TREKKIE WATCHES STAR WARS IV (1977) FOR THE FIRST TIME
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It looks like you’re watching the later version the remastered version
Its not a coincidence all the bad guys are white
Hey man, fun reaction. I suggest getting through the original trilogy and the prequels. There is a consistent logic to the story, both in release and in chronological order. The molecular level force explanation is in the prequels.
You have an audio visual sync problem that starts at 24:12 and continues to the end of the video.
There is a quick flash of a clip then the whole thing is off.
Your audio and visual recordings are out of sync about half way through the video. Could you please redo the video and reupload it? I would like to see the whole thing through.
It’s interesting how storytelling has changed. Nowadays we get spoon fed all the details, but 50 years ago we were expected to piece things together and accept that characters had had lives outside of the framing of the story.
We were expected to use our brains? Oh the horror! XD
Nah, that's just George Lucas and perhaps a few others like Kubrick. Generally spoon feeding has always been the norm.
I have to agree with wZem a bit. George's style of storytelling was always more show than tell. To the point where he started getting criticized for too much showing.
Instant gratification is killing storytelling.
Lucas inteintionally made it like this. boom you are dropped into the story and you are off and running. Back then they were required to have credits before the movies listing the stars. Lucas had to drop out one of the hollywood groups (I forget which one) so the flow of the movie would't be interupted with dropping in actor credits and such at the start that was common back then. The movie was heavily based on old movie serials among other things. Indiana Jones was to. The term cliff hanger comes from old movie serials because they would end the movie on peril to get you to come back to the theater next time and often enough they might had someone literally hanging on a cliff at the end teasing the next one.
A lot of the effects you are seeing were added in for later release. Anything that looks cgi is. Most of the effects from the original were practical.
Lol I have the original VHS trilogy from Ebay lolol
Han shot first or is this a Mandela effect
Originally, only Han shot. Greedo never got his shot off.
Not a lot. But some are obviously way higher quality than the rest.
@@gurulimboI have “totally legal” VHS copies of my uncle’s original six set and the pre cgi edit was SOO much better. That being said, most people didn’t know what the heck was going on.
You wouldn't believe what a revelation this movie was in 1977. I was 17 then, and nobody had ever seen anything like it at all. The story was brand new, and when the previews hit the theaters a few months before, I had no idea what to make of them, and I wasn't sure I wanted to see the movie. But when I did see it, my mind was blown.
Everyone's mind was blown, even people that didn't get it.
That’s the whole point of Star Wars trailers-you never know what the actual plot is, unless it’s Ep.3 and you know what HAS to happen in that film. Otherwise, it’s a grand mystery, carefully hidden away until the movie drops in theaters.
Indeed I was 11 and saw it on premier day. Blew my mind. I wish that a Disney owns lucasfilm they would release the original unenhanced version cuz it was perfect.
@@kerfax It's available if you look hard enough.
@@koelekahuna9370 there are several fan edits that are very close to the original but no you cannot find the original. When Lucas released his first special edition he had all original copies pulled from stores that were left. Now I had the original VHS copy and those/it had slight edits to it. (If I remember correctly those were released for Christmas of 1979.) But not that stupid jabba the Hutt scene or the singing in the lounge. And solo shot first! WTF Lucus. Anyway, I watched it so many times it wore out. But those fan edits are pretty good I've seen two of them I do believe there are three. But yeah The originals the best without all the freaking added crap.
This movie came out of nowhere and changed the world for a lot of people.
Yes, yes it did! It's been such an inspiration for millions. Love it!
Then out of nowhere they changed the movie
@@Roddy556they made a green guy shoot first and people apparently don’t like that
The ‘jumping into the middle’ and not knowing everything that’s going on was by design, it’s supposed to enhance the 1950s serial action adventure style storytelling. You’re absolutely right, it’s definitely a big contrast to modern science fiction, and I love all the shows you mentioned too.
The storytelling device is referred to as "in medias res".
Yup, I wanted to come in and add to that, that in retrospect and taken just as a single movie in itself, in 1977 you'd have to think at least the opening act is a bit weird, with much of it following these two robotic characters, showing some aliens that don't speak in a language we understand, to an audience that has never seen that it has to be weird. Same with someone that knows nothing of Star Wars, to jump in just like this I can easily see how at least the beginning part could lose people and seem odd and even boring. People who have grew up on Star Wars and know these movies like the backs of their hands, we all see these scenes and don't give it another thought. And also keep in mind that Lucas himself was a rebel, rebelling from the Hollywood system, going his own way telling his story in the way he wanted to. As far as the feeling of "missing lore", some of that is filled by future movies and future prequels, but a lot of it is also filled in by the fans, plus expanded universe books and comics that came much later as well.
I think of it like this: What Lucas made with Episode IV was just a thin layer of soil in a giant terrarium, he filled it a bit more with the next few movies, but the rest of it was filled up by us, the fans.
Exactly. This is the only frustrating thing with his reactions for me. The whole "I don't know what is going on" critique every single time. You aren't supposed to. Seriously, why would you want to know every reason for what you are seeing right off the bat? Isn't that the whole point of watching the movie, series, reading the book? To find out. Just an observation. Hopefully, he learns to trust the director/author/showrunner and then at the end; judge the story as to whether explanations were given. You aren't supposed to know 10 minutes into the movie everything that is happening in the universe.
@@Mudcat3434 well, this is how most blockbuster movies work these days, so it's hard to adjust to slower oaced storytelling of older days. For instance, it is hard for me to keep on with the movies from 50s and earlier due to how I'm used to more modern cinema rules.
I like that, so much stuff is an "origin" like every hero starts with their origin story, when in the past that wasn't the case. Somehow Hollywood has gotten it in their mind that the audience can't buy-in to something if they don't understand where it came from.
Honestly, I'd say you watched this in the perfect way. Knowing nothing. Just like Luke, the character whose shoes we're supposed to step in. Anything on screen you let just happen until you pick up the story, like Luke who has just gown up in a desert world, knowing nothing until it's told to him, or he witnesses it.
Edit: There's a great big, complicated galaxy out there that our farmboy protagonist knows nothing about, and we learn about it with him.
That is an excellent synopsis!
Very well put. It's so rare to find someone who is a sci-fi fan who hasn't seen Star Wars and knows nothing about the universe in which they have just been dropped into.
When he starts connecting the dots in the movies that follow, it's going to be interesting to see his reaction to some of it.
Brilliantly put. The entire point is we're discovering things along with the characters. All of the lore isn't spoon-fed immediately to us like modern movies.
Read farmboy as femboy smh
I think he was watching this with a Trek fan mind. He didn't connect that the film doesn't have ANY lore when it came out.
Clearly didn't do any research as to why this particular movie was so successful at that time.
Inertial dampeners????? Seriously?
Thumbs down on your reaction bruv. You need an open mind but don't watch any more of them. How can you think you've missed anything from this story when it was the first one. No one knew even then if there was even going to be a sequel.
Research.
Bear in mind that you watched a re-release of Star Wars, with upgraded visuals. If you can find a copy of the original release, you'll see a huge difference in some scenes, particularly when Luke and Obi-wan are Mos Eisley. The re-release makes Mos Eisley a visibly active spaceport, where technical and financial limitations made it seem very quiet in the '77 release.
Effects were added, but I dispute the idea that they, as a whole, were an upgrade. The CGI clashes with the preexisting practical effects and has generally aged more poorly than the special effects of twenty years earlier. That's not to say that nothing was improved, but overall, the Star Wars special edition is inferior to the original product, and it's criminal that the latter is no longer commercially available.
The magnitude of this crime is so great that the National Film Registry is unable to add this film to its archive of "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant films" because you-know-who won't give them the original theatrical release, which is what the NFR requires.
@@stuffyouotterlistento1461 McKlunky!
@stuffyouotterlistento1461 I absolutely 💯% agree with you. I grew up with the originals before Lucas fiddled with them, and think pre CGI is better.
@@ArtamStudioBut Star Wars is on the National Film Registry.
Part of the reason Vader got into his own ship was because he knew that the best leaders fight alongside their troops, and the other reason is because he used to be the top pilot in the entire galaxy, and still maintains a lot of those skills. He felt the best chance they had for victory was for him to get in there himself, especially since he knew there was another force-user among the rebels.
This is the special edition. The advanced special effect and CGI were added in the late 1990s. Originally you could see the matte frames around the spaceships and the landspeeder hovered because of a literal Vaseline smudge on the camera. Sweded.
The miniatures and detailed practical stuff as well as huge matte paintings of hangars and caverns were original, however.
yes, that's common among reactors, they don't know they are watching the special edition, and are amazed at the CGI for a movie from the 70's.
But I can say, at that time 1977, we where amazed too. Nobody had done anything this good with just miniatures.
OG version is way better
Also the bits that were added like Jabba in the dock that weren't in the original.
This is likely a more recent version than the 90s version... I think they might have updated it twice since then... At least once more with the Blu-Ray release.
@@christopherlyons4923 good luck finding it if you don't already own it
George Lucas deliberately did not answer all the questions about the world-building or the lore. He was using Kurosawa's samurai epics as an example, and he thought, "I don't know anything about Japan, but I didn't need to know in order to follow the story. I picked up what I needed to." So he made Star Wars in such a way that backstory was built in to the design, but not apparent in the dialogue.
I like it when the story does that, movies or books. Sign if good script to me when you are kinda lost at the beginning but as time comes the world unravels before your eyes while the story develops.
R2D2 and C3PO are based on two comedic characters in Kurasawa's Hidden Fortress.
I like to call this technique "evoking a story". Rather than telling you everything about everything, the design work inspires you to imagine the story yourself.
He was really good at explaining just enough to make the plot work, while implying that the rest of the universe had some logic to it just offscreen. Shame the franchise let that slip over time, especially after he sold it to the Blood Mouse.
@@jenwalker2947 I've read that they also draw a lot of inspiration to a couple that GL knew, who owned a used car business. A prissy car salesman and his gruff mechanic partner. He also explained the conceit of A New Hope as following the story from the perspective of the two least important people in it. With these destined heroes and epic battles going on, he felt like their more human struggles provided an emotional anchor for the viewer.
Episode IV was most people's introduction to this universe. That's why they broke the bank on a John Williams score. The music tells you how to feel about the events onscreen, even if you don't actually know what's going on.
JW is THE. GOAT.
The characters C3P0 and R2D2 were very inspired by Kurosawa's "Hidden Fortress", specifically two peasant characters who lead a princess along a journey, and how you see much of the story through their perspective.
To add a bit more perspective, in the very early SW drafts, C3P0 and R2D2 weren't droids but low ranking imperial officers that got swept up in the events.
If you ever watch "Hidden Fortress", you'll recognize plenty of scenes that got adapted to SW.
The thing to remember is that while Star Wars was technically sci-fi, it could more accurately be called fantasy. It was a "swords and sorcery" movie set in space.
I always disliked this opinion. Sure the line between scifi and fantasy can get blurred but the truth is that the majority of Scifi is just as guilty of having fantasy elements as Star Wars is. Star Trek has gods and magic, Dune has actual swords, kingdoms and prophecy and Star Gate along with most scifi has aliens with psychic powers. If you went calling Star Wars "Science Fantasy" or whatever then Scifi would be reduced to only the most driest and technical of stories.
Sci-fi and fantasy are essentially the same thing. Anything in either genre can be replaced with something from the other genre and the justifications for how things happen wouldnt change. “Any sufficiently advanced science is indistinguishable from magic” Arthur C. Clarke
No its history. This happened a long time ago. Literally says it in the beginning of the movie.
@@grennbalze Sci - Fi is determined by the plot and story. It's always set around a technological advancement which has an effect on the civilisation (good or bad). Star Wars on the other hand has never relied on the technology aspect story wise. It's a coming of age fantasy adventure which happens to have space ships and droids. That is why it's not Sci-fi.
@@paffles6696 Not really. Star Trek is more Asimov Science Fiction which deals with technicalities and tries to deal with human philosophical concepts which intrigue us as a race. Sometimes it isn't obvious but Star Trek definitely lives in that realm. Star Wars is more Sword and Planet or Fantasy/Space Opera. It is about telling a fairy tale with an emotional bait to lure you into it's wonderful world of mystery, fascination and imagination. There is some overlap, but there is a difference.
Episodes 4,5 & 6 are essentially a 3 act play and everything unfolds the further you dive into it.
As Trilogies are typically meant to be.
@@dust_bin_gaming7319 True, but when Star Wars (as the original title was) came out, Lucas didn't know if he would ever be able to make the other two... let alone the additional six!
@@MasterSandman **Three
@@masemboross4996 Granted, he changed that story so often, it has become a little confusing.
But he always had nine movies in mind, a triple trilogy if you will. A trinity of trinities! (George was always a sucker for symbolism!)
He started with the middle one, because technology was still decades away from being anywhere near what he needed for the opening trilogy. And it would take a budget way beyond what he could muster at the time.
Only the second one was feasible.
And he liked the idea of starting mid-story, confusing his viewers. It reminded him of the Saturday-afternoon matinée shows on TV. Where the first time viewer would find him-/herself mid-story, having missed previous episodes. (Which is exactly why he called them "Episodes"!!) Leaving a lot of obviously important information, unexplained and ambiguous.
In regards to the "not knowing what's happening" situation, I think you nailed it on the head with your throwaway line of "maybe I'm not supposed to know what's happening..?". Some great films are simply built that way, where you discover the world as the story progresses, without tons of exposition. It's exciting! Embrace it, the patience and trust in the creators to keep building and answering questions here and there.
I appreciate this film because it throws you into the middle of the story and keeps you guessing. It doesn't spoon feed you everything in the first 5 minutes like modern day films
Absolutely. Luke's reaction to seeing his aunt and uncle dead, is a perfect example. We see the grief on his face, we see the burning bodies. We dont need Luke or anyone else telling us what is going on. We see it for ourselves. This is what is wrong with movies and entertainment today. Soo much of the dialogue is telling us what the director, writer, or producer couldnt show us properly. They didnt know how to convey it due to lack of ability or lack of talent. George Lucas and Steven Spielberg were an amazing combination and this can be seen time and time again, with the Star Wars series, the Indiana Jones series, E.T., and so many more movies that George and Steven worked together on.
@@SgtSeth Absolute facts. I miss old cinema. I know it's a cliche to say that they don't make them the same way anymore but it couldn't be more true. There's still amazing films that come out today but films with high budgets have lost subtlety for the most part. Part of the problem is the attention span of most audiences nowadays
When we saw this for the first time in theatres, they had already won Academy Awards for this. There was no Lore, this was something George Lucas wrote and then filmed. We had to learn as we went and in the theatre this was magic. There are more movies that explain more and this version you watched was the refinished version so Lucas could finish it a bit more the way he wanted
As others have mentioned, the lore you seek came after this movie and over the last 46 years. Not the other way around.
It's similar to watching the very first episode of Star Trek and trying to understand who the Borg are. It builds over time.
That said, many tropes were familiar to a good portion of the audience from Westerns and Samurai movies.
This, exactly this. The "lore" was fragments of Lucas's ideas. For all the worship he gets, he has always benefited from editors. Star Wars is as much his first wifes beast as his.
@@davidmacfarlane1763 And ILM, and others. He credits these movies as a group effort
Regarding the accuracy of Stormtroopers statement: If you pay attention to the opening firefight between the troopers and the guards aboard Leia's ship, you will see the troopers are incredibly accurate in their firing. All of the "missing stormtroopers" on the Death Star was because they were told to make the escape of the Princess and her allies look good, so they could be tracked back to their Rebel base.
He's watching the remastered version, correct? Explains why some of the opening / early graphics / scenes are so impressive. Pretty sure every time you paused and said something about how impressive it looks, those are specifically the remastered scenes, the one with the rearing up bantha with troopers trying to wrangle it, and the scene with them riding one were some of the remade shots.
Yes it was released in the 90s. so it is a mix of 1977 tech and 90s tech
It's interesting that you made the observation about the Stormtroopers and their blaster accuracy. The reality is, is that they were highly trained and very accurate, but they were ordered on the death Star not to kill The Intruders but to funnel them back towards their ship which had a tracking device on it. Darth Vader set the whole thing up hoping that they would lead the empire back to the rebel home base, which they totally did. That's why all these years actually there's been this misnomer about Stormtroopers and them sucking
Then what's the explanation for their $hitty aim in ESB and RTOJ?
@@cesarmedina7080 The Force was protecting the main characters.
Somebody did a statistical analysis of the shot/hit ratio of the hallway fight at the beginning, and the Stormtroopers are about twice to three times as accurate as frontline soldiers in the US Army, who are already some of the most accurate soldiers in the world.
@@cesarmedina7080 In both movies they are pretty accurate, it is just the story that is written for the main cast to survive. But in RTOJ a stormtrooper pops up on Endor and hits Leia who was in cover at the bunker with a single shot.
idk if I fully buy that explanation, although I will give you an A for effort. Spoiler alert, their aim doesn't improve in future films.
@@marvelsandals4228 yes because sadly it was memed to death. But I prefer my headcannon, because dangerous goons make for better villains. Also later on everyone is unprecise and blasters seem to be close range weapons anyways.
This film was nominated for 11 Oscars, including best picture, best original screenplay, and best director. It won 7. It typically makes it onto lists of the best films of all time.
as it should
Watching him watch this was akin to the Chapelle Haters Ball sketch. I typically liked his reactions to music, but this was too hard to watch.
It lost Best Picture to "Annie Hall" which is a fine film but.....
It's so funny. I felt the same way about Uncle Owen when I first watched. You learned the role he had to play and why he has the attitude he does later on. He was honestly the only part of the Kenobi series I really liked. Them raising Luke in a stable family was the best thing that could have happened for him and, in turn, the galaxy for reason that will make sense by the end of the prequels if you keep watching.
As someone who loves the wars, the trek, and the rings. I love this and so glad to see you start with episode IV.
We were all thrown right into the middle of it when the movie came out. Discovering the hows and whys was part of the fun. Looks like it worked.
Nah, he wants a 3 week long crash course that fills him in on all the lore before he even starts watching it.
Yesss!!!
One thing to understand that made this movie stand the test of time was that all movies in 1977 were being made with Disco soundtracks. The fact that John Williams chose to do a classical score (and a banger of one too) was very forward thinking for the time.
Well, John Williams was never going to do a disco score, so the decision was really made before he was selected to write the score.
One thing that doesn't hold up was the hair styles and facial hair on some characters. Haha.
Please point me to all the Disco music John Williams did. What? John Williams is a classical composer, before, during, and after Star Wars. Furthermore, you are confusing sound tracks with movie scores. Kenny Loggins makes soundtracks. Movie scores are classical music, or some other form of non-song type music. It's just what they are.
The second-biggest movie of 1977, "Smokey & the Bandit", had a country soundtrack of original songs by Jerry Reed.
That's not true at all. Movies always had Orchestral soundtracks with some exceptions. Sci Fi movies often had bizarre electronic music. That's the difference
For the record, the gold robot is C3PO, sometimes just called 3PO, and the blue robot is R2D2, sometimes nicknamed R2.
As for what the Force is, it is described as a mysterious energy that flows all throughout the galaxy, both in and around it. Certain individuals can tap into it, but it requires training of mind, body, and even spirit. It is essentially both a tangible thing and a religion, as one needs to be resolute in their beliefs in order to use it, even if they don't actually know what the Force is. It was later established that there were ancient races in the Galaxy that had entirely different belief systems about the Force, even down to calling it different things, but they were still able to effectively tap into it and build their lives around it.
One of my issues actually. When a reactor doesn't bother to try to learn character's names. I unsubscribed a channel that I watched regularly when one of the reactors jokingly kept refering to Aragorn as Aracorn. If you don't like it okay but I'm watching because I do so maybe at least try to be respectful. :-/
This was a weirdly frustrating and fascinating reaction video. You'd say something and I'd be almost shouting at the screen "just keep watching, it gets explained" many times throughout. 🤣The pace is definitely slower than modern films. It's the way Lucas likes to put the films together. Start big, then slow things down, get the exposition out of the way and then start building again, getting more and more intense until the finale.
A few notes. You're watching the special edition, which came out in 1997 (and was updated a few times since) so any time you're like "I can't believe this came out in 1977" you're watching shots that were redone in the 90's. There's some CGI scattered throughout to update the film. Some people don't like the updates, I don't mind them too much. The original 1977 version is a marvel for its time though.
Also, there was no previous lore when this film came out. The original idea was that you basically came into the movie halfway through the story, which is why Lucas added "Episode IV" to the title a couple of years after the original release. So you'd get bits and pieces of backstory but not the full picture. At the time Lucas wasn't going to make the prequels but when this film became a colossal hit he knew he'd be able to make all the movies he wanted and be able to develop the backstory further once the technology allowed for what he was imagining.
EDIT: Also, the Stormtroopers were deliberately shooting to miss. It was part of Vader's plan because he wanted them to escape so that they could lead the Empire to the rebel base.
This was the beginning of the entire Star Wars franchise. This was everyone's introduction to the entire Star Wars lore. And yes, in 1977 it was FAR advanced both visually and sonically. No one had ever seen or heard anything like this in theaters. It also revolutionized the liscencing and merchandizing industry. It is a MAJOR cultural touchstone..
Yeah, Lucas managed to get the merch rights all to himself, which ended up funding the build-up of ILM and the next movie.
@Matt Grimaldi not to mention the build-up of THX and Skywalker Sound as well.
@@Blackdog06019 And the whole time, 20th Century Fox was laughing at Lucas for securing this absurd thing called "merchandising rights". Probably a bigger moneymaker than any Blue Chip stock could ever be.
It should be noted however that he watch the "enhanced" version. A few scenes, like the one with Jabba where never in the 1977 version and a fair number of buildings, animals, etc. seen in Mos Isley didn't exist in the original.
@@patrickelliott2169 Yeah, and by adding all the unnecessary creatures and whatnot in the streets of Mos Isley, Lucas managed to undercut the wonderful surprise of that abrupt cut to the interior of the cantina.
Yes, this was the first introduction to the universe. Lucas just throws you in to the action, then let's the bigger picture unfurl around it.
If you think about it, there are only brief moments to catch their breath, for any characters in any of these movies. They are nearly non-stop action.
“Sing to me, muse…”
If it is any consolation, the first time I saw Star Wars, I fell asleep, too. My Mother, who is also a Trekkie, took me to see it and I was 4 years old. It was a warm May theater and the shock of the intro made me plug my ears and shut my eyes and I was soon asleep. I don't think I made it to see Luke on screen.
edit - Stormtroopers missing is due to the will of the Force. When you see how deadly accurate they are when interacting with anyone who doesn't have a destiny, or they were shooting to stun (notice how accurate they were when they took down Leia in the beginning). It's the meta explanation of plot armor.
The items aren't electric, they are all powered by some sort of fuel. Even blasters are powered by the oddly named: blaster gases (imaginative, eh?). This allows for hundreds of very powerful excited plasma bolts, per blaster gas pack, but they do eventually run out. The same for their starships.
As for a frame of reference, imagine only having Star Trek: the Original Series as an example. There would be no Next Generation, Stargate, Babylon 5, etc. to reference. You had TOS, as the most recent, but before that, Buck Rogers television and radio dramas. There rest comes from books and magazines. It wasn't as evolved. There was a lot of things taken on faith. Sure, there were comics and books written AFTER this movie was a success, but there was nothing going into it. It wasn't until this movie that people even considered Star Trek a viable IP. TOS was cancelled only after 3 seasons.
Thanks for making this video. It made me think of my first-time seeing Star Wars. At the time I was in second grade and my reaction was.... I wanna see it again. And again... and again. Back then movies weren't on TV or on Video. The only way to see it was in the theatre. I didn't come from a rich family, so I only saw it 7 times. I was jealous of my friend who saw it 15 times. We had another friend that claimed to see it 25 times, but we didn't believe him. As a group of friends we memorized the dialog and played the scenes during recess. That is how we all the details of the "lore." Good Times- Thanks for bringing back the memories.
I saw it 17 times. Every week Saturday and Wednesday for the 8 weeks of the summer of 77 and then one more time. I was at the beach. Thete was only one movie house in town. And this movie played to full audiences all summer long.
One thing a lot of people miss is that the storm troopers were missing on purpose. The plan was to let them escape and follow them to the rebel base.
Yep, Tarkin and Vader mention it. Leia even tells the other specifically that they were allowed to escape. And most of the fans miss that and just go "Hurr hurr, stormtroopers rubbish". Some people need pre-chewed food.
Also, they were barely trained
Yep that's exactly what's going on for the next five movies after this one. No one ever told them to stop missing.
Yes and no. They weren't letting them get away in the other movies, and nobody ever gets hit by their shots either.
@@Tijuanabill leai gets hits in Return of the Jedi, and so do some ewoks. thanks for playing though
The reason the stormtroopers miss so often in the middle of the movie but not the beginning or end is because they were ordered to allow the Falcon's crew to escape. They placed a tracking beacon on the ship, it was explicitly stated by Tarkin.
I was nine years old and went to the drive-in theater with my family to watch a movie as we did every week.
I was not prepared for what I saw that night.
Star Wars was like no movie I had ever seen.
This was in the era of movies like Convoy , spaghetti westerns and Smoky and the bandit.
Star Wars was groundbreaking, original and the special effects for that time were next level.
For the next month it was the only talk of conversation in the town, everyone was talking about it. No other movie I have seen has had the same reaction.
When the next movie was released the line to get into the drive-in was miles and miles long I anxiously waited besides the road in a packed station wagon . We sat excited in the summer heat dreaming about where the story would take us.
Waiting.
The drive-in was packed when we finally got in the lot, at the extra showing at 2:00AM for our turn to watch. They played it from sunset to sun rises for a week.
I have been and always will be a fan of Star Wars since I first saw it on a humid summer night with my family back in 1977.
KRIIIII!!!!! LOL!!! Stargate - SG1 is a massive love of mine, but SW is the GOAT for me without hesitation. Not all scenes are original, but the fact that one doesn't immediately question edits of '98 tech onto '77 originals does prove the main point that the original was a total revolution in key S/VFX tech in its day. This was a treat to see given where you're coming from and how you came at it! It's most interesting to see reactions to SUCH an engrained movie as this for me. This was the very first film I remember finishing with intention because I was originally too young to stay up for the whole thing, no matter how hard I tried. I've seen it thousands of times since and the franchise has provided many of the most memorable cinema experiences I've had and is where my love of the artform was inspired and remains centered. Your warning at the beginning is hilarious in hindsight because that opinion was exceptionally reasonable by the standards of the fans, lol.
I don't consider Star Wars full sci-fi in story because the primary conflict is so much more moral and human, but you can't describe the setting or plot without sci-fi. Not all scenes are original, but the fact that one doesn'timmediately question edits of '98 tech onto '77 originals does prove the main point that the original was a total revolution in key S/VFX tech in its day.
None of the in-story tech was thought out much past the practical and the conceptual elements necessary for the movie at the time, but over the years, just about every theoretical bolt of every ship and droid has been named and explained, if a bit too loosely with the science for many hard sci-fi fans. In the case of the rebel X-wings and the connections to them the groundcrews are removing before take off, I believe I recall they run on fusion engines which do need fueling because keeping the fuel in the craft while stationery is too dangerous. They DO have inertial dampeners, but in order for pilots to still have some intuition for the movement, they don't always have them on at full strength. The blasters tend to be plasma. There whole visual guides devoted to this topic, lol.
Great reaction, and please know I've only said so much because you asked, I know a lot of the answers, and I saw no comments covering most of this. Savvy folks can point out the homages to important sci-fi (Dune, 2001: A Space Odyssey and more), war films, and fantasy stories (Arthurian legend, Marco Polo, and various mythologies), as well as the accessible moral themes that could translate across cultures. Yes, I'd we're pretty pampered with information nowadays, but part of why this story works so well, especially for younger audiences, is the intuitive nature of the framing and design through every aspect of the film. There is a lot more out there, but it was developed after. Everything you really need for the real story is there, imo. You NEED the Original trilogy with The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. You have to do the Prequel Trilogy of The Phantom Menace, The Attack of the Clones, and the Revenge of the Sith. There is also the stand-alone film Rogue One that leads directly into this movie whish I recommend. There is still a lifetime's worthy of expanded content to this franchise, but those are the movies that new viewer like yourself would generally be recommended to checkout. There is the newest Sequel trilogy, but those films have almost started a low-key culture war of their own, but I find more reasonable people find plenty to enjoy as long one is a fan with managed expectations like for any other piece of anticipated pop art. Every era has its controversies (Han shot first!) and exquisite emotional moments (The Force will be with you. Always.).
This is the Way. Have fun, and welcome to a Galaxy far, far away.
The tall Stormtrooper bumping his head on the door will never cease to be hilarious. xD
Regarding the "correct pronunciation" question, Leia is pronounced LAY-uh ['lei.ə]. However, when actors asked George Lucas about how to pronounce certain names, he famously told them not to worry about pronunciations because the galaxy has so many different dialects. So while most names do have a canonically "correct" pronunciation, there are many instances (particularly in the Original Trilogy) where different actors pronounce the same names differently.
I love how you added your thoughts on the movie and gave a reasonable and understanding explanation to the things you liked and didn’t like that’s so many people just cut it off when the movie is over
May 1977, my four brothers and I waited in line all night to see this.
Worth it.😊
It wasn't compassion that made Vader let Wedge fly out of the Death Star trench, it was that Wedge's ship was disabled and no longer a threat, while Luke was still going straight ahead.
Thank you for pointing that out!
The Alliance really lucked out with Vader's call...
Right. Luke was still a threat, the other ship wasn't. Going after that one would have been pointless.
The Force is duct tape. It has a light side and a dark side, and it binds the galaxy together.
Bro for a first watch...You're asking all of the right questions. Questions that have been being asked for almost 50 years. Keep it up!
Like are the ships electric?
Love your reaction to this! I do wish someone had guided you to the theatrical release version. This was the "revised" version. There are subtle differences that in my opinion do make a difference in character building that change the story telling from the theatrical release. Lastly, there was no lore that had already been established prior to this film, however you will find influences from Flash Gordon, Spaghetti Westerns, and Kurosawa films (particularly The Hidden Fortress) that Lucas drew inspiration from.
Per your intro as a trekkie, it is of note that George Lucas cofounded Industrial Light & Magic for the purpose of making these films and basically invented a ton of modern special effects to suit the needs of the script. Consequently, the same visual effects designers also worked on the Enterprise and basically all the special effects in the Harve Bennet era Star Trek films and 24th century pre-reboot series.
Dont forget Lucas Sound either. The sonic effects were as groundbreaking as the visual ones.
Because of prior commitments (Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and Ghostbusters 2), ILM weren't available to work on ST:V, and the company that was contracted to do the work only had 3 months, around half the (at the time) normal time. Just one of the many behind the scenes issues that plagyed the production on that movie.
15:43 That was what his aunt and uncle were trying to protect him from. Also he is absolutely saddened, he had the entire trip back to Ben to get control of his emotions, not to mention however long he waited before going back. The novelization went into more detail. Also 29:00 Alderaan is a rich planet with offworld resources. She's heir to all the offworld resources that the planet owned. 36:05 Biggs was Luke's childhood friend. He was in cut scenes at the beginning of the movie, but you can hear Luke talk about him both when giving C3PO an oil bath ('Ah Biggs is right, I'll never get out of here) and when he leaves the dinner table ('Yeah that's what you said when Biggs and Tagge left') 39:30 'Let him go' wasn't compassion. Wedge was no longer a threat, he was continuing the mission, taking out the ones still advancing on the exhaust port. 41:00 They HAVE inertial dampeners. If they didn't, the pilots would all be blood smears on the canopies. A little movement is the tradeoff. Like shocks on a modern car. They can't eliminate ALL the motion, but they are much better than none at all.
No spoilers.
@@0LadyV0 There are no spoilers in what I said. Everything was in THIS movie.
If you're reading comments BEFORE watching the video, then any spoilers are your fault.
And the dampeners are adjustable. The pilots can ramp them down slightly so the feel some of the inertia. Red Six, Porkins, flew with his all the wzy on, and that's why he dlost track of where he was and plowed into the Death Star. Porkins, as a result, shifts less in his seat than others.
I am concerned that after we see Porkins die, Luke gets separated and a radio call asks Red 6, can you see Red 5?" And Red 6, who is dead, answers.
Biggs and Wedge were characters in Final Fantasy 6 who got teleported to an alternate universe (Chrono Trigger), and they were an homage because the people at Square Soft were huge Star Wars fans.
@@0LadyV0 That's not how spoilers work.
Always love to see a first time reaction to my favourite series. I really enjoyed your confusion at to why the storm troopers are so inaccurate it’s becoming a running joke but the straight forward answer is that they were given the order not to kill the Luke Lea,Han and Chewbacca for the express purpose of tracking their ship in hopes they would go to the rebel base but didn’t expect the counter strike from the rebellion towards the end.
I love hearing your very insightful questions.
I know that I'm late to the party, but...
I laughed when you said you wanted to watch C-3PO walk down the stairs. The actor in the suit (Anthony Daniels) would sometimes just topple over because of the difficulty in movement, especially on the sand.
Also, in the original footage, Luke was introduced near the beginning of the story exactly for the reason you mentioned. Introducing your protagonist 20 minutes into the film was considered VERY risky.
Someone already commented that you are not watching the original release. By 1999, Lucas had developed technology that allowed him to go back and edit scenes that he just couldn't shoot the way he wanted in 1977 because of technology & budget restrictions. John Dykstra was the chap who developed the camera systems that allowed the filming of spaceships in front of green screen (later switched to blue screen).
Gods, I'll blather on for pages about this film. I was 13 when it came out. I was captivated.
Thank you for your insightful views and questions. I shall click the appropriate icons.
The lore is in the opening crawl before the movie. Lucas originally had a very drawn out beginning but one of his director friends came up with the crawl idea to set the stage for the viewer. Considering it was not in your edit, it's hard for me to tell if you took note of it at all but going forward you will absolutely want to read those crawls. You asked a number of set up questions like "I understand Vader came on to the ship but what are the purpose of these robots". In the crawl you'd have learned that she has the plans to the Galactic Empire's Death Star and you'd have connected she hid them in the droid... I'd like to think.
Dan Perri was who came up with it
It's at the beginning of the video, he reads the very last words of it...
Yes, the Lore is a must read!!
R2D2 is highly intelligent. Tons of books!!!!
That said, I always completely forget any opening narration or message once the movie gets rolling. They're always something I get on the second viewing
The universal pronunciation for Leia is lay-ah. When actors asked how to pronounce names and words he would tell them it's a big galaxy with different dialects and different ways to pronounce words and names.
I saw this in 1978 at 8 years old with a birthday party group. Mind blown doesn't begin to describe us haha. We all were immediately obsessed, seeing it repeatedly after that.
Coming from a Child Of the 70's ---- THIS WAS MINDBLOWING!!! WE'D NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS EVER!!!! I WAS OBSESSED WITH "STAR TREK" REPEATS AS A KID!!! ON TV - WHEN WE HAD 3 CHANNELS LMAOOOOOOOO!!!!! WITH RABBIT EARS AND FOIL - AND THE COLOR SUCKEDDDD HAHAHAHA --- NO TELLING WHAT RES IT WAS IN - I WAS MESMERIZED BY IT!!!!
The movies were rereleased in 1997 and Lucas made some changes adding CGI stuff in the background. Also, in the 1977 version Han shot first. Pretty much everyone, except for Lucas, was upset by the changes.
Only Han shot in the original.
ONLY Han did the shooting in the cantina. Frankly, that was the only _objection_ I had to the Special Edition. The Jabba CGI was also more apparent than I could ignore, but I liked the inclusion of the scene - if for nothing else than the easter egg of Boba Fett.
@@duanevp There's dialogue in the Jabba scene that's literally, as in word for word, the same as the exchange between Greedo and Han in the cantina, rendering it redundant. Han stepping on Jabba's tail, because that's the only way the blocking of the original shot would work with the new CGI, looked stupid and made Jabba seem like an idiot and a pushover. A blink-and-you'll-miss-it fan service Boba Fett cameo doesn't make up for either of those. You skip "Greedo shot first", the Jabba scene, the ROTJ musical number, "NOOOOOOOOO!", and a few other minor pointless tweaks, and I'm fine with the Special Editions overall, though.
It’s kind of funny that you have difficulty because you don’t the whole story and at the same time was recognizing that people came back for more. It’s part of the reason people came back-to learn the rest of the story. Much love to you, bro!
It is mind-boggling to learn about someone who hasn't seen something so iconic, but it happens. I saw it when I was 3 years old at the Drive-in theater (and a few hundred times since). The beauty of seeing it when you're so young is that you don't have the methodical mind you're watching it with. It's just monsters and lasers and laser swords and magic and space ships... it's the coolest thing ever!!! And now you're emotionally invested in these characters and things for the rest of your life. It's the same with Star Trek, it starts at a young impressionable age in the majority of people.
Got a funny story for you. I'm a filmmaker; I'm not always directing (though I would like to) sometimes, I'm the AD or 2nd AD or Script Supervisor etc... A few years ago I was working on a low budget short film as the 1st AD with a local director. There's a scene with the main protagonist is driving a big rig down the highway. The truck was just sitting in a parking lot. For the cab shots, I was standing on the truck (behind the cab with no trailer attached) jumping up and down to simulate movement. Sometimes the simplest thing works the best, it was (tiring) but quite effective.
I saw this in a theater on opening day. My friend's dad took us right after school. It blew our minds when the ship first appeared on screen.
As a diehard fan your reaction is SO FUN to see🤣 (And this was the first taste of this universe; in ANY way. They had to invent new film techniques on the fly it was amazing)
I think younger people, yes even you, are used to movies that are straightforward. That explain everything along the way. But even life does not provide backstory, you just need to experience it as it comes. I’m glad you watched it. It was a groundbreaking film like Avatar when it premiered. But it’s a soft drink version of the other sci-fi you enjoy. I love those other shows too.
Movies today are spoon fed things because there is sooo much previous similar material, even if not directly related.
Star Wars was the first large SciFi movie. I was 14 when it came out. The perfect age. 🙂
Biggs was an old friend. There was supposed to be a scene between the two of them at the beginning, but it got cut.
Darth has The Force with him and is supremely confident. It isn't just plot armor ... he actually has more going for him than most of the beings in this universe.
You are 100% correct that the effects and concepts are way before it's time in 1977, and that it truly blew us away back then. But take note that you are watching the remastered version where a lot of the effects were cleaned up, enhanced, and with new scenes that drastically improved the quality.
One of the best reactions I've seen on TH-cam well done
If you're asking why Luke is so smitten with Leia, remember he's going from adolescent to adult with the hormones that go with that, and he lives on a planet that might just look like the Sahara desert all over and inhabited with many many more other creatures than human, so just to see any female at all, especially face to face, must be a very rare experience for him. Also, the way the aunt & uncle refer to "Old Ben" reminds me of how my grandparents, who lived on a farm miles from "town" still existed in a community and knew a network of people around them. It's just that everyone's house is way farther apart.
Our protagonist's motivation? He's bored and horny. Was there ever more noble a cause? lol
Luke and Ben did indeed have previous interactions. Their conversation tells us this without having to fill in all the details which are not important. Just because it’s the first time we are seeing them together doesn’t mean that it’s the first time they have been together.
5:40 As mrgmusicclass pointed out, there was no previous stories or movies. Everyone was forced cold-turkey, per se, into the story, and it started from there--sequels, comic books, novels, toys, games, etc. At 7:23, the "dinosaur" (as well as other elements in the movie) was not in the original screening; that was part of George Lukas' "upgrade" of the movie that came years later--his trying to bring it closer to what he had originally envisioned. 43:00 The special effects was one aspect that drew people, but another aspect is that it was a brand new universe that was unfolding. It was like exploring a new, unfamiliar house at night with a candle; the candle only allows you to see so far, but the more you explore the house, the more detailed map you have in your mind about the house. The movies (and later the books and comic) are like the candle that allowed you to see more and more of the new, unfamiliar universe. This movie only revealed the front door; the later movies allowed you see more and more of the house.
I was 4 when I and my older brother went to see Star Wars. Normally I was like an unguided Zuni rocket in situations like this, but not this time. The difference this time around was the fact that instead of either going directly up to a ticket attendant or waiting in a relatively short line, we were having to go behind the four-screen theater in my then-podunk town to get in the line that was getting longer with every passing moment. I asked my brother what was going on, but given that he was only 6 years older than me, he was just as befuddled. I huddled close to him as the strangeness of this was a bit intimidating to my otherwise laidback 1970s-era self, but I was also intrigued at a time before I even knew that there was a word that described how I was feeling. To say that we were in awe of the spectacle that we were watching would be an understatement of Challenger Deep proportion. While my brother and I were already treading along the path of the Geek, given that we rarely missed an episode of TOS before it was known even known as TOS, it was this movie that led to it dominating our existence. It was this movie that also saved Trek because it also made it evident that there was untapped potential for Sci-Fi movies to earn money.
All I can say is you had to have been there when this movie hit the screens. It was a phenomenon.
It is KNOWN.
You just have to watch the rest of the movies in the order they were released. I guarantee you will like this whole franchise. :) ❤
nah he'll give up on the teddy bears
Yeah, for some weird reason he's watched what was basically the pilot episode... the low budget intro to this franchise... and he's miffed that he doesn't know all the 'lore' of the entire expanded universe yet? Maybe someone can produce a 300 hour long spoiler reel for him?
@@piotrswat169 - You mean the cash cows?
@@piotrswat169 ROTJ and the teddy bears are fine. It's after that where the trouble begins.
@@Mr.Ekshin cash cows lol jar jar bunks humor here I see
What’s interesting is the movie came out before any of the lore, all of that was filled in after the first Star Wars trilogy came out
You are watching the Special Edition with CGI added scenes and other updated edits. VHS, DVD, Blue-Ray or Ultra 4K versions each have additional edits to either add or delete characters, scenes and what else not.
Fun fact: especially if this is your first time watching. When The 20th anniversary trilogy box set came out they re-released the trilogy in theaters with touched up CGI and a few new surprises. One in particular is that Vader's eyes were tinted to match the next two movies. Back in 1977 they had lenses that were reddish in color
Watching you overthink this silly space opera sci-fi western with wizards from almost 50 yrs ago (that admittedly took over the cultural zeitgeist) was priceless man.
And no, you're not "missing" anything. You have all the info the original audience had.
"Overthink" is exactly what I was thinking too, as I watched this reaction,
...especially the part about fueling the fighter ships.
This reactor has no clue what kind of engines they are or what kind of fuel they require, and WHY does it even matter?
@@MrDeathpilot I assume his audience enjoys and/or appreciates the pedantry but it isn't for me lol
@@TimSedai I agree. I'm being trollled right now by some of his "special" audience members in the comment section of his next SW video.
It takes a certain type to enjoy this kind of "reaction" and they're kinda pedantic and deplorable themselves.
I remember watching this in the Movie theatre in 1977. When that huge starship filled the screen, it blew our minds. As far as the robots go, you saw the Princess putting something in the little one just before the tall fussy one comes along. When R2D2 plays that short snippet back, you can see her bend down just as she did on the ship.
This movie is labelled ‘Episode IV’, which means that there are three Episodes that precede this one. The Force was explained to Luke by Obi Wan Kenobi on the Milleniul Falcon. Lucas borrowed a lot from Taoist philosophies (the LIGHT side and DARK side of the Force is like Yin and Yang in a sense).
There was no ‘LORE’ outside of this movie, until it was released, and then there were books, comics, etc. We were all in the dark about the details, but those get filled in in the next movie; Episode V; The Empire Strikes Back. There you will learn a lot more about the Force and Darth Vader, who is not letting people go out any kind of compassion. He is pragmatic and he knew that the main danger was in the fighters ahead of them, rather than the one that got away. Watch The Empire Strikes Back for sure, it is a much better movie. The dialogue improves for one thing. Many people like to get real serious about this franchise, but it’s basically Cowboys and Indians in space. Don’t over think it, just enjoy the special effects, which were awesome for the late 1970’s, and the basic good guy, bad guy plot. The emperor makes his appearance in that one and you get a btter handle on what’s happening, but the third in this trilogy is where you really get to see how evil the emperor is and how powerful. The so-called prequels are Episodes I, II, & III, which tell the story of how Darth Vader came to be Darth Vader and they’re on a whole other level in many ways. They deal with the Clone Wars in which Princess Leia said Obi Wan had fought alongside her father. Many of your questions about the Force and other issues will be answered in that set of three movies as well.
Welcome to Star Wars! (But please stop over thinking it! Just enjoy the ride)
The movie was originally just called "Star Wars" in theaters. It wasn't until a sequel was set up that it gained an episode number and a subtitle, "Episode IV: A New Hope". There's a few CGI scenes that were added later on in the "Special Edition" versions that came out in the late 90s to celebrate the 20 year anniversary of the franchise. The scene between Han and Jabba was shot in the 70s but left on the cutting room floor until the Special Edition, where it was revived and Jabba was able to be digitally added into the film.
"Is the Force a religion?" Yes, but it's also a real, tangible thing. There are powers that the Force gives its wielders, with one of the first that a person acquires being preternatural forsight. Darth Vader likes to use the Force to telekinetically choke people.
As for lore, there wasn't much if any available to the public until later. This movie was such a risk that the studio agreed to allow George Lucas to retain merchandise rights in lieu of what they would normally pay him in his position. He had a plan for 9 films. This first trilogy is 4/5/6, in the middle of the series. 1/2/3 were released in the late 90s/early 00s, and 7/8/9 were released much more recently in between 2015 and 2019, though the latest trilogy was filmed once Disney had taken over Star Wars in a 4 billion dollar buyout of George Lucas's properties, and from what I understand, they don't use the original ideas Lucas had for 7/8/9.
So, you're watching a version of this movie from after it was re-released in the 1990s with added CGI effects. Such as, the lizards on Tatooine that weren't in the original '77 version.
The 'ground breaking" effects that were on the screen when you were discussing them (stormtroopers riding dewbacks) weren't in the original film in 1977, they were added later in the special editions. However the original special effects were indeed groundbreaking for the time.
The questions you have are answered throughout the other movies. It's written like this on purpose. Keep watching it. You'll love how it comes together and answers a lot of your questions.
Watching this as a child, in the theaters, in 1977: there was no previous lore. Welcome to jumping into a story mid-stream, paying attention to details, and making connections based on what you could figure out. In time, and with each film, more details will be revealed (both obvious, and not so much at the moment).
And yes, during this period, I was already hooked to ST: TOS, Space: 1999, Doctor Who, and a year from this picture...the original BSG.
Patience, Padawan. Keep your mind open and receptive for all that will come.
The stormtroopers are missing on purpose. When Han, Leia and Luke escape the Death Star, Tarkin asked if the tracking equipment was put onboard, which an officer confirmed that it had. Orders were covertly given to the troops to miss on purpose to give a false sense of security to the trio so they could track them to the rebel base later.
Never draw on a drawn weapon. Originally, Harrison Ford was the only one that fired a shot.
and he already had his gun drawn under the table as soon as he saw creedo....
We were all thrown into this universe cold. WE LOVED IT!
There are more stories but at the time this is all we had. You made me laugh thank you
The Battlestar Galactica reboot in (2004) is phenomenal and more war epic then sci-fi. I still remember how sweaty my hands got watching the first episode (33) after the opening movie. I hadn’t been that stressed watching tv since I was 12 and saw Evil Dead (1981) for the first time. 😂
The BSG reboot is wonderful and deals with a lot of very complex issues. And it has Boomer. 🙂
33 is an excellent episide of BSG
@@richardsteiner8992 The big issue I had with the BSG reboot was changing the Cylons from "Artifacts of an ancient long dead alien civilization" to basically Skynet. No interesting background anymore, they're just human made AI that went out of control.
Glad you're watching this!
A few things: Star Wars was born as a homage to pulp serial SciFi from earlier decades, like Buck Rogers, Flash Gordon, John Carter of Mars, etc, but also old Western, and japanese Samurai flicks which young George Lucas adored.
You're not missing any lore at this point. The audience is intentionally thrown into "medias res" to evoke a feeling of a serial. Don't worry, each subsequent movie fleshes out the backstory.
As for the Force, it is i spired by eastern philosophies, like Zen Buddhism. Jedi Knights are very much (supposed to be) like ascet monks and Shaolin fighters. By this point in the fictional timeline, the Force has been mostly forgotten about by the common people, because Jedi are almost extinct. Everyone can "believe" in the Force, but only some can "wield" it, though it does seem to influence the lives even of those who cannot. It's a weird mix of Asian mysticism, western concepts of fate and destiny, as well as psionic feats of power for those who are adept at it.
To sum it up, if you put early 20th century pulp sci-fi, 50s era western movies, and japanese arthouse samurai films in a blender, you get Star Wars.
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I have that phone number saved in my contacts as "Mr Beast"
I massively respect this guy and I'm 23 seconds into the video.
This story was completely new.
Lucas did base his story on the 1950's sci-fi type shows where there were these fantastic worlds full of lifeforms never seen before and most importantly a sweeping saga of good vs evil.
As you watch the story reveals itself and much of the background is filled in.
Edit: the reason the imperial officer called the wookie a thing is because Lucas used the look of the uniforms and racist attitudes of the Nazis as the model for the Empire.
Alien races were looked down on and humans were the "superior" race in this galaxy. They also were not particularly fond of droids as the empire was born out of a war with Droid armies.
You heard them mention the clone wars. That is when the Droid armies fought their army made up of genetically engineered clones.
To be fair, Wookies don't come off as intelligent species at first glance, so I definitely see where the prejudice might be coming from
@@user-pm3wk6lw6m no power in all the universe can stop an angry wookie....
When it came out the initial previews were incredible.. they had nothing but quick images no dialogue and then coming to a galaxy near you this summer...it absolutely captured your attention...... there was no lore no comics no books not until afterwards we went in blind an it was a phenomenon.. a few yrs. Later alian and empire strikes back came out at the same time...
That's what kept us going back to each successive movie. The inspiration for this and the Indiana Jones movies were the movie serials that George grow up watching. So they gave you a thrill and then you had to come back for more to find out what happened and learn more about the world you were seeing. On Sundays the old serials would be played on TV and we all sit down and watch with my telling us how he would take the train to the theater to see them on the silver screen. But it was the thirsty for what would come next to discover rather than eb spoon fed everything that made it great for us.
Loved the reaction, was really cool seeing an adult ingesting something for the first time that I saw originally when I was too young to question things.
And there's two things about Star Wars that sort of explain the lack of details/lore/etc: 1. It was definitely intended to be a kids movie primarily, and 2. It's way more "science fantasy" than "science fiction". A lot of information isn't given, in an analog to a lot of fantasy movie's ethos of: "This is just how magic works in this universe, don't ask too many questions."
Luke knew of a crazy old man named Ben Kenobi. Luke's uncle said Obi Won was no more. However, Obi Won WAS Ben, hiding under assumed name (and not a very good one).
A lot of the dots will get joined up once you move on to Empire Strikes Back. What it will show is a lot more about the characters and the nature of The Force. It's correct to say that Luke is "a natural", but how well he is able to utilise it depends entirely on how willing he is to believe in it and himself. One of the best scenes in "Empire" shows Luke getting the most uplifting of pep talks, yet in the same scene receiving the most brutal of putdowns in a single, 5-word sentence. Interesting point about why the Death Star couldn't simply zap the attacking fighters. It was the Empire's own complacency that caused its demise. Resorting to using a planet-destroying laser to take out a ragtag bunch of ageing, low-tech ships that they didn't think would do that much damage wouldn't be that much of a show of strength.
Plus, the Death Star was based loosely on the historical sinking of the Bismark, in WWII. Her armor was imperious to even 16" anti-battleship guns, but when a lucky shot from a torpedo bomber jammed her rudder, she was trapped and surrounded by a huge British fleet, that pummeled her for hours until she finally sank.
A lot of people watching Star Wars overlook the fact that the rebel alliance has large warships. But we never see them because we are told that the Death Star has defenses against them. Only the small fighters can slip through the defenses, and even then they wouldn't be able to do any serious damage if it wasn't for the flaw in the vent system. And because Lucas was making a movie where he wanted to include dogfighting spaceships (because it's fun).
1977, me 16 yoa (and the only one of my friends with a driver's license), and all of us heading to the movie theater, with the only sci-fi references in our lives being some paperback novels, the original Star Trek series (which made no attempt at being anything other than a colorful western slash pop Shakespearean drama), and 2001 A Space Odyssey (which nobody I knew had ever seen), we stumbled into and then out of that theater dumbstruck. The story. The bizarre new universe. The coming-of-age plot. ...Harrison Ford stole every scene. R2-D2 melted our hearts. I couldn't believe the experience. Beforehand I had rolled my eyes when I'd heard about this damn movie. How ridiculous, I'd thought. Looks so silly. But seeing Luke, a young man on an alien planet watching the sunset and feeling completely misplaced by fate and destiny, our imaginations were ignited. Stupendous.
Yes, this movie was absolutely groundbreaking at the time. I would like to point out though that (depending which version you watched) some of the scenes could have been added in quite recently, as they have done "remastered" versions... some of which have even used newer technology to add in CG scenes/creatures/individuals to help it hold up to today's "standards".
The version he watched had the "Maclunky" line so it's the most recent remaster
7:30 it was a cultural icon because of the FX that AREN'T the ones they added later. All the practical effects. Not to mention the music, the use of Joseph Campbell's understanding of the archetypes and mythology, and its whole vibe.
I think that people reacting to this movie is the reason why I started watching reactors in the first place. I realized that how many young kids just didn't have the opportunity and then when covet hit, people were just going back and watching old movies and recording themselves. You are still hard for me to believe that people hadn't seen this at first, I blame their parents for not exposing them to. What is one of the best series of movies ever.
The first scene that blew you away was actually edited later (the scene with the dewbacks in the background as the stormtroopers look at the metal ring) for the infamous special editions.
Haha, thanks for using my fanart poster in your thumbnail. ❤
Everyone got thrown into it back when this came out. The story is actually what everyone was invested in . Yes, the special effects were awesome back then, but the story is what drew everyone in for this and the sequels.
P.S. you’ll find out what happened before this in Episodes 1, 2, 3. But you need 5 and 6 first.
5 first not 6
@@Haimgard He might as well view them in the order made and the order that Lucas envisioned them being seen.
@@NOLAgenX For first time viewers a lot of people recommend release order, 4 5 6 1 2 3, just because it's commons sense. Some think it's more logical for first time watchers to see them in chronological order, 1 2 3 4 5 6. The artists and romantics might prefer the ultimate cliffhanger order, 4 5 1 2 3 6. The true order that unlocks the vision of the secret message of the purpose of the Star Wars universe is the scuffed order 4 2 6 1 5 3.
@@NOLAgenX He had not envisioned the prequels yet so the viewing order is very debatle. you really don't need to watch 6 before the prequels hell you can even start with the prequels. Crazy concept I know but episode 1 can be the first one you watch 😲 P.S. I'm a bit drunk don't pay attention to me lol.
@@Haimgard LOL, no worries with the drinking. I’m actually pretty sure I remember him talking around 1980 about these being the middle 3 of 9 planned films. That was more than 40 years ago, so I could be off by a few. Have a good one!