STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE Clip - "Destroying The Death Star" (1977)

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  • STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE Clip - "Destroying The Death Star" (1977)
    PLOT: The Imperial Forces -- under orders from cruel Darth Vader (David Prowse) -- hold Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) hostage, in their efforts to quell the rebellion against the Galactic Empire. Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) and Han Solo (Harrison Ford), captain of the Millennium Falcon, work together with the companionable droid duo R2-D2 (Kenny Baker) and C-3PO (Anthony Daniels) to rescue the beautiful princess, help the Rebel Alliance, and restore freedom and justice to the Galaxy.
    CAST: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter Cushing, Alec Guinness, David Prowse, James Earl Jones, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew
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  • @Supperdude9
    @Supperdude9 11 місяців тому +1477

    Man, Vader had one LONG flight back home.

    • @tgtterrorizor3407
      @tgtterrorizor3407 11 місяців тому +401

      Palpatine: "Well where are you?! ...Wait a second, you've been flying around for two weeks trying to get a signal? Ugh, you must smell like feet wrapped in leathery burnt bacon."

    • @alanaspinall7147
      @alanaspinall7147 11 місяців тому +68

      Who's they!🤣

    • @henrymark2288
      @henrymark2288 11 місяців тому +10

      Lmao

    • @logantheo
      @logantheo 11 місяців тому +136

      The tie advanced had a hyperdrive so he was alright 😂

    • @xSilentVeterenx
      @xSilentVeterenx 11 місяців тому +39

      @@tgtterrorizor3407 "I understood that reference" 🤣

  • @Timasion
    @Timasion 8 місяців тому +1060

    I don't know why, but even after 46 years, this scene gives me chills. I'm certain I've seen it hundreds, if not thousands of times, yet it is always so good.

    • @captainkirk7513
      @captainkirk7513 8 місяців тому +22

      it is

    • @zengram
      @zengram 8 місяців тому +31

      Absolutely.
      This movie never gets old

    • @pittino70
      @pittino70 7 місяців тому +22

      well, I was 7 years old in 1977 and now I can say : this is a real movie and every time i watch it makes me beautiful memories and emotions, nothing about the latest series of star wars! They're just cartoons. bye from Italy

    • @riogrande5761
      @riogrande5761 7 місяців тому +15

      @@pittino70 In 1977 when Star Wars came out, I had just graduated from high school - I went to see it in summer at the cineplex in the east side of Sacramento - it was hot out side but cool in the theater . That fall I bought the first Star Wars spinoff book Splinter in the Minds Eye and an R2D2 kit model.

    • @snakedriver
      @snakedriver 7 місяців тому +12

      I feel the same watching it now as I did when a child. Perfect movie

  • @Jazzanaught
    @Jazzanaught 5 місяців тому +423

    Even though Han wasn’t a “bad guy” his return to save Luke is one of the best “face turns” in movie history.

  • @warrenjones7395
    @warrenjones7395 9 місяців тому +625

    The scene of the Millennium Falcon swooping in will always be iconic.

    • @brettpalfrey4665
      @brettpalfrey4665 9 місяців тому +16

      or "Beware of the the Han in the sun!"

    • @SuperSaiyan9989
      @SuperSaiyan9989 9 місяців тому +20

      Palpatine: What the hell is an Aluminum Falcon?!

    • @harunmusa8693
      @harunmusa8693 9 місяців тому +15

      I still remember after 40 years being shocked when Han showed up... I was 7 when I saw it in the movie theater as a double header with Empire😮

    • @blockmasterscott
      @blockmasterscott 8 місяців тому +18

      I saw this about maybe a week after opening, and I remember the crowd cheering when Han arrived.

    • @GC0077
      @GC0077 7 місяців тому +7

      The sound of those engines, man.

  • @jesseburleson432
    @jesseburleson432 10 місяців тому +763

    Epic ending. When Luke hears Obi Wan in his head, you get chills down your spine.

    • @stevenmorrison4692
      @stevenmorrison4692 10 місяців тому +9

      Obi Wan

    • @sasquatch2753
      @sasquatch2753 9 місяців тому +28

      when your gut takes over and you ignore tech.....so awesome.

    • @MUSICSEARCH1200
      @MUSICSEARCH1200 9 місяців тому +8

      Es verdad… hermoso y épico momento… en un segundo mi fui de vuelta a mi niñez 🙌🏻🥹

    • @sampeter2714
      @sampeter2714 9 місяців тому +22

      remember, the force will be with you, always.

    • @GC0077
      @GC0077 8 місяців тому +9

      To this day!!

  • @chris1pdx
    @chris1pdx 9 місяців тому +575

    The short scene where Tarkin is informed that they know what the rebels are trying to do and he brushes the risk away for the chance to finish the war once and for all is a brilliant addition by Lucas to up the stakes for all involved.

    • @harunmusa8693
      @harunmusa8693 9 місяців тому +17

      That must have came after the first torpedo... I'm going to watch it again.

    • @jaykay7932
      @jaykay7932 7 місяців тому +11

      Il never forget that scene and the way Peter Cushing delivered that line. Perfect

    • @sooneradmirer4382
      @sooneradmirer4382 7 місяців тому +20

      ​@@jaykay7932Great way of contrasting Tarkin and Leia. Leia stays to show strength and solidarity whereas Tarkin only cares about glory. Never even considered that war was a game of life and death.

    • @KnightShadowsong
      @KnightShadowsong 7 місяців тому +7

      and if it hadn't been for one man stalling at his post the Alliance might not have survived the battle of Yaven.

    • @Tamlinearthly
      @Tamlinearthly 7 місяців тому +2

      But it's not about "winning the war," the Death Star can fire whether a desk general's fancy uniform is onboard or not. He stays because he's an arrogant prick and he assumes he's invincible.

  • @KentheDeer
    @KentheDeer 10 місяців тому +215

    "What do you mean they blew up the Death Star?!?! ...WHO'S THEY??? ...What the hell is an Aluminum Falcon?!?"

    • @johnjamele
      @johnjamele 10 місяців тому +13

      "And why did we use the lumbering slow Death Star when we had an entire fleet with hyperdrive capability? Why didn't we just use that to destroy the rebel base again?"

    • @NIGHTFLIGHTVIDEO
      @NIGHTFLIGHTVIDEO 9 місяців тому +13

      I know the video you were referring to. To me, this is the funniest robot chicken video ever made. I mean seriously. Can you imagine the emperor being like that? Totally hilarious.

    • @justinhillenburg9286
      @justinhillenburg9286 9 місяців тому +12

      "And where are you? You've been flying around for 2 weeks trying to get a signal?! My God, you must smell like feet wrapped in leathery, burnt bacon!!"

    • @daveatkins3796
      @daveatkins3796 7 місяців тому +10

      “Oh I’m sorry. I thought my Sith Lord could protect a small thermal exhaust port that’s only two meters wide. The thing wasn’t even paid off yet. Do you have any idea what this is gonna do to my credit?”

    • @jasonmiles2819
      @jasonmiles2819 4 дні тому

      @@daveatkins3796
      *Phone rings*
      “ARGH! Hang on, I got another call! WHAT?! I’m very busy right now!”

  • @seb9093
    @seb9093 Рік тому +407

    "Remember, the force will be with you...always" ✨
    😌

    • @dimazfantasy5252
      @dimazfantasy5252 10 місяців тому +3

      ​@@cgore4its just a quote bruhh😑

    • @brandtmanning1084
      @brandtmanning1084 9 місяців тому +13

      Thats one of the most "hard as fuck" movie quotes of all time....

    • @GC0077
      @GC0077 7 місяців тому

      ​@brandtmanning1084 hahahahaha!!!! 🍻

    • @Scanner959
      @Scanner959 Місяць тому +1

      Obi wan to luke Skywalker after the battle.

    • @meldreamsdocometrue
      @meldreamsdocometrue 2 дні тому

      Obi Wan is now with Anakin and Qui Gon Jin

  • @logicaldude3611
    @logicaldude3611 8 місяців тому +258

    Han Solo’s best moment is so often forgotten. And it’s so well-done too, because by the time you get to the trench run you figure Han is long gone with his money.

    • @GC0077
      @GC0077 6 місяців тому +24

      My mom was carrying me when her and my dad saw it in Alhambra, CA. back in the day. She said the theater went insane when the Falcon swooped in.

    • @herrmajor2310
      @herrmajor2310 6 місяців тому +18

      But that's his character. He's like a thief with a heart of gold.

    • @timonsolus
      @timonsolus 6 місяців тому +24

      @@herrmajor2310 : In Legends, there was a book that described Han and Chewbacca flying away from Yavin in the Falcon, almost ready to go to hyperspace. Chewie was clearly feeling very miserable, and moaning softly, and Han was struggling between his powerful instinct for self preservation, and guilt for leaving Luke and Leia behind to die in a hopeless (as Han saw it) battle. Eventually Han gives in, snarls "Alright, kark it - let's go fight!" and swings the Falcon around...
      Years later, married to Leia and sleeping beside her in their bed, Han often wakes up in a cold sweat after reliving that flight in a dream, and remembering just how very close he had come to throwing the hyperspace lever and leaving Leia and Luke behind forever.

    • @raymondbrereton3298
      @raymondbrereton3298 5 місяців тому +2

      There are no hero rebellion and smuggler without you Captain Solo.🫂🥹

    • @logicaldude3611
      @logicaldude3611 2 місяці тому +2

      @@herrmajor2310 A lot of people we think of as “scoundrels” have a good heart, but the world they’ve lived in is all they know until a critical point comes. And vice-versa, a lot of bad people end up in high positions and they’re genuinely evil people.
      Han Solo is such a unique character. You wouldn’t give him a loan of even $100 because you know you won’t get it back, but if he thinks you’re his friend he’d sacrifice his life for you.

  • @vladimirkochenov4687
    @vladimirkochenov4687 8 місяців тому +155

    Han wasn't lying when he said the shot was one in a million. So many stars had to align for this miracle to actually happen: suicide squad of unlikely heroes extracting the plans from heavily guarded secret facility, receivers surviving Vader, R2D2 making his way from Tatooine to Yavin IV safe, general Dodonna catching an insight in his sleep that helped him to decipher the data hours before the battle... and, finally, Han deciding to break his character. This movie is a requiem for a hope!

    • @Asmo_Lay
      @Asmo_Lay 7 місяців тому +3

      When Han break his character? He shooted first. 😂😂😂

    • @JWBabaYaga
      @JWBabaYaga 7 місяців тому +11

      @@Asmo_Lay, Han Solo was known to be arrogant and selfish, an individualistic person. His return to help Luke (and, by extension, the Rebel cause) was the beginning of his path toward realizing that he was indeed a good person, and the start of his love story with Leia. Yes, Han shot first, but it was justifiable.

    • @Kennyisdarkvanilla
      @Kennyisdarkvanilla 7 місяців тому +2

      Or will of the force restoring balance to the universe.

    • @Richtofen-gy9cj
      @Richtofen-gy9cj 2 місяці тому +3

      @@JWBabaYaga In a comic where Luke chose to use the targeting computer instead of the force, the Death Star wasn't destroyed

    • @-CrimsoN-
      @-CrimsoN- 2 місяці тому +2

      @@Richtofen-gy9cj You're talking about the Infinities Comic series, right? Yeah I love those alternate reality editions. I think Infinities is also what introduced everyone to the concept of Darth Maul surviving (complete with the robot legs) which unltimately ended up being made canon.

  • @francoisburnette901
    @francoisburnette901 2 місяці тому +24

    6:11
    I love Darth Vader’s: “wHaT?”
    😂😂😂

  • @stefannafets7828
    @stefannafets7828 9 місяців тому +199

    One of the Most iconic scenes in movie History. It still shivers.

    • @NormAppleton
      @NormAppleton 3 місяці тому

      My dad, who never much of a fan, he loved "what?" and used to giggle about it.

    • @calebsawyer0719
      @calebsawyer0719 2 місяці тому +1

      Wedge was a coward after he got hit by Darth Vader.

  • @MichaelThomas-be7gq
    @MichaelThomas-be7gq 7 місяців тому +111

    I was six years old in 1977. I had no idea what to expect on that Saturday afternoon with my parents. My brother was four, and for those two hours, we escaped our ordinary lives, absolutely engrossed in nothing we had ever seen before. Then this... our mouths agape in a mix of awe, trepidation and fear. The sound, the action... and then THAT music. The entire theatre was silent, it was only 30 years after WW2, and many of our parents remembered that time. Everything seems lost; there were thirty of them, and now there is only Luke. At 4:57 everything comes together in a moment of sublime beauty, the whole film makes complete sense. Faith in hope. When it went up, there was no cheering, we all sat there absolutely stunned and elated. I looked to my Mum and Dad, and they were as completely amazed as I was. Cinema and my life changed at that point, my imagination was fired in a way that nothing had reached so far. I developed a love of science fiction, science, technology and the stars. For me, it is still the greatest moment in cinema history, and I have seen thousands of the greatest films. Showing it to our children a few years, we got them too, a magical moment to share and witness what my parents did all those years ago.

  • @1FokkerAce
    @1FokkerAce 9 місяців тому +297

    Movies can be timeless... but their release in cinema is a point in time. The culture, the vibe, the times.... it all matters. And I’m here to say that if you were a kid in 1977 when this came out and saw it at the theater in America, you had one of the most unique, amazing, engrossing and surreal experiences of ANY human beings ever born. It is literally impossible to impart to others who saw it 30 years later on DVD what that was like to have been there. What a remarkable privilege of time and place we had to have been in those seats when it first dropped.

    • @mcoo465
      @mcoo465 9 місяців тому +12

      Well said. When this movie came out, it was absolutely a unique film

    • @tahirhussain7099
      @tahirhussain7099 8 місяців тому +4

      I feel the same about the Avengers Infinity war and Endgame.

    • @nupaconsultora
      @nupaconsultora 8 місяців тому +4

      You nailed it. I remember this movie was one of the last I watched with my father, ´cause I was getting mature, and that feeling is unique. Also, FX seems almost funny 30 years later, but in 1977 were amazing.

    • @gittes98
      @gittes98 8 місяців тому +2

      even if you were in your early 20s.

    • @rafaelguerra7222
      @rafaelguerra7222 8 місяців тому +1

      I was 11.Still today I want to be an interstellar pilot thanks to saw Star Wars at the theater.Since that day I'm a sci-fi guy.Thank you Lucas.

  • @PCCphoenix
    @PCCphoenix 10 місяців тому +79

    At 6:28, for a split second you can see the scorch mark where the Red Squad leader's targeting computer missed.

    • @pjfloyd99
      @pjfloyd99 10 місяців тому +22

      Best little detail there. You notice Luke break check Vader?

    • @PCCphoenix
      @PCCphoenix 10 місяців тому +4

      @@pjfloyd99 I was wondering what he was doing there! But he lost R2-D2 in the process...

    • @excrono
      @excrono 9 місяців тому +1

      His targeting computer… was a little off.

    • @SwordHMX
      @SwordHMX 3 місяці тому

      I always thought that was a nice touch

    • @bondseanbond5190
      @bondseanbond5190 28 днів тому

      @@SwordHMX0:23 I know. Lol

  • @Christmas_Joe
    @Christmas_Joe 11 місяців тому +59

    The TIE pilot in 6:16 who actually crashed with Vader's TIE Advanced to protect him. A great sacrifice.

    • @Dr.Chaquetas69
      @Dr.Chaquetas69 9 місяців тому +15

      Or the A-Wing pilot in Jedi return who crashed to the super star destroyer

    • @Christmas_Joe
      @Christmas_Joe 9 місяців тому +4

      @@Dr.Chaquetas69 Yea, Arvel Crynyd, unforgettable

  • @RoadtoNowhere73
    @RoadtoNowhere73 9 місяців тому +108

    This first SW outing was iconic In so many ways. But this final scene, with the ever mounting tension, urgency, consequence of failure, etc. was what elevated this story to another place. Movie magic

  • @thesmilingman7576
    @thesmilingman7576 11 місяців тому +37

    5:37 imagine getting shot and killed by your former boss this guy sure doesn't

  • @raeroberts3775
    @raeroberts3775 Рік тому +100

    Star Wars remains unmatched to this day.

  • @Ozzyorcborne1
    @Ozzyorcborne1 9 місяців тому +81

    The first three minutes with no music....brilliant. Adds so much to the atmosphere.

  • @Sahilprakash1999
    @Sahilprakash1999 Рік тому +51

    6:49 Han Solo: great shot that was one in a million

  • @eightreasons566
    @eightreasons566 7 місяців тому +21

    Red Leader calls Gold 5 “Gold Leader” a moment before he dies. These are small nuances you don’t pick up without watching several times that really add to a great film.

  • @davidrubio9753
    @davidrubio9753 7 місяців тому +30

    This has to be one of THE greatest movies ever made.

  • @ConnorMiller417
    @ConnorMiller417 6 місяців тому +22

    It’s been 46 years and this scene still gives me chills. I will never forget watching this as a kid and being BLOWN AWAY when I saw the Millennium Falcon swoop in to save the day. One of the greatest moments in movie history! What an epic ending!

  • @jessetorres8738
    @jessetorres8738 Рік тому +188

    17 movie & tv film sequels later & yet A New Hope is still the best Star Wars film.

    • @notforrestbono3100
      @notforrestbono3100 Рік тому +30

      and Empire strikes back and Return of the Jedi.

    • @randyorton06
      @randyorton06 Рік тому +3

      @@notforrestbono3100 this looks so bad lmao worse than rots best is rogue one

    • @olicrook4292
      @olicrook4292 Рік тому +15

      Nah Empire is better but this one is a close second and miles better than the next best one. I'm not even someone who hates the other films but ESB and ANH are in a different league.

    • @hopebgood
      @hopebgood 11 місяців тому +8

      I'm with you Jesse mate. The first one is still the best. It's just perfect. 😀 Rogue One is my fave of the newer ones.

    • @derworfnet
      @derworfnet 11 місяців тому +9

      I'd argue that _The Empire strikes back_ is technically the *better* movie. In nearly all aspects, its an improvement over its predecessor.
      But _A New Hope_ is simply more *fun,* more rewatchable.

  • @Novastar.SaberCombat
    @Novastar.SaberCombat 9 місяців тому +96

    It's STILL difficult for me to believe that this film was almost a disaster in the editing room. But the pacing, innovative EFX, shots, brilliant music, sound, and perfect cues with everything made it all work. Even the Deus Ex Machina with Solo's sneaky, surprise return is a fantastic addition (even though it's implausible that NO ONE NOTICED that giant discus flying in). 💪😎✌️

    • @PointReflex
      @PointReflex 6 місяців тому +10

      It wasn't a dissaster at all, while the original editor Lucas contracted for the early edits did a more than awfull job, he soon fired him and recruited the trio that would edit the film into a final print under Lucas' supervision. I think the falacy of this film being a complete dissaster till that trio came in is still alive despite all the evidence showing the contrary. The real problems were at the Tunisia filmin location, storms and the equippment failing constantly teared appart everyone involved to the point that it was a war of atrittion that they barely won just at the time when they were goin beyond overbudget.
      Then again "the people VS George Lucas" and "How Star Wars was saved in the edit" came from complete and self-entitled assholes who were sooo burned out (in a child like way) about Lucas' expanded universe (not to confuse with the EU [RIP]) and prompt to simply share absurd lies across the board just to get people to hate the man as they hated him.

    • @jb-ro4ow
      @jb-ro4ow 4 місяці тому +1

      @@PointReflex Thanks for the insight.

    • @troyandrew6154
      @troyandrew6154 3 місяці тому

      What about the problems george had with ILM while making the film?​@@PointReflex

    • @PointReflex
      @PointReflex 3 місяці тому +1

      @@troyandrew6154 That's another can of worms, while the studio did manage to complete the work required they had many setbacks, from the miniatures composite failing (during the first trench attack run in the original print, one of the A-Wings poofs out of existence out of a sudden) to the robots burning out components (due to the desert heat) or simply failing to work properly.

  • @sarcasticstartrek7719
    @sarcasticstartrek7719 9 місяців тому +49

    Great ending George, that was one in a million !

  • @davidlloyd3116
    @davidlloyd3116 9 місяців тому +39

    Kids today grew up with Harry Potter, but I grew up with Star Wars!

    • @ChristianFrates1997
      @ChristianFrates1997 6 місяців тому +5

      Harry Potter came around the Star Wars prequels.

    • @bonkerslez91
      @bonkerslez91 20 днів тому +1

      I grew up on the Lord of the the rings

    • @Auror2k05
      @Auror2k05 5 днів тому

      I grew up with all of them.

  • @Sahilprakash1999
    @Sahilprakash1999 Рік тому +45

    6:23 Han Solo: you're all clear kid now let's blow this thing and go home

  • @kellyweingart3692
    @kellyweingart3692 Рік тому +75

    “Use the Force, Luke”

  • @thesmilingman7576
    @thesmilingman7576 11 місяців тому +26

    6:33 I was thinking this is someone on the PA noticing the reactor failing and the laser not working but apparently this guy was just stalling

  • @tonyhill1264
    @tonyhill1264 6 місяців тому +13

    As an 8 year old watching this in 1977, no movie since has shaped my life for engaging and being apart of something bigger than yourself. Spectacular film .

    • @ChristianFrates1997
      @ChristianFrates1997 6 місяців тому

      You do realize this is the post 1997 version, right?

    • @edhoughton2609
      @edhoughton2609 6 місяців тому

      yes the original didnt have a giant gurt ring around the Death Star when it blew@@ChristianFrates1997

  • @JoeyLevenson
    @JoeyLevenson 9 місяців тому +27

    I watched this on the big screen at 5 years old and I loved it so much, and now, the fact that I can watch this anytime I want, on a little rectangle in my pocket, never fails to amaze me. Just wild.

  • @davidrubio9753
    @davidrubio9753 6 місяців тому +12

    I remember in 1977, when the death star exploded, the audience sprang to its feet and cheered at the tops of their lungs

  • @user-ut7wx4qe5l
    @user-ut7wx4qe5l 10 місяців тому +44

    Tarkin's last thought was "If only I'd listened to that General when he warned me of danger."
    The general's last thought likely was: "I should've gotten the hell off this ship myself and let Tarkin die."

    • @alifwibisono1000
      @alifwibisono1000 9 місяців тому +2

      Tarkin was overconfident in the Death Star.

    • @serpicokalisnikow9403
      @serpicokalisnikow9403 9 місяців тому +13

      @@alifwibisono1000Tarkin was screwed either way. If he left, and they ended up winning, The Emperor would have killed him during their next meeting.

    • @whiiir
      @whiiir 8 місяців тому +8

      The officer who warned Tarkin did actually survive. He turns up in the Christmas Special, so presumably he just took his own advice and left.

    • @mzmadmike
      @mzmadmike 7 місяців тому

      His last thought was, "What the f$&k was tha--

    • @bjammin187
      @bjammin187 3 місяці тому

      The last thing to go through Tarkin’s mind was a piece of the Death Star.

  • @sallybrown4947
    @sallybrown4947 11 місяців тому +56

    I saw this in the theater when new. There was nothing ever like before or after!

    • @gittes98
      @gittes98 10 місяців тому +2

      70MM projection, huge screen, 6-track Dolby Stereo. Shivers just remembering it

    • @Jedizen07
      @Jedizen07 10 місяців тому +6

      @@gittes98 Same here. Saw it opening week in 1977. CHANGED MY LIFE, forever.

    • @gittes98
      @gittes98 10 місяців тому +2

      @@Jedizen07 Yes, this movie will always be Star Wars not that New Hope crap that the later generations call it. First saw it in Seattle in the above presentation btw.

    • @ehought
      @ehought 9 місяців тому +1

      @@Jedizen07 Likewise - you stole my words!

    • @ClassicBob100
      @ClassicBob100 8 місяців тому

      Tru dat, as the kids say

  • @dgg74890
    @dgg74890 6 місяців тому +25

    I’m here for Han Solo’s epic line of “You’re all clear kid, now let’s blow this thing and go home”. Talk about a supportive friend.
    Now imagine Chewbacca’s response, probably along the lines of “Rrrrrrggggghhhhh!!!!!”

  • @legendofzelda1
    @legendofzelda1 6 місяців тому +11

    Shout out to John Williams, greatest composer since Beethoven. A century from now people will be studying him as one of the all time greats.

  • @jamesnasium4035
    @jamesnasium4035 3 місяці тому +5

    The first Star Wars is a freaking masterpiece. And the music from 2:45 onward. It's a true space opera.

  • @russell28533
    @russell28533 9 місяців тому +33

    The moment where Luke switches off his targeting computer always gets me choked up. The moment where he stops trusting the "known" and puts his faith in the Force.

  • @kueller917
    @kueller917 6 місяців тому +32

    There's a lot about this whole sequence that's really unique to this film only. Never again would a single space battle be the climax of a Star War. Individual dogfights turned into massive battles with hundreds of fighters. Here when the X-Wings make a slight bank the engines roar. In the next film the Falcon is casually zipping through asteroids. The military jargon goes away. There's long periods of time here where John Williams is completely absent. When he does appear, he gives these long tense buildups like 3:50 getting our hearts racing until the Force theme comes in and gives release.
    For the most part you're watching normal people take on the largest Empire. The Rebels have no Jedi masters, no 10-year old prodigies, no Resistance flying aces. They get picked off one by one and each death is focused on just to make you feel how much lower the chance of success is with each loss. Luke finally using the Force _is the climax of the entire movie_ and not a superpower we're just used to everyone having.
    Frankly Dunkirk is closer to this than even Return of the Jedi. And I love that almost 50 years later and billions into this universe this still feels special (even if it is only Dambusters in Space).

    • @christophergrant472
      @christophergrant472 6 місяців тому +5

      I 100% agree. The dogfighting reminds me of the dogfighting scenes from Midway which just came out a year before Star Wars. As a major fighter plane nerd, the original Star Wars will always be my favourite for having dogfighting scenes mimick some of the old school squadron based WWII Era dogfights.

    • @kueller917
      @kueller917 6 місяців тому +2

      @@christophergrant472 The Return of the Jedi battle is a masterpiece of special effects (the Revenge of the Sith one too for CGI) but I always preferred this one because of the close personal combat. The other ones are so massive you lose the luxury of that closeness.

    • @Coolbardie
      @Coolbardie 28 днів тому

      I've never thought of this as Dambusters in space, but you're right and that hasn't diminished my love of 'The Dambusters'. They're both among my list of favourite movies! I'd never seen anything like Star Wars, it was drama on a grand scale and before CGI, the special effects were pretty amazing! Prior to this, my favourite sci-fi film was 'Forbidden Planet' and, even though some of the special effects are a bit clunky, they manage to achieve some scary moments. ❤

    • @kueller917
      @kueller917 28 днів тому

      @@Coolbardie There's some compilation videos out there that show it more. There's shots and dialogue ripped directly from Dambusters here.
      It tracks. Star Wars is like a film of films. WW2 films, samurai films, fantasy films, the ship designs from Space Odyssey. Set it all on Arrakis (inspired by Lawrence of Arabia). I don't mean any of that negatively either. It's awesome.

    • @Coolbardie
      @Coolbardie 28 днів тому

      ​@@kueller917Thanks for that info. I'll check them out. I'll have to watch The Dambusters again to see if I can pick up which dialogue. 😊 Star Wars is awesome, isn't it. I'll never forget seeing the star destroyer gradually appearing on the screen. It looked so real and there were so many more amazing scenes. George Lucas is a genius!

  • @TacoBellManager
    @TacoBellManager 9 місяців тому +44

    There was standing applause in every theater where people saw it for the first time.

    • @GC0077
      @GC0077 8 місяців тому +12

      My mom saw it with my dad when she was carrying me, so I like to say that I was there. Lol, anyway, she said that when the Falcon swooped in, the place went insane!

    • @TacoBellManager
      @TacoBellManager 8 місяців тому +9

      @@GC0077 It's like playing classical music through a speaker into mama's tummy. Heck yes you experienced it.

  • @rainbowrunner1550
    @rainbowrunner1550 9 місяців тому +9

    I need someone to make this video: start A New Hope at a specific time on New Years Eve, that way the Death Star will explode at exactly midnight. BTW, the Death Star explodes at 6:39 in this video.
    I've been inspired by those videos of people watching Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, timing them so the Snap occurs at midnight. I see tons of potential for that with Star Wars. In addition to A New Hope, I propose other things like:
    - Empire Strikes Back timed so Vader says: "I am your father!" at midnight.
    - Return of the Jedi timed so the second Death Star explodes at midnight.

  • @SteelPhoenix78
    @SteelPhoenix78 2 місяці тому +2

    5:16 The music cue that plays when Luke switches off his targeting computer gives me chills every time.

  • @geraldwilson681
    @geraldwilson681 6 місяців тому +5

    Star Wars is a masterpiece of a film!! I don't believe anything will ever rival this in motion picture for it's powerful moral story and special effects, especially the music !!

  • @mystic8585
    @mystic8585 Рік тому +36

    Wow it took me this long to realise that Vader AKA Anakin just shot R2D2 his fellow friend during Clone Wars. I know he didnt know that plus as Vader said Anakin is dead.

  • @grindhousecartoons6896
    @grindhousecartoons6896 7 місяців тому +3

    AWESOME! THE NEW STAR WARS MOVIES, DONT EVEN COME CLOSE!

  • @stevenbayron5645
    @stevenbayron5645 21 день тому +1

    When I was 10 I went to the movies and after that I saw the world with different eyes. I couldn't fall asleep that night. I was so excited. It was the best one in a million!

  • @AndyArmstrong88
    @AndyArmstrong88 11 місяців тому +22

    Remember, the force will be with you always

  • @sandal_thong8631
    @sandal_thong8631 9 місяців тому +14

    I don't know what's more amazing: that he filmed Darth Vader flying away from the Death Star to reappear in the sequel, or that he forgot about that when he allowed Darth Maul to be cut in two in _The Phantom Menace?_

    • @BobbyBlackhearts666
      @BobbyBlackhearts666 8 місяців тому +1

      Lately I always get baffled by this decision! Maul would've been a great recurring villain in the prequels, as a kid I was not invested in Count Dooku whereas I absolutely loved Maul! His death scene as he just stands there bamboozled by Obi Wan jumping up is quite underwhelming for someone so hyped up during the rest of the movie as a deadly and skilled foe.

  • @Ogjuilpa
    @Ogjuilpa 10 місяців тому +10

    «Great shot kid, that was one in a million!»
    Dank ferrik i love han solo

  • @evanholloway1692
    @evanholloway1692 10 місяців тому +24

    You did it, Luke!
    By god, you did it!!

  • @CenturyOldPanda
    @CenturyOldPanda 10 місяців тому +13

    Also, I wonder if Darth Vadar recognized R2 on Luke's X-wing, considering he's been R2's partner for almost 2 decades before he got turned into a cyborg.

  • @nicolasmun13
    @nicolasmun13 Місяць тому +1

    "Great shot kid, that was one in a million!" That line takes me back to when I was a kid first watching this film

  • @johntracy72
    @johntracy72 Місяць тому +3

    Back when Star Wars was pure.

  • @pspboy7
    @pspboy7 10 місяців тому +29

    I just wish they had done more with Biggs! He was my favorite of the rebel pilots.

    • @stevenmorrison4692
      @stevenmorrison4692 10 місяців тому +9

      They did earlier in the movie but they deleted those scenes.

    • @Skarrz72
      @Skarrz72 9 місяців тому +3

      I forgot which book series it was, but Biggs' Brother, Gavin Darklighter joined the Rebels.

    • @ZenMonkeyGod
      @ZenMonkeyGod 9 місяців тому +8

      ​​@@stevenmorrison4692Dumbest editing choice they could've made with this film. When he shows up later, there's zero context to be able to empathise with Luke in his reunion.

    • @sandal_thong8631
      @sandal_thong8631 9 місяців тому +4

      @@ZenMonkeyGod It didn't work for the movie, but did work for _Star Wars: The Radio Drama_ on NPR, when there was a whole episode devoted to Luke and his peers.

    • @Swanlord05
      @Swanlord05 6 місяців тому +1

      There is rough cuts of Biggs on film ......type it in on YT

  • @ConnorMiller287
    @ConnorMiller287 4 місяці тому +3

    Star Wars changed the movie industry. It was unlike anything we had ever seen before. Watching it on opening night in 1977 is a historical experience. The scene of the Millennium Falcon swooping in when no one expected it is one of the greatest uses of dues ex machina (God in the machine) in cinematic history. At this point, you think Han is long gone with his reward and that Luke is going to be killed. Until you see blaster fire come out of nowhere and see Han Solo of all people come back to save the day. To this day, it is still one of the greatest movies ever!

  • @leermann
    @leermann 8 місяців тому +9

    I remember when I had seen it at first time many years ago. I was a little boy because of caught cold was sitting at home. I watched all SW series. And this scene... It was really exciting experience. So tensed and thrilling. And even now it's so atmospheric. Yes, it's cinematic and theatrics but in a good meaning. You emphathise with the characters. And it is a marker of a good old school movie. Perfect!

  • @Sahilprakash1999
    @Sahilprakash1999 Рік тому +21

    6:13 Han Solo: YEE-HOO

    • @lancecurry7538
      @lancecurry7538 Рік тому +2

      *MITHEL:* Look out!

    • @Elmelon452
      @Elmelon452 7 місяців тому +2

      ​@@lancecurry7538TIE:ROOOAAAAR 💥

    • @lancecurry7538
      @lancecurry7538 7 місяців тому +3

      *HAN SOLO:* You're all clear, kid! Now let's blow this thing and go home!

    • @Elmelon452
      @Elmelon452 7 місяців тому +2

      ​@@lancecurry7538
      (EPIC MUSIC)
      Luke:shoot torpedo

    • @lancecurry7538
      @lancecurry7538 7 місяців тому +2

      _(Torpedoes flow into the exhaust port!)_
      *LUKE:* _(exhale...!)_

  • @balto76bourque51
    @balto76bourque51 10 місяців тому +13

    Here's a strange story about my dad: he was 7 years old in 1977 when he saw this in a Cinema theater in a small town in Louisiana, and what I heard from my Grandmother my Dad's Mother, is that she told me my dad found this movie very Intense, that at times he ran out of the theater cause he was scared, I don't know why but I'm pretty sure that this scene was a little too much for my Dad at the Time... I was Confused and Amazed.....

    • @atw9913
      @atw9913 10 місяців тому +2

      It must have been a year or two after the original release by my Dad and Brother went to see Star Wars and my Mom took me to see The Jungle Book at the same time. The Jungle Book was over so we went to watch the rest of Star Wars with them. I think we went in at the Trash Compactor Scene and it was too loud or something because I remember that we left and just waited outside. I had to have been only 3 years old at the time.

    • @Alaninbroomfield
      @Alaninbroomfield 9 місяців тому +2

      I was only a year older than your dad at that time. I thought it was kid-friendly enough. I was intimidated, especially by Darth Vader, but not scared. It was quite an experience.

  • @jsmarty1
    @jsmarty1 9 місяців тому +13

    I’m crying, it’s feels like I’m a kid again

  • @leeh6317
    @leeh6317 6 місяців тому +8

    To this very day, give me goosebumps…still such a very powerful scene in all of cinema

  • @RJ_MacReady
    @RJ_MacReady 10 місяців тому +11

    The force is strong with this one.

  • @sporedoutofmymind
    @sporedoutofmymind 7 місяців тому +2

    6:11 best delivery in film history

  • @nupaconsultora
    @nupaconsultora 8 місяців тому +8

    2023 and still getting goosebumps

  • @mikemason6065
    @mikemason6065 7 місяців тому +6

    The best movie scene ever.

  • @BobbyCoolBreeze
    @BobbyCoolBreeze 8 місяців тому +10

    This never gets old!

  • @ChristinaKerr-wi6ju
    @ChristinaKerr-wi6ju 5 місяців тому +2

    2:44 YEAHHHHHHH XDDDDDD, he looks like he is cheering lmfao XD

  • @mathewjackson6585
    @mathewjackson6585 7 днів тому

    Saw that opening weekend back in 1977. Still gives me chills. The irony is that when you put the films together, you realize the real hero of the saga is the villain in a New Hope.

  • @N-L3
    @N-L3 8 місяців тому +4

    0:03
    The way that guy died just careless putting his head down

  • @rossturrell6758
    @rossturrell6758 Рік тому +54

    I always wondered y they didn't go in nearer the target rather than start miles away

    • @rossturrell6758
      @rossturrell6758 Рік тому +6

      Someone's got a sense of humour whoever liked this respect

    • @lzbhcvm6747
      @lzbhcvm6747 Рік тому +25

      You gotta give it some distance to ready up the targeting computer to align the trajectory. Not everyone has the force like luke

    • @Arcane740
      @Arcane740 Рік тому +16

      I always thought they had only a small area to breach the trench from static defenses. The small task force they had couldn't disable a moon's worth of AA guns and such with a legion of Tie fighters and only like a 30-45 minute time span. Blow a hole in the defensive net, get in the trench, pray you make it to the exhaust port

    • @Jmaxtrian-qy4qs
      @Jmaxtrian-qy4qs 11 місяців тому +3

      The Y Wings need cover escort

  • @ChristopherWalker007
    @ChristopherWalker007 7 місяців тому +5

    I was 10 years when we watched this in the cinemas. I still remember the whole cinema exploding into cheers when the Death Star blew up.

  • @johnharris6655
    @johnharris6655 8 місяців тому +9

    The actor who played the commander of Red Squadron said he walked onto the hanger set and everything looked dirty, dust and the X-wings all had battle damage. This is when he knew someone knew what they were doing. This was not some sterile sci fi picture like 2001, this was a war movie set in space.

  • @supermariofan1217
    @supermariofan1217 Рік тому +10

    6:57
    Vader went flying

    • @beatricesanfilippo6925
      @beatricesanfilippo6925 Рік тому

      *Spoiler Alert!* Anakin sense Ezra that he kidnap Thrawn with the Purgills during the liberation of Lothal

  • @mr.orange5258
    @mr.orange5258 6 місяців тому +4

    I saw this in 1977 when I was 9 - when Han swoops in just in time to save Luke, the crowd went bananas - that was our generation's "Captain America grabs Thor's hammer" moment.

    • @man_in_space
      @man_in_space 6 місяців тому +1

      What a profound description. I am 32 years old and that comment of yours is the first that made me *feel* what it must’ve been like.

  • @shuleungng7288
    @shuleungng7288 5 місяців тому +2

    Classic is classic.
    May the force be with you!

  • @ACruelPicture
    @ACruelPicture 5 місяців тому +5

    5:23
    What's he doing?
    He's beginning to believe

  • @LastAtreides
    @LastAtreides Місяць тому +1

    5:52 Never Forget Tenn Graneet, he felt guilty for Aldeeran and did buy a little more time doing everything slowly.

  • @acropolisnow9466
    @acropolisnow9466 6 місяців тому +3

    Vader is so good in this whole sequence.

  • @rstein926
    @rstein926 7 місяців тому +7

    You can see why this film, Wizard of Oz & Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs were amongst the first films to be entombed in the film registry.
    This film for something released in 1977 had fantastic effects from the music by John Williams, to the insane cinematography including this scene and the birth of many iconic characters including Luke and Darth Vader.
    The Wizard of Oz was one of the first to be in technicolour which was an insane achievement for a film in the 1930s, it's songs, famous lines & characters & of course the yellow brick road and the one and only the ruby slippers.
    Snow White was the first full length Disney movie and the one that started it all.

  • @oscaravina7853
    @oscaravina7853 7 місяців тому +2

    Just experienced the El Paso Symphony Orchestra play the score of the movie and I swear, it was such an experience I nearly cried! John Williams’ score sends waves of chills everytime!

  • @jaypandya7441
    @jaypandya7441 2 місяці тому +2

    Alternative title: Disabled war veteren almost stops group of terrorists destroying the state's security mechanisms

  • @Jmaxtrian-qy4qs
    @Jmaxtrian-qy4qs 11 місяців тому +8

    5:01 USE THE FORCE LUKE LET GO

  • @gunprojects5398
    @gunprojects5398 Місяць тому

    its honesty amazing how they essentially made the fighter scenes with practical effects and models, they legit look real even today

  • @Ghostmouse101
    @Ghostmouse101 Рік тому +15

    Thank you Cassian Andor and jyn erso for making this all possible

  • @agressia5582
    @agressia5582 9 місяців тому +15

    This scene makes me cry every time.

    • @JoeyLevenson
      @JoeyLevenson 9 місяців тому +1

      Me too!

    • @bantehayes9973
      @bantehayes9973 8 місяців тому

      Me too. I just got teared up.

    • @KororaPenguin
      @KororaPenguin 8 місяців тому +1

      Another reason: That "Stand by, stand by" was the head gunner on the superlaser, remorseful over Alderaan, desperately stalling for time.

    • @luislovera2351
      @luislovera2351 7 місяців тому +2

      I cry more to this scene after watching rogue one

  • @user-hd9nc7zp1v
    @user-hd9nc7zp1v 18 днів тому +2

    6:39: RIP Tarkin.

  • @ilpoomatili9549
    @ilpoomatili9549 8 місяців тому +5

    Still gets my heart racing

  • @leedaniel3500
    @leedaniel3500 29 днів тому

    I still get chills when I hear Han's "YAHOO!" and then see the Falcon swooping in as the best ever Deus Ex Machina.

  • @kathleenhensley5951
    @kathleenhensley5951 5 місяців тому +1

    Saw that with my husband in the theater in 1977. We had been married just 2 yrs. Still exciting as ever !! It was so exciting! the music... just wow. They don't allow us to enjoy movies like that any more.

  • @Doughty321
    @Doughty321 2 місяці тому

    The music towards the end absolutely nails it.

  • @JDragon272
    @JDragon272 9 місяців тому +5

    Han: “You’re all clear, kid! Now let’s blow this thing and go home!”

  • @rickpeterson8825
    @rickpeterson8825 15 днів тому +1

    "Remember Luke, Jo Blo will be with you....ALWAYS!"

  • @hadorstapa
    @hadorstapa 21 день тому

    The music cue at 6:00 is so laden with threat and possibility. Great stuff.

  • @Scham_WCAN
    @Scham_WCAN 7 місяців тому +3

    This scene is so influentially important and politically important, it defined not only cinema here after but cultural receptions here after, Thank you for uploading

  • @broden4838
    @broden4838 11 місяців тому +6

    4:30 In Rogue Squadron 2, Biggs screams as he is shot down

  • @ARoyalLyon
    @ARoyalLyon 7 місяців тому +2

    I was 10 and we were in a line that wrapped around the theater building into the alley by the dumpsters. Before, I was skeptical and thought it would be boring. Walking out of that theater afterward, it was like the whole world had changed and nothing would ever be the same.

  • @nuclearmatt8119
    @nuclearmatt8119 29 днів тому

    There aren't many movies that can described as perfect, but this is definitely one of them.

  • @oliverpetroski4205
    @oliverpetroski4205 3 місяці тому +1

    Few things I noticed ever since first watching the New Hope, which I find strange:
    - Why the shield on the Death Star havent been reactivated
    - why "cover you" means getting shot at untill killed while not shooting back or doing any evasive maneuvers
    - Why the Imperial gun crew, most of the infantry (stormtroopers), and fighter pilots are terrible at shooting, flying as if they never went on training.
    - Stormtroopers body armour provides no protection whatsoever to the soldier wearing it.
    - Why they allowed Vader to fly away with his special Tie Advanced fighter

    • @billross9132
      @billross9132 3 місяці тому +1

      Im no lore expert but this is my understanding
      - the shild doesnt cover the exhaust port since its made for air flow
      - the cover you thing is prolly due to technical limits, they used real ship models moved by hand so they prolly couldn't show the ships actually manueaver well
      - the gun turrets all missed since the x and y wings r tiny ships that fly fast, its just you cant rlly tell due to how the models r filmed
      - stormtroopers have no protection since theyre the bad guys 😂
      - and obviously they cant chase down vader it would've been too risky with the death star abt to blow and enemy reinforcements off screen

  • @cmsacademy1673
    @cmsacademy1673 8 місяців тому +16

    Still the greatest memory of my childhood. Can’t believe The Last Jedi destroyed Star Wars but it did

    • @AngelGonzalez-kl5hz
      @AngelGonzalez-kl5hz 7 місяців тому

      I think the reaction to TLJ destroyed Star Wars. Not the movie.

    • @cmsacademy1673
      @cmsacademy1673 7 місяців тому +3

      @@AngelGonzalez-kl5hz well the reaction is result of the movie

    • @AngelGonzalez-kl5hz
      @AngelGonzalez-kl5hz 7 місяців тому +2

      @@cmsacademy1673 Hot take. I think TLJ is a very good movie that deconstructed the myth of the franchise and understood the characters better than the fandom.
      Running away now 🏃🏃🏃🏃🏃

    • @esfbse8347
      @esfbse8347 7 місяців тому

      @@AngelGonzalez-kl5hzbetter than mark hamill?

    • @AngelGonzalez-kl5hz
      @AngelGonzalez-kl5hz 7 місяців тому +1

      @@esfbse8347 Mark himself said that he understood at the end Luke's arc. It was just shocking to him.