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  • @bumblefritz
    @bumblefritz 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2528

    It sounds like Darth Maul is giving us a history lesson.

    • @SuperTonyony
      @SuperTonyony 5 ปีที่แล้ว +89

      "Tatooine is sparsely populated..."

    • @speedracer2008
      @speedracer2008 5 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Definitely sounds like Darth Maul

    • @mormonorg
      @mormonorg 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      The narrator's voice is equivalent to nails on a chalkboard. I'm out.

    • @mormonorg
      @mormonorg 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      😂

    • @StoneE4
      @StoneE4 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      More like "Darff Maow."

  • @subsetgamingyt9524
    @subsetgamingyt9524 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1652

    *”my mom grounded me so I have to talk like this...”*

    • @glasshope3274
      @glasshope3274 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Lmao

    • @LocoAirForcePilot25
      @LocoAirForcePilot25 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      LMAOO

    • @BangBang-hk4rg
      @BangBang-hk4rg 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Bahahaha!!!!!

    • @jesusisgod2953
      @jesusisgod2953 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Are you saved friend? If you died tonight will you go to heaven or hell?
      God Almighty, the Creator was manifest in the flesh. He came into the world to take away the sin of the world. He gave up his own life to save yours. His sacrifice on the cross paid the price for your redemption with his own blood. On the third day he rose from dead and offers the gift of salvation and forgiveness to those that repent and trust in him. This is the Gospel which means the Good News. Those that reject redemption will go to hell.
      John 1:1-3,10 KJV
      In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. [2] The same was in the beginning with God. [3] All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. [10] He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.
      Isaiah 44:6 KJV
      Thus saith the Lord the King of Israel, and his redeemer the Lord of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.
      Revelation 1:17-18 KJV
      And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last: [18] I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
      Ephesians 2:8-9 KJV
      For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: [9] Not of works, lest any man should boast.
      Acts 4:12 KJV
      Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
      John 5:24 KJV
      Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
      Matthew 28:19-20 KJV
      Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: [20] Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

    • @yamis2249
      @yamis2249 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@jesusisgod2953 take that shit somewhere else bruh

  • @soreb_x
    @soreb_x 4 ปีที่แล้ว +625

    Rest in peace David Prowse... May the force be with you

    • @harrisonutoft5871
      @harrisonutoft5871 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Indeed.

    • @ZeeManiaX
      @ZeeManiaX 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Except the force doesn’t exist irl

    • @mikeor-
      @mikeor- 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      There is no death, there is only the Force, and David Prowse is one with it, like Carrie Fisher.

    • @CessnaFlyerVT
      @CessnaFlyerVT 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mikeor- LucasZombie

    • @SpiderSkot
      @SpiderSkot 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@ZeeManiaX Say it ain't so!!

  • @drich90212
    @drich90212 5 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    "I don't know my dear boy, I think it's something to do with science fiction." That's class.

  • @MeanGeneSanDiego
    @MeanGeneSanDiego 5 ปีที่แล้ว +246

    The big reveal where Darth takes his helmet off always looked like he had a harmonica in front of his mouth.

    • @evilmonkey9841
      @evilmonkey9841 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      That is were the music from all along 😂🤣😂🤣😂

    • @DJMarcO138
      @DJMarcO138 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      That moment when you figure out Vader was Billy Joel, the Piano Man. xD

    • @flowerpt
      @flowerpt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Well, let me tell you ' story ... 'bout the Clone War Blues.

    • @rakhibisht9324
      @rakhibisht9324 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      What a voicebox it was 😂

    • @jonnysupreme5796
      @jonnysupreme5796 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Like a pale, burned Bob Dylan

  • @MattySagz
    @MattySagz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3713

    No disrespect. But the dude talking sounds like he's afraid to wake up his mom

    • @WorthlessDeadEnd
      @WorthlessDeadEnd 5 ปีที่แล้ว +92

      Thank. You.

    • @Dan-tp6hi
      @Dan-tp6hi 5 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      Sounds like he’s putting the voice on

    • @Skydrag.V60
      @Skydrag.V60 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Spot on

    • @kr0ll3x
      @kr0ll3x 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Yeah I can't watch the video because of that.

    • @Skydrag.V60
      @Skydrag.V60 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Ion like the music either

  • @jacobkochutin1436
    @jacobkochutin1436 5 ปีที่แล้ว +728

    Vader without James Earl Jones sounds like dark helmet😂

    • @jackthegreek6092
      @jackthegreek6092 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Omg that's brilliant.

    • @Butterball3588
      @Butterball3588 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      LONESTAR!

    • @tuber138
      @tuber138 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol

    • @MLBlue30
      @MLBlue30 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Whats the matter, Colonel Sanders? CHICKEN?!

    • @Butterball3588
      @Butterball3588 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@MLBlue30 PRUH-pare ship... prepare ship for ludicrous speed!

  • @CNC-Time-Lapse
    @CNC-Time-Lapse 4 ปีที่แล้ว +126

    That final Rogue One scene when Vader appears still gives me chills. Perfection.

    • @EtsiJuuret
      @EtsiJuuret 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And what about now?

    • @sithspitdanikan4725
      @sithspitdanikan4725 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It's kinda terrifying, like genuinely. The breathing, and then the red light. Fuck...
      And then in Kenobi they're just like "VADER WALK FAST SCARED OF FIRE"

    • @michaelbyars8004
      @michaelbyars8004 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It was a real kick ass scene

  • @c.richmond9944
    @c.richmond9944 5 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    That last scene of Rogue one when Vader went all out was awesome.

    • @feliciab2
      @feliciab2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Totally agree! The way the lights go out and then through the silence you hear that familiar, sinister breathing, then out of the darkness you see the light saber light up. So terrifying and so well done!

  • @harrisonutoft5871
    @harrisonutoft5871 4 ปีที่แล้ว +107

    I'd like to say this: R.I.P. David Prowse and may the Force be with you. Always.
    1935-2020

  • @TimDavies3842
    @TimDavies3842 7 ปีที่แล้ว +639

    I met David Prowse 2 years at a Con in my home town Dale Con 3 he told me and my Bro how hot it was in the Darth Vader costume i shook his hand it was a honour to meet the greatest villain ever in cinematic history.

    • @DutchBane
      @DutchBane 7 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Darth Vader and its a honour to comment on your comment dark lord

    • @TimDavies3842
      @TimDavies3842 7 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Thank you very much all hail the empire!!!

    • @kyedamant1323
      @kyedamant1323 7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Darth Vader I shall follow you through the galactic civil war until I die my lord

    • @TimDavies3842
      @TimDavies3842 7 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Good work commander

    • @bonk2468
      @bonk2468 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Darth Vader good to meet you again. Any plans on a Death Star 3 that I can take control of?

  • @Thedesertguy75
    @Thedesertguy75 5 ปีที่แล้ว +275

    We need a film on Vader...no.mercy...just brutal. The comics have done an amazing job on his power. Follow that

    • @GORT70
      @GORT70 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think they’re working on that.....

    • @thediseaseisthecure
      @thediseaseisthecure 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@GORT70
      I’m sure they’ll fuck that up like everything else
      💩

    • @billygilmusic5072
      @billygilmusic5072 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      well we got an entire saga based on Vader + Rogue One lmao

    • @IRFSI
      @IRFSI 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@billygilmusic5072 yeah but we haven't seen that brutal Vader we saw in Fallen order and Rogue one.

    • @Thedesertguy75
      @Thedesertguy75 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@TheChurlishBoor well said Darth Doom Dude

  • @AfridiZindabad
    @AfridiZindabad 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Not just the suit/helmet design/voice but the way Darth Vader walked and carried himself was so menacing and reeked of ruthlessness. Even if Vader was just quiet and walking he frightened me so much

    • @schnubbel76
      @schnubbel76 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ending of Empire strikes back when the falcon escaped, and he slowly and quietly walked away from the bridge, no words, just a small glimpse to Admiral Piett who surely shit his pants..... terryfing.

  • @mattcalloway6254
    @mattcalloway6254 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Fun fact: Prowse was from Bristol in England which is where I’m from. He recently passed away and there are reports of putting a Darth Vader statue in our town centre in memory of him.
    And I can understand from personal experience that our South-West English accent isnt very villainous, but can be intimidating.

  • @warmecanic
    @warmecanic 7 ปีที่แล้ว +350

    If they had deleted that scene, rogue one would have not be the same.
    Good decision, Goooooooooooooooodd!

    • @captainrex4403
      @captainrex4403 6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      warmecanic just read that in Palpatine's voice LOL goooooooood

    • @JotaroKujo-hn8fl
      @JotaroKujo-hn8fl 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      warmecanic good lucasfilm, good!

    • @devinaschenbrenner2683
      @devinaschenbrenner2683 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      The scene wouldnt have been deleted, it wouldn't have existed period.

    • @alvallac2171
      @alvallac2171 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      *would not have been the same

    • @iampaulzy
      @iampaulzy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That "film" was still trash. That stupid scene made NO sense canonically since he boarded Tantive IV with Stormtroopers doing the same thing. What? He got tired? That "film" was just a fanboy porno. LOVED how ALL the characters DIED at the end. Great story telling.

  • @colinp2238
    @colinp2238 5 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    You can just imagine David Prowse, "Oh arr we be goin after them rebels, but just let me see the kids safely across yon road!"

  • @Mx12b
    @Mx12b 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1002

    You could give two hours of Darth Vader just killing people and I'll watch all of it, pay even.

    • @brightgarinson3099
      @brightgarinson3099 5 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      And then Rey stops him BECAUSE SHE'S A POWERFUL WOMAN!

    • @kreaturekie6753
      @kreaturekie6753 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I am a anomaly I liked
      Rouge 1
      I felt and understood most of the motivations of all involved
      Then this sob comes in and steals the movie and makes a lead into new hope all the better I only wish we could redo the prequels with out cgi

    • @sprtsfanatic1
      @sprtsfanatic1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      AYE SIR! 👆

    • @devinmccurry1160
      @devinmccurry1160 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@brightgarinson3099 but she is no vader nor man lol not even a Skywalker i don't think

    • @bryanneideffer3969
      @bryanneideffer3969 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Bright Garinson hardy har Rey's Mary Sue powers won't work against a True Master of the Sith

  • @detonator2112
    @detonator2112 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Rogue One Darth Vader moments were absolutely amazing. They really captured his charisma and character from the original movies.

  • @ItsJessEdits
    @ItsJessEdits 7 ปีที่แล้ว +206

    behind the Star Wars: an ASMR story

  • @russk1971
    @russk1971 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Without knowing it David Prowse became the greatest character actor in history. His movements and mannerisms made the character of Darth Vader imposing and sinister. The re-recording of his dialog by James Earl Jones was a nice touch. The slow drawn-out manner of speech brought an dark calmness to the intensity of his actions on the screen.

  • @Daehawk
    @Daehawk 5 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    I remember being an 11 year old in theaters when Vader was unmasked and thinking "Vader is an old man??"

    • @Bean-hm4ob
      @Bean-hm4ob 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @xSvb_Zer0x Vader was 45 in The return of the Jedi so I wouldn't say he was that old

    • @Sunday-ex7px
      @Sunday-ex7px 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Bean-hm4ob I don’t think anyone knew how old he was when the originals came out though.

    • @Bean-hm4ob
      @Bean-hm4ob 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Sunday-ex7px True your statement is.

    • @allendracabal0819
      @allendracabal0819 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Bean-hm4ob Yeah, but he is talking about the actor portraying him, who was 78.

  • @tomahawkv2476
    @tomahawkv2476 5 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    The Rouge One Vader scene is exactly how he was intended to be. Him emotionlessly cutting through rebels is something that was never really shown probably dude to a lack of choreography in the sequels but it fits so well.

    • @alexgataric
      @alexgataric 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      He was great in all of Rogue One, especially the hallway massacre.

    • @alexgataric
      @alexgataric 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      He was great in all of Rogue One, especially the hallway massacre.

    • @danivarius
      @danivarius 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Rogue, not Rouge.

  • @MovieFlame
    @MovieFlame 7 ปีที่แล้ว +123

    just discovered your channel its awesome bro! just watched all your vids keep up the good work!

  • @DelightLovesMovies
    @DelightLovesMovies 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Darth Vaders voice became a part of the collective conscience when James Earl Jones lowered it and started speaking slower in the Empire Strikes Back. Darth Vader never felt more menacing than he did in that film. I should add I don't know if Irvin Kershner was the one who directed Jones to do that or if Mr Jones did that himself. Either way its a brilliant character. Thanks Behind Star Wars I love what you do.

  • @darkstarnh
    @darkstarnh 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Bob Anderson. My great uncle (grandmother's younger brother). Our family are very proud of him.

  • @Ballbusteress
    @Ballbusteress 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Your voice makes the legend behind the production of SW yet more mysterious. I so love it!

  • @mstrainjr
    @mstrainjr 6 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    I always assumed that when Beru said that Luke was just like his father, and Owen answers that that's just what he's afraid of, that was our first hint in the trilogy that Vader was Luke's father. I guess it could have meant that Anakin was killed, and Owen was just afraid that Luke would get himself killed as well if he went away from home.

    • @razorfett147
      @razorfett147 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      It simply implied that originally there was meant to be a relationship between Owen and Anakin which Lucas retconned and threw out when he made the prequels. Neither Owen nor Beru knew Anakin was Darth Vader. Hell....they didnt know ANYTHING about Anakin. They met for all of one day. Certainly not long enough for Owen to have the young Jedi figured out.
      Ben's remark to Luke about about his uncle having a disagreement with Anakin about his getting involved in [the original] clone wars further cements this fact. None of this dialog makes any sense in the context of the prequels as Lucas presented them. Its just an artifact of an abandoned back story, unfortunately

    • @toliskel
      @toliskel 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Joshua Cline It was Vaders lightsaber. The one Obi-Wan took from Anakin after leaving him for dead at Mustafar.

    • @willfanofmanyii3751
      @willfanofmanyii3751 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@toliskel He means how the saber Vader uses in the original film, already resembles the one given to Luke.

    • @richarddennis3793
      @richarddennis3793 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      well anakin did die the moment he became darth vader

  • @SidewaysGts
    @SidewaysGts 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    "Obi wan was your father"
    Every thing ive ever read/heard/etc on the matter was that the original line was "Obi wan killed your father"

    • @dylanrinker6831
      @dylanrinker6831 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

      This guy doesn't know what he is talking about

  • @MaccamatBux
    @MaccamatBux 7 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    9:14 You casually saying 'Rebel Scum' in your soothing voice made me laugh so much. 😂😂

    • @justaguyx9161
      @justaguyx9161 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Soothing? Its awful. Sounds like he's dying.

  • @andyroo9381
    @andyroo9381 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I remember how I felt when I first saw Darth Vader on screen in "A New Hope". He gave me chills when I heard him breathing. He looked so evil, ominous and intimidating. Never mind his voice. I was a scared, little boy.

  • @Jgilley1
    @Jgilley1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Love how they did the last scene. It fits perfectly into a new hope

  • @beenyroy
    @beenyroy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +207

    I think he's whispering so he doesn't wake up his mum.

    • @RoverIAC
      @RoverIAC 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @Beeny Roy the basement walls are thin

    • @edwardaleksiewicz5999
      @edwardaleksiewicz5999 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yes in the millennium falcon, obi wan told Luke that Darth Vader was turned to the dark side by a powerful Sith Lord and he should not be tempted by the dark side of the force

    • @Alextraza77
      @Alextraza77 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes yes yes)))

    • @75JUNAKI
      @75JUNAKI 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Beeny Roy
      Sounds like an creepy asmr

  • @Gameang123acdc
    @Gameang123acdc 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Darth Farmer! Lmao
    Carrie was a savage.

  • @KWatson1984
    @KWatson1984 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That final scene also gave us one of the best one liner's in Star Wars... A desperate command... "LAUUUUNCH!"

  • @jay-day
    @jay-day 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I'm surprised to hear that the word "Darth" was conceived as a title, similar to "Lord". In the original movie "A New Hope", Obiwan Kenobi calls him "Darth", like a first name, during the dual.

    • @lgallardo93
      @lgallardo93 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Then you will be surprised when you watch the final episode of obi wan series

  • @s4lami_grbikelife99
    @s4lami_grbikelife99 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    that one scerne in rogue one is probably the best vader scene ive ever witnessed..still gives me goosebumps when i see it

  • @mikhailo.6768
    @mikhailo.6768 7 ปีที่แล้ว +99

    BEST VILLAIN EVER

    • @DarthVader19-77
      @DarthVader19-77 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Thank you. I don't hear that everyday....wait, yes I do.

    • @eternalreign2313
      @eternalreign2313 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      He was until the end when he went out like a good guy pussy.

    • @quagnam438
      @quagnam438 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@eternalreign2313 its called character development

    • @vaderetro264
      @vaderetro264 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Mikhail 0. Bill Clinton is among the very best too.

    • @bkingofbeers
      @bkingofbeers 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Palpatine is, he played Vader/Anakin like a fool.

  • @carlbregman1876
    @carlbregman1876 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    David Prowse we miss you so much from STAR WARS REST IN PEACE

  • @opporancisis8022
    @opporancisis8022 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Vader's appearance in Rogue One is the only Star Wars moment that came after 2012 and doesnt treat all aspects of a original legendary character or concept by GL with pure disrespect!

    • @rakhibisht9324
      @rakhibisht9324 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      George Lucas favorite arc is Anakin without a doubt

  • @DerHerrMitR
    @DerHerrMitR 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    British Kylo Ren talking us through it, I like that.

  • @rainbowsherbertcandle
    @rainbowsherbertcandle 7 ปีที่แล้ว +338

    I would be honored for my voice to be replaced with James Earl Jones

    • @seppecoomans5448
      @seppecoomans5448 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yes

    • @FlowerofDissolution
      @FlowerofDissolution 6 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Not if you're an established actor and you've been kept in the dark about it. That's beyond rude. It undermines the trust between a director and his cast.
      And they could have just auditioned for an actor that was both tall and had the voice/acting skills to portray the character from the start. It is such a strange story how Vader came to be, eventually having a ton of people playing the part.

    • @shanez1215
      @shanez1215 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      FlowerofDissolution My guess is that they thought that if Prowse didn't know, he'd try his best at the gestures and movements, resulting in everything fitting together correctly.

    • @FlowerofDissolution
      @FlowerofDissolution 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      My personal guess is that the movie was never expected to be a hit and this guess was counted on. So, they didn't acquire the actors they really needed for the parts. The cast of Star Wars is shaky to say the least, if you think of it as a serious production. Not that I mind the original cast. But, I do understand the criticism from a film perspective as an adult. I think it is endearing and a win in the long run (talking about Luke and Leia), but hardly a calculation they wanted. They didn't expect SW1 to ever become a true trilogy. So, they didn't foresee the problems that occurred during SW3, when suddenly Darth Vader had to be unmasked + had to appear as a ghost.

    • @TheMICMusicInspirationChannel
      @TheMICMusicInspirationChannel 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      He would be honored
      if you would join him.

  • @messengerguardiansparanorm8606
    @messengerguardiansparanorm8606 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    And now, Hayden has returned, again, as Darth Vader in "Obi-Wani" Brilliant.

  • @Krosstic
    @Krosstic 7 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    Prowse deserves so much more...

    • @IndianaJoe0321
      @IndianaJoe0321 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Exactly, @@soulextracter . Prowse should've kept his mouth shut & not leaked spoilers to folks ... BEFORE the internet.

    • @frankelgueta1350
      @frankelgueta1350 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@soulextracter It’s ok little buddy...you don’t need to be so angry...shhhh, it’s ok

  • @damianmlamb
    @damianmlamb 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I met David Prowse wheni was a kid Indianapolis. Got his autograph with a sweet silver paint pen on a Darth Vader photo... It was soooooooo awesome ill never forget it.... I couldn't believe it lol

  • @gasaholic47
    @gasaholic47 7 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    While much of the evolution of Vader I was already aware of, I enjoyed seeing the early draft pics. It goes to show how much movies are a process as opposed to everything being cut and dry. Very nice video. Also - and you probably already know this - but Joseph Campbell's work had a huge influence on Lucas and his development of the story. Lucas became good friends with Campbell, and often discussed with him as to whether or not he was "getting the story right," as he was trying to in part, make a modern myth. Campbell's "the Hero With A Thousand Faces," was an enormous influence on Lucas.

    • @speedracer2008
      @speedracer2008 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      The 2004 documentary, Star Wars: Empire of Dreams, mentions the influence of Joseph Campbell’s works on the characters George Lucas decided to use in Star Wars, such as the idealistic hero (Luke), cynical antihero (Han Solo), and old mentor (Obi-Wan) archetypes.

    • @gasaholic47
      @gasaholic47 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@speedracer2008 Yes, I've seen it, and read much of Campbell's work. In "The Power of Myth" PBS series with Bill Moyers and Campbell, Campbell offered a lot of praise on Lucas. He saw Lucas taking traditional mythological motifs, and updating them for a modern audience. He became good friends with Lucas.

    • @speedracer2008
      @speedracer2008 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@gasaholic47 Couldn’t have said it better myself. Lucas took the archetypes laid down by Campbell and ran with them to create amazing characters.

  • @Papa-fv1rn
    @Papa-fv1rn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I think your speaking voice is excellent. Perfect diction and very agreeable intonation. Far, far better than 99.999% of the TH-cam "presenters" out there.

    • @richardmalton4985
      @richardmalton4985 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      …but he pronounces it ‘The Empire STRIKES Back’, when it’s ‘The Empire Strikes BACK,’ ie with the emphasis on Back & not Strikes, so I’m afraid whatever quality of diction he may have, it’s ruined by strange delivery.

    • @Papa-fv1rn
      @Papa-fv1rn 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@richardmalton4985 Yes, he puts the stress on "Strikes", but only because he's speaking in a conversational way about the difference between "A New Hope", and The Empire Strikes Back". It's like - "In Case A, such and such happened; but in Case B, (strikes), something else happens". I don't think he was saying "The Empire STRIKES Back" in that way to accentuate the striking.

    • @richardmalton4985
      @richardmalton4985 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Papa-fv1rn I could understand that if he was referring to the 3 films simply as (eg) ‘hope’, ‘strikes’ or ‘return’, but there’s no reason to stress ‘strikes’ if saying the whole title, comparison with ANH or not.
      I reckon he’s just one of those oddballs who somehow contrive to not hear how nor why 99.9999% of the rest of the world (including, presumably, his god, Lucas) pronounce things, & with no idea nor care as to why their way is wrong or nonsensical…a bit like those ignoramuses who quote Rhett Butler’s final line to Scarlet O’Hara in Gone With the Wind, but stress ‘damn’ instead of ‘give’. I could kill them.

    • @Papa-fv1rn
      @Papa-fv1rn 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@richardmalton4985 Haha, I get what you mean, Richard. But you'd better get used to it, my friend. The whole world is virtually orally-illiterate, (to coin a phrase), and there's no chance that it will get any better. Spare yourself and just ignore it. :)

    • @richardmalton4985
      @richardmalton4985 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Papa-fv1rn 🙂 I’m very used to it, alas, & it’ll always grate, but the occasional reply to such things provides some sort of catharsis…

  • @dubbela07
    @dubbela07 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1544

    6:47 incorrect. He said "obi wan killed your father"

    • @BehindStarWars
      @BehindStarWars  7 ปีที่แล้ว +281

      Ha, good spot! I actually had the correct line written in my Word doc, god knows what happened. Thanks for pointing out

    • @dubbela07
      @dubbela07 7 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      that guy don't be that guy

    • @eddieruettiger6676
      @eddieruettiger6676 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      thank you!

    • @MrDasmaster
      @MrDasmaster 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Be careful you may trigger him lol!

    • @ArchangelExile
      @ArchangelExile 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I was going to post the same thing. Good thing I looked in the comments first. I knew someone must've corrected him already.

  • @spooky_zen
    @spooky_zen 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    darth vaders armor soo visually unique and his character DYNAMIC AF u dont see these kinds of characters or creativity nowadays

  • @abergner
    @abergner 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    One story I remember from when I was a kid (I think I read this in one of the Star Wars Fan Club Newsletters, or a science fiction magazine) was that David Prowse was always intended to be the actor who's face would be shown when Vader's helmet was removed at the end of Return of the Jedi, as a reward from Lucas for playing the part behind the mask for those movies. However, Prowse did an interview for a magazine and revealed the entire storyline for Luke's parentage. Lucas, as punishment for Prowse doing that, recast that scene with Sebastian Shaw.

    • @starmaster191
      @starmaster191 ปีที่แล้ว

      interesting. didn't know that.

  • @wraith1117
    @wraith1117 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I simply couldn't imagine Darth Vader having any other voice than James Earl Jones.

    • @arthurbrands6935
      @arthurbrands6935 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      OOooo! Gilbert Gottfried! No,no,no, Fran Drescher!

    • @Techmej
      @Techmej 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Shame he quit now

  • @richy12377
    @richy12377 7 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Fantastic video mate, doesn't get much better than this

  • @spongederp160
    @spongederp160 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I met Dave Prowse a few years back, absolutely lovely guy

  • @Jeyhu
    @Jeyhu 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Hands down that Vader scene at the end was the highlight of the film.

  • @fa13dguy
    @fa13dguy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This dudes choice of voice is almost as unsettling as Vader's.

  • @GavinTheFifer
    @GavinTheFifer 7 ปีที่แล้ว +139

    Darth Vader and the Joker are my favorite Villains of all time

    • @StraightEdgeHeathen
      @StraightEdgeHeathen 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      who cares?

    • @totterdell
      @totterdell 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Darth Vader isn’t a villain .........technically he the main protagonist

    • @affe1343
      @affe1343 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@totterdell anakin is the main protagonist then

    • @rebeccaamidala6835
      @rebeccaamidala6835 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Napoleon 🇫🇷

    • @priscillajimenez27
      @priscillajimenez27 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Like father like son lol

  • @Last-Scar-5675
    @Last-Scar-5675 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    RIP David Prowse😔 May the force be with you

  • @NoobsShadow
    @NoobsShadow 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Seeing those old photos and scenes from "The Holy Trilogy" makes me weep for what's on the screen now.

  • @BAZFANSHOTHITSClassicTunes
    @BAZFANSHOTHITSClassicTunes 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I wanna play warzone but these bloody behind the scenes videos keep getting in the way. Thanks.

  • @michaelsierra9
    @michaelsierra9 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Behind Star Wars You do outstanding work bro! Even better and more detailed than what's included in blu ray special editions. If you apply for work there you should instantly get hired. Thank you for all the videos you put out for all us fans, greatly appreciated!

    • @BehindStarWars
      @BehindStarWars  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks Michael! I think I speak for all of us when I say making professional Star Wars content would be an absolute dream, ha. Thanks again

    • @michaelsierra9
      @michaelsierra9 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Behind Star Wars It absolutely would be a dream come true for all us fans. But i still stand by what i said about you being hired, i wasn't kidding. 👍🏻👌🏻😀

  • @robertsmithii6947
    @robertsmithii6947 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Not to take anything away from Prowse, but his voice wasn't intimidating enough. James Earl Jones has the perfect voice.
    When the original trilogy was re-released I didn't like how they replaced Shaw with Hayden. To me that was an insult to Shaw

  • @tomservo75
    @tomservo75 7 ปีที่แล้ว +394

    I don't think the word "sith" was ever used in the entire original trilogy.

    • @histguy101
      @histguy101 6 ปีที่แล้ว +118

      weallbfree It never showed up in the films, but it's in the screenplay, novelization, and a lot of merchandise back then.

    • @petermanson3475
      @petermanson3475 6 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      Christus Regnet adding that it's in the Novelizations & Merchandise adds to his critique, in that there wasn't a lot of awe into him being a Sith in the originals. It was in the script drafts, but, does not appear in any of the first 3 films. He is just presented as a Jedi who turned to the dark side of the Force. They didn't give that a name or alternative concept. Adding one takes away from the complexity that a duel faceted aspect of being a Jedi is rather than Jedis vs Siths. This IMHO is one of the many failings of the draft & redraft process in which roles were completely altered before how they appeared in the films themselves, then returning to "prequel"s that never existed and trying to reconstitute things that had been altered. There is very little that's wrong with the continuity of the story in the first 3 films. Continuity became completely messed up with the way the prequels were told, and has since been obliterated by the Disney storylines, both in their advancement of the storyline messing with existing characters, and their back stories.

    • @histguy101
      @histguy101 6 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      Peter Manson Star Wars is more than just movies. If you went out an watched Star Wars in the 70's, then picked up the novelization, you would learn Vaders full title: "Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith."
      If you were a kid, watched the movie, then went out and bought an action figure of him, you would learn his full title. It's not omitted from the movies for any conceptual reasons. It's simply a redundant title, and isn't necessary for the first movies.
      The Emperor's name is also omitted from the OT, but it's in the novelization for A New Hope.
      Explaining who the Sith are is necessary in the prequels, as Palpatine is a Sith, and the 3 films depict his rise to power, and his reasons.

    • @cantfindawayout
      @cantfindawayout 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @weallbfree
      Yeah, I think not. But since Lucas already had the vision of how Darth Vader got his suit as early as 1977 (Not kidding, he actually gave an interview to Rolling Stones where he explained the volcano and lava thing) and Rule of Two as early as the third movie, I am pretty sure it was just because of redundancy.

    • @petermanson3475
      @petermanson3475 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Christus Regnet the novelizations aren't canon. Yes there's a whole mess of multimedia about Star Wars, but, the overwhelming amount of it wasn't true to Lucas' original vision for the story. Anakin Starkiller turned into Luke Skywalker, not Darth Vader. Darth Vader was already around. So, that whole Darth Vader is Luke's father didn't even exist until after ANH. Then, the prequel story wasn't written until the mid 1990s after the Thrawn Trilogy, and both as a reaction to them and influenced by them. No, the prequel story Lucas told didn't need to include the emphasis on the Sith, Rule of Two, etc. It should've actually been told entirely different, focusing instead on the Mace Windy Feast of the Pleabz and been like KotOR, then Darth Vader should've just taken over and established the Empire, then focused on Luke and his friends growing up on Tatooine and the Starfleet Academy. There was more to it than wasting the story on this stupid Darth Plagueis the Wise crap.

  • @coolgameboy8077
    @coolgameboy8077 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    R.I.P David Prowse, Bob Anderson and Sebastian Shaw.

  • @marksmales2204
    @marksmales2204 5 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    What's with the voice? ... I'm Batman!! 🤣🤣

  • @BortaMaga
    @BortaMaga 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    it's just so funny hearing Darth Vader's actor calling Palpatine's actor "dear boy"

  • @KingTChalla69
    @KingTChalla69 5 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    It’s crazy to know that the greatest Vader scene almost never happened

  • @getaskill8454
    @getaskill8454 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great footage and editing. Awesome production of material. Thank you.

  • @trickswithtips3778
    @trickswithtips3778 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    0:26 *Mace WINDY* 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 *No way that’s what he was going to be called*

    • @keepinitkawaii
      @keepinitkawaii 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Probably because he kept blowing people away with his skills

  • @BNSFTrains10
    @BNSFTrains10 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I had Returned to Watch this as we lost James Earl Jones on September the 9th at Age 93 from Completions of his Diabetes.

  • @charlesfuentes3695
    @charlesfuentes3695 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    R.I.P. David Prowse

  • @eolson1964
    @eolson1964 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Mark Hamill knew about plot long before filming, he has stated publicly that it was so hard for him to keep the secret.

  • @johnt7630
    @johnt7630 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Amazing that Darth Vader only appeared for 12 minutes, in the first movie!

    • @shonmoody3482
      @shonmoody3482 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I indeec...Exactly the same amount of time The Emperor is seen in The Rise of Skyalker. I know the. Sideous is old, but this being the final move. He should have got more time.

    • @nightbladexxx
      @nightbladexxx ปีที่แล้ว

      Like Boba Fett in Empire, fans loved the mystery behind him even though it was just a few moments on the screen

  • @cooldadee3699
    @cooldadee3699 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    creativity at its best! love the idea of the ww2 axis mixture for the ultimate villain

  • @LarryLeeMoniz
    @LarryLeeMoniz 7 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Your voice is so soothing I took a nap right after watching this video. The only other person that affected me like that was the paitner, Bob Ross! Great video, wonderful insight, and yes... amazing voice! I've subscribed!

  • @Zenergy758
    @Zenergy758 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is a really cool video. Very informative of the this iconic character called Darth Vader.

  • @NKWTI
    @NKWTI 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It's amazing how all of these things got refined and put into their perfect place to resemble what we know today. Don't get me wrong, even if the original draft with all of the McQuarrie art was the Star Wars that got made, it still would have been this awesome, wild, unique thing that I feel would still be very big and iconic, but it seems like some very specific things got refined nicely. Instead of giving the good guy the cyborg parts and just making it this general cyberpunk thing, I like that the idea was refined to the point where he was able to see tragedy in the idea of needing the cyborg parts at all...and that maybe that tragedy should be leant to a father/son fallen from grace story rather than just a fashionable thing for the universe.

  • @kenamaro3942
    @kenamaro3942 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I met Dave Prowse, talked with him for several minutes and he signed two 8x10 pics for me. I gave one pic to my daughter who's sense lost it , I still have mine prominently displayed in my living room. This was in the early 90s. Dave was very nice and seemed to enjoy our brief chat. RIP Dave Prowse-

  • @ThatGreenSpy
    @ThatGreenSpy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What I heard in the VHS version back in the 1990s, long before the "Mandela Effect" psyop was conceived:
    No, I am your father.

  • @TomSchreck-n1t
    @TomSchreck-n1t 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Not only the best villain in star wars, probably the best movie villain ever.

  • @sephirothdomain1
    @sephirothdomain1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I can listen to this at full volume and still not wake the kids

  • @logiprime
    @logiprime 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I get this in my recommended all the time and I watch it every time cause it’s an awesome video

  • @beastdotsonfilms4859
    @beastdotsonfilms4859 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    You forgot to put ‘ASMR’ in the title

  • @jakkuwolfinsomnia8058
    @jakkuwolfinsomnia8058 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It’s amazing how so many great stories and movies and franchises all seem to have a backstory of not being much of anything. Back to the Future almost never happened too. The fact George wanted Darth Vader to die at the end of A New Hope was just incredible, how the whole movie franchise fitted together is incredible

  • @burntbacn
    @burntbacn 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I actually met David Prowse once, it was a couple years ago when I was staying at a hotel for a convention (can't remember the name) and he just happened to be staying there, too. The actor for Boba Fett was also there.

    • @Philipp3022
      @Philipp3022 ปีที่แล้ว

      they were hunting rebel scum

  • @riproar11
    @riproar11 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A trilogy could be made about Darth Vader once he is confined to the suit up until Return of the Jedi. It could show what happens during the in-betweens of Revenge of the Sith, A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. Make sure J.J. Abrahms doesn't direct it and only Gareth Edwards does. It would be awesome to see other versions of Vader's suit. Wouldn't it be cool if he had a version where instead of a cape he had a trench coat, combat-style boots and tactical plate-armor on his chest, arms and legs? For victories he would have very ornate armor just like Medieval kings and knights wore during parades and to impress women to court with. And then he would have very heavy tournament armor as Henry VIII had with interchangeable parts.

  • @jesusortiz4676
    @jesusortiz4676 7 ปีที่แล้ว +255

    Vader scene in Rogue One is hands down the best scene in Star Wars

    • @austinbramer558
      @austinbramer558 7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Jesus Ortiz no

    • @playmusic5978
      @playmusic5978 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      YES!! It's epic and bad ass!

    • @goldensh0t439
      @goldensh0t439 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Best Vader scene*

    • @ComputerLearning0
      @ComputerLearning0 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      *Jesus Ortiz* The Vader lightsaber "hall scene" is the moment in time most fans had been waiting for for decades. The earlier scenes In *Rogue One* of Vader were great but actually seeing our favorite villain in all his ruthlessness was a real treat for us all, and the tie-in of *Rogue One* taking us right up to the opening sequence of *A New Hope*.

    • @fosty.
      @fosty. 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      The best? No. One of the best? Yes.

  • @laurenhutton596
    @laurenhutton596 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Darth Vader is EASILY my FAVORITE "Star Wars" character - HANDS DOWN!!!

    • @laurenhutton596
      @laurenhutton596 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      oO{ Dawabo }Oo I CAN’T BREATHE IN THIS THING!!! 😂😂😂😂

    • @MineralGPK
      @MineralGPK 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Salacious crumb

  • @jackthegreek6092
    @jackthegreek6092 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I can't believe Mace Windu was one of the first names ever written.

  • @wickedbird1538
    @wickedbird1538 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    😮😮The deep voice of Darth Vader is Iconic.❤❤

  • @jackthegreek6092
    @jackthegreek6092 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Hot take: I like this guy's voice. Very refreshing as well as relaxing.

  • @11sonicmoooo
    @11sonicmoooo 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video. Loved all the info!!!

  • @christophersharman4818
    @christophersharman4818 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    If you look closely at 1:50 when he turns his head, you can see the actor's eyes through the helmet ;)

    • @rigatonipasta
      @rigatonipasta 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah, stuff like that happened a lot. He has fingerprints on his helmet in ANH

  • @basedbattledroid3507
    @basedbattledroid3507 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I am now fixated with the idea of Darth Vader promoting Road Safety.

  • @Leonardo-zp5oy
    @Leonardo-zp5oy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    R.I.P David Prowse.🙏🏼😔

  • @dionanderson86
    @dionanderson86 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This could pass as asmr telling you about Star Wars lol good vid 💯 to watch while in lockdown

  • @thudthud5423
    @thudthud5423 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I've heard complaints that "Rogue One" didn't have enough Darth Vader. I think those that complained missed the point of his inclusion of the movie completely. The movie was about the small group of Rebels and their exploits. The main villain was Director Krennic, a power hungry science officer. He was put in his place by Grand Moff Tarkin, just to make him look like he was trying to claw his way up the Imperial ladder. Vader put him in his place when he put his hand on his shoulder and asked "Do you feel like you're in charge?"
    Um...no, wrong movie...
    Having him show up all of the sudden in his Star Destroyer above Skariff was brutal, blocking the escape of some of the Rebel ships (and having one crash into it). His pursuit of the stolen data tapes onto the Rebel Calamari cruiser and his slaughter of the rebel troops was a great near-end to the movie and a great tie-in to "A New Hope". His importance at the very end of the movie pointed out that he was going to play a much more important role in the continuing saga.

  • @SanJuanCreole
    @SanJuanCreole 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful History!!! Thanks for this!
    I love this channel

  • @dangertube9198
    @dangertube9198 5 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    Why are you whispering? You recording this narration while at work or something?

  • @snugswashere6504
    @snugswashere6504 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Fun fact: the guy who pushes the button for the ship to escape in Rouge One is the director of the movie.

  • @Throwmethewhip
    @Throwmethewhip 7 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Most impressive