch it and are like "Oh... that's not at all what I was expecting... that was so good!"
Lord of the Rings' behind the scenes documentary is a master work all on its own. That covers _everything_ from Fran and Phyllipa deciding how to adapt Tolkien's work giving Arwen more scenes, to Richard Taylor having some guys make all the chain mail _by hand_ for 2 years straight, to one of the concept artists and a weapons maker beating the shit out of each in full Elf armor in the parking lot, to Christopher Lee telling all the cast and crew war stories so investing it holds up production lol. And don't get me started on how much suffering went into Helm's Deep in all those gallons of constant rain.
Fun fact The person who actually operated the death star and shot it didn't expect them to actually use it. And the operator held so much guilt, he hesitated to shoot at the rebel base, so those few seconds saved the rebellion.
R2-D2 truly is HIM, George Lucas even once said R2 was the narrator of star wars retelling the story to us
I always knew he was the protagonist. Though, I guess he had to have C3PO fill him in on how the Death Star got destroyed. He was a little... out of it at the time.
Fun facts:
1. A lot of the wide shots, like the ones of the Death Star were done by putting large, incredibly detailed, glass paintings over/around actual footage. Its such an impressive trick that it holds up *to this day*
2. The Lightsaber combat definetly gets progressively better as time goes on. This is partially due to technical limitations as the Lightsabers in A New Hope had their iconic effects rotoscoped in (before being digitally remastered) , were infamously fragile, so the actors couldn't even use them without worrying about breaking them, and even had a hidden cord that connected to a battery that I think you can still catch in certain scenes if you go frame by frame in some older versions of the movie
But as soon as we get into The Empire Strikes back this doesn't appear to be an issue going forward.
Fascinating bit of trivia, Star Wars is in fact a throwback to old sci-fi adventure serials, like Flash Gordon.
The 70's were generally a pretty grim time for movies culturally, so George Lucas wanted to create something more optimistic that people could enjoy, so drawing upon his love of race cars, as well as Akria Kurosawa, the Dam Busters, westerns and Arthurian legend, he made Star Wars to be a modern fantasy, with "In A Galaxy Far Far Away..." being It's equivalent of "Once Upon A Time."
It's pretty interesting to learn about the context of when it came out.
Han for instance is a stand in for the then contemporary cynical anti-heroes, to contrast with the more idealistic Knight and Squire archetype that Obi-Wan and Luke represented, and it goes without saying that Leia is a feminist icon, taking no crap, and having an active in her rescue, which was groundbreaking at the time. On top of that, there's some social commentary as well with the Empire being an allegory for the US at the time - an oppressive military power that throws its weight around, that's defeated by a smaller more cunning opponent.
All of this leading to one of the biggest hits of the era, with books, comics, and games and toys, all expanding on the galaxy, though little of it was actully considered canon by Lucas, since a number of creator's tended to take liberties with the universe tone and lore.
Decades of the these materials lead to a bad case of too many cooks in the kitchen, which funny enough had to scramble every time Lucas added to the lore, since his "documentary" style of filmmaking left a lot of things un-confirmed until then. He's very good at show don't tell, but not so much with dialogue, which Harrson Ford saying to him, "You can write this, George, but you sure as hell can't say it."
Still despite a few ups and downs, like a few unnecessary changes in the special editions, it's endured to this day, and I hope you continue to watch and enjoy it yourself.
Clone Wars is legitimately great. It starts off feeling like something that is definitely geared way more towards kids, and it ends up as The Bad Batch.
Both are absolute non canon trash
@@leonrussell9607 Found the Filoni hater
@@aikon8887 yeah, he makes bad star wars content and is pushing the same nonsense as Disney
@ I agree somewhat. But I grew up on the clone wars and didn't know anything about the EU back then so it has a very special place in my heart. And I still think clone wars is leagues above 7-9
@@aikon8887 slurping hot diarrhoea through a hole in a cheesy sock is better than the sequel trilogy
THERE IS A STAR WARS ANIME!!! It's called Star Wars: Visions. Would recommend you watch it after you finish all the movies and some of the shows
Half of it is anime the rest is different styles.
@@erarzemieslnikow3196 Technically, they are all anime as they were done by Japanese anime studios.
@@Crazael No, only season 1 is 100% from Japan. Season 2 episodes are from Spain, Irland and other countries. The Cartoon Saloon episode is my favourite because for me it makes the best use with the setting to tell it's story.
Fun fact: The reason Han calls Jabba a "wonderful human being" is because Jabba was actually supposed to be human, and was still planned to be when that line was recorded. They changed his species later, but either the line was left that way by accident or because they decided the sarcasm made it work anyway.
Star Wars, MCU and then Lord of the Rings?? Oh we’re eating extra good on this channel
if i'm not mistaken, prior to this, sci-fi had a clean shiny aesthetic. george wanted a "lived-in" used universe. also this was the first "blockbuster" as literally the line was over a "block" long
This and Jaws
Bladerunner, also starring Harrison Ford has that similar lived-in dirty sci-fi feel, although its aesthetics are more cyberpunk than space opera
Jaws was the first, not this.
10:00 - also, sorry to drop a wild fact, but the budget for Star Wars Episode 4 at the time was $90,000, they made every cent count and made it back practically overnight.
Fun fact: those scenes with CGI Jabba were cut from the original release of the film.
Jabba was originally going to be a very rotund human, and those scenes were filmed with Declan Mulholland (also in Time Bandits) as Jabba but ultimately cut from the film, with Janna’s first official appearance being in Episode VI. For the Special Edition release, Lucasfilm edited CGI Jabba over Mulholland’s scenes and had Scott Schumann dub over Mulholland’s lines in Huttese, then added the edited footage back in where it had originally been cut from.
Mulholland’s version of Jabba appears multiple times in the _Star Wars: Blue Milk Special_ comedy/parody webcomic, in which it is revealed that “Slug Jabba” is just an animatronic that he controls and voices from a hidden room in the palace.
marking my Sundays, Mondays and Wednesdays for the peak content that's gonna come.
Damn right 😎
i love the way the music acknowledges luke trusting in the force by switching from really tense to heroicly determined when he turns off the targeting computer.
Just a heads up, before the Clone Wars series, there's a Clone 2008 CG Clone War Movie that introduces a new main character which leads into the Clone Wars series. And there's a Star Wars 2D Clone Wars mini series before that that introduces more characters; Since you've seen the first 6, I can tell you it's where General Grievous first appeared.)
Genndy Wars!
The micro series is noncanon. And two episodes of TCW take place before the movie.
Also she should look up the chronological order of the Clone Wars. The release order messed things up so badly that an episode where a character dies was aired before the episode where you meet that character. And there are two episodes you watch before the movie.
The thing about Jabba is that he is very reasonable. He will ALWAYS keep his end of the bargain if it benefits him. But you also have to remember he is a hut and has a reputation to uphold. If you do what is asked and keep your end of the bargain he will let you live and if he likes you enough, try to hire you. But if you fuck up to much you are no longer worth it and he will eliminate you prudently and sometimes horrifically.
I love that enough time has passed that it’s possible to find people who haven’t experienced Star Wars or LoTR. So excited to watch you go through them!
After the trilogy and prequeles, she must watch parodies!
Like: SPACEBALS, Robot chicken parody and family guy parody
Those three are definitely worth checking out!! ❤
I 100% agree!
Spaceballs is all clear as soon as she finishes Episode 6, as Spaceballs predate the prequels.
Yeah some of the jokes won't land if you don't watch all of the original trilogy first.@@UltimateGamerCC
Thumb Wars and Jedi Party all the way.
"Well I'd love to help, but my Uncle Soondead and Aunt Gonnabiteit will be waiting for me to come home!"
"Wait! What were their names?"
_"Soondead_ and _Gonnabiteit._ . . (sudden look of realization) . . . OH MY GOSH!!!"
One fact about this film and it’s budget is that the animal skeleton on Tatooine is still sitting where they filmed it. They made the skeleton for the desert set piece in Tunisia but then George wasn’t sure they had enough money to transport the big ass prop back to the states so they just covered it with sand and left it in the desert.
Lucas: It's hive of crime. A den where villains of all shapes from a thousand different worlds congregate. Strange aliens and weird beings all together in a dingy dive bar.
WIlliams: I understand. So, what kind of music should be playing?
Lucas: Light jazz.
Williams: Really George, Jazz?
Lucas: The space/Sci-fi equivalent to Jazz, it'll need a different name though...
Williams: What do you have in mind?
Lucas: We'll call it Jizz
13:01 So, the story behind that scene is that the stuntman or actor playing the Sand People was raising up his staff for the shot once. George Lucas was the one who made the decision to edit that part by clipping and rewinding that specific shot multiple times to get the motion of the Sand People to be more intense. That's why it's janky.
It's a good thing Lucas learned from that experience and stopped messing with editing too much.
Real shit though, he then casually used his money to fund the invention of digital editing. Like, all of digital editing. So I can't be too mad at him.
Disney's Star Wars shows have been either hit or miss, but I have to recommend their film "Rogue One", it takes place before the fourth film and is really solid.
Also I will die on the "Andor is the best thing since RotJ" hill.
IT’S FINALLY HERE!!!
Fun Fact, Peter Cusing who played the guy ordering Vader around, couldn't wear the boots they gave him to go with the suit, so he did the entire part wearing Fluffy Bunny slippers.
This might give you a Laugh, the Music playing in the Bar is called Jizz.
If you've played Final Fantasy you should recognize the Named Biggs & Wedge
47:45 - originally George Lucas wanted to make a 6 Movie Epic, but his budget was super low and he did the first movie in a way that it could standalone, he would make so much money though that he finishes the Trilogy, remasters the Trilogy later on and then goes back to do the Prequel Trilogy. this movie was from 1978 and the Prequels start at the turn of the Millennium. (2000)
Star Wars was actually one of the first films I've ever seen. My uncle put it on when he was babysitting me. According to him, I immediately stopped crying at that point. Ever since then, the Star Wars franchise has always been near and dear to my heart, even if some of the media is sub-par. I'm glad Alicia got into this. May the Force be with you.
Lukes and one other character in Star Wars are taking the, "Hero's Journey." The Hero's Journey is based from books of Joseph Campbell, an American Writer and Professor. Campbell borrowed the word monomyth from James Joyce's Finnegans Wake (1939). Campbell was a notable scholar of Joyce's work and in A Skeleton Key to Finnegans Wake (1944) co-authored the seminal analysis of Joyce's final novel. Campbell's singular the monomyth implies that the "hero's journey" is the ultimate narrative archetype, but the term monomyth has occasionally been used more generally, as a term for a mythological archetype or a supposed mytheme that re-occurs throughout the world's cultures. You will be surprised which other character is also on the Hero's Journey, not just Luke.
42:13 Yeah, it's one of my favorite things from Han in this episode. It's him basically saying, "Yeah, I don't believe in this, but I know you do."
Fun fact about knowing the audience is smart enough! Mark Hamill asked George Lucas why they didn't have someone say "Oh my gosh that's Darth Vader, the most powerful-" George said "Well um, we'll just play some scary music, he's in all black. They'll get the idea"
Fun fact for those who are unaware. Luke Skywalker is played by Mark Hamill, who goes on to become a voice actor who's had numerous iconic roles. Roles like the Joker in Batman TAS and the Arkham games, and the Firelord in Avatar TLA.
Revenge of the Sith and a New hope are my favorite! Though my favorite star wars thing is the clone wars show easily. My entire childhood right there.
"Fuck yaw computers we got the FORCE!" goes hard.
R2-D2 doesn't beep and boop naturally. That's just cersorship noises because he is constantly shit talking everyone.
Ironically, if those Stormtroopers hadn't killed Owen and Beru, Luke would have applied to join the Imperial Navy, and likely ended up as a TIE pilot, with a high chance of getting Vader's and Palpatine's attention. Han _was_ a TIE pilot, but when he saw how badly Imperial officers were treating Chewie, he rescued the Wookie and ran, which is why Chewbacca owes Han a life debt, which also happens to extend to his family, at least in the old EU. A lot of the other early Rebel pilots were deserters from the Imperial Navy, and sometimes they brought stuff over when they left.
One cool story involves Baron Soontir Fel. The man was an ace TIE Bomber pilot, and to give you an idea of how difficult that is, TIE-series are unshielded and don't have an on-board hyperdrive. TIE Bombers are particularly slow, and since they have the additional pod for bombs / missiles / torpedoes, they're also larger targets, making it much more of a challenge to survive in them. Fel's sister fell in love with Wedge Antilles, a Rebel pilot. To make sure his sister was happy, Fel decided to leave the Imperial Navy, and join the Rebel Alliance, teaming up with Wedge.
Another cool character was Winter, Leia's childhood friend and confidante. Winter was beautiful and graceful, to the point people often thought she was Princess Leia. She also had a perfect memory, making her a perfect intelligence agent for the Alliance. She preferred to act as nanny to the Solo kids, though, because her friendship with Leia meant the world to her. Winter married Tycho Celchu, another pilot, but she was always a woman of action.
Most of this is EU stuff, so it can't be a spoiler.
Episode 3 is easily my favorite, and all these movie reactions? Man im gonna need to join the patreon when i get my next paycheck
I find it kind of funny, I'm one of those rare people who don't like Episode 2 and 3, but honestly loves Episode 1. Didn't like the direction 2nd and 3rd because they were politicized and in a way that made no sense, but being a history buff knowing the references they tried to make, but honestly failed hard at it.. it rubs me the wrong way which made them hard to enjoy. I can not say more without spoiling it for anyone who hasn't seen those two films though. That being said, I understand why people like the 3rd, it's definitely the most emotionally charged Star Wars film.
@Alte.Kameraden when I was younger 3 was my favorite simply because great lightsaber fights, now it's my favorite because the clone wars show adds so much to it
@@Alte.Kameraden 90's kid here, I still deeply despise all of the prequels. BUT the Darth Maul reveal and fight are still awesome.
Not insulting, but you must be the only person i've ever even seen say they liked the third one the most
@@patrickwaldeck6681 I wouldn't say I despise them. I don't even hate Jar Jar. I would say if I was maybe 10 years younger when they came out, I may have loved them.
My perspective changed between when Phantom Menace came out and Attack of the Clones, so it had a big impact on my opinions of Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith.
I blame the fact I saw Mobile Suit Gundam, Mobile Suit Gundam 08th MS Team, Mobile Suit Gundam 0080 War in the Pocket, and Mobile Suit Gundam 0083 Stardust Memory after Phantom Menace came out. Let say they blew even the original Star Wars trilogy out of the water. So it left me disappointed when I saw later Star Wars productions. but I guess I can argue Nostalgia holds up the other ones for me. Basically the summer/fall of 2001 and winter/spring of 2002 set my bar higher than Star Wars could achieve. As those shows played on TV and I got hooked. They set my bar very high.
It also doesn't help that when I was into StarWars before the prequels I was a X-Wing vs Tie Fighter kid. Not a Luke vs Vader kid. I didn't have Lightsabers I had X-Wings, Stormtroopers, Rebel Trooper Toys, etc. Prequel films almost exclusively focus around politicians and Jedi, which kind of bored me. Phantom Menace doesn't, you have Naboo Security and pilots with a few named characters, the Gungons(Spelling) who had had numerous named characters including Jar Jar risking their lives in the end making the film far more powerful in my opinion, war isn't war without real risk, and you don't get that with Clones vs Droids. There is no Death Star Trench run with all these named pilots losing their lives trying to save many. Including one that was a friend of Luke.
I want human struggle, not Space Wizards, Clones and Droids. I want Imperial Officers like Piett and pilots like Wedge being characters in the films. You don't get that with Droids and Clones, or Religious Zealots like Sith/Jedi that make no logical sense.
RIP James Earl Jones (Darth Vader) and Carrie Fisher (Leia). Thank you for a memorable experience ❤
I looked it up because I never really looked into it. there were over 1million people on the death star when it exploded. There was A LOT of death in that movie and we are not even counting Alderaan, with 2 BILLION DEAD. only 60K Alderaan peoples were off planet when it happened.
And ALSO, kinda sidenote, there was this Star Wars manga revolving around a group of people around the time of a new hope/after. And there was this character who was part of the empire, and he was from Alderaan, and he talked about it in the manga. BRO they had this man on the deathstar in formation with the a bunch of Imperial goons, watching a screen as they showed them blowing up Alderaan. AND HE JUST WATCHED as his home planet gets blown up and the face he made. the artist was crazy with it. Just the look of horror and disbelief that the Empire would blow up his homeworld was insane.
And if you're impressed by the FX, keep in mind that this was still the era where every film had to hire individual experts to create a one off FX studio. When they made The Empire Strikes Back, they actually created Industrial Light and Magic because maintaining a permanent company to do FX for films cut down on start up and break down costs as well as keeping experienced teams together.
I am sooooooo excited for all these movie reactions!!
Imma be real with you, a lot of fans feel the practical effects in the first 3 films were better than the CGI in the latter 3. A lot of fans also hated when Lucas re-released the original films with 90s CGI added in. However, whether you end up feeling the same way or disagreeing with that viewpoint, this is still the right watch order imo, because you get to experience the films the same way most of us did. Looking forward to seeing what your opinion is of that as you release these reactions!
16:30 there's actually two versions of the clone wars there's a miniseries created by gendi tarkovsky the guy who made samurai Jack and then there's the 3D animated show there's also an animated movie for the 3D show which is a jumping off point into the clone wars series
And if that isn't confusing we have two movies that happened before the events of a New Hope but after the events of revenge of the sith and whenever Star wars rebels takes place (I haven't gotten around to watching it yet please don't crucify me) and fallen order and jedi survivor (I actually got 100% on fallen order but I haven't played survivor yet)
Don't let any fandom negativity stop you from enjoying this amazing universe! Only you get to decide what you like and dislike about Star Wars.
3:16 There is a very good documentary about the behind the scenes for the first three films, highly recommend watching it. From special effects to breaking film tradition, George Lucas and Star Wars changed the film industry forever. While some of these scenes received a visual and special effects update in 1997, this remains a landmark film for the time.
12:25 John Williams brought us so much amazing music all throughout the franchise.
38:13 I feel this scene doesn't get enough attention. The strength of Leia's character here is astounding. She's been tortured by the interrogator droid (drugs, shocks, who knows what else) AND mind probed by Darth Vader, one of the most powerful Force users. THEN had to watch as her home planet was turned to asteroids, rubble, and debris. She's gone through so much in such a short time. Yet here, she sees another human being she has just met mourn the loss of his mentor, who just happens to be Ben Kenobi (whom she was relying on to deliver the droids and plans). All of this and instead of focusing on her own sorrow she tries to comfort Luke. Such an amazing female lead.
43:35 The ships do have scanners and instruments to help the pilots. But technology can fail or be fooled; real world pilots are also trained not to be over reliant on equipment. Partially related, starfighters are equipped with inertial compensators to reduce or eliminate the effects of high speed maneuvers in space. Most pilots don't turn it all the way up so they can still "feel" how the fighter is moving and responding. Porkins (larger pilot who says he doesn't need to pull up, he can make it) was later stated to have his compensator at max at all times, which partially led to his death in the final battle here. Good pilots use all their senses!
Love hearing you praise the writing, pacing, and overall script of the film!
The guy who made Star Wars, George Lucas, made a deal with the studio to get the movie made, that he would give up the profits from the movie, and just get the profits from the merchandising for the movie. He made significantly more money than the studio did from it.
Holy cow, sounds like a great lineup of videos coming, I can't wait!
Already watched them all on your patreon ^^ but just wanted to leave a like
Amazing to find two people so thoroughly insulated from Star Wars lore.
So, I think George had some ideas for more of the story... but no one believed in this movie even the cast. It was George's faith in what he had and KNEW it would hit with audiences that got this made. For the first movie he made a publishing deal with Fox I think where they could publish this movie but he retained the rights to the IP and the merchandising rights (which prior to this wasn't really a thing) and then George made toy figures out of EVERY character in the movie and gave them backstories and shit on the back of the boxes to make the world feel bigger in 1977. He then used that money to fully fund the next movie so he was the sole owner and I think was just legally obligated to use Fox to distribute them.
As someone who’s watched these movies since I was really small, It’s very nice to see the two of you make observations about the storytelling and filmmaking. I’m so familiar with the Star Wars movies I don’t think of some of those elements anymore so hearing comments about it makes me appreciate them more.
Fun Fact, Mark Hamill, Luke, was one hell of a Joker in voice rolls.
The animated clone wars tv show was AMAZING!
This is where the fun begins. 😁
SHE DOESN'T KNOW CHAT! THIS IS GONNA BE PEAK!
8:32 - Okay, so you're watching one of the later editions. That's a Dewback. They're desert reptiles used for mounts in some systems. Not native to Tatooine, if i recall. Budget issues meant that in the original all we saw of them was some blurry distance shots, but in the Special Edition and later, they were replaced with CGI models. It's one of the SE changes that actually DOES bring things closer to the original vision.
12:25 - It's John Williams. It's ALWAYS Epic.
12:37 - Those are Banthas. Tusken Raiders (Sand People) use them as transports.
13:17 - Yeah, that sound is a change from one of the later editions. The original sound was MUCH better.
15:44 - It's canon: the red one actually blew it's own motivator to keep R2 and 3PO together.
20:35 - Dude: They wouldn't kill his family!! **CUT TO...** Crispy skeletons.
25:18 - Allow me to introduce you to the greatest controversy of the Special Editions...HAN SHOT FIRST!!!! In the original cut, you get an explosion and suddenly Greedo is a crispy critter falling on Han's table. Han had shot him THROUGH the table when he wasn't looking. It illustrated that Han was a jaded man who had seen too much to care about playing fair any more. When the Special Editions came around, George Lucas decided that he didn't like the idea that Han would take unfair advantage of Greedo. It's not 'heroic.' So Lucas edited the shot to make it look like Greedo missed and Han shot him afterwards. Not only was it a choppy-ass edit that made Greedo look like an idiot, but it took away some of the edge that made early Han such a fascinating character.
25:21 - ...aaaaand it's the Maclunky version. It's one of the latest edits to the movie. NOBODY knows why they did it. It's just asinine.
25:47 - This scene was left out of the original cut for budget reasons. It was filmed with a stand-in actor before the character of Jabba the Hutt was (pardon the expression) fully fleshed-out. The original concept had some kind of furry bipedal alien similar to Chewie, but it eventually developed into the slug creature you see here. Unfortunately, the budget ran low before they could finalize the creature, so the scene was left on the cutting room floor. The Special Edition used CGI to edit in the Jabba that was eventually designed for Return of the Jedi, but there was one moment where Han walks behind Jabba. The effects crew didn't know how to 'fix' the shot, so in the end they decided to have Han _step on_ Jabba's tail. This scene would also have been our first look at Boba Fett, but due to it's removal from the movie, he wasn't introduced until the much lamented Star Wars Holiday Special.
39:10 - Han HAS been through some sh@#, in BOTH continuities. He's spent 20 years getting the idealism beaten out if him and he came into this movie jaded as f@#$.
40:34 - You'll pick this stuff up as you go along, but the thing to remember is that the Force touches everybody and everything. Most people don't even notice it at all. Sometimes someone will seem especially 'lucky' or will have unusually strong intuition, and these people are sometimes referred to as 'Force sensitive,' but only the truly gifted can actually _manipulate_ the Force, and it's those people who can become Jedi.
42:17 - This scene is _slightly_ extended from the original cut, though it's still not the entire original scene. It doesn't add a whole lot more. One cut scene that IS worth noting is that earlier in the movie we actually got to meet Luke's friends, including Biggs. In that scene Biggs tells Luke that the modern Imperial Academy is just a propaganda machine for the military and that he's leaving to join the Rebellion, which would have made this scene an even bigger reunion.
43:36 - Actually, in the lore there ARE pilots who rely almost exclusively on sensors...but the have a tendency to not last too long. The GOOD pilots use a balance of visual and technical feedback to stay aware of the situation.
45:15 - R2 and Alicia sounding EXACTLY the same.
45:51 - Han was _actually_ going to leave them all in the lurch, but Chewbacca went full Jewish Mom on Han and guilted him into coming back.
47:44 - Although sources disagree as to whether George Lucas originally intended 6 or 9 movies, the fact remains that NO movie studio was willing to commit to bringing his entire vision to life. Eventually, 20th Century Fox agreed to greenlight ONE movie and see how things went from there. Lucas looked over his 6 (9) movies and decided that #4 had the most self-contained story, so he pitched that one, and it was a BLOCKBUSTER. It's success was strong enough for FOX to greenlight the next two movies. When Star Wars we rereleased in theaters prior to the release of The Empire Strikes Back, the words 'Episode 4: A New Hope' were added to the opening crawl. It wouldn't be until the late 90s, after the original trilogy's 20th anniversary, that the 'Prequel Trilogy' would finally be produced. (Needless to say, a lot changed between the original drafts and the final product.)
Welcome to one of the most beloved and frustrating franchises ever made. The originals are instant classic. The prequels are okay but get very emotional as they continue. Sequels not as beloved. Spinoff movies and shows can be instant hits or epic fails.
Prequels are goated.
The only terrible sequel was the ruse of skywalker last jedi and force awakens are okay
@@Sparksparky1no, they are all bad
@@TheOneWhoSouls1405 Episode III is definitely the best.
The ORIGINAL Trilogy, the PREQUILS, and Rogue One are THE BEST of the star Wars Movies :D
35:17 "how did that work"
Because of the great constant of Star Wars. Everyone underestimates droids.
Thank you for covering a franchise near and dear to my heart, which shaped my childhood (I'm just a few years older than you). It's definitely hard to top Empire Strikes Back; there's a reason it's overwhelmingly considered the fan favorite among the entire series. But I definitely also really enjoy Revenge of the Sith, and I think it gets a bit too clowned on, despite the admittedly cringy dialogue at times. In addition, Ian McDiarmid as Emperor Palestine will always be a beloved highlight of the movies (and some shows) with how much he loves getting into character. He's just such a character you love to hate, but hate to love.
Definitely keep an eye out for the "Fandom Menace" entering your UA-cam and Twitch chats as you go forward watching the series, especially as you get to some of the more recent shows and movies. They're toxic fans that are infamous for seeking out any content creators that cover Star Wars, and either try to get them to adopt their cynical, hateful vision of the franchise, or, if it actually looks like the creators are enjoying what the "fandom" doesn't want them to, they tend to bully and harass.
28:30 I once did a thing in book that talked about the power of the mind, it had 5 rows of specific images and you had to close your eyes and focus your mind on predicting what they were. I was somehow able to predict the entire first row without looking at it beforehand.
26:31 This is a fun little bit of side cannon: That hooded figure is Gerrun Daan, a Kubaz from the planet Kubindi. Kubaz have very good senses of smell and a natural curiosity, so the Empire took many of them from their home and forced them to be spies. The Kubaz were treated more like dogs than respected members of Imperial military, and almost all hated working for the Empire.
Gerrun Daan by this point, had managed to use his spycraft skills to escape the Empire's yoke, and was trying to build up funds to start his own rebellion. He had heard that the Empire were looking for a young human and two droids, but had no idea of their significance, so when he saw Luke, he turned them in, hoping the reward would help him free his homeworld.
So... not just some sneaky snitch, but a homesick man, doing desperate things to try and enact his own form of good.
It’s really nice to see how often the film going in the exact direction being predicted, it’s such a comfortable film.
And this is why I’m hooked to Alicia cause we are watching Star Wars.
Still nothing like watching this on the big screen at the drive-in theater when it released, blew my mind as a child 😊
4:50 About this scene. So MANY writers don't understand why this one works (Since they tried to copy it from TFA).
The plans were on a ship. A very small space that is alredy under Imperium control, and inside of a bigger ship. They can by all means tear the ship apart to find it. So Vader did not waste time on interogating the capitan because he don't have to.
And when the droids leave with the escape pod they scann it for life signals so it's not like they did not tought of it. It was a human error but even than the person who let it go reported it very quickly, and so Vader did not choked him out since he did he's job as he should have.
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There are so many factors why this one works and establishes Vader well. Sadly many writers don't seme to pay enough atention which is why we have the "bad guy kills good guy/minion for no reason" trope.
YESSSSS
Saying "May the Force be with you" is like saying "God bless"/"Good luck"
re: shoulder checks
Those are actually super important to be able to do. Electronics can be jammed or fail. Even our current craft can be all but invisible to radar. If all else fails, at least you can look over your shoulder. It's actually been theorized that part of why the TIE pilots get shot down so much is they can't see behind them.
Although I acknowledge that Empire is a better movie, A New Hope is my favorite. It stands on its own better than all the others.
37:37 thats interesting and awesome you said that because Obi-Wan is a Master of the third Form of lightsaber called Soresu, which specializes in Defense combat and out lasting your opponent through your defense! 😁
"Fk your computers WE'VE GOT THE FORCE!" *GOOSEBUMPS*