Padme and Luke saw Anakin was always there and that the good was still in him whilst everyone else saw him as a monster and a scumbag who would be tried and executed for his evil deeds.
@@joshmaril1136 This is Star Wars right here. I don’t acknowledge the existence that is the sequel trilogy. The way that they handled and expanded the story of Anakin Skywalker, the Jedi order, all of the Clone Wars episodes and movies is just incredible. Leave it to Disney for ruining such a masterpiece of a franchise.
@@artagle_14 1, 2 & 3 are canon. anything beyond the 6th is a stretch and those after failed to reinvigorate the depth of the Star Wars saga. just like how the Matrix Resurrection was such a bull.
This isn't the death of Darth Vader. Darth Vader died the moment he decided to save Luke and kill Palpatine. This is the death of Anakin Skywalker, Knight of the Jedi Order.
Maybe I'm seeing this in a little different light but I also feel like there was a sense of acceptance and humility in admitting that he was wrong... Not just in denying that THERE was actually still good in him but that he also indirectly admitted that he was wrong when making those mistakes and turning to the dark side to pursue power, status, while he was dealing with his worries about saving Padme. I mean, who doesn't watch Episode III and wish and think everytime that Anakin would just kill Sidious or expect a different outcome each time you watch it... And that there would be resolve long before all the heartache... However, it wouldn't be worth watching if there was no conflict... (Granted not many people enjoy the JarJar trilogy as it is)
In 1977, nobody could’ve possibly imagined that they would ever cry at the death of Darth Vader. In 1980, nobody could’ve possibly imagined that Luke - ready to destroy Vader - would ultimately hold Vader in his arms as he died, promising not to leave him. Yet thanks to all the subtle hints and the gradual development of their relationship in this film, we buy it completely. And we do cry.
I always thought that Darth Vader (Anakin) would never die. He seemed so untouchable, and to see him in his last mortal moments, made me cry. In the theater, it was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
Haven't thought about it that way. It really great, and has such a great message, too - hold off killing as much as you can, because killing also harms (corrupts) the killer, and people thought to be "evil" and corrupted forever, can sometimes be saved.
@@monmothma3358 Oh grow up. Please come to the REAL warzone when the enemy attacks you, when you know that if you don't kill him/her, they will kill not only you but also your brothers-in-arms and civilians (after raping, looting and torturing them) - and try say this BS. No, killing doesn't corrupt soldiers who ONLY took arms to defend their home and the defenceless people behind them. It's easy to be naive and ''peace-loving'' until the war actually knocks on your door. You live a very sheltered life. Btw, we Ukrainians give russians multiple chances to surrender and we treat POWs well unlike russians who starve, torture, rape and murder POWs and never give anyone chances. But go ahead, be naive, you can afford this apparently.
1:08 you can see the exact moment Anakin truly saw Pad’me in his son. That small smile when he realizes his wife always lived on and in the end it was her spirit living on through Luke that saved him. Beautiful
It seemed so ironic and so fitting for some reason that after the most evil villain of all time was finally defeated, when he was unmasked we could see and hear that he was nothing more than a tired, dying old man. And we also finally knew for sure that he truly was a man and not simply some terrifying machine. It just fit so well.
The dark side sucked Anakin dry and left him a broken, aged and disfigured mess. His body was still repairing the severe burn damage he sustained on Mustafar, hence the scars on his head down to his face.
Vader would've been at the prime of his life had he not been reduced to a cindered crisp whose life depended on a special apparatus like costume. He was only 45 at the time of his death, hardly an old man if you ask me.
Not only that, after everything Anakin had gone through, including his time as Darth Vader, being able to have a genuine moment with Luke was probably one of the most happiest momemts in his life.
He is finally free from the dark side's grip forever and has found true peace at last. He let go of the anger and hatred and was truly at peace. Unfortunately the dark side aged him faster than normal, badly disfigured, skin turning a pale white and turned his eyes yellow and red. He was constantly angry, bitter, resentful, rage and hate filled but as he got rid of those toxic poisons from his soul, his eyes changed back to its natural colour.
He had finally been freed entirely, with his soul being saved from all the hate and violence and corruption that was manipulated onto him. The love he had for his son is what freed him completely
My father passed away this morning. Been sick for a while and we hadn’t seen or talked to each other in months over a spat we had. Was able to reconcile our differences before he passed in the last few weeks of his life. This scene brought me a real sense of peace. He’s in a better place, and he left knowing his son loved him.
If you look closely, Vader’s eyes turn back from yellow to blue showing that he truly has returned to good (it also matches the colour of the Jedi lightsaber), but his eyes are the same colour as Luke’s indicating that Luke inherited them from Vader. It’s truly interesting how such a small detail has so much significance
Anakin finally let go of the hatred and anger that poisoned him for over 20 years and stopped using the dark side, hence why his eyes turned back to its natural colour from Sith yellow.
I blame that damn Jedi Council more for what happened to them and why Anakin fallen to the path of darkness. They practically told Anakin to forget about his mother when knowing he was very emotional. They faked Obi-Wan death and deceived Anakin. They unjustly banished Ahsoka from the Order. They didn't recognize him for his abilities and power along with his accomplishments. While I'm not saying the Jedi Order should have been slaughtered, what the Council done to Anakin was wrong.
I didn’t cry the first time I saw this, but after seeing the prequels, Clone Wars, and other media, I revisit this scene and now the tears flow. I didn’t know Anakin then, I do now. He’s an incredible character. I remember watching him leave for ROTS in clone wars and said, “there goes our boy!” Now as he dies, “there goes our boy…”
Everything is perfect in this scene. When we expected a monster behind this mask, we saw an old man with a compassion to his son in his last breath. Lucas told the same message several times in SW. Yoda was small, looked harmless but he was powerful. This is the message that Lucas keep telling through SW. Look behind apperances, because there is more than you see. This scene and Vaders funeral with and amazing shot of Luke in Yavin are the best. These scenes gave me the feeling of turning the pages in an epic story book. Sometimes only one person is enough to save you and this person was his son for Vader.
Mark Hamills acting is everything but perfect. He is doing a terrible job, especially in the emotional scenes. He should be in low budget movies at best. It’s as if they chose the first actor at the audition to play luke because they didn’t care about the actor for that role loll
Actually that's not David Prowse, its a wonderful actor named Sébastien Shaw, who Actually was the Force Ghost Anakin in the original cut and special edition of Jedi, before Hayden Was ever cast as Anakin.
This is how the man dies. No sacrificing himself in a great explosion, no heroic speeches about changing morals He tells the first person to care about him as a person in years to save himself and then lays back and is gone. Unceremonious, and haunting.
"You were right about me. Tell your sister, you were right" Sounds like a change of morals to me. Darth Vader dies, and Anakin Skywalker is reawakened even if only for a moment.
So human too. The last words Anakin Skywalker ever speaks are about him begging his son to tell his sister that he was more than the man she fought against. That he was once a good man. So fitting.
It's such an incredible and tragic face reveal. Through the whole series Vader has been this giant intimidating figure, towering over everyone else with a booming voice, and when his mask is finally taken off, he's revealed to be a sad frail old man. Great way of portraying his frailty and his return to being human and not some twisted machine
I'm of the belief that Anakin always wanted to be a father. Despite his seeming concern when Padme mentioned that she was pregnant, which was based more on his visions of her demise than apprehension about being a father, I can picture Anakin, who doubtless would want to give a child a better life than the one he received, as being as good a father as he was a husband. It also makes you realize how opposed in his heart he was to his own murder of children, to think that all he wanted was a child of his own. The regret at his deeds and the long-awaited chance to have what he always wanted must have weighed the heaviest on him at his death.
That his chance of meeting his children after their birth was lost due to his embrace of the dark side. But his moment of meeting them and their teens became short and brief. Although Princess Leia is his daughter without knowing and the young rebel is his son who will save him from what he has become to be. After Vader knew that that girl was a daughter. And this news stirred the intense shock in Anakin and he felt regret later for what he had done to her previously.
1 through 6 is the Skywalker saga anything after it isn't worth it George Lucas set out what to do telling the story of Anakin Skywalker from being to end with Luke helping to redeem his father in the end
Swaggy Cheese 303, Good Lord, you aren't kidding.....When I was finishing up my last semester in grad school in 1991, they were playing the Star Wars movies on VHS in the student lounge. I walked in as this scene was about to play, and I couldn't handle it and couldn't stay without becoming a puddle of tears....because my own father, who I was quite close to, had suddenly passed away from a heart attack about two days before then.
Darth vader: "son or not, you must realize....you are doomed...." Luke skywalker: _"oh I don't think so"_ *turns anakin back to the light side of the force*
"You already have" was so powerful. He was letting luke know he saved him in a way far more important than saving his life. He saved his soul as he would become one with the force on the light side not the dark.
Anakin was told to bury his emotions deep down, cause they would lead him to the dark side. Yet his last moment is an emotional connection with his son. “I’ve got to save you” “you already have.” Anakin is finally able to feel again after so many years 💙💚
I can’t get over Luke’s face when he sees his father for the first time. No shock or disgust. Just the most tender smile. He is so happy to actually see him for the first time and Anakin smiles right back. They both really see each other for the first time. Amazing scene and acting with perfect music.
I feel that! One can only imagine the feeling of being seen as a person again after being only feared as a monster by others (and by himself too) for so long
"But you'll die." "Nothing can stop that now." It's poignant because he was so afraid of death, due to losing those he cared about and became the singularly evil man that was Darth Vader to try and defeat death, but now he has no fear and completely accepts it.
Anakin didnt fear death itself, he feared the death of those he loved, thats even worse. Its only the prospect of his son dying that he changed back, ready to face death himself so his son didnt have to
@@JadenMoon1475 the mask represents his slavery and ties to always working for someone when he finally took it off and said he wants to see his son with his own eyes he meant he wants to see his son as a free man
This proves that Anakin is the chosen one. Despite him turning to the dark side, at the end he was the one who killed the emperor and destroyed the Sith and ultimately bringing balance to the force and dying as Anakin Skywalker not as Darth Vader. Man what an amazing character!!
Last word he heard before he died was his son calling him "Father." I know for a damn fact that he spent 20 years thinking he would NEVER get to hear those words due to his own mistakes & after two decades, he finally got two of the 3 things he wanted most. Someone who truly loved him & a family.
I’m currently watching the entire franchise in timeline order and watched RotJ tonight. While this scene’s always been sad, it’s especially harder having watched Anakin through the prequels, The Clone Wars, Kenobi and Rebels and knowing this is the one time he’s ever found peace. Brought me to tears 😭
Yes, I don't like when people excessively hate on prequel Anakin being whiny or annoying... he was a former child slave, who had to leave his mother enslaved on a planet run by criminals, going on to be trained by a master who never really wanted to take him on but had to because Qui Gon died, and then to top it all off, had his mother die and the jedi council pre-emptively continue to treat him as a threat because of his (justified) anger problems... It's honestly a perfect backstory to Vader, and the fact that neither Hayden nor Lloyd came off as particularly threatening cemented just how tragic the monster he became would be -- and also just how evil and twisted Palpatine is for taking a man in need of guidance and a true parental figure, and manipulating him in a plot for power... that is such a good way to illustrate just how evil the most powerful sith really was, and makes Anakin killing him an even more beautiful moment. It is the first time Anakin TRULY stood up against Palpatine -- the person who disabled him, stole his life, his relationship with his children, and his friendship with Obi Wan (who was not a bad man, just someone who was not prepared to deal with all the trauma Anakin had) Anakin's story will always be my favorite part of anything Star Wars. What a great character
I love how everybody seems to escape and Luke and Vader are the last two people on the death star. Luke is more kind than all those "loyal" Stormtroopers
I blame that Jedi Council more for what happened to them and why Anakin fallen to the path of darkness. They practically told Anakin to forget about his mother when knowing he was very emotional. They faked Obi-Wan death and deceived Anakin. They unjustly banished Ahsoka from the Order. They didn't recognize him for his abilities and power along with his accomplishments. While I'm not saying the Jedi Order should have been slaughtered, what the Council done to Anakin was wrong.
A lot of what he did as Darth Vader was directly because he was a slave to Palpatine and disobeying him meant certain death. He wanted to kill him and take control because he learned of his manipulation but by that point it was too late. That's why he wanted Luke to join him - he couldn't do it alone, but with Luke he was certain it could be done.
But Luke beared all his father's suffering and refused to leave his side out of love. Then his father told him to leave and go to his sisters because what is this grief worth if not love persevering. Love isn't misguiding when it can make you stronger. Love is Luke.
I think when he says that nothing can stop his death, he knows that the dark side has kept him alive more than his suit ever did and him letting go of it makes his body face the injuries throughout Vader’s life.
It was probably the last thing Anakin heard. Despite being surrounded and repsonsible for so much destruction for his entire life, despite being manipulated by so many people in his life, he ultimately died a free man, held by the one person in the galaxy who loved him more than anything.
I was four-ish when I first watched this movie and obviously didn't really remember that much from it (took me until my father's buddy lent us his Special Edition on VHS some three years later before I got around to actually become a fully fledged fan, capable of reciting the whole script by heart), but even then I did distinctly memorize one line from each part of the trilogy. And yes, that is precisely the one that got carved into my brain when it comes to Return of the Jedi.
Even after all these years, I remember the novelization of this scene was also good in expanding the events and reaction. In the book, while dragging his father, Luke looks at the chaos now going on around him. The officers, soldiers and storm troopers are unsure of what to do next and are running without purpose, just clawing to get out of there. Luke reflects for a second that this is the result when evil's head (the Emperor) is removed. There's no inner strength within the individuals to know what to do or how to care. It's now just undisciplined chaos without meaning.
In fact the shooting in the background is literally the stormtroopers and the imperial soldiers killing each other. Luke is the only rebel in the death star and nobody is after him, the imperials are killing each other to get a spot on the escape shuttles. That's kinda dark
This scene always makes me tear up. As anakin looks at his son before he dies as human than machine. And the fact he knows he’s dying and he’s at peace finally. 🥲🥹
Nobody talks about how problematic David Prowse was onset. Nobody gave him a script because he’d drunkly tell anyone who’d listen what he’d been filming that day, all because he felt slighted that his voice was dubbed 😂
@@lewiskazinsky7334 Nobody told him he would be dubbed he didnt know before movie was released i would be angry too he tried his best only to saw he was dubbed. Besides you cant deny that David Prowse body movement acting was best from all actors that were in suit through years and his body made Vader to look huge which was great.
@@chrisgilbert4934 Except a fan can choose what they themselves consider canon to the story. And a whole lot of people don't consider that dumpster fire to be canon to the storyline.
I love this scene because it's showing that Anakin finally realizes that Luke was right, even though he didnt want to accept it. He died redeeming himself and saving the galaxy
When Luke first takes the mask off, Anakin looks fearful. Now that he's with the light side again, he probably feels ashamed of the atrocities he committed that left him scarred and disfigured, and he's afraid Luke will think the same. But the moment Luke takes a look at him, his gaze is just full of love, and so Anakin relaxes too. People always say Luke is more like Padme: thoughtful, compassionate, kind (and still hopeful on Anakin being good) whereas Leia is more like Anakin: passionate, opinionated, quick-witted and sometimes hot-headed. And I like to think that in this moment, Anakin saw Padme's kindness on Luke's eyes.
One thing that really gets me is the way Luke looks at Anakin after removing his mask. Anakin was clearly worried what Luke might think about his appearance, but then he sees Luke smiling at him lovingly, and Anakin smiles back at him being so relieved. Despite the sadness in this scene, it's one of my favourites because both Anakin and Luke share one last happy and intimate moment, knowing they finally have each other back after everything they've been through.
That scene was heartbreaking to me like it's one of my favorite scenes throughout the whole trilogy because no matter what Anakin went through, he died as a true jedi😢😢😢😢😔😔😔
One of the most powerful moments in movie history is seeing the mask of the galaxy's most feared warrior taken off and then seeing the face of a sad and broken old man underneath. EDIT: Yes, I know he's supposed to be in his 40s, but he still has the visage of an old man. The Dark Side has drained him of his life and youth. It has taken more from him than it ever gave back.
It was a combination of using the dark side so much for a long time, which accelerated his ageing process and turned his eyes yellow. His skin is a deatly pale titanium white because it had been confined in the suit for over a decade and not being exposed natural sunlight. The dark can also cause the user's skin to a pale titanium white as one of the side effects of deep immersion and prolonged usage of the dark side. Palpatine and Darth Malgus were extensive, deep dark side used and it greatly disfigured them over time. Their eyes were a deep Indian yellow and permanent red and their skin was a deathly titanium white. The extensive burn damage on his body from Mustafar's extreme heat were the large, deep scars on his face and head that was still healing up.
@@oludotunjohnshowemimo434 to this day seeing that frail old man in that brooding, bad ass, dark suit just cracks me up. I always think of Vader as one of the most feared people in all of Star Wars, but seeing his face, he looks so old and week...and his voice.
This here is the way subverting expectations should be done. Across three movies Vader has been this massive tall giant with a booming voice who can force choke people across space. The unmasking reveals him to be a scarred old man. Instead in TLJ we got Ruin "Subver Expectations just because" Johnson who didn't stop to wonder that just because you can subvert expectations, doesn't mean you should.
@@scarlettaddams but look at him, does he look like a healthy 45 year old man in his prime? Hell no. He's been drained of a his life's energy and is only sustained by Dark Side powers. He's a middle aged man in the body of an old cyborg.
You can hear blaster shots going off in the background. Luke is the only Rebel in the Death Star 2, and the stormtroopers arent shooting at him. The Death Star is getting ready to explode, and all the imperial troppers are evacuating. So the only thing those blaster shots could be are stormtroppers killing each other for spots on the ships.
Everytime at this scene 0:30 when he said nothing can stop his death I have to think about Darth Plagueis and his technique which is why he joined the Sith in the first place. But then, he has accepted death.
The greatest part about this scene, after Anakin dies, Luke doesn’t salute him like he was some grand soldier, he just sits there and cries. It’s a painful reminder to the audience that while Luke is the most powerful Jedi knight in the galaxy, he’s still just a boy, and he’s suffered more than any soldier before him.
One of the best scenes in the film. You actually feel bad for Vader that he's dying, but you're happy for his redemption. Everyone thought Anakin was dead except Luke. Anakin has balanced the Force. He eliminated the Jedi and their moralistic hubris from the galaxy and ended the Sith by killing Palpatine.
It may not have been the way the Jedi deserved to go out by any stretch of the imagination...but like it or not, it paid off two decades later. Luke knows the Jedi aren't meant to bring about overwhelming Light, but teach Balance.
@@UltimaKeyMaster Fr, there's way too much anti Jedi sentiment these days, I think people forgot they're supposed to be looked at as the good guys. Yeah, they're rigid in their ways, but that's what they have to be in order to thrive. Anakin broke those rules and look where that got him. His decisions were bred of fear and selfishness and if the Jedi were so bad, why was Anakin the exception rather than the norm? The system worked for over 25,000 years, it took that long for the Sith to find a way to exploit it, and for only a 20 year Empire.
@@ericjiang8948 even then, much of the jedi's downfall didn't even play into the jedi itself. whether or not anakin joined palpatine, order 66 would have decimated much of their numbers through basically no fault of their own other than choosing to aid the republic. and much of anakin's turn had more to do with "council does a dumb decision" more than even their teachings. "Yes lets let the obviously emotionally unstable jedi with a grudge be constantly put into a warzone and spend time near the one person who we are at odds with the most".
What I like about Luke in the original trilogy is he proved both the Emperor and the Jedi order wrong. The Emperor thought that Luke would inevitably fall and join his side (also kill his father), the Jedi order (Obi-Wan and Yoda) thought that Vader was irredeemable and had to be killed by Luke. Luke did neither, he didn’t join Palpatine and he didn’t kill his father, he helped him redeem himself.
Luke is the epitome of a true jedi. A jedi is a peacekeeper, not a killer. He did what a jedi was supposed to do. Yoda told him that you will become a jedi when you confront and defeat Vader by killing him. He was wrong. Luke would only become a jedi if he saved his father, his flesh and blood, also who was a broken jedi without any hope. Luke restored happiness and hope back to his father and turned him back to the light and made him a jedi once more for a brief moment. That is the hall mark of a true jedi
@Ragitsu that dogshit trilogy will never be canon to me. George Lucas himself has said Star Wars was always supposed to be the story of Anakin, and his rise, fall and redemption by his son. Sorry but I'll take the creator of the franchise's word over some greedy corporation that just wants to milk the name for all it's worth. Rey is not a skywalker and that dogshit is not canon.
this is my all time favorite scene from the entire series. From the way luke begs to save him, and anakin tells him that he already has. How he asks to see his son for the first time. the way the music turns at 2:00 to vador’s iconic imperial march, but it is a light and slow melody, and a tear falls on luke’s cheek. The lines and music make me emotional every time
In 2022, we all know Anakin's journey, from birth to death. But I like to imagine what it felt like watching this scene back in 1983. Finally we get to see what's behind the mask, the true form of the most terrifying figure of the galaxy. The mask is open and we see a broken, pathetic man. No longer a threat. I can only imagine how that would have felt.
It was awesome. The crowd went bonkers when he threw the emperor over the edge, and everyone was in tears at his death. I was in the 8th grade and I remember it to this day.
@@A1ex173 I remember going to the first one in like 1977 and my dad was mad because it was like five bucks for all four of us. Hahahaha. The magic remains after all these years.
I saw it 1st in 85 86 as a kid and it was exactly how you described it.Still is it's classic material.I'm here for some nostalgia after watching Obi-Wan episode 3 which was well done.
I saw it as a kid and didn't understand why Vader looked so 'funny'. You're right. Beneath the mask, Anakin Skywalker was a sad old man who kept alive by a machine so he could lash out the anger and hatred that had been both empowering and killing him. His real voice also feeble and speaking seemed to be difficult to him without his mask that his iconic voice filter.
It hurts so much each time to see that beneath that fierce and powerful mask of the Dark Lord of the Sith lies a broken man regretting oh so many things. Good thing Anakin turned things around in the right moment, saving his son from the cruelty of the emperor and thus saving his own soul from the dark side.
It’s so sad seeing Vader like this, he was a broken hearted old man deformed by the dark side over the years and in the end he found peace after saving Luke
I love how insistently he repeats the "you were right" like he's so shocked that he himself didn't believe it and he wants luke to know that one thing above all else. Even to let his sister. The last effort of a man to leave something worthwhile behind
Luke and Padme saw the good within Anakin was always there, just deeply buried under Vader whilst everyone else saw him as a evil scumbag who did so much damage
Luke and Padme saw the good within Anakin was always there, just deeply buried under Vader whilst everyone else saw him as a evil scumbag who did so much damage
@@oludotunjohnshowemimo434 because tbf he was an evil scumbag to everyone else, Obi wan so him kill kids and so did Vader except his wife could tell he was still good and Luke one of if not the best Jedi could sense that good within him
Anakin Skywalker: Grew up as a slave, lost his mom, lost his wife, was casted aside by the jedi order, left to die by his master, and in the end, his own son telling him “I’m not gonna leave you...” My God, I can imagine the “relief” Anakin must have felt in his last moments, after spending all those years in anger, depression and pain, to finally feel loved, so much he could finally let himself go.....
Only his son's love and belief in him could turn him back to the light, and he died with his son by his side. He was truly at peace here. A beautiful way to end his tragic story.
I don´t mean to troll or anything like that, but... I just can´t see Anakin as the victim people sometimes portray him. Not to say much, but for example, he shouldn´t even have a wife to begin with. One of the major reason he fell to the dark side was cause of his disobedience to the principles he ought to follow and respect. If you are a jedi you should not have a family...it´s simple. How would Palpatine manipulate him them with the false promisse of a so called immortality for his "wife", had he not betrayed himself and the jedi order first?
@@iseeyou4117 Love is hate's only enemy, yet the Jedi forbade love, allowing hate to win. At least attachments aren't anything to worry about in the Sith, that's one reason Anakin joined the Sith.
@@iseeyou4117The Jedi Council was right that it was too late for him to be taken into a monastic order like the Jedi are. Anakin has remained a child and wanted a mother figure who would feel and love him, and who he would protect whenever needed. He is simply not the independent type of guy who has much personal responsibility, mainly because he trusts people too much.
Reminds me of my own father. He was violent, left when I was 8, now dying of Huntington's disease. I met him recently and despite everything we had the best hug..
I wonder if they will ever edit in part of the "Vador Rise" theme (At the end of ROTS) just to see how that would effect the scene. Not the loud part where he's being propt, but the part well Sidious says "It seems in your anger you killed her.
Gotta love how George Lucas wrote the first 6 films he said that in episode 1 yoda stated that the path to the dark side was fear which lead to anger and anger to hatred and hatred lead to suffering was brilliant cuz in episode 1 Anakin was in fear and in episode 2 he had a lot of hate and in episode 3 he was full of anger and the last 3 movies he is suffering 😢 just brilliant writing of such a great complexed and dynamic character even Luke his own son sensed the conflict that his father was goin through
@@hagane0110 He never won his freedom. He was a slave to the Jedi Order. They bought him, they kept him, and they made him a soldier before he was even 18. He was a war-slave, right until the point where he realized it, and killed his old masters in favor of a new one.
That’s what makes me shiver and get emotional his entire life he severed someone higher than him until his own flesh and blood the only one who thought he could be redeemed saved him
Anakin’s only in his 40’s here but he looks so much older and I like that. First of all it makes him look weaker and more fragile. Secondly, i like to think it’s a way of showing how much the Dark Side consumed him and affected his physicality. Sort of like how someone abusing drugs for a long time can make them look decades older than they actually are.
Anakin's intensive usage and deep immersion of the dark side for over a decade, rapily aged him, turned his eyes yellow, disfigured his appearance and turned his skin a pale white. They are the physical side effects of deep immersion and dark side corruption. The scars were his body still repairing the severe burn damage he sustained on Mustafar. Anakin's eyes changed back from yellow to blue when he let go of the anger and hatred that poisoned his soul as they were feeding his drawing upon the dark side. He wanted to die as he knew he was the ultimate scumbag who did a lot of damage and hurt as Vader and he was hated by everybody. They would have had him tried and executed almost immediately. The Galaxy should have given him a chance to put things right and earn back their trust. He took full responsibility for the evil deeds he committed and I respect him for that.
I mean, he went through some unfortunate events(Lava). Even he’s not influence by the dark side he’ll still look much worse than any other person of his age.
@@oludotunjohnshowemimo434 uh what I thought it was being burned by molten lava in Episode III after fighting obi wan. isnt that why he looks like that. the dark side doesn't corriode you, Maul and dooku is dark side users and they looked fine.
@@ChristSaves984 Dooku was in control of his emotions and was rarely angry or rage filled. He used the dark side as tool instead of letting it consume him.
I feel really bad for David Prowse (the person who was in the suit) as George Lucas screwed him badly. George never told Prowse his voice was being replaced and only found out when he saw the film. Years later he made the accusation he was stiffed by Lucas and Lucas responded by banning him from all conventions. The thing is Prowse loves Star Wars and loved playing Vader.
Hands down, one of the greatest death scenes in cinema history. To see the most iconic villain in pop culture getting his redemption, in this bittersweet note, shows how Lucas really understood his characters. Truly a masterclass. EDIT: wrote "Luca" instead of "Lucas".
Well, Lucas intended for Luke to take his father’s mask and say “ I’m Vader now. “ so… I’m glad he didn’t go with his original idea. Hard to know who exactly gave him the idea of scrapping his original ending idea.
This may be an unpopular opinion, but I don't view Darth Vader as a villain, but rather someone who was misguided by Emperor Palpatine, he's the actual villain
Jesus....that gentle harp playing Imperial March, signaling the quiet end to the great Anakin Skywalker is absolutely perfect. I have to save you... You already have...
It’s very fitting knowing that the track used for this scene is titled Anakin’s death showing Anakin had returned the moment he decided to kill Palpatine to save his son
Probably but he wasnt wrong when he said that the Jedi are evil in a lot of ways they are and they are responsible for the inbalance of the force and creation of the Sith order.
@@Matheux10 tbh, The Jedi and the Sith are imbalance of the Force. The Sith uses the darkside for bad stuff and all for them self. Meanwhile, the Jedi order is a dogmatic and political tools for the Republic. The Jedi forgot the true way of the force and that's why they're doom
@@deankeefezafirino17 The Jedi became corrupted because they began to serve the republic instead of the force. That's why Qui Gon was never a member of the council, and why count dooku left and became a sith: Dooku wanted to use the force to defeat evil, and then became corrupted by it, while qui gon continued to serve the living force to his death, like a true jedi. Palpatine took advantage of this by making *himself* the republic, and once the jedi served his whims, destroyed them from the inside out like a disease. The good, light side of the force renews and replenishes life, while the evil dark side consumes it lustfully and destroys life, giving only temporary power in return.
GD if this scene doesn't hit even harder now that I'm a dad. "Father, I won't leave you." What beautiful final words for any man to hear spoken to him, and knowing they come from the only person in the universe who will mourn him...film perfection.
@@ryanbarth6691 I agree. Darth Vader was probably thinking "I shouldn't have had all that sadness, anger, fear, and hate in me from the start which brought me to the dark side of the Force."
@@afriendofbean He was bamboozled by Palpatine, and it wasn't until he had lost everything that he realized it, but far too late, and thought that he couldn't turn back anymore. Nor was there any desire to, since he had lost everything and is full of pain and hate. But he always blamed himself for it.
@@matasa7463 Darth Vader is actually named Anakin Skywalker where Anakin went along with Qui Gon just to be trained to be a Jedi and Anakin's mom died where Anakin himself was feeling sad and angry that he wasn't there with his mom when she died where Yoda mentioned to everyone sadness leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to fear, and fear is the path to the dark side of the Force where Anakin was scared that he was alone without his mom which brought him to the dark side which is why Yoda was not willing to promote him to a Jedi leader before Anakin switched to the dark side. Then since he wasn't being promoted, he decided to go to the leader of the dark side which was Palpatine who was willing to promote him as a Jedi leader of the dark side.
There’s a lot of blaster fire going on in the background when there’s only stormtroopers on the Death Star, there’s no rebels. They’re shooting each other for space on a ship to escape.
Damn! The acting, the screenplay, the John Williams' score with the most sad variation of Vader's theme... this is why Return Of The Jedi is the real ending of the Skywalker saga.
@@indepth9930 oh my god can you people praise something without bringing something else down? There are lots of fans who love ALL of the movies like me. And we’re tired of the negativity seeing people bash the sequels when nobody was even talking about them.
Anakain spent his childhood as a slave, He was a slave to the rigid Jedi Order, He was a slave to Palpatine, the dark side, and to his own self-hatred. But in the end, his son helped redeemed him, and he died a free man.
Idk why people act like his time at the jedi temple was terrible. He got married, had friends was seen as a hero and loved by many. I'd rather be a slave to the jedi than under palps
@@biologydoesntlie4093 "He got married" in secret which would expel him from the Order as is, doubly (or I guess triply) so the fact he conceived the twins *while at war* would probably be seen as WILDLY irresponsible even if they didn't care about the marriage thing, which would leave no shortage of criticism on both of them all the time. He may have been viewed as a hero by his younger Jedi brethren, but the people he cared for most constantly looked down on him or endlessly criticized him, even the master that was effectively an older brother to him. That, and being seen as the Chosen One from the word go probably got around *rather fast* while being trained, which I'd bet was an instant turn off for anyone trying to make friends out of him when this random kid that shows up way later than anyone else is a sudden prodigy out of nowhere. Let's be frank, at BEST the guy was only ever surrounded by tough love outside of Padme, and going from literal slavery to that is not much of an improvement for his mental state. ...Also, remember, Old Republic Jedi stole children that were even remotely Force sensitive to train them. They *were* slave drivers to young Force users and Anakin was no exception. If you played Jedi: Fallen Order, there's a reason Cal does what he does by the end of that game and why Luke himself forms a completely different kind of order regardless of canon. tl;dr on that last paragraph: A gilded cage for a bird is still a cage nonetheless.
@Biology doesn't lie You're correct, but remember Anakin was already "too old" when he was brought in. Most of the order didn't believe he could be trained properly. He had too much emotional baggage already and indeed it played a big part in his decision making throughout his life. His mother dying a slave and him not being able to save her scarred him forever. I think the Jedi's strict policies were occasionally too harsh on the very emotional and maybe even immature by nature Anakin. He wasn't built from the ground up as a baby to serve the temple like the others. He had other people in his life he cared deeply for, so it must have been very difficult to try and get Anakin to let go of his connections and give himself fully to the cause. I think him being a young immature kid, he resented the order at times for their policies and especially them constantly brushing aside his fears about his visions of padme dying. Maybe if he was an infant when he was brought in, his attachments to his mother wouldn't have caused such emotional and rash action from him. Anakin could never conquer his fear of losing those close to him. That certainly doesn't bode well for a potential Jedi knight. I agree with you overall though, the Jedi did their best with what they had. The prophecy was correct though, Anakin was the chosen one and he brought balance to the force. Just not in the way anyone could have imagined lol! Tldr I pretty much agree with you, but the council made some big mistakes with Anakin just IMO
And then Disney just $h*t on his sacrifice in saving Luke from the Emperor by bringing back said Emperor rendering Vader's actions pointless. Also, saved son Luke just becomes a whiny...sea cow milkmaid...you know...to make his daddy proud!
“I’ve got to save you!”
“You already have, Luke.”
Honestly, best line in the entire saga.
Watched this scene millions of times and always get a lump in my throat hearing that. “Return of the Jedi”
Padme and Luke saw Anakin was always there and that the good was still in him whilst everyone else saw him as a monster and a
scumbag who would be tried and executed for his evil deeds.
Bro that line hits me in the feels dawg
@@joshmaril1136 This is Star Wars right here. I don’t acknowledge the existence that is the sequel trilogy. The way that they handled and expanded the story of Anakin Skywalker, the Jedi order, all of the Clone Wars episodes and movies is just incredible. Leave it to Disney for ruining such a masterpiece of a franchise.
@@artagle_14 1, 2 & 3 are canon. anything beyond the 6th is a stretch and those after failed to reinvigorate the depth of the Star Wars saga. just like how the Matrix Resurrection was such a bull.
This isn't the death of Darth Vader. Darth Vader died the moment he decided to save Luke and kill Palpatine. This is the death of Anakin Skywalker, Knight of the Jedi Order.
couldn't have said it better myself. Anakin defeated darth vader and became skywalker once more
So say well alll
thank you for respecting Anakin, he gets self conscious when people call him "Master".
Anakin died when he killed Count Doku
I've never thought about it that way before and it hit me harder than I thought it would.
"You were right about me."
That's my favourite line in this scene, there's so much relief and pride in that line.
Luke was the only person in the galaxy who never gave up on Anakin. Anakin had even given up on himself.
I'm a big noob. Can you explain what he was right about? That his father could become good? Thanks
@@DamplyDooYes, that there was still good in him (Vader).
Maybe I'm seeing this in a little different light but I also feel like there was a sense of acceptance and humility in admitting that he was wrong... Not just in denying that THERE was actually still good in him but that he also indirectly admitted that he was wrong when making those mistakes and turning to the dark side to pursue power, status, while he was dealing with his worries about saving Padme.
I mean, who doesn't watch Episode III and wish and think everytime that Anakin would just kill Sidious or expect a different outcome each time you watch it... And that there would be resolve long before all the heartache... However, it wouldn't be worth watching if there was no conflict... (Granted not many people enjoy the JarJar trilogy as it is)
Also to go on to say: "Tell your sister, you were right" because in the end he was also worried about what his daughter thought about him. Very deep.
In 1977, nobody could’ve possibly imagined that they would ever cry at the death of Darth Vader. In 1980, nobody could’ve possibly imagined that Luke - ready to destroy Vader - would ultimately hold Vader in his arms as he died, promising not to leave him. Yet thanks to all the subtle hints and the gradual development of their relationship in this film, we buy it completely. And we do cry.
I always thought that Darth Vader (Anakin) would never die. He seemed so untouchable, and to see him in his last mortal moments, made me cry. In the theater, it was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
In 2017 we all rolled out eyes and were like "huh okay?" When like died. Disney ruins everything
Haven't thought about it that way. It really great, and has such a great message, too - hold off killing as much as you can, because killing also harms (corrupts) the killer, and people thought to be "evil" and corrupted forever, can sometimes be saved.
@@monmothma3358 Oh grow up. Please come to the REAL warzone when the enemy attacks you, when you know that if you don't kill him/her, they will kill not only you but also your brothers-in-arms and civilians (after raping, looting and torturing them) - and try say this BS. No, killing doesn't corrupt soldiers who ONLY took arms to defend their home and the defenceless people behind them. It's easy to be naive and ''peace-loving'' until the war actually knocks on your door. You live a very sheltered life. Btw, we Ukrainians give russians multiple chances to surrender and we treat POWs well unlike russians who starve, torture, rape and murder POWs and never give anyone chances. But go ahead, be naive, you can afford this apparently.
@@Dislike-kq9uq I don't love the sequel trilogy but what Luke did in that instance was pretty badass in my opinion.
Padme’s last words: “There’s good in him. I know there’s still...”
Anakin’s last words: “You were right.”
@@virajmulik5809 does it rhyme though?
@@virajmulik5809 Heh, well there you go - sorry for my ignorance! Learn something new every day
*_You were._*
Padme was pretty willfully blinded, though. She was … not a good judge of character.
@@hayleybartek8643 to put it mildly...heh
-It's time to go.
-Was I a good villain?
-Yes, the best of all the time.
And the best hero in a redemption arc of all time, don't @ me
Wrong. Joker in TDK puts this guy to shame. Enough said
@@justoons2949 you cant compare The Joker to Darth Vader
Both. Both are good
And the best hero of all time…
That brief moment of Anakin smiling when he's first unmasked always gets me. Gets me right in the gut.
Yes, yes, it gets everyone who has feelings, no need to be so pompous about it.
Anakin is happy and finally at peace. Not angry and rage filled anymore.
@@yevgeniyaleshchenko849 You smell like butt
@@yevgeniyaleshchenko849bro, what are you yappin about💀💀
He’s just genuinely happy that he had a son like Luke that never gave up on him when everyone else did
1:08 you can see the exact moment Anakin truly saw Pad’me in his son. That small smile when he realizes his wife always lived on and in the end it was her spirit living on through Luke that saved him. Beautiful
naw dont make me cry
Definitely reminiscent of Shmi Skywalker dying in Anakin's arms but overjoyed seeing her grown up son one last time.
"Oh, you look so handsome...."
it's so strange to think that that's Anakin. it's almost like a hard-to-swallow pill.
That’s the effects of the dark side and wearing that suit for 20 years.
Don't forget that he burned on mustufar
It’s hard to believe it’s the same anakin from clone wars cuz I grew up with the show and not the movies so this is new for me
@@shaun7002 lmao I like your name lol.
@@imarapperlol1209 bro your like 16th person that said that to me lmao thanks
That smile anakin/vader does as he sees his son for the last time hits man
The first and only time he truly smiled in over 20 years.
im sure he was smiling as he slaughtered those rebels during Rogue One
James Oh my gosh that’s dark
@Gardener guy 2.0 yeah, and Vader was smiling, what’s your point?
@@James-xw8li He did well in there.
It seemed so ironic and so fitting for some reason that after the most evil villain of all time was finally defeated, when he was unmasked we could see and hear that he was nothing more than a tired, dying old man. And we also finally knew for sure that he truly was a man and not simply some terrifying machine. It just fit so well.
The dark side sucked Anakin dry and left him a broken, aged and disfigured mess.
His body was still repairing the severe burn damage he sustained on Mustafar, hence the scars on his head down to his face.
@@oludotunjohnshowemimo434true
Vader would've been at the prime of his life had he not been reduced to a cindered crisp whose life depended on a special apparatus like costume. He was only 45 at the time of his death, hardly an old man if you ask me.
Not only that, after everything Anakin had gone through, including his time as Darth Vader, being able to have a genuine moment with Luke was probably one of the most happiest momemts in his life.
@@tunebeat3809yes luke is the only person who believed him and accepted him
The little sad death march melody at 2:00 is just absolutely perfect. What a scene, what an absolutely brilliant end for such a tragic character.
Outstanding pull, I never noticed it.
It's like the final slight bit of evil leaving Darth Vader
Great music.
@@SoStupendousTubeagreed
ikr 🥺
Ironic. He could save others from death, but not himself.
@TRISTAN STEVENS yep
@Dominant - Доминант k
Nice
He save million from death
But million cannot save the one
This applies to Anakin too. He saved Luke but died in the process.
1:08 Probably the first time Anakin Skywalker truly smiled in 20+ years
He is finally free from the dark side's grip forever and has found true peace at last.
He let go of the anger and hatred and was truly at peace.
Unfortunately the dark side aged him faster than normal, badly disfigured, skin turning a pale white and turned his eyes yellow and red.
He was constantly angry, bitter, resentful, rage and hate filled but as he got rid of those toxic poisons from his soul, his eyes changed back to its natural colour.
@@oludotunjohnshowemimo434 too bad he can't see padme again
@@allmightysuntzu7402 yea it makes me cry to think that he will never meet the person he did this all for she should have turned to a jedi
@@isuckatlife2631 atleast, luke and leia are still around. He can watch them grow even more as Anakin Skywalker
@@allmightysuntzu7402 Maybe he can speak with spirits that have left the physical realm ?
The image of Luke hopelessly dragging Anakin to the ship honestly makes me cry.
LOWER THE SHIP
“In their last moments people show you who they really are”-Joker
This scene is 100x more sad when u watch all the movies in chronological order
The clone wars makes this scene 100x more depressing.
@@UnitedMap revenge of the sith is mad good too
@@UnitedMap oh here we go again
@@UnitedMap the prequels are a masterpiece
Tbh I like the prequels especially revenge of the sith they r definitely still better than the sequels
This might be the only time in anakins whole life where he was truly free for a moment..
Anakin felt like a slave his whole life but not here. 😢
Agreed
Yeah, he was manipulated his whole life, from 1 episode to the 6th... And at the end, he felt free looking at his son. Kinda sad.
He had finally been freed entirely, with his soul being saved from all the hate and violence and corruption that was manipulated onto him. The love he had for his son is what freed him completely
Free in the sense of just being a man, unhindered by any power above him, free to be with his family as he always wanted.
My father passed away this morning. Been sick for a while and we hadn’t seen or talked to each other in months over a spat we had. Was able to reconcile our differences before he passed in the last few weeks of his life. This scene brought me a real sense of peace. He’s in a better place, and he left knowing his son loved him.
My deepest condolences 🤗
Sorry for your loss ☹️
I just said a prayer for your father, and in gratitude that you were able to have a reconciliation before his passing.
🙏❤
Did you tell your sister that you were right about your father?
Same 😢
If you look closely, Vader’s eyes turn back from yellow to blue showing that he truly has returned to good (it also matches the colour of the Jedi lightsaber), but his eyes are the same colour as Luke’s indicating that Luke inherited them from Vader. It’s truly interesting how such a small detail has so much significance
Anakin finally let go of the hatred and anger that poisoned him for over 20 years and stopped using the dark side, hence why his eyes turned back to its natural colour from Sith yellow.
Ahsoka removed the right side of his mask, Obi-Wan removed the left side. Luke was the only one to finally remove his entire mask.
Well put, Ashoka and Obi-wan got a tiny fraction of Anakin from Vader but it was Luke who finally saved him
Been seeing this comment everywhere sheesh.
@@CrimsonFIame Its because its genuinely genius writing
@@CojaGamez no
@@MilestheDirtyMindedGoblin2099 Facts
Anakin lived a devastating life but a happy death.
Yeah, his fall from Jedi to Sith always gets me :*( and this scene does kind of feel like he can be at peace. His story is such a sad one though
I just can’t watch the Mustafar duel anymore...I always tear up
@@bradendalhouse7247 Honestly? Same 😭 that scene always breaks my heart
I blame that damn Jedi Council more for what happened to them and why Anakin fallen to the path of darkness. They practically told Anakin to forget about his mother when knowing he was very emotional. They faked Obi-Wan death and deceived Anakin. They unjustly banished Ahsoka from the Order. They didn't recognize him for his abilities and power along with his accomplishments. While I'm not saying the Jedi Order should have been slaughtered, what the Council done to Anakin was wrong.
I'd say it was a bittersweet death.
I didn’t cry the first time I saw this, but after seeing the prequels, Clone Wars, and other media, I revisit this scene and now the tears flow. I didn’t know Anakin then, I do now. He’s an incredible character. I remember watching him leave for ROTS in clone wars and said, “there goes our boy!” Now as he dies, “there goes our boy…”
Yes this movie is much heavier now
Me too
Hopefully you didn't see the sequels lol
Everything is perfect in this scene. When we expected a monster behind this mask, we saw an old man with a compassion to his son in his last breath. Lucas told the same message several times in SW. Yoda was small, looked harmless but he was powerful. This is the message that Lucas keep telling through SW. Look behind apperances, because there is more than you see. This scene and Vaders funeral with and amazing shot of Luke in Yavin are the best. These scenes gave me the feeling of turning the pages in an epic story book. Sometimes only one person is enough to save you and this person was his son for Vader.
Mark Hamills acting is everything but perfect. He is doing a terrible job, especially in the emotional scenes.
He should be in low budget movies at best. It’s as if they chose the first actor at the audition to play luke because they didn’t care about the actor for that role loll
@@McKurdi Clearly you've never seen him as the Joker, but like what has he done wrong here
*Rest In Peace David Prowse*
Actually that's not David Prowse, its a wonderful actor named Sébastien Shaw, who Actually was the Force Ghost Anakin in the original cut and special edition of Jedi, before Hayden Was ever cast as Anakin.
yes
@@Story2ScreenMovieReviewPodcast I know
@@Story2ScreenMovieReviewPodcast David done the body shaw done the face and Jones done the voice
@@heisenberg6142 it took 3 men to be Darth Vader
That's an amazing Character!!!
This is how the man dies.
No sacrificing himself in a great explosion, no heroic speeches about changing morals
He tells the first person to care about him as a person in years to save himself and then lays back and is gone. Unceremonious, and haunting.
;_;
He did sacrifice himself in a torrent of deadly force lightning, though.
"You were right about me. Tell your sister, you were right"
Sounds like a change of morals to me. Darth Vader dies, and Anakin Skywalker is reawakened even if only for a moment.
So human too. The last words Anakin Skywalker ever speaks are about him begging his son to tell his sister that he was more than the man she fought against. That he was once a good man. So fitting.
Sacrifice is manly.
It's such an incredible and tragic face reveal. Through the whole series Vader has been this giant intimidating figure, towering over everyone else with a booming voice, and when his mask is finally taken off, he's revealed to be a sad frail old man. Great way of portraying his frailty and his return to being human and not some twisted machine
This scene sums up exactly what Star Wars is really about. The bond between a father and son.
I like how he speaks to Luke in such a fatherly way even though he never got to be a father. The original trilogy is perfect
It’s really one of the greatest set of movies ever made
The dark side is the one who ruined his moment of being a father.
I'm of the belief that Anakin always wanted to be a father. Despite his seeming concern when Padme mentioned that she was pregnant, which was based more on his visions of her demise than apprehension about being a father, I can picture Anakin, who doubtless would want to give a child a better life than the one he received, as being as good a father as he was a husband. It also makes you realize how opposed in his heart he was to his own murder of children, to think that all he wanted was a child of his own. The regret at his deeds and the long-awaited chance to have what he always wanted must have weighed the heaviest on him at his death.
That his chance of meeting his children after their birth was lost due to his embrace of the dark side. But his moment of meeting them and their teens became short and brief. Although Princess Leia is his daughter without knowing and the young rebel is his son who will save him from what he has become to be.
After Vader knew that that girl was a daughter. And this news stirred the intense shock in Anakin and he felt regret later for what he had done to her previously.
1 through 6 is the Skywalker saga anything after it isn't worth it
George Lucas set out what to do telling the story of Anakin Skywalker from being to end with Luke helping to redeem his father in the end
*"You already have, Luke."*
Holy crap I can never see this scene without tearing up.
Swaggy Cheese 303, Good Lord, you aren't kidding.....When I was finishing up my last semester in grad school in 1991, they were playing the Star Wars movies on VHS in the student lounge. I walked in as this scene was about to play, and I couldn't handle it and couldn't stay without becoming a puddle of tears....because my own father, who I was quite close to, had suddenly passed away from a heart attack about two days before then.
@@lewisvanatta639 OH my gosh I am so sorry. I will add him to my prayer intentions, if that's cool with you.
“Tell your sister.... you were right.”
I have a strong will so I can resist crying but this is one of the few that break me like the Pokemon master quest ending scene
Darth vader: "son or not, you must realize....you are doomed...."
Luke skywalker: _"oh I don't think so"_ *turns anakin back to the light side of the force*
"You already have" was so powerful. He was letting luke know he saved him in a way far more important than saving his life. He saved his soul as he would become one with the force on the light side not the dark.
Anakin was told to bury his emotions deep down, cause they would lead him to the dark side. Yet his last moment is an emotional connection with his son.
“I’ve got to save you” “you already have.”
Anakin is finally able to feel again after so many years 💙💚
I can’t get over Luke’s face when he sees his father for the first time. No shock or disgust. Just the most tender smile. He is so happy to actually see him for the first time and Anakin smiles right back. They both really see each other for the first time. Amazing scene and acting with perfect music.
I feel that! One can only imagine the feeling of being seen as a person again after being only feared as a monster by others (and by himself too) for so long
and he puts his hand on his shoulder too
The Imperial March playing faintly as Vader dies was a perfect touch.
The eyes were that of Anakin, pure blue and kind. Not the hateful Sith eyes of Vader.
Bro, the music hits hard fr
"But you'll die."
"Nothing can stop that now."
It's poignant because he was so afraid of death, due to losing those he cared about and became the singularly evil man that was Darth Vader to try and defeat death, but now he has no fear and completely accepts it.
💯💯💯💯💯💯💯. I love that. Awesome comment.
And all he wants in his final moments is to see his Jedi Knight son once in his life, without the mask
Anakin didnt fear death itself, he feared the death of those he loved, thats even worse. Its only the prospect of his son dying that he changed back, ready to face death himself so his son didnt have to
you are all idiots, that's the sound of the ships blasting each other outside because there was still a fight going on.
@@JadenMoon1475 the mask represents his slavery and ties to always working for someone when he finally took it off and said he wants to see his son with his own eyes he meant he wants to see his son as a free man
Seeing the face of a sad old man behind that darkness is what really got me 😢
Anakin’s final words to Luke are very heart breaking
This proves that Anakin is the chosen one. Despite him turning to the dark side, at the end he was the one who killed the emperor and destroyed the Sith and ultimately bringing balance to the force and dying as Anakin Skywalker not as Darth Vader. Man what an amazing character!!
Except the emperor didnt die i mean we all wish but Nope
@@drentzios88 True tho the sequels just threw the concept in the garbage
@@sujith.v7085 I agree those movies are such a sad mess and thats being nice about it
@@drentzios88 I don’t acknowledge the existence of the sequel trilogy. The Star Wars story ended here nothing more nothing less.
@@artagle_14 i dont disagree at all sucks knowing that those abomination movies even exist.
The tragic story of Anakin Skywalker is one of the best written story ever.
" I am not your failure, Obi-Wan. You did not kill Anakin... Skywalker. I did."
@@tylerchambers6246 Cringey line if you ask me. Demystifies the character a lot.
Michael corleone: hold my orange
@@_vakas nah
@@_vakas nah
Last word he heard before he died was his son calling him "Father." I know for a damn fact that he spent 20 years thinking he would NEVER get to hear those words due to his own mistakes & after two decades, he finally got two of the 3 things he wanted most. Someone who truly loved him & a family.
I’m currently watching the entire franchise in timeline order and watched RotJ tonight. While this scene’s always been sad, it’s especially harder having watched Anakin through the prequels, The Clone Wars, Kenobi and Rebels and knowing this is the one time he’s ever found peace. Brought me to tears 😭
Yes, I don't like when people excessively hate on prequel Anakin being whiny or annoying... he was a former child slave, who had to leave his mother enslaved on a planet run by criminals, going on to be trained by a master who never really wanted to take him on but had to because Qui Gon died, and then to top it all off, had his mother die and the jedi council pre-emptively continue to treat him as a threat because of his (justified) anger problems...
It's honestly a perfect backstory to Vader, and the fact that neither Hayden nor Lloyd came off as particularly threatening cemented just how tragic the monster he became would be -- and also just how evil and twisted Palpatine is for taking a man in need of guidance and a true parental figure, and manipulating him in a plot for power... that is such a good way to illustrate just how evil the most powerful sith really was, and makes Anakin killing him an even more beautiful moment.
It is the first time Anakin TRULY stood up against Palpatine -- the person who disabled him, stole his life, his relationship with his children, and his friendship with Obi Wan (who was not a bad man, just someone who was not prepared to deal with all the trauma Anakin had)
Anakin's story will always be my favorite part of anything Star Wars. What a great character
I love how everybody seems to escape and Luke and Vader are the last two people on the death star.
Luke is more kind than all those "loyal" Stormtroopers
Because Vader spent his Sith career dropping sh*t on people, including those Stormtroopers. Can't blame 'em.
He is everything a Jedi should be
The stormtroopers were killing each other for spaces on the escape pods.
Palpatine built his empire on a house of cards.
@@RoadWarrior5110 - I wonder if one of them had to fight the Bearded Lady for an escape pod.
I feel so bad for anakin skywalker I know he did horrible things but at the end he was used by palpatine and was gonna get replaced with luke
the challenging cousins false.
I blame that Jedi Council more for what happened to them and why Anakin fallen to the path of darkness. They practically told Anakin to forget about his mother when knowing he was very emotional. They faked Obi-Wan death and deceived Anakin. They unjustly banished Ahsoka from the Order. They didn't recognize him for his abilities and power along with his accomplishments. While I'm not saying the Jedi Order should have been slaughtered, what the Council done to Anakin was wrong.
@@RyanTheDark true but at the same time, most of this was anakins fault
A lot of what he did as Darth Vader was directly because he was a slave to Palpatine and disobeying him meant certain death. He wanted to kill him and take control because he learned of his manipulation but by that point it was too late. That's why he wanted Luke to join him - he couldn't do it alone, but with Luke he was certain it could be done.
But Luke beared all his father's suffering and refused to leave his side out of love. Then his father told him to leave and go to his sisters because what is this grief worth if not love persevering. Love isn't misguiding when it can make you stronger. Love is Luke.
I think when he says that nothing can stop his death, he knows that the dark side has kept him alive more than his suit ever did and him letting go of it makes his body face the injuries throughout Vader’s life.
There was a Sith that was immortal due to his anger but Anakin had no reason to be angry anymore.
@@taraungoogle8482 Darth Sion. And when he let go of his anger, he was glad to finally die. "I am glad to leave this place, at last."
“Father, I won’t leave you.”
Hits me everytime😢
You don't have to leave him, cuz he's already gone.
Then you hear a more peaceful yet sad rendition of his theme
Same
It was probably the last thing Anakin heard.
Despite being surrounded and repsonsible for so much destruction for his entire life, despite being manipulated by so many people in his life, he ultimately died a free man, held by the one person in the galaxy who loved him more than anything.
RIP David prowse
This scene made me cry like a waterfall. When he said "Just for once, let me look on you with my own eyes", this really got me.
I was four-ish when I first watched this movie and obviously didn't really remember that much from it (took me until my father's buddy lent us his Special Edition on VHS some three years later before I got around to actually become a fully fledged fan, capable of reciting the whole script by heart), but even then I did distinctly memorize one line from each part of the trilogy. And yes, that is precisely the one that got carved into my brain when it comes to Return of the Jedi.
It's when he says "You were right about me" that my tears start falling
When I saw this scene for the first time as a 10 year old kid, I cried.
as a dad....no words
As a mother, this makes me tear up.
Even after all these years, I remember the novelization of this scene was also good in expanding the events and reaction. In the book, while dragging his father, Luke looks at the chaos now going on around him. The officers, soldiers and storm troopers are unsure of what to do next and are running without purpose, just clawing to get out of there. Luke reflects for a second that this is the result when evil's head (the Emperor) is removed. There's no inner strength within the individuals to know what to do or how to care. It's now just undisciplined chaos without meaning.
In fact the shooting in the background is literally the stormtroopers and the imperial soldiers killing each other. Luke is the only rebel in the death star and nobody is after him, the imperials are killing each other to get a spot on the escape shuttles. That's kinda dark
This scene always makes me tear up. As anakin looks at his son before he dies as human than machine. And the fact he knows he’s dying and he’s at peace finally. 🥲🥹
This is even sadder to watch after knowing that David Prowse has died.
This scene isn’t prowse
@@jordanmartinez1731 true, but its still darth vader
Nobody talks about how problematic David Prowse was onset. Nobody gave him a script because he’d drunkly tell anyone who’d listen what he’d been filming that day, all because he felt slighted that his voice was dubbed 😂
And Sebastian Shaw is dead too...
@@lewiskazinsky7334 Nobody told him he would be dubbed he didnt know before movie was released i would be angry too he tried his best only to saw he was dubbed. Besides you cant deny that David Prowse body movement acting was best from all actors that were in suit through years and his body made Vader to look huge which was great.
Rise of Skywalker makes his death meaningless. That trilogy is nothing but a fanfiction. I will never consider it canon.
The only trilogy after this I will follow after this is the Thrawn Trilogy, Scamp Wars, Yuuzhan Vong, and Legacy of the Force.
You, me, and a whole heap of others, man. ST can't hold a sock to what made these films connect with people.
I agree with that
Welp to bad it is and no amount of bitching and complaining will ever change that
@@chrisgilbert4934 Except a fan can choose what they themselves consider canon to the story. And a whole lot of people don't consider that dumpster fire to be canon to the storyline.
I love this scene because it's showing that Anakin finally realizes that Luke was right, even though he didnt want to accept it. He died redeeming himself and saving the galaxy
When Luke first takes the mask off, Anakin looks fearful. Now that he's with the light side again, he probably feels ashamed of the atrocities he committed that left him scarred and disfigured, and he's afraid Luke will think the same. But the moment Luke takes a look at him, his gaze is just full of love, and so Anakin relaxes too.
People always say Luke is more like Padme: thoughtful, compassionate, kind (and still hopeful on Anakin being good) whereas Leia is more like Anakin: passionate, opinionated, quick-witted and sometimes hot-headed. And I like to think that in this moment, Anakin saw Padme's kindness on Luke's eyes.
One thing that really gets me is the way Luke looks at Anakin after removing his mask. Anakin was clearly worried what Luke might think about his appearance, but then he sees Luke smiling at him lovingly, and Anakin smiles back at him being so relieved.
Despite the sadness in this scene, it's one of my favourites because both Anakin and Luke share one last happy and intimate moment, knowing they finally have each other back after everything they've been through.
True father and son love.
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Thanks for breaking me :,(
Very well said and true. I feel the same way.
That scene was heartbreaking to me like it's one of my favorite scenes throughout the whole trilogy because no matter what Anakin went through, he died as a true jedi😢😢😢😢😔😔😔
One of the most powerful moments in movie history is seeing the mask of the galaxy's most feared warrior taken off and then seeing the face of a sad and broken old man underneath.
EDIT: Yes, I know he's supposed to be in his 40s, but he still has the visage of an old man. The Dark Side has drained him of his life and youth. It has taken more from him than it ever gave back.
It was a combination of using the dark side so much for a long time, which accelerated his ageing process and turned his eyes yellow.
His skin is a deatly pale titanium white because it had been confined in the suit for over a decade and not being exposed natural sunlight.
The dark can also cause the user's skin to a pale titanium white as one of the side effects of deep immersion and prolonged usage of the dark side.
Palpatine and Darth Malgus were extensive, deep dark side used and it greatly disfigured them over time.
Their eyes were a deep Indian yellow and permanent red and their skin was a deathly titanium white.
The extensive burn damage on his body from Mustafar's extreme heat were the large, deep scars on his face and head that was still healing up.
@@oludotunjohnshowemimo434 to this day seeing that frail old man in that brooding, bad ass, dark suit just cracks me up. I always think of Vader as one of the most feared people in all of Star Wars, but seeing his face, he looks so old and week...and his voice.
This here is the way subverting expectations should be done. Across three movies Vader has been this massive tall giant with a booming voice who can force choke people across space. The unmasking reveals him to be a scarred old man. Instead in TLJ we got Ruin "Subver Expectations just because" Johnson who didn't stop to wonder that just because you can subvert expectations, doesn't mean you should.
Old man.. dude(tte) Anakin was 45 years old
@@scarlettaddams but look at him, does he look like a healthy 45 year old man in his prime? Hell no. He's been drained of a his life's energy and is only sustained by Dark Side powers. He's a middle aged man in the body of an old cyborg.
Yup, it's official. After watching this, Episodes 7, 8, & 9 don't exist to me.
that smile he manages before his last breath really cuts deep
I have to save you
You already have
My god the tears
For Vader, escaping the second Death Star wasn’t salvation, it was taking off his helmet and mask because that didn’t enable him to see his own son.
@@hagane0110 Ik I saw this movie like 1m times
Samesies!
@@jakewhite4472 what
Vaders ghost is commenting here
You can hear blaster shots going off in the background. Luke is the only Rebel in the Death Star 2, and the stormtroopers arent shooting at him. The Death Star is getting ready to explode, and all the imperial troppers are evacuating. So the only thing those blaster shots could be are stormtroppers killing each other for spots on the ships.
I was looking for someone else who had thought about it and I found them
Aren't those the shots from the space battle outside. You can hear a turbolaser firing many times
@jeanmichael2002 yes but its distinctively clear what are turbolasers and what are blasters
Well said.
Jesus…
Everytime at this scene 0:30 when he said nothing can stop his death I have to think about Darth Plagueis and his technique which is why he joined the Sith in the first place. But then, he has accepted death.
The greatest part about this scene, after Anakin dies, Luke doesn’t salute him like he was some grand soldier, he just sits there and cries. It’s a painful reminder to the audience that while Luke is the most powerful Jedi knight in the galaxy, he’s still just a boy, and he’s suffered more than any soldier before him.
One of the best scenes in the film. You actually feel bad for Vader that he's dying, but you're happy for his redemption. Everyone thought Anakin was dead except Luke. Anakin has balanced the Force. He eliminated the Jedi and their moralistic hubris from the galaxy and ended the Sith by killing Palpatine.
It may not have been the way the Jedi deserved to go out by any stretch of the imagination...but like it or not, it paid off two decades later.
Luke knows the Jedi aren't meant to bring about overwhelming Light, but teach Balance.
He was the chosen one. He brought balance to the force. Just not the way either side imagined
What if Palpatine some how came back by like a clone or something?
@@UltimaKeyMaster Fr, there's way too much anti Jedi sentiment these days, I think people forgot they're supposed to be looked at as the good guys. Yeah, they're rigid in their ways, but that's what they have to be in order to thrive. Anakin broke those rules and look where that got him. His decisions were bred of fear and selfishness and if the Jedi were so bad, why was Anakin the exception rather than the norm? The system worked for over 25,000 years, it took that long for the Sith to find a way to exploit it, and for only a 20 year Empire.
@@ericjiang8948 even then, much of the jedi's downfall didn't even play into the jedi itself. whether or not anakin joined palpatine, order 66 would have decimated much of their numbers through basically no fault of their own other than choosing to aid the republic. and much of anakin's turn had more to do with "council does a dumb decision" more than even their teachings. "Yes lets let the obviously emotionally unstable jedi with a grudge be constantly put into a warzone and spend time near the one person who we are at odds with the most".
What I like about Luke in the original trilogy is he proved both the Emperor and the Jedi order wrong. The Emperor thought that Luke would inevitably fall and join his side (also kill his father), the Jedi order (Obi-Wan and Yoda) thought that Vader was irredeemable and had to be killed by Luke. Luke did neither, he didn’t join Palpatine and he didn’t kill his father, he helped him redeem himself.
Luke is the epitome of a true jedi. A jedi is a peacekeeper, not a killer. He did what a jedi was supposed to do. Yoda told him that you will become a jedi when you confront and defeat Vader by killing him. He was wrong. Luke would only become a jedi if he saved his father, his flesh and blood, also who was a broken jedi without any hope. Luke restored happiness and hope back to his father and turned him back to the light and made him a jedi once more for a brief moment. That is the hall mark of a true jedi
@@atulvikram5279 no, Yoda NEVER told Luke should kill Vader, just confront him.
That's why this is the greatest story of all time
@@MetalGearChris1 Then, everything changed when Disney attacked.
@@atulvikram5279 couldn’t have said it better bro. Luke is who anakin was supposed to be.
So that’s the end of the Emperor, right?
Anakin’s sacrifice is intact and won’t be tarnished…right?
*sigh*
Shitty Sequel Trilogy by Disney: *Allow us to introduce ourselves.*
I'm sure a billion dollar company won't make glorified fan films and call them canon right? Right???
@@jimmy22334 I'm glad I'm not one of those folks who gives a toss about "canon".
@Ragitsu that dogshit trilogy will never be canon to me. George Lucas himself has said Star Wars was always supposed to be the story of Anakin, and his rise, fall and redemption by his son. Sorry but I'll take the creator of the franchise's word over some greedy corporation that just wants to milk the name for all it's worth. Rey is not a skywalker and that dogshit is not canon.
this is my all time favorite scene from the entire series. From the way luke begs to save him, and anakin tells him that he already has. How he asks to see his son for the first time. the way the music turns at 2:00 to vador’s iconic imperial march, but it is a light and slow melody, and a tear falls on luke’s cheek. The lines and music make me emotional every time
Finally a death scene where he doesn't cut off before finishing the sentence
And Yoda's final words, don't forget.
"The castle AAAAAAAGGGHHHHHHHHH. He must have died while carving it."
-Monty Python
In 2022, we all know Anakin's journey, from birth to death. But I like to imagine what it felt like watching this scene back in 1983. Finally we get to see what's behind the mask, the true form of the most terrifying figure of the galaxy. The mask is open and we see a broken, pathetic man. No longer a threat. I can only imagine how that would have felt.
It was awesome. The crowd went bonkers when he threw the emperor over the edge, and everyone was in tears at his death. I was in the 8th grade and I remember it to this day.
@@unclegene5372 You're so lucky to have been alive when this was in cinemas! I'm so jealous haha
@@A1ex173 I remember going to the first one in like 1977 and my dad was mad because it was like five bucks for all four of us. Hahahaha. The magic remains after all these years.
I saw it 1st in 85 86 as a kid and it was exactly how you described it.Still is it's classic material.I'm here for some nostalgia after watching Obi-Wan episode 3 which was well done.
I saw it as a kid and didn't understand why Vader looked so 'funny'. You're right. Beneath the mask, Anakin Skywalker was a sad old man who kept alive by a machine so he could lash out the anger and hatred that had been both empowering and killing him. His real voice also feeble and speaking seemed to be difficult to him without his mask that his iconic voice filter.
It hurts so much each time to see that beneath that fierce and powerful mask of the Dark Lord of the Sith lies a broken man regretting oh so many things. Good thing Anakin turned things around in the right moment, saving his son from the cruelty of the emperor and thus saving his own soul from the dark side.
It’s so sad seeing Vader like this, he was a broken hearted old man deformed by the dark side over the years and in the end he found peace after saving Luke
Did you see all those melted areas on his life support suit after Luke removed his headgear? All that evil energy the Emperor threw off was unreal.
I love how insistently he repeats the "you were right" like he's so shocked that he himself didn't believe it and he wants luke to know that one thing above all else. Even to let his sister. The last effort of a man to leave something worthwhile behind
Luke and Padme saw the good within Anakin was always there, just deeply buried under Vader whilst everyone else saw him as a evil scumbag who did so much damage
Luke and Padme saw the good within Anakin was always there, just deeply buried under Vader whilst everyone else saw him as a evil scumbag who did so much damage
@@oludotunjohnshowemimo434 because tbf he was an evil scumbag to everyone else, Obi wan so him kill kids and so did Vader except his wife could tell he was still good and Luke one of if not the best Jedi could sense that good within him
At least he gave the galaxy two of its greatest heroes, his wonderful, kind, brave children 🥰
Anakin Skywalker: Grew up as a slave, lost his mom, lost his wife, was casted aside by the jedi order, left to die by his master, and in the end, his own son telling him “I’m not gonna leave you...” My God, I can imagine the “relief” Anakin must have felt in his last moments, after spending all those years in anger, depression and pain, to finally feel loved, so much he could finally let himself go.....
Only his son's love and belief in him could turn him back to the light, and he died with his son by his side. He was truly at peace here. A beautiful way to end his tragic story.
Anakin suffered so much throughout his life, it's heartwarming that he ended it on a high note
I don´t mean to troll or anything like that, but... I just can´t see Anakin as the victim people sometimes portray him.
Not to say much, but for example, he shouldn´t even have a wife to begin with.
One of the major reason he fell to the dark side was cause of his disobedience to the principles he ought to follow and respect.
If you are a jedi you should not have a family...it´s simple. How would Palpatine manipulate him them with the false promisse of a so called immortality for his "wife", had he not betrayed himself and the jedi order first?
@@iseeyou4117 Love is hate's only enemy, yet the Jedi forbade love, allowing hate to win. At least attachments aren't anything to worry about in the Sith, that's one reason Anakin joined the Sith.
@@iseeyou4117The Jedi Council was right that it was too late for him to be taken into a monastic order like the Jedi are. Anakin has remained a child and wanted a mother figure who would feel and love him, and who he would protect whenever needed. He is simply not the independent type of guy who has much personal responsibility, mainly because he trusts people too much.
Reminds me of my own father. He was violent, left when I was 8, now dying of Huntington's disease. I met him recently and despite everything we had the best hug..
I’m sorry to hear that , I wish you the best for you and your father❤️
This, Order 66, and “You Were My Brother Anakin” are the saddest scenes in the history of Star Wars.😢
Don't forget Han getting frozen in Carbonite and Leia telling him she loves him!
I love how quite and vulnerable sounding vaders theme is played in this scene
The finale and fall of Darth Vader the tragic……
I wonder if they will ever edit in part of the "Vador Rise" theme (At the end of ROTS) just to see how that would effect the scene. Not the loud part where he's being propt, but the part well Sidious says "It seems in your anger you killed her.
It’s not Vader’s theme lol
It’s the imperial March
@@AgariBeast They're more or less one in the same.
@@ryandommerman9295 did you ever hear the tragedy of darth vader, the unwise?....
This one scene is 100x better than the whole Rise of Skywalker movie
Gotta love how George Lucas wrote the first 6 films he said that in episode 1 yoda stated that the path to the dark side was fear which lead to anger and anger to hatred and hatred lead to suffering was brilliant cuz in episode 1 Anakin was in fear and in episode 2 he had a lot of hate and in episode 3 he was full of anger and the last 3 movies he is suffering 😢 just brilliant writing of such a great complexed and dynamic character even Luke his own son sensed the conflict that his father was goin through
It’s sad when you realise that Anakin was a slave his whole life, and in the end it was love that gave him a choice to save Luke and set him free.
You're right. He had been a slave since birth and even when he won his freedom as a child, Palpatine and the Dark Side made him their slave.
@@hagane0110 He never won his freedom. He was a slave to the Jedi Order. They bought him, they kept him, and they made him a soldier before he was even 18. He was a war-slave, right until the point where he realized it, and killed his old masters in favor of a new one.
That’s what makes me shiver and get emotional his entire life he severed someone higher than him until his own flesh and blood the only one who thought he could be redeemed saved him
Remember that talk that vader and Luke had before they went to the death star, he wanted to rule together as father and son.
@@funwithedog9863 by overthrowing the emperor and finally freeing himself from his puppet master... but he'd still be a slave to the dark side.
Anakin’s only in his 40’s here but he looks so much older and I like that.
First of all it makes him look weaker and more fragile. Secondly, i like to think it’s a way of showing how much the Dark Side consumed him and affected his physicality. Sort of like how someone abusing drugs for a long time can make them look decades older than they actually are.
I think when Sidious revealed himself to be evil, the same happened to him
Anakin's intensive usage and deep immersion of the dark side for over a decade, rapily aged him, turned his eyes yellow, disfigured his appearance and turned his skin a pale white.
They are the physical side effects of deep immersion and dark side corruption.
The scars were his body still repairing the severe burn damage he sustained on Mustafar.
Anakin's eyes changed back from yellow to blue when he let go of the anger and hatred that poisoned his soul as they were feeding his drawing upon the dark side.
He wanted to die as he knew he was the ultimate scumbag who did a lot of damage and hurt as Vader and he was hated by everybody.
They would have had him tried and executed almost immediately.
The Galaxy should have given him a chance to put things right and earn back their trust.
He took full responsibility for the evil deeds he committed and I respect him for that.
I mean, he went through some unfortunate events(Lava). Even he’s not influence by the dark side he’ll still look much worse than any other person of his age.
@@oludotunjohnshowemimo434 uh what I thought it was being burned by molten lava in Episode III after fighting obi wan. isnt that why he looks like that. the dark side doesn't corriode you, Maul and dooku is dark side users and they looked fine.
@@ChristSaves984 Dooku was in control of his emotions and was rarely angry or rage filled. He used the dark side as tool instead of letting it consume him.
There is so much pain and sorrow in Anakin's eyes. And so much relief.
Most emotional and also the best scene in the entire saga
Darth vader, the villain who needed three actors to exist. Still my favorite 😍
Or 4
5 actually, if you include James Earl Jones and David Prowse
@@katlyndobransky2419 James IS Darth Vader, i cant see Vader without that voice. I meant, 3 at a time
Hayden too
I feel really bad for David Prowse (the person who was in the suit) as George Lucas screwed him badly. George never told Prowse his voice was being replaced and only found out when he saw the film. Years later he made the accusation he was stiffed by Lucas and Lucas responded by banning him from all conventions. The thing is Prowse loves Star Wars and loved playing Vader.
The fact they make you cry over a villain just goes to show how well the story is written…
I don’t see Vader as a villian infact I like the empire more than the rebels in my opinion the empire is just cooler in every way possible
@@Mini-wd7qz Aside from their enslavement/exploitation of most races and planets in the galaxy maybe haha
@@Mini-wd7qz he slaughtered kids
@@Mini-wd7qz nobody cares
@@chrishandsome4267 I do
Seriously one of the most touching moments in cinema history, if not the most iconic, especially when you think of Vader's Redemption
You can hear blaster shots going off. There are no rebels on the Death Star and everyone is trying to get a seat on a ship.
Hands down, one of the greatest death scenes in cinema history. To see the most iconic villain in pop culture getting his redemption, in this bittersweet note, shows how Lucas really understood his characters. Truly a masterclass.
EDIT: wrote "Luca" instead of "Lucas".
It’s simply genius how it was done
Well, Lucas intended for Luke to take his father’s mask and say “ I’m Vader now. “ so… I’m glad he didn’t go with his original idea. Hard to know who exactly gave him the idea of scrapping his original ending idea.
@@michaelsebi the "writers" at Disney are probably keeping that in their back pocket for down the line
Lucas not luca
This may be an unpopular opinion, but I don't view Darth Vader as a villain, but rather someone who was misguided by Emperor Palpatine, he's the actual villain
Jesus....that gentle harp playing Imperial March, signaling the quiet end to the great Anakin Skywalker is absolutely perfect.
I have to save you...
You already have...
gives me chills every time
Ani was in constant pain ever since post movie 🎥 3 not to many were aware until after his death 💀
It’s very fitting knowing that the track used for this scene is titled Anakin’s death showing Anakin had returned the moment he decided to kill Palpatine to save his son
And then 9th episode came and destroyed everything :)
Actually 7th and 8th are really bad too :)
Darth Vader may be both the best villain and hero in cinema history tbh...
It was at this moment Anakin forgave Obi-Wan and everything the Jedi had done to him and finally letting go, seeing the eyes of his kin.
His deep and intensive usage of the dark side aged Anakin and disfigured him so much.
Probably but he wasnt wrong when he said that the Jedi are evil in a lot of ways they are and they are responsible for the inbalance of the force and creation of the Sith order.
@@Matheux10 tbh, The Jedi and the Sith are imbalance of the Force. The Sith uses the darkside for bad stuff and all for them self. Meanwhile, the Jedi order is a dogmatic and political tools for the Republic. The Jedi forgot the true way of the force and that's why they're doom
Republicans and Democrats
@@deankeefezafirino17 The Jedi became corrupted because they began to serve the republic instead of the force. That's why Qui Gon was never a member of the council, and why count dooku left and became a sith: Dooku wanted to use the force to defeat evil, and then became corrupted by it, while qui gon continued to serve the living force to his death, like a true jedi.
Palpatine took advantage of this by making *himself* the republic, and once the jedi served his whims, destroyed them from the inside out like a disease.
The good, light side of the force renews and replenishes life, while the evil dark side consumes it lustfully and destroys life, giving only temporary power in return.
More than 40 years, I still cry with this scene
"Darth Vader is gone...I am what remains" 🥺🥺💕
No. "Darth Vader is gone. Im back"
@@isaacsuareziglesias749so true
@@isaacsuareziglesias749no no no Anakin is back not darth Vader
@@UmaisCoolpro-dr2pk That's literally what he said.
@@isaacsuareziglesias749and gone again
GD if this scene doesn't hit even harder now that I'm a dad. "Father, I won't leave you." What beautiful final words for any man to hear spoken to him, and knowing they come from the only person in the universe who will mourn him...film perfection.
I love how he says, "Help me take this mask off."
He wore it for 20+ years, but in the end, it was never "his" mask.
It was vader's mask. Not Anakin's.
@@Evanxbdlt Even darth vader hated that mask, according to a video I saw atleast
@@LeumazDnazor i can see why
@@LeumazDnazor The mask makes Ultrons face from the mcu look like a Joke.
It had painful needles that went into his skull when he had it on.
"You were right about me."
That always gets me in the heart.
Damn that really hurts
@@ryanbarth6691 I agree. Darth Vader was probably thinking "I shouldn't have had all that sadness, anger, fear, and hate in me from the start which brought me to the dark side of the Force."
@@afriendofbean He was bamboozled by Palpatine, and it wasn't until he had lost everything that he realized it, but far too late, and thought that he couldn't turn back anymore. Nor was there any desire to, since he had lost everything and is full of pain and hate. But he always blamed himself for it.
@@matasa7463 Darth Vader is actually named Anakin Skywalker where Anakin went along with Qui Gon just to be trained to be a Jedi and Anakin's mom died where Anakin himself was feeling sad and angry that he wasn't there with his mom when she died where Yoda mentioned to everyone sadness leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to fear, and fear is the path to the dark side of the Force where Anakin was scared that he was alone without his mom which brought him to the dark side which is why Yoda was not willing to promote him to a Jedi leader before Anakin switched to the dark side. Then since he wasn't being promoted, he decided to go to the leader of the dark side which was Palpatine who was willing to promote him as a Jedi leader of the dark side.
Havent seen this in so many years. I never cried watching it before. I love this so much. Genius.
Anakin Skywalker dies by saving his son's life Luke Skywalker
The end of Darth Vader.
He still the chosen one.
There’s a lot of blaster fire going on in the background when there’s only stormtroopers on the Death Star, there’s no rebels. They’re shooting each other for space on a ship to escape.
Loool
It's probably the turbolasers outside
@@Oliver-gd7uf I don't think you can hear them
It's the battle outside and the Death Star is gradually disintegrate from the core's explosion.
@@maximilian6991 It’s sound effects from the battle outside in space. Read the fucking book.
Padme’s last words ‘there’s good in him’
Anakins last words ‘you were right’
I have watched this movie probably over 100 times. And only tonight have I realized that Luke had tears rolling down his face
Damn! The acting, the screenplay, the John Williams' score with the most sad variation of Vader's theme... this is why Return Of The Jedi is the real ending of the Skywalker saga.
Heck yeah it is, at least in the movies. The EU still exists with the awesome Solo Skywalker clan. #Anakin Solo!!!
The true ending to the Star Wars Saga.
@@indepth9930 I dont know Rogue One was IMHO the BEST of any of the movies past the original Trilogy.
@@indepth9930 oh my god can you people praise something without bringing something else down? There are lots of fans who love ALL of the movies like me. And we’re tired of the negativity seeing people bash the sequels when nobody was even talking about them.
@@WeesloYT the sequels were trash and it's a fact. Live with it
Anakain spent his childhood as a slave,
He was a slave to the rigid Jedi Order,
He was a slave to Palpatine, the dark side, and to his own self-hatred.
But in the end, his son helped redeemed him, and he died a free man.
Idk why people act like his time at the jedi temple was terrible. He got married, had friends was seen as a hero and loved by many. I'd rather be a slave to the jedi than under palps
@@biologydoesntlie4093 "He got married" in secret which would expel him from the Order as is, doubly (or I guess triply) so the fact he conceived the twins *while at war* would probably be seen as WILDLY irresponsible even if they didn't care about the marriage thing, which would leave no shortage of criticism on both of them all the time.
He may have been viewed as a hero by his younger Jedi brethren, but the people he cared for most constantly looked down on him or endlessly criticized him, even the master that was effectively an older brother to him.
That, and being seen as the Chosen One from the word go probably got around *rather fast* while being trained, which I'd bet was an instant turn off for anyone trying to make friends out of him when this random kid that shows up way later than anyone else is a sudden prodigy out of nowhere. Let's be frank, at BEST the guy was only ever surrounded by tough love outside of Padme, and going from literal slavery to that is not much of an improvement for his mental state.
...Also, remember, Old Republic Jedi stole children that were even remotely Force sensitive to train them. They *were* slave drivers to young Force users and Anakin was no exception. If you played Jedi: Fallen Order, there's a reason Cal does what he does by the end of that game and why Luke himself forms a completely different kind of order regardless of canon.
tl;dr on that last paragraph: A gilded cage for a bird is still a cage nonetheless.
@Biology doesn't lie You're correct, but remember Anakin was already "too old" when he was brought in. Most of the order didn't believe he could be trained properly. He had too much emotional baggage already and indeed it played a big part in his decision making throughout his life. His mother dying a slave and him not being able to save her scarred him forever. I think the Jedi's strict policies were occasionally too harsh on the very emotional and maybe even immature by nature Anakin. He wasn't built from the ground up as a baby to serve the temple like the others. He had other people in his life he cared deeply for, so it must have been very difficult to try and get Anakin to let go of his connections and give himself fully to the cause.
I think him being a young immature kid, he resented the order at times for their policies and especially them constantly brushing aside his fears about his visions of padme dying. Maybe if he was an infant when he was brought in, his attachments to his mother wouldn't have caused such emotional and rash action from him. Anakin could never conquer his fear of losing those close to him. That certainly doesn't bode well for a potential Jedi knight. I agree with you overall though, the Jedi did their best with what they had. The prophecy was correct though, Anakin was the chosen one and he brought balance to the force. Just not in the way anyone could have imagined lol!
Tldr I pretty much agree with you, but the council made some big mistakes with Anakin just IMO
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And then Disney just $h*t on his sacrifice in saving Luke from the Emperor by bringing back said Emperor rendering Vader's actions pointless. Also, saved son Luke just becomes a whiny...sea cow milkmaid...you know...to make his daddy proud!
This has always been my favorite Star Wars movie ever.