I've done my best to delete untagged spoilers from comments now that I've seen The Last Jedi. But still, beware. To those who find some weird pleasure in ruining things for people...who hurt you? I feel bad for you. It doesn't even make me angry, I just pity you. That's your happiness? Anyway, for future reference, anyone who does throw untagged (meaning no warning) spoilers, you will be hidden from this channel. I don't care if you guys want to talk about The Last Jedi, just say "SPOILERS" first.
Yup, every time, the room gets real dusty. I mean, there's this guy, super evil, brutal, hated throughout the known galaxy. Later, you find out he's your dad, then that you have a sister. After that when you risk your life to save him and are being brutally tortured, he gives his life to save you. I mean that's powerful stuff in a nutshell.
Notice how Vader says that “Obi-Wan has trained you well” after Luke takes the high ground??? Then Vader starts yeeting his lightsaber at Luke, he’s not having any of that lmao
I love how Vader called Luke "son" in the hallway scene. He legitimately wanted to save his son from the emperor's wrath and joining the dark side was the only path Anakin knew. But when Luke gives up his weapon after embracing anger, Anakin realises that even if he is beyond redemption he can still be a hero. One last time. I love Star Wars!
Watching this video, made me wonder if when Vader says "Son" like that, it is driven by the light side of the force, finally finding it's time to bring Anakin back
Fun theory for why the Eowks are celebrating. Not because of the end of the Empire, it never affected them really, they just chilled in their forest. They're cheering because they have so much fresh corpses (some of it pre-cooked form the lasers). They tried to cook Han and the group, so we know they cook people, presumably they'd then eat it.
@@medeaworbs6970 someone actually did the maths, even though the retcon for Rex to be in the movie was planned, it would have been too long from the clone wars for Rex to be alive. Since the aging thing the clones had.
emp96ElminD I mean it’s only a few years after around the end of Rebels, and Rex was still in fighting form then. Three or four years wouldn’t make that big of a difference.
@@fangzntalonz True dat, just reread the content, he was alive and well in the Battle of Endor in 4 ABY, so he must have been around 36, about 72 in clone years. Would have been really old for a footsolider though.
@@emp96ElminD Still, the fact about the clones were that they were super soldiers, so fighting well into his twilight years doesn't surprise me in the slightest.
@@jamesflynn4951 Same, I watched the PT before the OT and I had no idea about Anakin becoming Darth Vader, I was literally heartbroken at the end of RoTS and I felt good again after he turned to the light in RoTJ, seeing young Anakin as a Force Ghost makes me cry every time :)
Vader saying "My son is with them." Is an absolute win, it really shows how Vader is internally struggling just as much as Luke, just in the opposite way. The mere presence and knowledge of Luke is enough to make Anakin slowly begin to resurface.
It shows how much shame and anger are the shackes to keep Vader in the dark side, and love and affection being stronger on him were the catalysts of his change back to the light.
Damn... Never realized the parallels in the scene where Palpatine kills Mace and the one where Vader kills Palpatine. Lucas wasn't kidding when he said the different story elements in Star Wars "rhymed".
That scene was my favorite scene in the whole movie, even more then the lightsaber fight. I liked it because of how it made me feel inside, how Vader turned to the light just in time to save his son from being electrocuted to death. Luke's begging for his father to help him, then his screaming as he begins to weaken really gets me every time. When Vader finally kills Palpatine, I can see the force lightning electrocute Vader and show his skeleton. That, to me, shows that Vader, while having robotic components, is still human. Then, Luke removing Vader's mask to reveal an old, ailing Anakin also hits me hard, especially when Anakin dies in Luke's arms. And Luke seeing the spirits of Obi-Wan, Yoda, and Anakin together as part of the Force is kinda happy and saddening at the same time. Overall, I really like this movie and it seemed like one of, if not the deepest, darkest Star Wars movie I've seen. Maybe even the deepest movie I've ever seen! If you don't agree with my opinion, that is perfectly okay, but do not leave comments that are threatening or extremely offensive.
Nicholas Caljean The constant parallels and symmetry goes all through out I recently discovered a very interesting one. While Luke does have struggles with the dark side he has just as many with the light side. Like Anakin Luke was watched his whole life by a master of the force, who lied to him about his identity for years, acting as a teacher and mentor figure. He then urges Luke to let go of his attachments trying to push him from his other allies so he can fully embrace the force and be used to bring down the current government and destroy the force users running it. Yoda and Obi Wan's goals are exactly what Palpatine's were for the exact same reasons the destruction of a corrupt government and destroying one side of force users so theirs can return. There's minimum difference between the Jedi and Sith, just one extreme or the other. ROTJ truly brings balance to the force, by killing Palpatine, reviving Anakin ending both The Sith and The original Jedi, having Luke embrace both aspects and emerge as a new Jedi who will usher in a New era that will embrace aspects of both the light and dark side, the prophecy is fulfilled.
Also note the similarities in the Anakin vs Dooku fight with the Luke vs Vader fight. The rooms are architecturally similar, Palpatine sits in the same chair in front of a window outside of which a battle rages, the Jedi defeats the Sith and then is encouraged by Palpatine to kill him. One does, the other doesn't.
The book better describes the relationship between the guard and the Rancor. You feel really bad that both were used by Jabba. And the Rancor was only doing as it was trained to do.
I had always thought Vader finally killed Palpatine because he saw him as a man who destroyed his entire life. He did not become the Jedi he wanted to be because of him, he lost the wife he loved more than anything because of him, and he realized he was just about to lose the only thing left of Padme, left of his former life, to Palpatine. Interesting to hear another perspective though! Keep the great videos coming man
Holy cow I never noticed the near mirror imagery of Luke getting electrocuted, turning Vader back, just like when Palpatine got electrocuted, turning Anakin in the first place. OMG my mind is blown.
I mean, who _wouldn't_ be distracted by teddy bears in that situation? Also, the fact that the sound guy cameo's death features a Wilhelm scream is simply fantastic.
I have to say, this guy give me so much joy that he is able to find the good in movies that I don't enjoy entirely. He has taken his love of films and fandoms to a level that allows him to defend his views in a very well thought out logical way. I find that in his reviews of movies I don't like (B v S, Suicide Squad, Phantom Menace) I want to rewatch the movies with all of his information now in my mind and I am able to let go of a lot of frustration and see these movies on a more enjoyable and deeper level. Great job CinemaWins. You sir are a rockstar.
I always really enjoyed the prequels. But, as I got older, and the internet hate permeated more of what I consumed, I started not liking them as much. After watching his videos on them, it made me realize that I still really enjoy them, there is nothing wrong with that (and the internet is dumb sometimes).
@@xger21 the prequels are great. Attack of the clones is a PS2 cutscene with bad dialogue, but revenge of the Sith really did a great job of bringing it all together into a great trilogy
The Bamboozler - Episode 3 is a good film but I don't think that suddenly makes 1 or 2 to be "good films' or it to be a great trilogy. Many aspects of the film making in those two movies is still quite poor - much more so than your average popcorn movie. Unfair that ROTS gets bashed as being part of the prequel trilogy but in the same way Return of the Jedi is a much weaker film that Episodes 4 or 5 but as it still part of the OT, this often gets ignored or glossed over.
I would also add a win for Wedge. Here is this background character who has nonetheless survived all three movies and two Death Star attacks. Not only that, but in ANH, he has to bail when his fighter is damaged, but by RotJ, he is instrumental in the final destruction of the Death Star 2, and we see him celebrating with the rest of the heroes in the finale. It's little background details and consistency like that which helps make Star Wars feel so alive. I think that is why the old EU was so massive, everything in the universe felt like it had a story.
16:35 A theory about Vaders hand gesture: He is already in the emotional conflict we're shown later when he's contemplating wether to save Luke or not, and he's concerned about Luke's rage because even though he believes hope may be gone for himself, there's still a chance for his son. It's almost as if the hand gesture says "be careful, you're getting too close." In a way I think he already made his choice, and what looks like the conflict wether to save Luke or not is actually him gaining the courage to act on his conclusion.
luke doesn't actually wear all black in the movie. he wears increasingly black he removes his brown jedi cloak in jabba's palace he removes his grey tunic vest after dagobah he wears all black during the final confrontation but right at the end, his tunic opens up and reveals a white lining a similar thing happens in episode 3, where anakin's brown robes darken throughout the film until he's wearing almost pitch black in the mustafar scenes
another interesting thing is that underneath the jedi-style robes he wears at the beginning, the black jumpsuit he wears kind of resembles an imperial uniform
I've always felt the Jedi's failure to realize that suppressing their emotion was not the same as mastering their emotion is why they fell. Seriously, the Sith never struggled to pull a Jedi to the dark. Dooku, Vos, Anakin (and all the Inquisitors). Once their emotions were brought out, they had no defense against it. Anakin fought the hardest, but remember he was also the most adjusted to emotions because he was originally just a civilian. Even in the end, the Jedi (and Sidious) couldn't appreciate Luke's ability to resist the Sith because they couldn't appreciate true emotional mastery. Yoda knew Luke had to grow up with his family, not the Jedi. The Force guided that choice, and in the end Luke grew up in society, where he was taught to regulate his emotions. yes, he was whiny. He was still a kid, but the foundations for true emotional mastery was established by his upbringing. Kenobi was there long enough to set the foundations for his Jedi training, but vanished quickly enough that Luke matured with the rebellion, with regular people and duress. When he fought Vader, he drew on his emotions and won. Then he told the Emperor no. Even with all his anger brought to the fore, he was the master of his emotion, not the Emperor. Where the Emperor played with the suppressed emotion of the Jedi, he couldn't control Luke's. And Luke won.
Exactly, Luke also understood that what happened to his father Anakin could also happen to him if he wasn’t careful and didn’t master his emotions. Luke represents the new Jedi, the new hope.
That is a wonderful explanation for what happened. And it exemplifies what is the difference between the old Jedi Order and Luke's Jedi Order. Or at least what we should have had and what we did get in Legends.
Fun fact (I guess??) I live in the area of Northern California where they filmed for Endor. I always think of Ewoks when I go walking in the Redwoods 😂
This movie has the best ending to trilogy ever. They could have SO easily made it easy and just have Luke swing his lightsaber around and take on Vader and Emperor. But instead they built on what happened before and brought the story they had to conclusion. Nobody in the story believed that Luke could bring Vader back, not Obi-Wan, Yoda, Leia, Han, Vader himself nor the Emperor. But in the end, he brings his father back, person you wouldn't believe could be redeemed, yet Luke does it. I work with drug addicts, alcoholics and people who have mental issues. It might seem like impossible task sometimes, when you look at them for them to turn around their lives. But sometimes they can do it, given right circumstances and motivation. This film kinda reflects on that and it's important to not to give up on people, too soon atleast. I love this films message of hope (might not be what Lucas intents, but whatever). This is why this movie is my favorite Star Wars film.
SuperArppis Hmm. I’ve seen all of the SW movies (probably) going on a hundred times, collectively, and I’ve never thought about that interpretation. Very cool.
"Return" was always my favorite... I was sad when internet told that I have to hate this movie because of Ewoks, Stormtroopers and for not being better than "Empire"
Return has always been my favorite. I enjoyed ESB, but not the best imo. It's perfectly fine to enjoy what you like. Besides, the majority isn't always right
I totally agree with CinemaWins' view on the strange "what movie is the best?" debate. The original trilogy is just one, wonderful story, and it happens to be delivered in three acts. And what better way to conclude that story with Return of the Jedi.
I don't know why, but, the idea of sharing these films with your son kinda got to me. Just the idea that these movies, part of our childhood, will continue to spark imaginations for years to come. I have to say your coverage of these movies, and movies in general, really reminds me what I love about moves in general. Thanks for this.
I think that's what the Prequel and the Sequel Trilogy haters don't get. I wouldn't have been a Star Wars fan if I hadn't grown up with the Prequel Trilogy. Star Wars would've just been some really old movies that were popular way back in the day. And now kids of today get to see Star Wars for the first time via the Sequel trilogy and get to go back.
So very well said the both of you I could not agree more. I was born in 1994 and definitely grew up watching Star Wars starting with the prequel trilogy and of course then the original. It was the prequels that got me into Star wars and space drama's/sci-fi as a whole. Really have never understood why some people would rather something they don't like just not exist at all. Just my two cents of course.
MagusX 84 My dad introduced the OT and prequels to me when i was about twelve (I'm eighteen now). He explained each movie to me while allowing me to take it all in. He even told me of that one time when a certain game show has a Star Wars category. When we lost our wifi for a while, i watched my favorite scenes from each one, even the prequels. My favorite scenes from the prequels were: queen Amidala reveal, the romance in the Attack of the Clones (they just so laughably corny), and a handful of the comedy. My dad died a year ago, but i think he would have loved the current Star Wars like he did in his childhood
I have a 3.5 month old son, and I've been making a list of movies to show him. One of my greatest fears is that he won't like Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Hook, or Willy Wonka.
@@Richard_Nickerson that is a massive fear, you must take careful action and make sure you introduce it to him very early and show him the good movies first.
I love Cinemawins way more than Cinemasins, You tend to point everything awesome and great, and all the minute details that go into making a fantastic film, while he likes to just look for insignificant errors or things HE doesn't like about the movie. You go way into the meaning and message of every movie, and I just love your positivity way more than his negativity. Keep up the awesome work man, positivity goes a long way in our world.
@@Coolbillion It's almost like their form of entertainment doesn't appeal to everyone. Personally, their sexism alone is enough for me not to watch them.
I hope you continue loving Star Wars. I don't know what I'd do without your positivity on this. Some fans are frustratingly negative on every one of them.
The fanbase is beyond toxic and always has been. They once ruined a 10 year-old kid's life because he didn't act well in a movie about laser swords. Their reaction to The Last Jedi is just par for the course.
Dead Bricks true and absolutely no reason for that kind of toxic hatred of a person. Hoping Jake gets help with his problems. Last I heard, he was getting better from his emotional problems. Personally, I thought he did, "Are you an Angel?" Scene really well, even in audition
The fact that so many people are willing to personally attack actors not just for whatever quality their performance is but based on their skin colors, ethnicities, and genders is so very frustrating to see. Star Wars as a series is supposed to appeal to everybody of all kinds. At what point did people lose sight of that?
The ending of Return of The Jedi is my favorite of all the special edition changes. The entire galaxy rejoices in triumph over the Empire, Anakin's soul is finally redeemed and it's Happily Ever After for our heroes (as long as you don't watch the sequel trilogy) I truly understand why Hayden is here as Anakin's ghost and what George Lucas is telling us here. Anakin died when he became Darth Vader in ROTS, and by the time he is redeemed here in ROTJ, he is reborn to what and who he was before the dark side corrupted him. I am old enough to have seen scene this back it was the old man from before, but I love this change so much that I don't ever want to see the old man from the original version ever again. Hayden Christensen IS Anakin Skywalker.
the baron actually anakin was always a part of Vader. Remember what Luke tells him I feel the conflict inside you let go of your hate. He was always in conflict from when he turned. How else could obiwan and even luke could stand toe to toe with him. So no anakin never fully went to the dark side.
Fun fact: by the EU/Legends- particularly the most recent Star Wars RPGs- Mon Cal ships like the one Ackbar's in we're originally filled with water, but modified so other species could use them.
In my opinion, Return of the Jedi was the perfect conclusion to Star Wars. Darth Vader's turn to the light side is one of my most favorite scenes from the original trilogy. The sequels are fine in my opinion and the old expanded universe was interesting.
Peepee Poopoo you literally hear his voice say: “Long have I waited.” He is obviously in the movie and I have watched it. I think you are missing the point of what I just said.
I absolutely love when the imperial officer in the star destroyer just screams "IT'S TOO LATE!" as the ship collides with the bridge, it just makes me laugh every time how perfect the battle is while also showing what is happening with the enemy at the same time
All these years I never thought about Palpatine's subtle reveal that he's a Force user. I don't know why it never occurred to me how significant his undoing of Luke's manacles telekinetically really was.
I gotta tell you, I appreciate what you do here. If it wasn't for you I would never have re-watched the prequels and I would have missed what was good about it, and not just focus on the bad. Thank you for changing my mind on many movies and teaching me how to enjoy even the ones I don't like.
It’s sad, George practically gave his heart and soul to the Story, franchise & brand to the point where he neglected his wife(Marcia Lucas) and ruined his marriage. He made her editor of ROTJ as a desperate attempt to be closer, but it was far too late, she could not take it anymore. It practically destroyed George. No doubt that it’s his fault and probably acknowledged it in the prequels in someway like Anakin desperate attempt to save Padme, he ended up breaking her heart pushing her away with his actions and killing her at the end. After that it became about self hatred and regret. But Don’t take my word for it, I still not well educated on the behind the scene stuff.
Honestly, whenever I go back and watch Star Wars Movies now... I imagine at least 20-25% of R2's lines are 'I'm Immortal, Bitches!!' or something similar. It's hilarious and no one can make me change my mind about that!!
line 'Good, use you agressive feelings, boy, let the hate flow through you' always gives me chills. Whole scene in Emperor's room my favorite in whole saga.
It took me 20 years but I FINALLY understood the significance of why Luke threw his lightsaber away over the edge of the platform. He realized Palpatine was right, Palpatine was winning, everything he had said would happen was happening, Luke had given in to the dark side. Realising this, Luke then decided to give Palpatine the ultimate 'fuck you' he could think of, how could Luke prove his resolve to Palpatine, prove Palpatine was wrong and that Palpatine had failed? he would do the most lightsided thing possible, a refusal to fight and willingness to self sacrifice, it does not get more light sided than that. Beautiful, I will always love the moment's leading up to and including Vader's redemption. Beautiful. no other word. Beautiful.
As I’ve gotten older Ive always seen Leia killing Jaba as both her channeling her bio dad’s anger (as the Skywalker’s dont seem to be able to control it or at least they unleash it easily due to Anakin) and unknowingly helping him get revenge for Jaba enslaving him while she is pretty much enslaved by Jaba as well.
It's amazing to me how on point your comments about Luke's dances with the dark side are. I had never really realised how much RotJ was about Luke's darker side, and The Last Jedi definitely plays with that concept further! New perspective on the whole franchise, thank you.
I love Return of the Jedi the best of the original trilogy. Wedge Antillies is my favorite X Wing Fighter and I love how he and Lando survived the Death Star assault.
Unmasking Vader was such a beautiful scene. He was the bad guy throughout the entire story, but to see who he really was really brings everything back down to earth. That he is a man behind that mask. A broken beaten man. I will cry every time I see it.
Kind of a slap in the face for David Prowse. I suspect Lucas was furious with him for guessing in an interview in 1978 that Darth Vader was Luke's father and they therefore couldn't kill each other. But it was a mistake not letting him show his face under the mask. And an interviewer used that to trick Prowse into showing his call sheet that showed he wouldn't be appearing in the sound stage as "Anakin Skywalker." Now, we can't have an actor play a man in a mask (like Doctor Doom) without showing his face sometime in the movie or series. John Hurt didn't get much credit for playing the eponymous character in _The Elephant Man,_ since we couldn't see his face. Probably, Hugo Weaving in _V for Vendetta_ will be the last one, as Pedro Pascal showed his face in _the Mandalorian._
I feel like you have to go Originals first. So much of the prequels is made assuming its audience is already aware of the twists ahead. And you can't let him watch Empire already knowing that Anakin is Darth Vader.
I forget where, but I remember someone mentioning that it would probably be better to watch the episodes starting with IV, then V, then go back to I, II, and III, then VI and on, IIRC.
I remember watching them as a child 1-2-3-4-5-6 and getting caught by the story all the same. I already knew Anakin would become Darth Vader but had no idea this nice Senator Palpatine could do any wrong. And though it spoils the Luke - Leia sibling build up you are still discovering the OT with surprise and anticipation. Also when you get to the VI you feel all the weigth of the saga hangs in the balance, the conclusion of six movies, helps with the tension a lot ^^ I don't say it's the way, just advocating for the devil a bit here ;)
I really enjoy your "anti-critic" style. It really helps me appreciate these movies in a new light, and I *love* geeking out about how cool stuff is. Subscribed!
One special edition change I do like is changing Yub Nub to the Victory Celebration theme. It just fits in so much better with that scene being the end of the Trilogy , then a song that sound like baby talk.
I needed your video today. They are one of the most constructive and positive things I can find on the internet. They are not some stupid "smile more, be yourself, life is awesome" inspirational quotes or memes and they don't intend to be uplifting, but just the fact that they are so positive and at the same time full of interesting trivia and jokes makes them excellent moodlifters. Keep up the amazing work.
I think it's just that he's not a Jedi as the Jedi once were. He doesn't fear or reject the dark side of the force. He embraces his emotions and all aspects of the force, which is why he was able to succeed. He defeats Vader through an emotional outburst, but spares him out of love, both of which were prohibited by the Jedi order. He travels to Cloud City out of love for his friends and fear of losing them, and while he didn't really help them, he learns some important things and grows a lot. He has a similar story to Anakin (fear of losing those that are close, and being told that the best course of action is the dark side), but with wildly different results. He ends up a "Jedi" that embraces the entirety of the force, and discards the oppressive dogmatic ways of the actual Jedi Order. He's a Jedi in the sense that he fights in the name of good, but not a Jedi in the sense that he totally rejects the traditional Jedi way
The Jedi are messed up. Not as much as the Sith are, but still, they supress emotion in an unhealthy way, which is what culminated in the creation of Darth Vader in the prequels.
@@Juliana-du3kk The Jedi were always messed up. They had a freaking Sith Lord under their noses for a long time and didn't even know. Maybe that is just showing how sly Palpatine was, but that wasn't all of it.
He states that he's a Jedi, but he's become more of a Grey Jedi, which is the third faction of the Force. They embrace emotion and all aspects of the Force and fight for a true balance between Light and Dark.
I am a Jedi like my father before me. I love the little head nod Hamill gives, like, "he's right over there.." and I haven't seen Last Jedi yet but I assume a lot has happened for Luke to say, It's time for the Jedi to end. I wonder if there is reference to what you say about the dogmatic views of the Jedi?
Ironically, I think it's because Luke fell too much for the dogmatic teachings of the Old Jedi Order that caused Ben's fall, not Skywalker's own dabbling with the Dark Side like Cinawins says. Minor spoiler, but Luke kinda fucked up Royal when Ben was just showing signs of being influenced by the Dark Side, making a grave error that just drove his nephew further into its embrace. Ben basically was going through a milder version of what Luke himself did, and Luke reacted IN THE ABSOLUTE WORSE WAY POSSIBLE!
Donald Witt After what happened with Darth Vader, I can't entirely fault Luke for reacting the way he did. I mean, after seeing what kind of monster his father became, potentially seeing his nephew go down the same path would've been especially traumatic. Ironically, though, he made the same mistake Anakin did; by relying on his instincts rather than logic, he ending up causing the very thing he wanted to prevent.
D. J. Yes, I also have a feeling Luck stuck too close to Old Jedi dogma when he created his training temple, chaffing a good deal of his students under the yolk of the old Orders' strict regimen. Thus Ben had plenty of fellow outcast willing to go rogue with him, but didn't really stick with him when he joined the First Order (AKA, the "Knights" of Ren.) BUT WHAT WOULD YOU KNOW YOU MURDEROUS SNAKE!
The correct sequence to watch Star Wars in is 4, 5, 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8. That way you’re introduced to the universe, watch Luke’s progression, see Anakin’s rise and fall (which leads you to think Luke could go the same way), then you see both Luke and Anakin return to the light, and then you can move into the new trilogy with the new characters.
Just go right to 13:25 The Rebel closest to the Stormtrooper that you can see clearly might be Captain Rex, due to him having the same beard as he did in Rebels.
Luke's Plan A with Jabba was that Jabba accepted payment for Han without violence. Everything Luke did was to avoid a fight. As a Jedi, he did not used the force to attack; only to defend himself when there was no other option left. He could have killed Jabba at any point, but waited until the last second on 0.01% chance that Jabba would see reason. The comment that Luke and Leia had grown since "they last swung together wearing all white" really nailed the character growth.
I mean did you miss the fucking Force choke of the gammorreans as he entered? He could easily have mind tricked them... Clear example of using the force to attack.
I never saw that as a force choke. To me, it was so surprised/repulsed by Luke's mind domination that it stumbled backwards into the wall. Like if it suddenly was facing a Rancor or something.
His plan was never to be honest with Jabba. If Jabba had accepted do you really think he was going to abandon R2-D2 and C3-PO to him? And Leia and Chewie moved in before Jabba answered anyway. I really don't know what the plan was supposed to be but it certainly wasn't to go without violence.
The hints are that luke was only supposed to be backup. Leia was there to free han with lando on the inside to facilitate an escape, and then have chewie and the droids as extra manpower/technical expertise. That doesn't all fit together perfectly but you can work with that basic setup to theorize a few different routes for freeing han. It's telling that luke only shows up the day after the attempted rescue overnight, ie after a long enough gap to be sure something went wrong when they didn't get out and contact him. After that I assume the plan was to actually get out of the palace to minimize the number of guards and other security they would have to deal with rather than trying to fight their way out of the center of jabba's stronghold with everyone already on guard. The whole shtick with attempted negotiation by luke was likely just a plan within the larger plan, if it worked then great but was never expected to be the successful gambit.
People complain that the guards in all red weren't in the movies until rogue and Vader didn't use them in the other movies.... you can see them when Vader first appeared and kneels for the emperor in ROTJ.
LionWithAGun and they appear in Revenge of the Sith, getting knocked down by Yoda. Ewan McGregor even offered to wear one of the costumes in that scene. We don’t know if he did, though.
The guard's in red were the emperor's royal guards, so it wouldn't exactly be common for them to be seen anywhere but with the emperor and he isn't a direct presence very often. If they were t ever guard anyone else vader would certainly be the most likely, but vader tends to operate solo most of the time so not surprising we see him with guards occasionally but without them most of the time.
sam mayne I just wish people would quit looking at Star Wars through just the OT and look at the whole story. Just because it's not what they expected doesn't mean it's bad or that it wasn't necessary.
Jackson Squatpump Whatchu talking about? It was perfectly in character. Everything he did in that scene was a minor of the throne room scene in ROTJ. Thanks difference is that he had 20~ years experience and *still* made that same mistake which drives home that he was arrogant to think that when he brought back the Jedi that it would be different than before. There's a very obvious theme in TLJ of people making the same mistakes and befalling to the same fate as their predecessors, all the negatives of the past, because they embrace the past too much. That ties into Kylo especially well because he is the first character to realize this because his embrace of Vader is what caused him to fail.
God, it's fun to hear your theories about The Last Jedi based off of this one, especially after seeing it myself. Obviously not gonna say what I think was/wasn't correct. Can't wait to see your video on The Last Jedi.
5:10 Fun fact: in the ROTJ novelization, when Han was barking his "worm-ridden filth" line. Unfortunately being blind, he was facing the wrong way. Chewbacca quickly turned him around to properly address the aforementioned worm-ridden filth. It's hilarious to imagine!
DrownedInExile there is actually something like that in the Droid Tales animated series, where Han’s blindness is played for laughs, with him mistaking Jabba’s ass for Leia and the tentacle-head guy for Chewie.
Watching your videos of the Star Wars series makes me remember what I've grown to like in this franchise. Which is a really cool thing when Star Wars is surrounded by so many critic and hate nowadays. So thanks for the nostalgia. You are looking at all the positivity that some might have already forgotten.
Fun fact: Return of the Jedi was my FIRST Star Wars exposure. We got the "Return of the Jedi Storybook" from a garage sale, then I saw the movie. Then A New Hope, then Empire. So from the very first movie, I basically knew where all the other movies would end up. Which is the reason I've avoided spoilers so much on the new movies. For the first time, I have no idea where anything is going, and I'm just enjoying the ride
can't wait for you to do the last jedi. won't spoil for anyone who didn't see it, but most definitely my favorite star wars movie since the force awakens and the original trilogy.
Fantastic analysis to my favorite of the original trilogy. Everyone likes Empire, but this...This has everything. Edit: I am referencing the OT in the following statement, in case it's not clear: The most epic space battles, the most epic Jedi powers, the most epic saber battles, and the most epic score (though Asteroid is one of my favorites). You sum this all up in a way I never could, and I'm so glad I found your channel (been watching for some time now). Thank you for all of that!
Something I think you forgot to mention is the great and subtle costume change for Luke during the throne room battle. Throughout the movie he's in all black, foreshadowing his conflicted and possibly dark nature, but after standing up to the emperor, the white underneath is revealed, showing how pure and good Luke truly is. It's one of my favorite details in the entire saga. Edit: I didn't finish the video, and you mentioned it, my bad!
Nothing will ever top Vader’s redemption for me. His decades of immersion in the dark side just couldn’t stop his fatherly instinct to protect his son from a horrible death. It gets me every time.
I’m sharing Star Wars with my son. Watching them in order of their release is best because there is nothing like seeing, “Luke, I am your father” and it being a surprise.
ocsar tobi if it’s you’re first time watching and you have no knowledge of knowing what happens, you’re absolutely correct. However, after watching every episode a million times, I find it so much entertaining and impactful to see Anakins rise, fall and redemption in chronological order.
12:52 A win for me is seeing Luke's face as Vader activates his lightsaber behind him. He's been acting so certain, willing to risk his life to try and redeem Vader, but there we see a sudden moment of uncertain fear. I wonder if Vader did that on purpose, aside from intimidating reasons, to see how convinced Luke really was?
12:47 SPOLIERS Exactly! "It's not about killing those you hate. It's about saving those you love." That line from Last Jedi is so Star Wars and so Luke- I loved it. Even if he didn't say it, you can tell that's what he meant when he came out of retirement to help Leia and Rey escape, even dying for them (depending on how you interpret the ending).
I think it was kinda used wrong. Finn was about to "save what he loves." If Luke didn't deus ex machina the rebellion into safety, Rose would have singlehandedly destroyed the rebellion.
I think that had Finn crashed into that gun, nothing would have changed for the rebels. Sure, the big gun might be disabled, maybe destroyed, maybe not, but they still had about six freaking massive walkers, loads more troopers, Kylo Ren, and loads more weapons. There were a handful of rebels with those outdated skim ship thingys. Finn would have died for nothing, so Rose saved him, and changed his perspective- he couldn't kill the First Order troopers, not all of them, but he could save those he loved- by running away.
I love how you actually nailed Luke's character as it is presented in The Last Jedi even before you saw it, yet people seem to be complaining that it didn't fit his character.
Thats the beauty of it, not everyone hast to have the same opinion, or else the world would be a boring place. I personally think both summations (this one and the opposing) have validity. Return of the Jedi is a movie, and movies are ultimately subjective. In my view, the whole point of Lukes character and the path he went through in Return of the Jedi, proved to me that he was a person who would not make the same mistakes Anakin made, and to a large extent the same mistakes that the old Jedi Order made. Especially after having the prequels in my life, I always speculated that the fact that Luke SAVED Vader by a loving bond was no mistake or point put in by accident. He saved Vader with the very emotion, the very FEELING that caused Anakin to drift away from the Light Side in the first place. This is a theme that is also present in Knights of the Old Republic. As Jolee Bindo says in that game "Love will save you, not condemn you". The fact that Luke was able to stay in the light and realize that having angry emotions or even positive ones of love does not make one less a Jedi (that it was ultimately about your actions) ... is what ROTJ meant to me. Thats how Ive seen it since I was a kid, and its a point of view Ive stuck with, and I think its a good point of view. It makes Vaders sacrifice all the more beautiful. Vader seeing his son proudly proclaim himself to an ideal that he himself believed in long ago ... it reminds me of a line in a book that brought me to tears when I first read it. "He was evil, but he couldnt be all evil, because the boy had come from him, and the boy was good."
to go against what you said about Anakin's force ghost, i think it should have stayed as Sebastian Shaw because in his final moments he left the dark and died as a jedi, and his last words were Anakin's not Vader's.
gandhi. I think maybe they can just change how they appear and he decided to let his son see him how he was in his prime. Young and powerful almost inspiring luke
I've done my best to delete untagged spoilers from comments now that I've seen The Last Jedi. But still, beware. To those who find some weird pleasure in ruining things for people...who hurt you? I feel bad for you. It doesn't even make me angry, I just pity you. That's your happiness? Anyway, for future reference, anyone who does throw untagged (meaning no warning) spoilers, you will be hidden from this channel. I don't care if you guys want to talk about The Last Jedi, just say "SPOILERS" first.
CinemaWins What did you think about The Last Jedi?
CinemaWins thank you man. I'm hoping to watch it today. You're the best.
+1 morality win
i saw it already but thx man
Do Speed Racer please
I thought Vader throwing his lightsaber was because Luke had the high ground and he wasn’t falling for that again.
He was having Vietnam flashbacks when he saw luke took the high ground
@@soberscrim299*Mustafar*
Yes high ground is a tactical advantage in all history of combat.
Notice how when Vader says "I see Obi-wan taught you well" Luke immediately takes the high ground
Luke: YOU CANT WIN I HAVE THE HIGH GROUND
Vader: lol not falling for that again *throws lightsaber*
"I'll not leave you here. I've got to save you!"
"You already have, Luke"
Gets me every time.
I’ve watched this amazing film 4 times and each and every time I burst at that line. Pacific Ocean full of tears.
"You were right about me. Tell your sister you were right." Who put this water in my eyes?!
Every time I watch, I always tear up 😥😢😭the music just hits me hard.
Still get teary eyed at that scene
Yup, every time, the room gets real dusty.
I mean, there's this guy, super evil, brutal, hated throughout the known galaxy. Later, you find out he's your dad, then that you have a sister. After that when you risk your life to save him and are being brutally tortured, he gives his life to save you.
I mean that's powerful stuff in a nutshell.
A personal win for me is that Vader says, "obi wan has taught you well" right after Luke kicks him down the stairs and gains the high ground
Its over, father, I have the high ground!
mark borishnikoff
“It’s over *Vader,* I have the high ground!
@@markborishnikoff5485 you're underestimating the power of the dark side
@@sven518-7 Don't try it.
Oh dang son
Notice how Vader says that “Obi-Wan has trained you well” after Luke takes the high ground???
Then Vader starts yeeting his lightsaber at Luke, he’s not having any of that lmao
L0L yes
Can I please get the time stamp? I couldn’t find the scene
Lol, nice!
@@Cobretsov2022i think its 15:46 but might be was cut out if thats really the scene
By the time this movie came out the prequels weren't even written so that makes no sense.
I love how Vader called Luke "son" in the hallway scene. He legitimately wanted to save his son from the emperor's wrath and joining the dark side was the only path Anakin knew. But when Luke gives up his weapon after embracing anger, Anakin realises that even if he is beyond redemption he can still be a hero. One last time. I love Star Wars!
Watching this video, made me wonder if when Vader says "Son" like that, it is driven by the light side of the force, finally finding it's time to bring Anakin back
@@dwzenix7954 actually, it's the TRAGEDY of Anakin Skywalker, not redemption
Fun theory for why the Eowks are celebrating. Not because of the end of the Empire, it never affected them really, they just chilled in their forest. They're cheering because they have so much fresh corpses (some of it pre-cooked form the lasers). They tried to cook Han and the group, so we know they cook people, presumably they'd then eat it.
"Mind blown"
So true.
jesus christ
Kharn The Betrayer you monster, how could you give me that mental image of such cute creatures lol
I think it's canon that they _did_ eat the dead Storm troopers (and also any other beings that pissed them off)
Lando: Hey, this stew is pretty good, What's in it?
13:22 Extra win, that old rebel on the right is Captain Rex, Congrats to him for surviving 2 wars.
At least one of the clones is (relatively) okay...
@@medeaworbs6970 someone actually did the maths, even though the retcon for Rex to be in the movie was planned, it would have been too long from the clone wars for Rex to be alive. Since the aging thing the clones had.
emp96ElminD I mean it’s only a few years after around the end of Rebels, and Rex was still in fighting form then. Three or four years wouldn’t make that big of a difference.
@@fangzntalonz True dat, just reread the content, he was alive and well in the Battle of Endor in 4 ABY, so he must have been around 36, about 72 in clone years. Would have been really old for a footsolider though.
@@emp96ElminD Still, the fact about the clones were that they were super soldiers, so fighting well into his twilight years doesn't surprise me in the slightest.
The way Vader says “it’s too late for me...son” always makes me have a lump in my throat.
His turn was rushed and not earned imo.
Cody McCollum it was though...
blue_pearl_22 Well you can shut the fuck up
I can actually hear Anakin there, the Anakin from the prequels, I almost hear Christiansen there behind the booming voice of James Earl Jones.
@@jamesflynn4951 Same, I watched the PT before the OT and I had no idea about Anakin becoming Darth Vader, I was literally heartbroken at the end of RoTS and I felt good again after he turned to the light in RoTJ, seeing young Anakin as a Force Ghost makes me cry every time :)
Mark Hamill's acting in the original trilogy always gets some stick, but the delivery of "Father, please!" is perfect.
Vader saying "My son is with them." Is an absolute win, it really shows how Vader is internally struggling just as much as Luke, just in the opposite way. The mere presence and knowledge of Luke is enough to make Anakin slowly begin to resurface.
It shows how much shame and anger are the shackes to keep Vader in the dark side, and love and affection being stronger on him were the catalysts of his change back to the light.
I like how he says “my son” in front of Palpatine, rather than just calling Luke by his name or “Anakin Skywalker’s son”
I was literally just thinking this
Damn... Never realized the parallels in the scene where Palpatine kills Mace and the one where Vader kills Palpatine. Lucas wasn't kidding when he said the different story elements in Star Wars "rhymed".
That scene was my favorite scene in the whole movie, even more then the lightsaber fight. I liked it because of how it made me feel inside, how Vader turned to the light just in time to save his son from being electrocuted to death. Luke's begging for his father to help him, then his screaming as he begins to weaken really gets me every time. When Vader finally kills Palpatine, I can see the force lightning electrocute Vader and show his skeleton. That, to me, shows that Vader, while having robotic components, is still human. Then, Luke removing Vader's mask to reveal an old, ailing Anakin also hits me hard, especially when Anakin dies in Luke's arms. And Luke seeing the spirits of Obi-Wan, Yoda, and Anakin together as part of the Force is kinda happy and saddening at the same time. Overall, I really like this movie and it seemed like one of, if not the deepest, darkest Star Wars movie I've seen. Maybe even the deepest movie I've ever seen! If you don't agree with my opinion, that is perfectly okay, but do not leave comments that are threatening or extremely offensive.
Nicholas Caljean The constant parallels and symmetry goes all through out I recently discovered a very interesting one. While Luke does have struggles with the dark side he has just as many with the light side.
Like Anakin Luke was watched his whole life by a master of the force, who lied to him about his identity for years, acting as a teacher and mentor figure. He then urges Luke to let go of his attachments trying to push him from his other allies so he can fully embrace the force and be used to bring down the current government and destroy the force users running it. Yoda and Obi Wan's goals are exactly what Palpatine's were for the exact same reasons the destruction of a corrupt government and destroying one side of force users so theirs can return. There's minimum difference between the Jedi and Sith, just one extreme or the other.
ROTJ truly brings balance to the force, by killing Palpatine, reviving Anakin ending both The Sith and The original Jedi, having Luke embrace both aspects and emerge as a new Jedi who will usher in a New era that will embrace aspects of both the light and dark side, the prophecy is fulfilled.
Also note the similarities in the Anakin vs Dooku fight with the Luke vs Vader fight. The rooms are architecturally similar, Palpatine sits in the same chair in front of a window outside of which a battle rages, the Jedi defeats the Sith and then is encouraged by Palpatine to kill him. One does, the other doesn't.
Watch 'Star Wars Poetry". You're welcome
The point was to show what happens to the same story with different choices.
Did anybody else feel like, really bad for the guy who cried when the rancor died
it was his fur-baby... er scale-baby?
The book better describes the relationship between the guard and the Rancor. You feel really bad that both were used by Jabba. And the Rancor was only doing as it was trained to do.
that and the Ewok grieving his fallen comrade are are extremely upsetting
Look him up on wookiepedia. His page has an audio audition that made me cry.
What really makes it sad is that, in the Legends book, he was getting ready to smuggle the Rancor out of the palace and send it somewhere safe.
How did you not give a “Politeness” win after Luke said “Your highness.”
But I win your comment
I had always thought Vader finally killed Palpatine because he saw him as a man who destroyed his entire life. He did not become the Jedi he wanted to be because of him, he lost the wife he loved more than anything because of him, and he realized he was just about to lose the only thing left of Padme, left of his former life, to Palpatine. Interesting to hear another perspective though! Keep the great videos coming man
Wow!
I had never thought of that!
I personally like to think that (because it’ amusing to me) Anakin saved Luke because it was the most dramatic thing he could do in that situation.
Holy cow I never noticed the near mirror imagery of Luke getting electrocuted, turning Vader back, just like when Palpatine got electrocuted, turning Anakin in the first place. OMG my mind is blown.
Jalilm17 And there are plenty of mirrored scenes like that between PT and OT, look for them it's pretty good and very subtle
+++++
Every once in a while I'm reminded that there are good things in the prequels
I mean, who _wouldn't_ be distracted by teddy bears in that situation?
Also, the fact that the sound guy cameo's death features a Wilhelm scream is simply fantastic.
I have to say, this guy give me so much joy that he is able to find the good in movies that I don't enjoy entirely. He has taken his love of films and fandoms to a level that allows him to defend his views in a very well thought out logical way. I find that in his reviews of movies I don't like (B v S, Suicide Squad, Phantom Menace) I want to rewatch the movies with all of his information now in my mind and I am able to let go of a lot of frustration and see these movies on a more enjoyable and deeper level. Great job CinemaWins. You sir are a rockstar.
Yes! This channel really is the positivity I sometimes need
After watching this I do like the movies more but I still find watching something like Batman vs Superman horrible, better but still horrible.
I always really enjoyed the prequels. But, as I got older, and the internet hate permeated more of what I consumed, I started not liking them as much. After watching his videos on them, it made me realize that I still really enjoy them, there is nothing wrong with that (and the internet is dumb sometimes).
@@xger21 the prequels are great. Attack of the clones is a PS2 cutscene with bad dialogue, but revenge of the Sith really did a great job of bringing it all together into a great trilogy
The Bamboozler - Episode 3 is a good film but I don't think that suddenly makes 1 or 2 to be "good films' or it to be a great trilogy. Many aspects of the film making in those two movies is still quite poor - much more so than your average popcorn movie. Unfair that ROTS gets bashed as being part of the prequel trilogy but in the same way Return of the Jedi is a much weaker film that Episodes 4 or 5 but as it still part of the OT, this often gets ignored or glossed over.
I would also add a win for Wedge. Here is this background character who has nonetheless survived all three movies and two Death Star attacks. Not only that, but in ANH, he has to bail when his fighter is damaged, but by RotJ, he is instrumental in the final destruction of the Death Star 2, and we see him celebrating with the rest of the heroes in the finale.
It's little background details and consistency like that which helps make Star Wars feel so alive. I think that is why the old EU was so massive, everything in the universe felt like it had a story.
Wedge is awesome
And through it all, he only had one costume.
Also his actor is related to Obi's actor
Wedge Antilles became a badass in The Rebellion. He had little screen time but was such an amazing character.
So much more of Wedge in the EU books. He was a main character in several of them and a prominent side character in a few others.
You left out "Carrie Fisher's workout routine"!!!!
16:35 A theory about Vaders hand gesture:
He is already in the emotional conflict we're shown later when he's contemplating wether to save Luke or not, and he's concerned about Luke's rage because even though he believes hope may be gone for himself, there's still a chance for his son. It's almost as if the hand gesture says "be careful, you're getting too close." In a way I think he already made his choice, and what looks like the conflict wether to save Luke or not is actually him gaining the courage to act on his conclusion.
luke doesn't actually wear all black in the movie. he wears increasingly black
he removes his brown jedi cloak in jabba's palace
he removes his grey tunic vest after dagobah
he wears all black during the final confrontation
but right at the end, his tunic opens up and reveals a white lining
a similar thing happens in episode 3, where anakin's brown robes darken throughout the film until he's wearing almost pitch black in the mustafar scenes
Wow, that's incredible
another interesting thing is that underneath the jedi-style robes he wears at the beginning, the black jumpsuit he wears kind of resembles an imperial uniform
lucas is all about visual story telling.... he really is most impressive
Yeah, too bad he isn't great at writing dialogue though.
Lucas at least showed passion, and that's what I liked about Star Wars prequels and originals alike.
Also, it left a memetastic legacy
You forgot to win that Vader's not falling for the high ground trick again.
I've always felt the Jedi's failure to realize that suppressing their emotion was not the same as mastering their emotion is why they fell. Seriously, the Sith never struggled to pull a Jedi to the dark. Dooku, Vos, Anakin (and all the Inquisitors). Once their emotions were brought out, they had no defense against it. Anakin fought the hardest, but remember he was also the most adjusted to emotions because he was originally just a civilian.
Even in the end, the Jedi (and Sidious) couldn't appreciate Luke's ability to resist the Sith because they couldn't appreciate true emotional mastery. Yoda knew Luke had to grow up with his family, not the Jedi. The Force guided that choice, and in the end Luke grew up in society, where he was taught to regulate his emotions. yes, he was whiny. He was still a kid, but the foundations for true emotional mastery was established by his upbringing. Kenobi was there long enough to set the foundations for his Jedi training, but vanished quickly enough that Luke matured with the rebellion, with regular people and duress. When he fought Vader, he drew on his emotions and won. Then he told the Emperor no. Even with all his anger brought to the fore, he was the master of his emotion, not the Emperor. Where the Emperor played with the suppressed emotion of the Jedi, he couldn't control Luke's. And Luke won.
Exactly, Luke also understood that what happened to his father Anakin could also happen to him if he wasn’t careful and didn’t master his emotions. Luke represents the new Jedi, the new hope.
That is a wonderful explanation for what happened. And it exemplifies what is the difference between the old Jedi Order and Luke's Jedi Order. Or at least what we should have had and what we did get in Legends.
Fun fact (I guess??) I live in the area of Northern California where they filmed for Endor. I always think of Ewoks when I go walking in the Redwoods 😂
I'm assuming you have yet to encounter one?
Lucky
@@littlechickeyhudak Unfortunately, yes lol
This movie has the best ending to trilogy ever.
They could have SO easily made it easy and just have Luke swing his lightsaber around and take on Vader and Emperor. But instead they built on what happened before and brought the story they had to conclusion. Nobody in the story believed that Luke could bring Vader back, not Obi-Wan, Yoda, Leia, Han, Vader himself nor the Emperor. But in the end, he brings his father back, person you wouldn't believe could be redeemed, yet Luke does it.
I work with drug addicts, alcoholics and people who have mental issues. It might seem like impossible task sometimes, when you look at them for them to turn around their lives. But sometimes they can do it, given right circumstances and motivation. This film kinda reflects on that and it's important to not to give up on people, too soon atleast.
I love this films message of hope (might not be what Lucas intents, but whatever). This is why this movie is my favorite Star Wars film.
SuperArppis
Hmm. I’ve seen all of the SW movies (probably) going on a hundred times, collectively, and I’ve never thought about that interpretation. Very cool.
Man, you can do it!
For me return of the Jedi and return of the king are the ultimate trilogy climaxes.
"Return" was always my favorite... I was sad when internet told that I have to hate this movie because of Ewoks, Stormtroopers and for not being better than "Empire"
Jedi isn’t my favorite but it’s up there.
maxmetalknight the epic fight between luke and darth is better than even Empirte dual. Return has always beem my favorite.
I think Empire is a better movie. But, personally I prefer Jedi.
Povenmire now that im older i see why Empire is considered a better movie but Return just has alot of cool moments. I can forgive the ewoks lol
Return has always been my favorite. I enjoyed ESB, but not the best imo. It's perfectly fine to enjoy what you like. Besides, the majority isn't always right
The final duel is one of the most powerful and emotional fights in not just Star Wars, but movies period. I’m still caught up on that score.
I totally agree with CinemaWins' view on the strange "what movie is the best?" debate. The original trilogy is just one, wonderful story, and it happens to be delivered in three acts. And what better way to conclude that story with Return of the Jedi.
totally agree, I can't pick a favorite out of the original three, they're all part of one whole
15:47 - Vader learned to never underestimate the High Ground.
le québécois it is Link, but he has the Master Sword at full power, and the lighting and reflective blade makes it look like a lightsaber.
I don't know why, but, the idea of sharing these films with your son kinda got to me. Just the idea that these movies, part of our childhood, will continue to spark imaginations for years to come. I have to say your coverage of these movies, and movies in general, really reminds me what I love about moves in general. Thanks for this.
I think that's what the Prequel and the Sequel Trilogy haters don't get. I wouldn't have been a Star Wars fan if I hadn't grown up with the Prequel Trilogy. Star Wars would've just been some really old movies that were popular way back in the day. And now kids of today get to see Star Wars for the first time via the Sequel trilogy and get to go back.
So very well said the both of you I could not agree more. I was born in 1994 and definitely grew up watching Star Wars starting with the prequel trilogy and of course then the original. It was the prequels that got me into Star wars and space drama's/sci-fi as a whole. Really have never understood why some people would rather something they don't like just not exist at all. Just my two cents of course.
MagusX 84 My dad introduced the OT and prequels to me when i was about twelve (I'm eighteen now). He explained each movie to me while allowing me to take it all in. He even told me of that one time when a certain game show has a Star Wars category.
When we lost our wifi for a while, i watched my favorite scenes from each one, even the prequels.
My favorite scenes from the prequels were: queen Amidala reveal, the romance in the Attack of the Clones (they just so laughably corny), and a handful of the comedy.
My dad died a year ago, but i think he would have loved the current Star Wars like he did in his childhood
I have a 3.5 month old son, and I've been making a list of movies to show him. One of my greatest fears is that he won't like Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Hook, or Willy Wonka.
@@Richard_Nickerson that is a massive fear, you must take careful action and make sure you introduce it to him very early and show him the good movies first.
I love Cinemawins way more than Cinemasins, You tend to point everything awesome and great, and all the minute details that go into making a fantastic film, while he likes to just look for insignificant errors or things HE doesn't like about the movie. You go way into the meaning and message of every movie, and I just love your positivity way more than his negativity. Keep up the awesome work man, positivity goes a long way in our world.
EMBRACE THE DARK SIDE!!!
Cinemasins did sin themselves though.
@@Coolbillion It's almost like their form of entertainment doesn't appeal to everyone. Personally, their sexism alone is enough for me not to watch them.
The crescendo when luke is fighting Vader always made me tear up 16:16
15:49 Thank you for mentioning Starkiller. "The Force Unleashed" doesn't get enough attention. Made my day
Agreed. I'm still really, really annoyed that they haven't, and may never make a Force Unleashed movie.
Since it isn't canon, yes. Back when it still was canon, people would talk about it on every Star Wars-related forum I encountered
The story was good, even if the games themselves were disappointing overall - primarily in terms of just how damn short they are.
I hope you continue loving Star Wars. I don't know what I'd do without your positivity on this. Some fans are frustratingly negative on every one of them.
Exactly my thoughts
The fanbase is beyond toxic and always has been. They once ruined a 10 year-old kid's life because he didn't act well in a movie about laser swords. Their reaction to The Last Jedi is just par for the course.
Dead Bricks true and absolutely no reason for that kind of toxic hatred of a person. Hoping Jake gets help with his problems. Last I heard, he was getting better from his emotional problems.
Personally, I thought he did, "Are you an Angel?" Scene really well, even in audition
As the old saying goes, no one hates Star Wars more than Star wars fans
The fact that so many people are willing to personally attack actors not just for whatever quality their performance is but based on their skin colors, ethnicities, and genders is so very frustrating to see. Star Wars as a series is supposed to appeal to everybody of all kinds. At what point did people lose sight of that?
15:50 Aaaahhhh! You mentioned Force Unleashed!
The ending of Return of The Jedi is my favorite of all the special edition changes. The entire galaxy rejoices in triumph over the Empire, Anakin's soul is finally redeemed and it's Happily Ever After for our heroes (as long as you don't watch the sequel trilogy)
I truly understand why Hayden is here as Anakin's ghost and what George Lucas is telling us here. Anakin died when he became Darth Vader in ROTS, and by the time he is redeemed here in ROTJ, he is reborn to what and who he was before the dark side corrupted him.
I am old enough to have seen scene this back it was the old man from before, but I love this change so much that I don't ever want to see the old man from the original version ever again. Hayden Christensen IS Anakin Skywalker.
After what Anakin did to the young Jedis and Padme, there is nothing in the whole universe that could ever redeem him.
@@katemaloney4296 There is nothing that can redeem kathlyn,rian and jar jar.
the baron actually anakin was always a part of Vader. Remember what Luke tells him I feel the conflict inside you let go of your hate. He was always in conflict from when he turned. How else could obiwan and even luke could stand toe to toe with him. So no anakin never fully went to the dark side.
I love your comment
@@katemaloney4296 he brought balance to the force. That's all that matters.
Fun fact: by the EU/Legends- particularly the most recent Star Wars RPGs- Mon Cal ships like the one Ackbar's in we're originally filled with water, but modified so other species could use them.
In my opinion, Return of the Jedi was the perfect conclusion to Star Wars. Darth Vader's turn to the light side is one of my most favorite scenes from the original trilogy.
The sequels are fine in my opinion and the old expanded universe was interesting.
SPOILERS FOR EPISODE IX
Vader: Did you die?
Palpatine: Yes, Sadly.
Palpatine: But I lived!
66th life.
My mission is complete.
Unfortunately yes...
But i survived
Chris Edsell I mean, he’s in the trailer
Glorfindel the Golden-haired Prince No, he's in the movie. I mean the movie is out on digital now so just watch it.
Peepee Poopoo you literally hear his voice say: “Long have I waited.” He is obviously in the movie and I have watched it. I think you are missing the point of what I just said.
Vader: "Huh. This is a new feeling: pride in someone else. Unfortunately it's overshadowed by all this UNYIELDING RAGE!"
Brett Martin Beautiful, love DBZA
“MY BABY BOY!!!
"MINE MINE MINE MINE MINE MINE MINE MINE MINE MINE MINE MINE MINE MINE"
*THE LAST JEDI SPOILER*
22:48 “the case could be made that it’s his fault Kylo turned”
I mean, kinda
TheAboveAverageWar Welp. lol
I absolutely love when the imperial officer in the star destroyer just screams "IT'S TOO LATE!" as the ship collides with the bridge, it just makes me laugh every time how perfect the battle is while also showing what is happening with the enemy at the same time
All these years I never thought about Palpatine's subtle reveal that he's a Force user. I don't know why it never occurred to me how significant his undoing of Luke's manacles telekinetically really was.
"I'm going for the one that carries drinks."
Well, in a certain point of view...
Duuuuuude :D
ChazzyBoi_777 they both do
I gotta tell you, I appreciate what you do here. If it wasn't for you I would never have re-watched the prequels and I would have missed what was good about it, and not just focus on the bad. Thank you for changing my mind on many movies and teaching me how to enjoy even the ones I don't like.
Jermaine Hall I 100% agree with you!!!
As soon as I saw the notification, I went into hyperspace to get here.
Raptorus77 same
I got here in 10 parsects
Spyro Frost Parscets isn’t a distance it’s a measurement of tim- ohhhh never mimd
Parsecs*
I know what it is, just a quote.
It’s sad, George practically gave his heart and soul to the Story, franchise & brand to the point where he neglected his wife(Marcia Lucas) and ruined his marriage. He made her editor of ROTJ as a desperate attempt to be closer, but it was far too late, she could not take it anymore. It practically destroyed George. No doubt that it’s his fault and probably acknowledged it in the prequels in someway like Anakin desperate attempt to save Padme, he ended up breaking her heart pushing her away with his actions and killing her at the end. After that it became about self hatred and regret.
But Don’t take my word for it, I still not well educated on the behind the scene stuff.
Did you ever hear the tragedy of Darth Lucas the Wise?
I never realized Ani/Padme that way... whole new perspective
She had an affair- so that probably didn’t help things
@@superemepwr Do you know who with?...anyone known?
Honestly, whenever I go back and watch Star Wars Movies now... I imagine at least 20-25% of R2's lines are 'I'm Immortal, Bitches!!' or something similar.
It's hilarious and no one can make me change my mind about that!!
In my head all he says is "CUNT"
R2 living to see war after war from being just a repair droid on naboo to the main character's co pilot.
In regards to The Last Jedi...
"You were right, CinemaWins...you were right...tell your sister...you were right" :P
Noah Smith you have 66 likes are you the senate
@@aircoolguy5218 Not yet.
Ak Mayernick it’s treason then
line 'Good, use you agressive feelings, boy, let the hate flow through you' always gives me chills. Whole scene in Emperor's room my favorite in whole saga.
It took me 20 years but I FINALLY understood the significance of why Luke threw his lightsaber away over the edge of the platform. He realized Palpatine was right, Palpatine was winning, everything he had said would happen was happening, Luke had given in to the dark side. Realising this, Luke then decided to give Palpatine the ultimate 'fuck you' he could think of, how could Luke prove his resolve to Palpatine, prove Palpatine was wrong and that Palpatine had failed? he would do the most lightsided thing possible, a refusal to fight and willingness to self sacrifice, it does not get more light sided than that. Beautiful, I will always love the moment's leading up to and including Vader's redemption.
Beautiful. no other word. Beautiful.
As I’ve gotten older Ive always seen Leia killing Jaba as both her channeling her bio dad’s anger (as the Skywalker’s dont seem to be able to control it or at least they unleash it easily due to Anakin) and unknowingly helping him get revenge for Jaba enslaving him while she is pretty much enslaved by Jaba as well.
It's amazing to me how on point your comments about Luke's dances with the dark side are. I had never really realised how much RotJ was about Luke's darker side, and The Last Jedi definitely plays with that concept further! New perspective on the whole franchise, thank you.
You were so right about Luke's involvement with Kylo's turn.
I love Return of the Jedi the best of the original trilogy. Wedge Antillies is my favorite X Wing Fighter and I love how he and Lando survived the Death Star assault.
James Moyner Same.
Unmasking Vader was such a beautiful scene. He was the bad guy throughout the entire story, but to see who he really was really brings everything back down to earth. That he is a man behind that mask. A broken beaten man. I will cry every time I see it.
Kind of a slap in the face for David Prowse. I suspect Lucas was furious with him for guessing in an interview in 1978 that Darth Vader was Luke's father and they therefore couldn't kill each other. But it was a mistake not letting him show his face under the mask. And an interviewer used that to trick Prowse into showing his call sheet that showed he wouldn't be appearing in the sound stage as "Anakin Skywalker."
Now, we can't have an actor play a man in a mask (like Doctor Doom) without showing his face sometime in the movie or series. John Hurt didn't get much credit for playing the eponymous character in _The Elephant Man,_ since we couldn't see his face. Probably, Hugo Weaving in _V for Vendetta_ will be the last one, as Pedro Pascal showed his face in _the Mandalorian._
LAST JEDI SPIOLER
22:50 lol that’s pretty much true
Hahaha very, very literally
I feel like you have to go Originals first. So much of the prequels is made assuming its audience is already aware of the twists ahead. And you can't let him watch Empire already knowing that Anakin is Darth Vader.
I forget where, but I remember someone mentioning that it would probably be better to watch the episodes starting with IV, then V, then go back to I, II, and III, then VI and on, IIRC.
That's basically the Machete Cut he mentions at the end, though episode 1 in the cut is left as a standalone, so it's just 4, 5, 2, 3, 6
I remember watching them as a child 1-2-3-4-5-6 and getting caught by the story all the same. I already knew Anakin would become Darth Vader but had no idea this nice Senator Palpatine could do any wrong. And though it spoils the Luke - Leia sibling build up you are still discovering the OT with surprise and anticipation. Also when you get to the VI you feel all the weigth of the saga hangs in the balance, the conclusion of six movies, helps with the tension a lot ^^
I don't say it's the way, just advocating for the devil a bit here ;)
I really enjoy your "anti-critic" style. It really helps me appreciate these movies in a new light, and I *love* geeking out about how cool stuff is. Subscribed!
It’s called: watching movies the right way ;)
19:00 the shot of Yoda, Obi Wan, and Anakin gives me chills
Those signatures really have gotten out of hand
Now there are two o- wait
One special edition change I do like is changing Yub Nub to the Victory Celebration theme. It just fits in so much better with that scene being the end of the Trilogy , then a song that sound like baby talk.
I needed your video today. They are one of the most constructive and positive things I can find on the internet. They are not some stupid "smile more, be yourself, life is awesome" inspirational quotes or memes and they don't intend to be uplifting, but just the fact that they are so positive and at the same time full of interesting trivia and jokes makes them excellent moodlifters. Keep up the amazing work.
"If pressed, i think he would say he is not a Jedi nor Sith"
Litterally the last scene
"I am a JEDI, like my father before me"
I think it's just that he's not a Jedi as the Jedi once were. He doesn't fear or reject the dark side of the force. He embraces his emotions and all aspects of the force, which is why he was able to succeed. He defeats Vader through an emotional outburst, but spares him out of love, both of which were prohibited by the Jedi order. He travels to Cloud City out of love for his friends and fear of losing them, and while he didn't really help them, he learns some important things and grows a lot. He has a similar story to Anakin (fear of losing those that are close, and being told that the best course of action is the dark side), but with wildly different results. He ends up a "Jedi" that embraces the entirety of the force, and discards the oppressive dogmatic ways of the actual Jedi Order. He's a Jedi in the sense that he fights in the name of good, but not a Jedi in the sense that he totally rejects the traditional Jedi way
The Jedi are messed up. Not as much as the Sith are, but still, they supress emotion in an unhealthy way, which is what culminated in the creation of Darth Vader in the prequels.
@@Juliana-du3kk The Jedi were always messed up. They had a freaking Sith Lord under their noses for a long time and didn't even know. Maybe that is just showing how sly Palpatine was, but that wasn't all of it.
He states that he's a Jedi, but he's become more of a Grey Jedi, which is the third faction of the Force. They embrace emotion and all aspects of the Force and fight for a true balance between Light and Dark.
I am a Jedi like my father before me.
I love the little head nod Hamill gives, like, "he's right over there.."
and I haven't seen Last Jedi yet but I assume a lot has happened for Luke to say, It's time for the Jedi to end. I wonder if there is reference to what you say about the dogmatic views of the Jedi?
Ironically, I think it's because Luke fell too much for the dogmatic teachings of the Old Jedi Order that caused Ben's fall, not Skywalker's own dabbling with the Dark Side like Cinawins says.
Minor spoiler, but Luke kinda fucked up Royal when Ben was just showing signs of being influenced by the Dark Side, making a grave error that just drove his nephew further into its embrace.
Ben basically was going through a milder version of what Luke himself did, and Luke reacted IN THE ABSOLUTE WORSE WAY POSSIBLE!
Donald Witt After what happened with Darth Vader, I can't entirely fault Luke for reacting the way he did. I mean, after seeing what kind of monster his father became, potentially seeing his nephew go down the same path would've been especially traumatic. Ironically, though, he made the same mistake Anakin did; by relying on his instincts rather than logic, he ending up causing the very thing he wanted to prevent.
D. J. Yes, I also have a feeling Luck stuck too close to Old Jedi dogma when he created his training temple, chaffing a good deal of his students under the yolk of the old Orders' strict regimen.
Thus Ben had plenty of fellow outcast willing to go rogue with him, but didn't really stick with him when he joined the First Order (AKA, the "Knights" of Ren.)
BUT WHAT WOULD YOU KNOW YOU MURDEROUS SNAKE!
The correct sequence to watch Star Wars in is 4, 5, 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8. That way you’re introduced to the universe, watch Luke’s progression, see Anakin’s rise and fall (which leads you to think Luke could go the same way), then you see both Luke and Anakin return to the light, and then you can move into the new trilogy with the new characters.
Ryan Cauffman add in rogue one after ep 3 or you could do it straight before or after ep 4
Ryan Cauffman I've asked myself over and over again what's the best order to watch. This is actually a very appropriate order.
Ignore the new trilogy and be happy with the ending we got in 6.
22:51 He predicted it was Luke's fault for Kylo's turning. Next level.
I love the addition of the Jedi temple in the background on coruscant
Wow, I didn’t even notice that! I was distracted by the statue of Palpy being torn down
Please do The Incredible Hulk with Edward Norton. A lot of people say it's bad but I find it EXTREMELY underrated.
OctoStar Love both the first ones (newer than 90's...)
OctoStar no it isn’t
Just go right to 13:25
The Rebel closest to the Stormtrooper that you can see clearly might be Captain Rex, due to him having the same beard as he did in Rebels.
Luke's Plan A with Jabba was that Jabba accepted payment for Han without violence. Everything Luke did was to avoid a fight. As a Jedi, he did not used the force to attack; only to defend himself when there was no other option left. He could have killed Jabba at any point, but waited until the last second on 0.01% chance that Jabba would see reason.
The comment that Luke and Leia had grown since "they last swung together wearing all white" really nailed the character growth.
I mean did you miss the fucking Force choke of the gammorreans as he entered? He could easily have mind tricked them... Clear example of using the force to attack.
I never saw that as a force choke. To me, it was so surprised/repulsed by Luke's mind domination that it stumbled backwards into the wall. Like if it suddenly was facing a Rancor or something.
His plan was never to be honest with Jabba. If Jabba had accepted do you really think he was going to abandon R2-D2 and C3-PO to him? And Leia and Chewie moved in before Jabba answered anyway.
I really don't know what the plan was supposed to be but it certainly wasn't to go without violence.
The hints are that luke was only supposed to be backup. Leia was there to free han with lando on the inside to facilitate an escape, and then have chewie and the droids as extra manpower/technical expertise. That doesn't all fit together perfectly but you can work with that basic setup to theorize a few different routes for freeing han. It's telling that luke only shows up the day after the attempted rescue overnight, ie after a long enough gap to be sure something went wrong when they didn't get out and contact him. After that I assume the plan was to actually get out of the palace to minimize the number of guards and other security they would have to deal with rather than trying to fight their way out of the center of jabba's stronghold with everyone already on guard. The whole shtick with attempted negotiation by luke was likely just a plan within the larger plan, if it worked then great but was never expected to be the successful gambit.
16:20 It also has one of the most badass names ever: A Jedi’s Fury (possibly one of my favorite tracks in any movie btw)
"Can't wait to see what they do with this in The Last Jedi if they touch on it at all."
Oh. Ohohoho. Ohhhhhhh, boy.
People complain that the guards in all red weren't in the movies until rogue and Vader didn't use them in the other movies.... you can see them when Vader first appeared and kneels for the emperor in ROTJ.
LionWithAGun and they appear in Revenge of the Sith, getting knocked down by Yoda. Ewan McGregor even offered to wear one of the costumes in that scene. We don’t know if he did, though.
The guard's in red were the emperor's royal guards, so it wouldn't exactly be common for them to be seen anywhere but with the emperor and he isn't a direct presence very often. If they were t ever guard anyone else vader would certainly be the most likely, but vader tends to operate solo most of the time so not surprising we see him with guards occasionally but without them most of the time.
"Luke teeters on the line so much that the case could be made that it's his fault Kylo turned."
Well I'll be damned...
He figured it out. I guess that plotline wasn't totally a bad idea after all.
Except it was and was a complete character assassination of Luke Skywalker
Oh, but I thought that The Last Jedi completely ruined Star Wars and is the worst movie EVER!
Rian Johnson really gets it.
sam mayne I just wish people would quit looking at Star Wars through just the OT and look at the whole story. Just because it's not what they expected doesn't mean it's bad or that it wasn't necessary.
Jackson Squatpump Whatchu talking about? It was perfectly in character. Everything he did in that scene was a minor of the throne room scene in ROTJ. Thanks difference is that he had 20~ years experience and *still* made that same mistake which drives home that he was arrogant to think that when he brought back the Jedi that it would be different than before. There's a very obvious theme in TLJ of people making the same mistakes and befalling to the same fate as their predecessors, all the negatives of the past, because they embrace the past too much. That ties into Kylo especially well because he is the first character to realize this because his embrace of Vader is what caused him to fail.
Friends: "What's your favourite movie in the Star Wars OT?"
Me: "Yes"
Friends: "What's your favorite movie in Star Wars ?"
Me: "Yes"
Friends: "What's your favourite movie in Star Wars?"
Me: "Yes"
@@mobiushelldoctor1423 I hope that means you do not include Disney Star Wars.
same
@@ArchonSeachmall I absolutely do. They're Star Wars.
God, it's fun to hear your theories about The Last Jedi based off of this one, especially after seeing it myself. Obviously not gonna say what I think was/wasn't correct. Can't wait to see your video on The Last Jedi.
Spoilers for The Last Jedi:
22:50 Hey looks like you were right
5:10 Fun fact: in the ROTJ novelization, when Han was barking his "worm-ridden filth" line. Unfortunately being blind, he was facing the wrong way. Chewbacca quickly turned him around to properly address the aforementioned worm-ridden filth. It's hilarious to imagine!
DrownedInExile there is actually something like that in the Droid Tales animated series, where Han’s blindness is played for laughs, with him mistaking Jabba’s ass for Leia and the tentacle-head guy for Chewie.
Watching your videos of the Star Wars series makes me remember what I've grown to like in this franchise. Which is a really cool thing when Star Wars is surrounded by so many critic and hate nowadays. So thanks for the nostalgia. You are looking at all the positivity that some might have already forgotten.
Fun fact: Return of the Jedi was my FIRST Star Wars exposure. We got the "Return of the Jedi Storybook" from a garage sale, then I saw the movie. Then A New Hope, then Empire. So from the very first movie, I basically knew where all the other movies would end up. Which is the reason I've avoided spoilers so much on the new movies. For the first time, I have no idea where anything is going, and I'm just enjoying the ride
can't wait for you to do the last jedi. won't spoil for anyone who didn't see it, but most definitely my favorite star wars movie since the force awakens and the original trilogy.
MatPat fails to predict anything in tlj. CinemaWins predicts one of the most important plotpoints. Kudos to you
Fantastic analysis to my favorite of the original trilogy. Everyone likes Empire, but this...This has everything. Edit: I am referencing the OT in the following statement, in case it's not clear: The most epic space battles, the most epic Jedi powers, the most epic saber battles, and the most epic score (though Asteroid is one of my favorites). You sum this all up in a way I never could, and I'm so glad I found your channel (been watching for some time now). Thank you for all of that!
Something I think you forgot to mention is the great and subtle costume change for Luke during the throne room battle. Throughout the movie he's in all black, foreshadowing his conflicted and possibly dark nature, but after standing up to the emperor, the white underneath is revealed, showing how pure and good Luke truly is. It's one of my favorite details in the entire saga.
Edit: I didn't finish the video, and you mentioned it, my bad!
Nope, he mentioned it 22:21
Digitize 27 Yup, that was my bad, I thought he would've mentioned it during the throne room scene, not the summary.
He also used to call Luke, Anakin’s son but he now calls him his son. It shows that he’s slowly accepting that he is still Anakin Skywalker.
Nothing will ever top Vader’s redemption for me. His decades of immersion in the dark side just couldn’t stop his fatherly instinct to protect his son from a horrible death. It gets me every time.
Vader + imperial march = UNBEATABLE PERFECTON
I saw The Last Jedi a few hours ago and I LOVED it!
Darth Something Same here.
Darth Something it sucked
i came out really disappointed from it.
I’m sharing Star Wars with my son. Watching them in order of their release is best because there is nothing like seeing, “Luke, I am your father” and it being a surprise.
Apple Pye the mandela efect is strong with this one .... its " No .I am your father"
You need to watch it in release order. The Vader surprise alone make that mandatory.
You have a point, but I think everyone and their nan knows vader is anakin
Also, isn’t machete order 45236? If so, that surprise is preserved, assuming you have never went on the internet before watching it.
ocsar tobi if it’s you’re first time watching and you have no knowledge of knowing what happens, you’re absolutely correct. However, after watching every episode a million times, I find it so much entertaining and impactful to see Anakins rise, fall and redemption in chronological order.
hermanappelgren what is machete order
@@backwardsbrain2255 it's 4 -> 5 -> 2 -> 3 -> 6. and skipping 1 completly
12:52 A win for me is seeing Luke's face as Vader activates his lightsaber behind him. He's been acting so certain, willing to risk his life to try and redeem Vader, but there we see a sudden moment of uncertain fear.
I wonder if Vader did that on purpose, aside from intimidating reasons, to see how convinced Luke really was?
Still waiting on either The Hobbit or The Lord Of The Rings
Tigerstorm 6 me too
Tigerstorm 6 Yesssss
First hobbit, lotr does not really need ega.
I'd love lotr
In time.
12:47 SPOLIERS
Exactly! "It's not about killing those you hate. It's about saving those you love." That line from Last Jedi is so Star Wars and so Luke- I loved it. Even if he didn't say it, you can tell that's what he meant when he came out of retirement to help Leia and Rey escape, even dying for them (depending on how you interpret the ending).
Lucy Hartwell It was a beautiful moment for everyone, but especially for Finn. Cant wait for Episode 9 :)
I think it was kinda used wrong. Finn was about to "save what he loves." If Luke didn't deus ex machina the rebellion into safety, Rose would have singlehandedly destroyed the rebellion.
I think that had Finn crashed into that gun, nothing would have changed for the rebels. Sure, the big gun might be disabled, maybe destroyed, maybe not, but they still had about six freaking massive walkers, loads more troopers, Kylo Ren, and loads more weapons. There were a handful of rebels with those outdated skim ship thingys. Finn would have died for nothing, so Rose saved him, and changed his perspective- he couldn't kill the First Order troopers, not all of them, but he could save those he loved- by running away.
My favorite movie from the original trilogy
Mine too.
ReverendLuc You can't have a favorite, since they all contribute to a six hour movie.
Same.
Same
ReverendLuc thank you
13:24 Disney confirmed it! That old guy is Rex!!!
Ahhhh yes Rex!!
Say what you want about what Disney has done with the sequels, but that was a good move
@@scotchwhisky6094 as owners of the series, it's now canon, and unless you can scrounge up $20B to buy it from Disney, it's not changing any time soon
@@scotchwhisky6094 Quit your wining.
Bored Ninja What Disney says is not cannon. It’s still just speculation.
I love how you actually nailed Luke's character as it is presented in The Last Jedi even before you saw it, yet people seem to be complaining that it didn't fit his character.
Well, even Hamill himself complained about it.
At first. Then he said that it actually was a good choice in later interviews.
Jakeskywalker
Thats the beauty of it, not everyone hast to have the same opinion, or else the world would be a boring place. I personally think both summations (this one and the opposing) have validity. Return of the Jedi is a movie, and movies are ultimately subjective. In my view, the whole point of Lukes character and the path he went through in Return of the Jedi, proved to me that he was a person who would not make the same mistakes Anakin made, and to a large extent the same mistakes that the old Jedi Order made. Especially after having the prequels in my life, I always speculated that the fact that Luke SAVED Vader by a loving bond was no mistake or point put in by accident. He saved Vader with the very emotion, the very FEELING that caused Anakin to drift away from the Light Side in the first place. This is a theme that is also present in Knights of the Old Republic. As Jolee Bindo says in that game "Love will save you, not condemn you". The fact that Luke was able to stay in the light and realize that having angry emotions or even positive ones of love does not make one less a Jedi (that it was ultimately about your actions) ... is what ROTJ meant to me. Thats how Ive seen it since I was a kid, and its a point of view Ive stuck with, and I think its a good point of view. It makes Vaders sacrifice all the more beautiful. Vader seeing his son proudly proclaim himself to an ideal that he himself believed in long ago ... it reminds me of a line in a book that brought me to tears when I first read it. "He was evil, but he couldnt be all evil, because the boy had come from him, and the boy was good."
It choice and mark was forced to say positive things about that garbage
to go against what you said about Anakin's force ghost, i think it should have stayed as Sebastian Shaw because in his final moments he left the dark and died as a jedi, and his last words were Anakin's not Vader's.
gandhi. I think maybe they can just change how they appear and he decided to let his son see him how he was in his prime. Young and powerful almost inspiring luke
That Harvey Weinstein joke was on point. 500 wins!!!