Star Wars: Return of the Jedi - The end of an Era, part 3
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ย. 2024
- For part 3 we cover Endor, the fleet battle, the final duel with Luke, Vader and the Emperor. We also cover several deleted scenes along with the television release of the classic trilogy and the death of the industry that was Star Wars during the 80's.
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David Prowse's performance as Vader in this movie is really overlooked by a lot of people. He manages to convey so much of Vader's internal struggle without anyone ever seeing his face. It's all through his body language.
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Unbelievable analysis on all 6 Star Wars films! I read and watched all the documentaries growing up, but I learned something from each of your videos! Alan Rickman auditioned for Moff Jerjerrod is mind blowing! Keep up the great work and I can't wait for your analysis of Planet of the Apes and others!
For Han's change in attitude, I'd argue that spending a year in carbonite really messed with him and could be the catalyst for his change.
And being rescued by all his friends softened his hard shell.
I would argue he spent the first two movies with the cloud hanging over his head knowing that Jabba was always waiting to capture, but at this point Jabba is now dead, and Han has the lightest load on his shoulders he's ever had
I always thought it was his time in Carbonite made him re-evaluate his life & become more of a selfless person - hence why he volunteered to be General leading the bunker assault.
The space battle is absolutely the best in Star Wars hands down.
40 years later and it has yet to be equaled, let alone bested.
There is a huge reason why Han acts so differently in RotJ and part of that is explained in the novelization, where we get to hear his inner thoughts. Basically his experience being frozen in carbonite is the closest that he's ever come to knowing true death, and when he does reawaken he discovers that Leia, Luke, the droids, Chewie, even Lando, have come to rescue him from that eternal darkness. He basically has an epiphany about the fact that he has true friends that will risk their lives to save him and that turns him into a grateful and selfless person.
As a kid when I first watched RotJ, I never understood why he was so insistent on Lando taking the Falcon for the attack on the Death Star, given how much he loves the ship and wouldn't want to risk it, but as an adult it finally dawned on me that he insists Lando take it because it's a powerful ship, and it will keep Lando a lot safer than flying an X-Wing or other snub fighter (of which many rebels we see getting shot down throughout the battle so it was a wise choice). Han values Lando's life over his property.
Leia is shocked when Han volunteers to lead the Endor raid, but the novel points out that she realizes Han is now committed to the rebel cause, he believes in the fight for freedom and has aligned his values with those of his friends.
Finally, when he thinks that Leia has chosen Luke over him to be with, he's angry and upset at first, but the novelization makes it clear that he has learned to stop caring about his own selfish needs and the only thing he wants is for Leia to be happy, hence why he tells her in the movie that if it's Luke she wants he won't stand in the way.
So if Han seems very light-hearted in RotJ, I think part of that is because he knows he's living his second life. By all rights, he should be dead and you can ask anyone who survives a near-death experience that every day after that close call, is a joy and a much deeper appreciation for living in the moment. He could die on the Endor raid, but even if he did, he's already be granted more time on this Earth (errr, universe) than he feels he should get.
Good take, and you're so right about near-death experiences. I was very ill in 2018-19 due to an infection I got from a minor surgery. It infected all my organs, and it was doubtful I would live. I fought every day, and here I am 5 years later, still alive. My outlook on life has changed so much, I'm more tolerant and open-minded than I've ever been and see every day as another great day I get to live. There's a lot going on in the world these days and it's easy to be overwhelmed, but trust me, every day you wake up is a gift, and we live on a beautiful planet.
Absolutely fantastic videos and I also appreciate the personal stories you bring along to the analysis, complete and thorough also uniquely yours.
Thank you for finishing off your memories of the Star Wars Trilogy with such poignancy.
Thanks for this video, you’re style is great. I had a book that said that Logray was exposed as a fraud but I couldn’t find where that source came from. He reminds me of a Grima Wormtongue type character
There was a special on PBS if I remember correctly the making of return of the Jedi. It must’ve been a couple years after return came out I can’t remember for sure but I must’ve watch that thing 1000 times a loved it. It was the only way for me see Star Wars outside of my books with cassettes, of course.
Love your videos. Thank you for making them.
me too! 🥰
2:41 - It was said that Ford was tired of Han's character. It did added unnecessary lightness.
To think how big Star Wars was and how it has been run into the ground by Disney and Kathleen Kennedy. This needs to be a case study taught in business classes.
A terrific, well balanced look at this movie. I think too many fans dismiss it because of the Ewoks and other shortcomings. It’s nice to hear from a fan who can appreciate the great parts of this movie but still acknowledge where it comes up sort.
Han is more of a dumbed-down Indiana Jones in ROTJ.
Even as a child watching this at the cinema I felt then the Han character had changed.
Subsequent viewings made me realise his character had been softened, no longer being as tough or sarcastic as in the previous movies.
A dunk in Carbonite will do that to ya.
I noticed the personality change of Han Solo, but it didn't phase me. He treated Lando nicer than the previous movie too. Last he remembered that guy left him be frozen. Anyway, the first thing Leia said was that Han had Hibernation sickness. I'm sure eyesight alone was just a symptom, the guy was asleep for waaaaay long. Most people after near-death experiences have a different or altered look on life. Han obviously felt more positive than before.
15:10 I dunno why but Admiral Akbar is one of my favorite characters. He's my Glub SHtto. This channel is going to be yuge. It's excellent quality and people will see it.
A main problem I have with disney trilogy is to much comedy. As Ian mcdermid has said the end of return of the jedi could not be more serious. And the ewoks are silly but it's played seriously. The opening of the last jedi,super serious situation. Played for laughs
3:06 - I have zero recollection on this scene!
Tbf, I haven't watched the original trilogy in over 20yrs because I cannot stand the "special editions", I no longer have a VHS player to watch my videos from the mid 90's and haven't been able to aquire copies of the despecialised, 4k versions yet!
8:46 - Indeed & to explain somehow their kiss in TESB.... For me the this is the biggest fault in the movie. I wonder how Kasdan missed it then.
1:49 - For me this was maybe the worst sound effect in the Trilogy - It doesn't sound at all like a piece of wood being broken... It does sounds like a jammed Blaster, as it should have & a secondary camera-shot of the blaster would've add that easily.
24:25 - doesn't this just illustrate how well made the original trilogy was that, even as a young child, I/we recognised how Vader was betrayed, why he was betrayed and the consequences that would face Luke thereafter???
This is but one of the reasons that the prequels failed, at least as standalone projects? Of course we are looking deeper into them, but critically as individual movie goers, they don't live up to what was established originally.
The change to the celebration music at the end bothers me. The original is jubilant, uplifting, triumphant. The replacement is just sort of placid and tranquil, I find it nowhere near as effective. Moreover it's not just then end of the movie, it's the end of the entire trilogy, of all the things to be altered this is something that I think should have been left alone because of its emotional resonance.
I would change a couple of things like Han bring too comedic and of course Dave Filoni wants to insert his characters into everything also fvk tcw I love Vaders story i just don't think he should be a force ghost. The Ewoks are fine but they don't work in the final battle it should've been some other creatures honestly or just do something else it just doesn't work
Will you cover the Indiana Jones films?
I'm sure we will someday, though I doubt we will cover the last one.
15:25 Rich Marquand being a Dick Marquand
So that's why They called it Return of the Jedi
love when the emperor stands up and shouts "the jedi have returned!"
I think Prowse should've been used for the face reveal scene
The shadows of the empire multi media release was a fond time for me
As a kid, it was very simple. I thought Han was acting differently the entire movie because he was recovering from carbonite sickness. I'm actually old enough to remember when I had two Star Wars movies on tape, but the third one wasn't out on VHS yet, and the biggest deal for me when I saw empire (and could form coherent thoughts about it) was that 1. I did not know the good guys ever lost in the end, and in fact I did not know that it was allowed, and 2. WTF OMG WHAR HAN???!? My 6 year old mind was blown by a main character being yanked out of the story like that. Heading into the climax of Empire I was pretty sure Luke would win or draw, at the very least survive, but I was certain that everyone would be rescued.
So when Boba makes it away with Han, that was honestly more shocking to me than the father reveal was. That was like another hand getting cut off, in terms of innocence lost. So when I go into Jedi, I'm thinking about one thing, saving Han, who has undergone a radical and untested freezing process and is already suffering blindness when he awakens, so even beyond the rescue I'm thinking about his medical condition. I had only seen Harrison that weak and helpless one other time, and that was in Temple of Doom, so I really can't overstate how huge Han was in my mind. I was glad he was alive, glad he could see and shoot again, and ready to forgive any changes he may have undergone from the experience.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts fusion.
I agree with you on many of the film's flaws; the palace escape bothers me less, because I try not to let plot interfere with enjoying interesting characters in interesting situations; it's goofy fun, but not a deal breaker for me. I actually like the Ewoks, but hate their battle with the Empire. As far as score, I honestly think the Ewok tracks are bangers, and am bored by the melodramatic throneroom fight music. Slow, moody chorus music is my least favorite of the types throughout the franchise. My two cents.
Thanks for chiming in and sharing.
About the narrator's opinion about Han being "optimistic" and "plucky"...I noticed it too, right off the jump when I saw it as an 11-year-old in the theatres. My theory was that his demeanor changed after being frozen in the carbonite. In the novelization, he describes it to Luke as "being near dead." On a side-note, I was hit by a car a few years after this movies came out and was comatose. When waking up from my coma, I too, came close to death, and was never the same after that. I appreciated things a little more, so in a sense, I can relate to Solo. The creators may or may have not considered this, but that is what I believe to this day...and why he remains as one of my favorites characters...
Appreciate you sharing your insights 12. Thanks for your comment.
The strength of Return of the Jedi is the plot points of Luke meeting the Emperor and fighting Vader as well as the space battle between the rebel fleet and imperial fleet near the Death Star.
The crosscutting between the duel in the death star and ship to ship combat outside the death star works rather well in terms of the film's flow.
The editing of the 3 battles going on sliced together is one of my favourite sequences of all time.
@aldunlop4622 Yes I can see why.
It's well worth watching
Well, for once I disagree with you about Han. Personally, I think his experience in the Carbonite plus the fact that he's actually in love with Leia has changed him, and Han's always been a bit of a goofball in a good way, especially with the Falcon breaking down, banging the bulkhead to make the power come on and the classic line "it's not my fault" when the Hyperdrive fails for the umpteenth time. The explanation of the Ewoks was very interesting and it struck me is that if there were subtitles for the Ewoks it would've made them more complex and interesting, and also explained why they have so many traps set up in the forest to fight the Empire.
Many folks have disagreed with me about Han and the book states his Carbonite experience was the impetuous for his change. I just never registered that when the film came out and I guess it never stuck with me. So, if we were to go by the book's insights, I am wrong on that point.
The little peoples' prank on their wrangler/bus driver was class!
thanks for the video
Once again an amazing take on my favorite trilogy of films. I really love ROTJ and yes it's because of Vader, Luke & Emperor. Also the fleet battle is mindblowing. Damn I love these films. Disney SW does not exist to me.
It is the best space battle!
THE CHANNEL SAVED THE PREQUELS!!! They were a conscious or unconscious vision on how Lucas saw The Hollywood Republic and Separatist Guilds!
How do I respond to such a kind comment Anthony. I will just say thanks and that I appreciate your kind words.
@RepresentThis Sequel Trilogy feels like when we played Star Wars as kids and the story was literally made up on the fly in the backyard. Even if it was unconscious, Lucas had something to say and it just didn't come out of the ether
The traps I think were already there because the Ewoks used them against the goraxes which are about as tall as AT-STs. It is that creature that captures Cindel’s parents in the Ewok movie
I see Represent This, I click like. Thank you for a great in-depth look that helps me see with fresh eyes. Looking forward to what you've got next. I'll subscribe to SquabbleBox.
Love the soundtrack of the duel.
Its crazy that it took YEARS for popular films to hit VHS in the 80's. Now its maybe 2-3 months before movies are on streaming for just the monthly subscription price. But of course, they're also CRAP so not worthing paying to see frankly.
Oh wow! After viewing previous videos in this series, I finished this one not even realizing it just dropped 3 hours ago! Hopefully this means I can look forward to enjoying more content yet come? Nice work!
I had at least 13 of those "power of the force" figures - half of which I never saw in their packages as they were put as "stocking fillers" one Christmas (between me and my brother)... the others we found in a random village shop in the middle of nowhere in around 1987!
It wasn't until the early 2000's when I was selling all my old stuff that I found out what any of this was worth and the rarity of such items, only to be mortified that, besides many other mistakes (I figured at the time that figures like that weird skinny brown robot or the purple guy who looked a bit like the emporer would be the last thing a fan would want!), I had put the staff from the weird yellow and green salamander looking guy with a bunch of ewoks that I'd sold ...
Only to find out that the staff alone was worth about £80 and possibly a couple of those ewoks the same!!!
Like you, I felt that Han’s mannerisms and characteristics that made him so endearing in Star Wars and ESB were completely absent. I have always chalked this up to Ford mailing in the performance and not going any further effort than he needed to. Yet, when seeing how hollow Leia’s arc is in this film, I can also squarely blame the script writers.
I didn't like the scenes of cheering planets in the special editions because as a reader of the novels and comics it made sense that the liberation of the Empire was a years long project after the Death of the Emperor.
Yeah, there were tons of imperial controlled planets out there and the empire wouldn't just crumble like you say. The war was far from over, but the Special Editions were like no, war over.
@@RepresentThis While that would be realistically the case, there was a plot element (I think introduced in a pre-Disney comic or book) that stated that the Emperor himself via dark-side powers was what held the Empire together as a cohesive force and, without him, it would've quickly crumbled into complete disarray. That would've obviously made Palpatine incredibly OP, but would explain why such a well-organized and vast military seemingly imploded shortly after his death.
I dunno if that fits within my own head canon, but I like it far, far better that what Disney would have us believe.
@@fredleggett923 Thanks for your insights, Fred and the things you note could explain it.
Thanks!
Thanks a heap user-lu8. Really appreciate your gift.
Thank you so much for this review. I loved the movie as a kid and i still love it today. The space battle is the best in the trilogy. But let me say a few things about the toys and merchandise that you always refer to: in Germany Star Wars toys were extremely rare. Some of the bigger stores in the bigger cities selled them. Or comic book shops which were also extremely rare. I remember visiting a Sci-Fi Store in Hamburg in the early 90s and it was full of Star Wars Toys. I could have spend a day in this store. But after all, i bought an Alien3 figure.
I remember in 1978 in Giesen the only place I saw Star Wars figures were at the post PX. Every time we went to German stores I ran to the toy isle and was always disappointed that there was little there. Despite this I still miss Germany very much. Thanks for sharing your experience.
Thank the Maker for 4K83.
I think the Ewoks traps were for the Monsters you see in The Ewok TV movies they just used them against the Empire
Ewok traps were already made to stop Gorax.
Thank you and goodnight.
Do you have a background in media studies or critical thinking? You're really good at digging deep into the subtext and meaning behind movie moments.
In my forming years it was movies more than adults that raised me and in fact they were my escape, so I took them very seriously. In my young adult years, I managed multiple video stores and yes, I did movie reviews for the Westview Newspaper in Nashville between the years 2000 - 2004 so I do have some media background but nothing major.
I think so too, which is why I love watching these. There are other vids on YT but nothing comes close to how deep dive these are. Not even close 😊
@@RepresentThis i think a lot of us were raised by TV and movies instead of by adults. I guess it was cheaper than a babysitter or nanny.
No wonder we think so highly of our favourite characters and franchises.
@@elmo1234 I believe there is a deep truth to what you are saying here.