@@jenmurrayxo I know you see how Rogue One was a vast improvment in storyline from Episodes 1 and 2. Rogue One I feel is on par with Episode 3. (maybe slightly better).
Hey Jen, BTW. I have a rebel fight Jacket with the patches acquired from the Star Wars theme park in Orlando. You have to go and check it out. It's like a Settlement on Tatooine. I was spellbound seeing it in person. They even have the bar from Episode one but you have to book a seat in there 3 months in advance.
An interesting tidbit concerning R2-D2 is that the last words spoken to him by Anakin were to stay on the ship. That is why the droid never follows that order in the future films. He is worried about never seeing his friend again.
Notice, at the end, during Padme's funeral, she was made to look like she was still with child, and that the baby had died with her. And I said baby singular, because nobody except those in the delivery room knew it was twins. This made it infinitely easier to keep Leah from being discovered.
This is exactly why Vader was unable to sense his relation to Leia during her interrogation. Even when he senses through Luke that he has a twin sister, Vader still has absolutely no idea who it is.
The Leia twist works so much better here than in Jedi. Which is one of many huge reasons why I-III need to be seen before Jedi (either through Episode Order or, my preference for first time viewers, I-III as a flashback between V and VI)
The stomach doesn't instantly shrink after childbirth, it takes time. And since Padmé died her body wouldn't go back. So she wasn't "made to look like she was still with child".
I love the foreshadowing when Anakin and Obi-Wan rescue Palpatine: Palpatine: "Leave him, or we'll never make it." Anakin: "His fate will be the same as ours." All three of them are killed by a Sith Lord, on a Death Star...
Palpatine is both the 'elected' leader of the Republic AND the "phantom menace" behind the separatists. He has managed to 'create' a war so to be given emergency power, which he used to to re-organise the Republic into the Galactic Empire and putting himself emperor. Once that was done, he eliminated the separatists and then had total control of everything, with NO opposition. A wise devil...
Note the fact that while Anakin, after Darth Vader had been slaughtering the Jedi and youglings, he was still shedding tears. Really shows the conflict that was within him. He knew this was wrong, but he was willing to do anything to save Padme. In the end, Padme still died and cries out "Nooooo" when he knows it was all for nothing. He threw it all away because his "friend" Palpatine had lied and manipulated him all this time. He will realized it again once he learns his children survived. Vader's ultimate goal, in the years that followed Padme's death, was to take his revenge and kill the Emperor and take over. When he found out a child of his, Luke, survived Padme's death. His goal seemed that much more reachable, thus his offer to Luke, in the Empire Strikes Back, was genuine. Even while Vader fought his son a second time in Return of the Jedi, he was holding back. He didn't want to kill Luke. Only get him to turn to the Dark Side and become his apprentice. I could ramble on endlessly but between Ed Dunn and I, we might be TMI.
@@jenmurrayxo Go further and think about it this way. The title Return of the Jedi was not referring to Luke, but to Anakin. in my mind, Anakin's real redemption began when Luke rejected his offer in Empire Strikes Back. Anakin wanted more then anything the love of his son, so Luke's rejection hit him in the core, and let the self doubt start creeping in. The look they show on Vader watching Luke fall becomes one of the most poignant moments in the whole saga and adds even more weight to that scene. The entire Star Wars sage hinges on that moment of rejection. At least, that's how I see it.
Yup, as I always say in the Ep. III comments - it was a deal with the devil - the story of Faust. And it didn't turn out well for Faust - and it didn't turn out well for Vader...
The struggle of Anakin is the struggle in all of us. Good vs Evil, Hatred vs love, we all decide what comes first, but the struggle becomes easier depending on what kind of company we keep, for good or ill. Anakin's struggle was more intense because he had both very good friends and a very very bad friend. What tipped the scale for him was Fear. It was certainly his path to the Dark Side.
Interesting. I always interpreted the tears he shed to be due to him thinking of Padme dying, so he could focus on the 'necessity' of the task at hand...
Like a lot of people I didn't feel the prequels captured the fun and "magic" of the original trilogy. But how can a downward spiral story be fun and magical? The story is of a dark and more serious tone. So, now I have to admit they have grown on me over the years.
The trilogies told opposite stories. One an up beat, good over evil story with a happy ending. The other is a sad and traumatic story that inevitably has a tragic ending. But I think the overwhelming factor for most people's dislike of the sequels is age. Experiencing the originals as a kid left indelible marks that we carry to this day. The sense of wonderment is just not the same as an adult. It was all brand new then. We had no idea what to expect. Then 1-3 comes along and we now know what Star Wars is. We now forn expectations when it was impossible before. Expectation replaces anticipatoin the bedfellow of expectation is disappointment.
The prequel trilogy was criticized, often derided. Ironically, the original trilogy didn't fared much better when came out. Only time gave the deserved credits. I feel that the same is happening with the prequels.
@@mikestevens917 You can watch footage of Star Wars releasing in theaters and grown adults were dressed up in costumes even back then where do you think it came from, the Prequels just sucks, the CGI Lucas used was a new technology if he waited until 2010 to make the prequels they would've been a lot better, he had help with the scripts in the original trilogy, he wrote all of them himself this time and directed, when The Original Trilogy had different directors
@@eclisis5080 OT had different directors but they had no power because Lucas was edited everything he wanted. He envisioned universe and he made it came true. OT is obsolete by today standards. How good CGI is not important because its just a tool to show imagery. TCW 2008 have worst animation ever seen let's say. Prequels alone are best Star wars because they are real vision of Lucas that he always wanted but didn't have tech to do it. OT is just scraps put together as best they could have been but every film i lacking and most boring is TESB where there was time to show universe but they spend entire middle part of the movie on swamp planet and in asteroid. Missed opportunities because that was perfect time to show joining of rebel alliance through Leia's position, not that just rebels just jump into screen in ep6 out of nowhere
@@michaelstark8720 Empire Strikes Back is the only good star wars film ever, Lucas didn't direct it or write the script, he just came up with the treatment, all Disney had to do was take Lucas' treatments have somebody write the script and direct the damn movie
It makes me happy to know that people are still experiencing this story for the first time. Prequels were hella underrated in their day, I'm glad they get some appreciation nowadays.
Me too. To be fair about all the trilogies. I think the OT is the best. The PT is next. The ST is third best. I don't think ANY of them are garbage when I really step back and pay attention as I watch them over and over again they all have great messages and parts to them. Even Episodes 2 and 8 which are my least favorites. I still love certain parts of those as well. I understand people can hate or love what they want. But I never understand why people would give up on such a wonderful franchise over Ewoks or JarJar or Flying Leia. I don't sing every parts praises but I do think the whole thing even the sequels and the shows have a lot of value.
Regarding everyone's favorite astromech droid. There's a theory that about 100 years in the future the whole saga is being told to a historian by R2-D2. Maybe Artoo kind of embelished his role.
Blurring Anakin's burned body was not something I expected. But George Lucas did basically tell the make-up team to make it as gruesome as PG-13 would allow and the end-product is damn impressive. I recommend watching some of the bts stuff of making Darth Vader in this movie. Pretty cool to watch. But yeah, Anakin's fall and Darth Vader's rise is a tragedy and a half. In the end even if his core goals were still pure, the dark side corrupted him not just physically but mentally, which is why he was so power obsessed on Mustafar. Padmé dying in large part due to Anakin's actions is just the cherry on top the misery cake. At that moment, when Vader rises from the operating table (which btw, the operation took some time and no narcotics were used at all), Palpatine and his own deep seeded pain and hatred (especially self hatred) is all he has left at that point, which is why he stays as Palpatine's apprentice and falls completely to the dark side, becoming the dark lord we see in the OT.
I remember seeing this movie in the theater as a kid in 2005, it was my first ever Star Wars movie in a theater. To an 8 year old, it was mind blowing. Spectacle, drama, love, tragedy, and an amazing fight sequence. I thought it was the best movie I'd ever seen.
R2-D2's memory was not wiped, but I don't think R2 realizes that Darth Vader is Anikin, plus he never runs into Vader in the original trilogy. C3PO memory was wiped for sure. He and Vader collide in Episode 5, but there are so many protocol droids in the know universe, how could Vader think it was his original kid project C3PO. PLus Vade is busy oppressing systems in the First GAlactic Empire.
There is a comic where he does realize 3PO is the droid he built and he has flashbacks. Then in a rare moment of not being an evil ass, he allows 3PO to be returned to Chewbacca and Leia.
@@teentitans0789 R2 may have heard about Vader, but he never saw him. And to make that connection in R2's processing unit is quite a leap. Plus he has tons of other issues to compute. Ha
So there’s this little show called The clone Wars that’s set between AOTC and ROTS that has all your favorite characters, plus a bunch of awesome new ones all doing fun stuff and build fun relationships, and guess what? It has awesome voice actors and writing. You get to spend 133 episodes spending much more time learning about this period, with events that ripple out to the future It’s essential lore, check it out!
Clone Wars multimedia project was awesome while TCW 2008-2020 just sucked. They ruined every character, bringing new unimportant ones, stretch story to nonsense levels etc.. I have thousands complaint and I would never watch it
You’re not alone on Darth Vader. In 2003 the American Film Institutes ranked Darth Vader as the third greatest movie villain of all time, behind Hannibal Lecter and Norman Bates. I really liked the prequels. I really don’t understand all the hatred towards them.
Obi Wan and Anakin were very evenly matched Jedi, but Obi Wan had more experience and was better able to control his emotions and maintain a level head. If you noticed, Anakin's eyes turned yellow when he was slaughtering everyone, but weren't yellow when fighting Obi Wan. Anakin wasn't drawing on the Dark Side. He wanted to prove he was the more powerful Jedi without it. Had he used the Dark Side, he most likely would have won. I don't know if that's canon, but it's an explanation I've read and it fits with what was on screen. I'm seriously pumped for the new Obi Wan Kenobi series coming out in May.
@@orangewarm1 You do know that any good storytelling involves consistent rules of how the universe works, even a fictional one. Having reasons and motivations that fit with the lore and characters' personalities within that universe are what makes the story believable, even compelling.
The new obi-wan is a bit of a farce given that neither Disney or Ewan Mcgregor seems to understand the character of of Obi-Wan Kenobi, described as a broken man who has lost faith, this is clearly wrong and shows that they do not grasp what being a jedi really is.
Shadiversity did an extremely detailed breakdown and analysis of the lightsaber fight between Anakin and Obi-Wan on his channel from the perspective of actual sword combat (not just stage fighting, stunt fighting or choreography), and he gave it a pretty high rating.
the acting between Hayden and Ewan was absolutely stellar. overall emotions in the scenes in episodes 1 and 2 needed a lot of work in that department (maybe short on time, so that could be the reason), but in order, the portrayal got progressively better and better. I'd say the bulk of the prequel was shouldered exclusively by Ewan McGregor, Hayden took awhile to warm up to it, but was matching him towards the end.
Anyone who had watched the 5 movies would know that Palpintine was the Emperor. But it's awesome that we get the backstory of the Emperor and his legendary apprentice Darth Vader.
This was one of my favorite of the prequel trilogy, seeing Anakin's turn to the Dark Side. Before the prequels I remember Anakin and Obi-Wan fighting near a molten pit or volcano, where Anakin was crispy crittered and his final descent into becoming Vader was solidified. What ever liberties were taken in telling this story, I love this film. My all time favorite anti-hero has a lot of his backstory (with time, story and film making constraints) fairly accurate to the pre - prequel origins. I was happy with it, except for the Frankenstien off the bench ending. Grrrr.
I was 13 when it came out in theaters. The climatic and emotional battle between of Anakin vs Obi Wan is the part I will never forget. The lightsaber duels is one of the best parts in the Prequel Trilogy.
Hi Jen!! Yeah, this was definitely the better of the prequels. I love how it's not only the beginning story of Vader but also Palpatine. He played both sides and manipulated EVERYONE!! Did you catch it when Palpatine said the line about manipulating Midi-chlorians to create life? Hmmm Anakin had no father hmmmm. 😱Check out Empire of Dreams sometime if you get the chance, it's the making of Star Wars. It's really good, you can find it here on RUclips. Cya!!!!💖
@@biguy617 Don't worry, it's not official canon. The official story is that Plageuis (and Palpatine to a lesser extent) tried to manipulate midi-chlorians to create the perfect Sith apprentice, and The Force didn't like that, and so rebounded by sending the Chosen One into the galaxy, who eventually destroys the Sith. So Palpatine isn't Anakin's dad, the force essentially is.
Great Reaction Jen! Revenge of the Sith in my opinion cannot be matched to any other Star Wars movie. People can say what they want about episodes 1-2 but episode 3 was a masterpiece on all levels. It has almost every single emotion a movie can have. If you watch the clone wars and then Revenge of the Sith afterwards it is 10x more emotional. My Star Wars movies in order. 1. Revenge of the Sith 2. Empires Strikes back 3. Return of the Jedi 4. Attack of the Clones 5. Phantom menace 6. Rogue One 7. A New Hope 8. Force Awakens 9. Rise of Skywalker 10. Last Jedi. Note: I dislike the sequels. But I had to put my ranking in there.
Always gives me a chuckle when someone watches this for the first time and it's always the same question, "He's not going to kill the kids, is he?". One of those shocking things that ranks right up there with the BBQ they threw for Uncle Owen & Aunt Beru.
Dunno if you caught it later on, but when they’re entering the huge hangar garage after rescuing the Chancellor in the beginning, but the Millenium Falcon can be seen docking in the lower left corner
@@SJHFoto 😆 All it means is that they are my favorite. Most people use that phrase when talking about a song they really like but it's universal really. Feel free to use it in conversation 👍🏼
Phantom Menace is my favorite movie ever made period. Sith and Jedi have more technical flaws than the rest but hit the emotional beats dead-on and are more enjoyable on that front. Empire and Clones are the best-made technically but rarely as outright fun. Empire feels slightly overrated in spite of earning the majority of its praise, and Clones criminally underrated even by my own personal preferences. New Hope deserves all the credit for being first and being so amazing that the other five had to top it to stay relevant. Unfortunately they did that too well for me as while I do enjoy Hope it feels small and claustrophobic in comparison to the rest.
"you could not have these movies without R2" - Correct. Star Wars is about R2D2. They are the only character that appears in every movie. They are the reason the story is being told.
Note how Palpatine never threatened Anakin even when he revealed himself. Anakin never saw him wield a lightsaber. By the time Anakin got there to see Palpatine be arrested he only saw Windu on the offensive. Anakin knew executing an unarmed enemy (Dooku) is not the Jedi way and to see Windu about to do the same thing to Palpatine showed the hypocracy of the Jedi.
Its odd that the lightsaber Palpatine used went flying out the window during his fight with WIndu, yet he suddenly has another when he faces Yoda. Sith lightsabers must grow on trees now.
I wish I could wipe my memory of all Star Wars movies/shows, and watch them all in chronological order. The fight between Obi Wan and Anakin is already so incredible to me. Imagine watching that fight, not having any clue how it would turn out!
Jen your reactions are so fun to watch! I love how you get so invested in these movies! 'Kenobs' 😂 And Darth Vader is the greatest villain of all time. I remember when the originals came out, everyone loved Vader! Great job as usual!
Jen, Order 66 was based on Friday the 13th , On Friday the 13th in some year in the dark ages, the Pope had all the Knights Templar assasinated after they came back from the Crusades War
@@jenmurrayxo check out the video link i posted about the big bad behind the Emperor in another comment, watch the entire video to get the full picture of what's really going on in these star wars movies
It was King Philip IV of France who purged the Knights Templars. The purge began on Friday, 13 October 1307, with hundreds of Templars being arrested by Philip's agents. The purge culminated on 11 (or 18) March 1314, with the leadership of the Templars being burned at the stake.
Their are additional cartoons (good ones) that have several seasons to them... There is an anime-style Clone Wars cartoon, and then the one that Dave Filoni was a major part of as well as George Lucas himself. The latter one has an animated movie that introduces it.... They basically take place between Episode II and Episode III. There is also another good cartoon series that is called Rebels that takes place a little before Rogue One and Episode IV. These are several hours of Star Wars, and you will definitely know many of the characters now that you have seen the Prequels and the Original Trilogy. 🙂
Palpatine has been manipulating the confusion within Anikin to put those visions of Padme dying in Anakin’s head, knowing full well his effort to save her would lead him down the path Palpatine always wanted. Palpatine was playing chess while the rest of the galaxy was playing checkers. We didn't stand a chance.
Even with real swords hand injuries are common because when two people are fighting it's the furthest out part of the body. Or they would be, that's why real swords have crossguards that protect the hands. Lightsabers dont have crossguards so the hand is extremely exposed, an easy target
That is one of the reasons I like the Inquisitors lightsabers. That half moon guard is pretty effective. More so if it where made of Beskar. Ezra has a similar design, but went for a more traditional look later on. Then we have Kylo Ren's saber but, it was not the first time something like that existed. That honor belongs to a 2003 comic. Though that saber only had a single quillon used to face away from the user.
As soon as I get a chance I'll see this reaction just got off work. Anakin's story arc is one of the most heartbreaking and interesting character development ever. Hayden did a wonderful job.
After they were married, Anakin and Padme traded their droids to each other as wedding gifts. An astro droid proved to be a better companion for a Jedi pilot in wartime. As Threepeeo was better suited to serve senator Amidala in diplomatic capacity. At this time the war has been going on for four years.
I have to say Jen, when Padme says, "So this is how liberty dies, with thunderous applause." ...And then you say "Mmhmm." I teared up a little. Thank you so much for your reaction. 💚
@@jenmurrayxo The remaining truck drivers will be hunted down and defeated. Henceforth, Parliament will be reorganized into the first great northern Empire! This is how Liberty dies eh?
Anakin Skywalker is meant to be the Chosen One, not Rey Palpatine. I wish Hayden Christensen is brought back as a force ghost in the Rise of Skywalker. He appeared in Exegol to face Emperor Palpatine one last time, fulfill the prophecy that brings balance to the Force, use the light force healing to bring Rey back to life, and Ben finally see who his grandfather really is. That's how it should of been done!
Its interesting though, alot of people say that she died of a broken heart and you know its a whole meme and everything in the prequel community, but it might actually be something else. The sith way of keeping someone alive is to leech life from someone and give it to someone else, Palpatine knew it, as he was Plaguis's apprentice (also he broke the rule of 2 because he didn't kill his master in a fight and he keeps replacing his apprentice before they can defeat him, so the sith won't get any stronger anymore), Padme was alive, Anakin was dying though, Palpatine knew that if Anakin lost her, he would have nothing left and only have his loyalty to Sheeve. Why would he tell Anakin that Anakin had killed Padme? He wouldn't tell an empty lie unless he knew. Also, the clones are the real victims of the clone wars. Seen as disposable soldiers, but are just as emotional and human as everyone else. I can talk about them for hours. But yeah, inhibitor chips.
Opening battle, an explosion on the side of a shop, the smoking debris that hit the other ship(?), That debris is the Kitchen Sink. People at Is Industrial Light & Magic said they put everything in there including the Kitchen Sink.
The same studio that did Samurai Jack did the first animated Clone Wars and... it... was... EPIC! How Grievous got the cough/chest pains, Mace Windy vs droid army, Anakin vs assassin... all great!
Anakin Skywalker only wanted the power to save the ones he loved from dying and he realizes he has that power when he saves his son from the Emperor One of the greatest characters ever created I absolutely love everything star wars and can't wait to see you react to the sequel trilogy ❤️
The LEGO game for this makes the Anakin and Obi-Wan fight so much harder when it's twoplayer since you have to go between fighting each other and helping each other to get through the level lol.
Some cool Funfacts: **When Obi-Wan spoke with Padme in a Deleted [Unfinished] scene, Kenobi said:** “I am not blind, Padmé. Though I have tried to be, for Anakin’s sake. And for yours. Anakin has loved you since the day you met, in that horrible junk shop on Tatooine. He’s never even tried to hide it, though we do not speak of it. We… pretend that I don’t know. And I was happy to, because it made him happy. You made him happy, when nothing else ever truly could.” General Grievous also was in the Battle of Geonosis [The Battle in Episode 2] he was hidden in Caves so the republic does not find out about him. In legends Grievous killed 3 Jedi and Almost killed 3 other jedi in his first battle. The Jedi were Sha'a Gi, Ki-Adi Mundu, Shaak Ti, Aayla Secura, Tarr Seirr, K'Kruhk. Palpatine has Two Lightsabers. He prefers to fight with one except he fights against multiple strong enemies. He lost one of his sabers during his fight with Mace Windu. In Legends [Probably Canon too] Dooku was supposed to hold back during his fight with Anakin and Kenobi in episode 3 since Palpatine wanted to see if anakin is strong enough and he didn't wanted anakin to lose a second limb. During Order 66 some jedi were spared and brought to the Emperor. Palpatine gave them a chance to Join him and become Imperial Inquisitors. The tragedy of Darth Plagueis the wise was a part of Palpatines life. Darth Plagueis was Palpatines Master. After he learned everything from him he killed him. That's why he was grinning when he said 'Ironic' During Episode 1 Darth Plagueis was probably still alive. If Anakin wouldn't have lost his limbs to Obi-Wan, he would probably kill Palpatine and become the Emperor. Also he would be able to reach his full potential and become the most powerful being in the galaxy. When Obi-Wan said 'that time on cato neimoidia doesn't count" he meant a mission where Obi-Wan lost his Breathing device that would help him when the seperatists would use Dioxis [Toxine] Anakin found his breathing device and gave it to Obi-Wan just in time There are Theories that say that Palpatine transferred Padmes Life Essence into anakin to make him survive. This is how 'Saving others from death' works when he told anakin the tragdey of Darth Plagueis Ewan McGregor [Obi-Wans Actor] was not able to say the line "killing younglings" without laughing. That's why he covered his mouth while saying it. Count Dooku was one of the Jedi Orders Best Duelists Anakin was 22 years old in Episode 3 and 45 years old in Episode 6 that means he was almost Half of his live a jedi and the other half of his live a sith. Vaders Suit is Vulnerable to Lightnings. Palpatine made it like this so he could defeat vader when he would question his authorities. Also his suit is itchy and hurts him so Vader can use his very Hate in Combat. Qui Gon Jinn was the one who told Obi-Wan that Anakin is Darth Vader Anakin also had a Padawan called Ahsoka Tano. You can see her in the Animated Series "Star Wars: The Clone Wars", "Star Wars: Rebels" or the Live action Series "Star Wars: The Mandalorian" and 'Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett" she also gets her own series soon. Anakin said "His fate will be the same as ours" and all of them died on a Death Star. Mace Windu uses Combat Form called "Vapaad" it is his self made Combat form that consits of Form 7 Juyo. It brings you close to the Dark Side and finds your opponents weakness. Mace Windu got his Purple lightsaber crystal from natives of a planet after saving their folk. Yoda and Palpatine are equally Matched.
@@ThomasCostigan He still didn't know that anakin survived Mustafar. He found out in kenobi series when 3rd sister told him and in legends qui gon told him
I was thinking back to your Episode I reaction and that you mentioned how much you became invested in Qui-Gon. Recently one of the big creative minds behind Star Wars pointed out that Qui-Gon was the Jedi Master that Anakin actually needed instead of Obi-Wan. You rightly say that Obi-Wan always does the right thing, but Anakin was dealing with feelings that couldn't be handled by a by-the-book Jedi like Obi-Wan, even if he was one of the best. Qui-Gon on the other hand was a bit of a rogue, didn't always listen to the Council, and went with his instincts more than the rules. Anakin got a loving brother in Obi-Wan, but what he needed was a kind and understanding father like Qui-Gon. Though since Luke redeems Anakin in the end and officially fulfills the prophecy of bringing balance to the Force, it seems like this outcome was the will of the Force all along anyway :P Video in question: ruclips.net/video/ePDiQ1uTrWI/видео.html
if you remember from the original trilogy, when vader and luke are fighting for the second time, vader says "obi wan has taught you well"......it was because luke was at the top of the stairs, taking the high ground, just as obi wan did in this movie. Just a fun little easter egg kinda thing lol
You give some of the best reactions. Thus was definitely my favorite of the prequels. The light Saber fight between Obi Wan and Anikan was incredible. I saw that uour reacting to Rogue One. Great choice. Your going yo love it and blow your mind.
Jen, that was a great reaction, as usual. I have watched all the movies in the theaters in the order they were released (starting with the original trilogy). But until recently I never watched any of the TV series. I know you have mentioned watching The Mandalorian, and I have to recommend watching The Clone Wars as well. There are seven full seasons that tell the story of what happened with the army of the clones that was introduced near the end of Episode II and the war that finally was ended in this film. I always felt like Anakin's turn to Darth Vader happened a bit too quickly and a bit too conveniently, but all that content from The Clone Wars helps to build a more complete picture of all the competing impulses he was facing, and how Palpatine very gradually and slowly and methodically manipulated him to mistrust everyone around him except for Palpatine himself. I'm now off to watch The Bad Batch, which is the first of the intervening titles that fill in the gap between the end of Episode III and the beginning of Rogue One.
in the wonderful (sadly, now defunct) Star Wars Galaxies MMORPG, I had one of those wheelie-jumpers that General Grievous used to flee from Kenobi...That thing was a delight. I sure miss that game.
The Chosen Ones prophecy says he will bring balance to the force. Not kill all sith. He brought balance by killing the 10.000 Jedi. In the end there were 2 Very Powerful Sith and 2 Very Powerful Jedi
I think you'd really enjoy the two animated series' The Clone Wars and Rebels. The Clone Wars specifically will show much more of the character development that happens between the movies Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith. Whereas Rebels deals with post prequels but pre-original trilogy. I will say that The Clone Wars does have a lot of sloggy content but overall it's totally worth the watch! But regardless, glad you're enjoying the Star Wars journey!!!
In RotJ when Leia says she remembered her mother but died when she was young alot of ppl sd that wasn't possible because Padme died in childbirth. My theory is that her adopted mom died when she was young. Whether Leia knew she was adopted or not is irrelevant. She considered the Queen of Alderran her mother
I enjoy watching people react to SW for the first time, because I can't remember a time in my life when I didn't know the SW story. My parents weren't into it, but I'm sure I had a couple SW toys when I was very little. I must have picked up the lore from books or comics or something because I knew Vader was Luke's father and his mother died giving birth before I ever watched any of the movies.
Jen, you mentioned that they should have light sabers like a keychain well actually they do they have a belt loop they have on them so they can carry them around like that
I like how you stated your opinion of the prequels, that they are an “added layer”. Since you used a LOTR reference, I’ll use it for analogy; Have read the LOTR books many times, and also really enjoy the movies though they are different.
I really enjoyed all your reactions. It's funny, during the original theatrical release of the prequels, everyone already knew Palpatine was Sidious, but that's somehow lost on all the other current reactions I've seen, except yours. Are people just not paying attention? I dunno, but the fact you already knew it or felt it - I think you're a true Star Wars fan 👍
Technically Anakin was telling the truth. He did see “the Jedi” (in this case the 4 masters that confronted the chancellor) attempting to assassinate and overthrow the chancellor. When he arrived at the office he saw him unarmed while Mace Windu had his lightsaber and wanted to kill him. Also, when he says “From my point of view the Jedi are evil”. He has lost all trust and faith in the Jedi all from them never trusting him and treating him like trash. Not helping him with his feelings even though they knew about them and just brushed it aside. Many other things that are shown in the clown wars show. The important thing is from the point of view. So to anakin the Jedi were evil. Part of it because of the first part above and the other because his mind was in major conflict during the transition from Anakin to Vader and was getting corrupt. Quite sad.
consider he was hesitant on killing Dooku as it’s “not the Jedi way” and regretted doing so and giving into his emotions as the Jedi instructed him against. Just to see Jedi Master Mace Windu attempt the exact same thing on his mentor and friend Palpatine, it seemed hypocritical in his eyes.
@@bigfudge3223 Yup. People in their reactions are like “When it benefits you it’s not the Jedi way”. They don’t realize that When Anakin killed Dooku he felt bad and he didn’t want to in the first place. When he tells Mace it’s not the Jedi way, he is talking to a Master who is in the council and basically in the top 2 of the Jedi hierarchy. He is hoping that Mace not kill him yes for benefit but also to restore some faith to him in the Jedi teachings and beliefs. But when he sees that Mace doesn’t care about that in that moment, like you said, all he sees is hypocrisy which it was.
I love watching you because you remind me so much of my best friend! Don't skip the next show on Disney +! Kenobi takes place about 10 years after ep 3 and airs May 25th.
Revenge of the sith is my favourite star wars movie of all time . Like it's arguably the most important movie in the timeline. I actually shipped Anakin And Padme more than anything while watching these movies . But it was so nice to see that you enjoyed these as much as I did and ignored all those bad critisim that these movies somehow got over years . Anakin's journey from the CHOSEN ONE to THE DARK SIDE is truly emotional and incredible at the same time . Vader is the most badass character out there . Loved your reaction.
8:31 "I feel like _everything's_ a path to the Dark Side." Picked up on that, too, have you? I mean, seriously, it sucks to be a Sith, because every emotion you feel somehow ends up translating into some shade of anger or hate. They come to dominate everything you do. But it also sucks to be a Jedi, because you have to accept all these _restrictions._ You're not allowed to have things like _attachments._ You're not allowed to have things that inspire strong feelings of _any_ kind, because every strong feeling somehow ends up being a path to the _Dark_ Side. Initially, the Force seems pretty cool. But once you put a little thought into it, it becomes evident that it actually kinda sucks.
Hello there. So many memes in this one. I love Anakin’s transformation. And the first breath of Darth Vader in his shiny suit was an epic moment, I’ll never forget.
It's awesome how into Star Wars you have become. Rogue One is really good and there are several tv series on Disney+ that will scratch your Star Wars itch for sometime if you choose to react to them. In fact, Obi-Wan's series starts May 25.
Growing up in the 80's, it was leaked out to us kids somehow (pre-Internet of course) that Obi-Wan screwed up Anakin on a lava planet. It was often a topic of playground discussion. We never thought we would ever see it on the big screen...
@6:02 "I feel like you cannot have these movies without R2." Exactly. The narrator of these stories is R2-D2, and without R2 there would be no stories to tell. Unlike many other droids R2-D2 never had its memory erased which is routine maintenance for droids including C-3PO. It's done because over time drones start developing personality and start to become unpredictable. For various random reasons, including the ability to keep secrets without babbling about them, R2-D2 has avoided that fate and has kept everything in memory. Each movie is started by the narrator. And when the narrator says "Long time ago in a galaxy far, far away..." that's R2-D2 telling you the story of which R2-D2 and C-3PO are the main characters. It's like in Akira Kurosawa's film The Hidden Fortress where the main characters are two peasants taken up by events to an adventure. The story is told from their POV. Also that movie has a feisty brave princess and two skilled samurai swordsmen as opposites. Watch that movie some day, and you'll see a prototype of Star Wars original trilogy. And that's just beautiful.
Very late to the party with your reactions but loving them. If you read/listen to the novelisation (Matthew Stover is the author), there is more detail such as why Anakin threw a 'tantrum' about not being made a master, and his reason for his childish outburst was not childish, even if it came across like that. And why Obi Wan survived the order 66/cannon fire, even though the clones were on target. It goes a bit more indepth with some events and character behavior.
ROUGE ONE NEXT!!!
On Patreon now & RUclips Fri 25th 👍
@@jenmurrayxo I know you see how Rogue One was a vast improvment in storyline from Episodes 1 and 2. Rogue One I feel is on par with Episode 3. (maybe slightly better).
Hey Jen, BTW. I have a rebel fight Jacket with the patches acquired from the Star Wars theme park in Orlando. You have to go and check it out. It's like a Settlement on Tatooine.
I was spellbound seeing it in person. They even have the bar from Episode one but you have to book a seat in there 3 months in advance.
The best Disney SW movie
I don't consider Rouge One and Solo Star Wars movies, they are spin offs
25:16 "Everybody watch your hands." HILARIOUS.
An interesting tidbit concerning R2-D2 is that the last words spoken to him by Anakin were to stay on the ship. That is why the droid never follows that order in the future films. He is worried about never seeing his friend again.
Awwww omg 💔
"I worry about Yoda, he so tiny."
judge him by his size, do you..?
Notice, at the end, during Padme's funeral, she was made to look like she was still with child, and that the baby had died with her. And I said baby singular, because nobody except those in the delivery room knew it was twins. This made it infinitely easier to keep Leah from being discovered.
This is exactly why Vader was unable to sense his relation to Leia during her interrogation. Even when he senses through Luke that he has a twin sister, Vader still has absolutely no idea who it is.
The Leia twist works so much better here than in Jedi. Which is one of many huge reasons why I-III need to be seen before Jedi (either through Episode Order or, my preference for first time viewers, I-III as a flashback between V and VI)
Awesome man. First time I've recognized that.
Thanks! I thought Lucas made an error
The stomach doesn't instantly shrink after childbirth, it takes time. And since Padmé died her body wouldn't go back. So she wasn't "made to look like she was still with child".
I like that in one of the last scenes they also included Tarkin, the future mof and commander of the Death Star. A real gesture to the fans.
Tarkin is also in the Clone Wars cartoons.
@@Velanteg Not true, quite a few jedi who escaped order 66 knew
I love the foreshadowing when Anakin and Obi-Wan rescue Palpatine:
Palpatine: "Leave him, or we'll never make it."
Anakin: "His fate will be the same as ours."
All three of them are killed by a Sith Lord, on a Death Star...
All three were betrayed and murdered by Darth Vader... from a certain point of view.
@@admiraljosh yea thats what I was thinking
Also in TPM Obi Wan says to Anakin "Somehow, I think you will be the death of me"...
It's like poetry, it rhymes
Palpatine is both the 'elected' leader of the Republic AND the "phantom menace" behind the separatists. He has managed to 'create' a war so to be given emergency power, which he used to to re-organise the Republic into the Galactic Empire and putting himself emperor. Once that was done, he eliminated the separatists and then had total control of everything, with NO opposition. A wise devil...
Palpatine orchestrated the war
as a means to gain, expand and consolidate ("unlimited") power.
Hitler did the exact same thing when he became Chancellor.
Dont bother explaining it to a modern day woman. They are all stupid
Cliché manipulation that the entire Senate fell for.
Note the fact that while Anakin, after Darth Vader had been slaughtering the Jedi and youglings, he was still shedding tears. Really shows the conflict that was within him. He knew this was wrong, but he was willing to do anything to save Padme.
In the end, Padme still died and cries out "Nooooo" when he knows it was all for nothing. He threw it all away because his "friend" Palpatine had lied and manipulated him all this time.
He will realized it again once he learns his children survived.
Vader's ultimate goal, in the years that followed Padme's death, was to take his revenge and kill the Emperor and take over. When he found out a child of his, Luke, survived Padme's death. His goal seemed that much more reachable, thus his offer to Luke, in the Empire Strikes Back, was genuine.
Even while Vader fought his son a second time in Return of the Jedi, he was holding back. He didn't want to kill Luke. Only get him to turn to the Dark Side and become his apprentice.
I could ramble on endlessly but between Ed Dunn and I, we might be TMI.
Lol you guys know I enjoy your comments! ☺👍
@@jenmurrayxo Go further and think about it this way. The title Return of the Jedi was not referring to Luke, but to Anakin. in my mind, Anakin's real redemption began when Luke rejected his offer in Empire Strikes Back. Anakin wanted more then anything the love of his son, so Luke's rejection hit him in the core, and let the self doubt start creeping in. The look they show on Vader watching Luke fall becomes one of the most poignant moments in the whole saga and adds even more weight to that scene. The entire Star Wars sage hinges on that moment of rejection. At least, that's how I see it.
Yup, as I always say in the Ep. III comments - it was a deal with the devil - the story of Faust. And it didn't turn out well for Faust - and it didn't turn out well for Vader...
The struggle of Anakin is the struggle in all of us. Good vs Evil, Hatred vs love, we all decide what comes first, but the struggle becomes easier depending on what kind of company we keep, for good or ill. Anakin's struggle was more intense because he had both very good friends and a very very bad friend. What tipped the scale for him was Fear. It was certainly his path to the Dark Side.
Interesting. I always interpreted the tears he shed to be due to him thinking of Padme dying, so he could focus on the 'necessity' of the task at hand...
Like a lot of people I didn't feel the prequels captured the fun and "magic" of the original trilogy.
But how can a downward spiral story be fun and magical? The story is of a dark and more serious tone.
So, now I have to admit they have grown on me over the years.
The trilogies told opposite stories. One an up beat, good over evil story with a happy ending. The other is a sad and traumatic story that inevitably has a tragic ending. But I think the overwhelming factor for most people's dislike of the sequels is age. Experiencing the originals as a kid left indelible marks that we carry to this day. The sense of wonderment is just not the same as an adult. It was all brand new then. We had no idea what to expect. Then 1-3 comes along and we now know what Star Wars is. We now forn expectations when it was impossible before. Expectation replaces anticipatoin the bedfellow of expectation is disappointment.
The prequel trilogy was criticized, often derided. Ironically, the original trilogy didn't fared much better when came out. Only time gave the deserved credits. I feel that the same is happening with the prequels.
@@mikestevens917 You can watch footage of Star Wars releasing in theaters and grown adults were dressed up in costumes even back then where do you think it came from, the Prequels just sucks, the CGI Lucas used was a new technology if he waited until 2010 to make the prequels they would've been a lot better, he had help with the scripts in the original trilogy, he wrote all of them himself this time and directed, when The Original Trilogy had different directors
@@eclisis5080 OT had different directors but they had no power because Lucas was edited everything he wanted. He envisioned universe and he made it came true. OT is obsolete by today standards. How good CGI is not important because its just a tool to show imagery. TCW 2008 have worst animation ever seen let's say.
Prequels alone are best Star wars because they are real vision of Lucas that he always wanted but didn't have tech to do it. OT is just scraps put together as best they could have been but every film i lacking and most boring is TESB where there was time to show universe but they spend entire middle part of the movie on swamp planet and in asteroid. Missed opportunities because that was perfect time to show joining of rebel alliance through Leia's position, not that just rebels just jump into screen in ep6 out of nowhere
@@michaelstark8720 Empire Strikes Back is the only good star wars film ever, Lucas didn't direct it or write the script, he just came up with the treatment, all Disney had to do was take Lucas' treatments have somebody write the script and direct the damn movie
It makes me happy to know that people are still experiencing this story for the first time. Prequels were hella underrated in their day, I'm glad they get some appreciation nowadays.
Me too. To be fair about all the trilogies. I think the OT is the best. The PT is next. The ST is third best. I don't think ANY of them are garbage when I really step back and pay attention as I watch them over and over again they all have great messages and parts to them. Even Episodes 2 and 8 which are my least favorites. I still love certain parts of those as well. I understand people can hate or love what they want. But I never understand why people would give up on such a wonderful franchise over Ewoks or JarJar or Flying Leia. I don't sing every parts praises but I do think the whole thing even the sequels and the shows have a lot of value.
Regarding everyone's favorite astromech droid. There's a theory that about 100 years in the future the whole saga is being told to a historian by R2-D2. Maybe Artoo kind of embelished his role.
Blurring Anakin's burned body was not something I expected.
But George Lucas did basically tell the make-up team to make it as gruesome as PG-13 would allow and the end-product is damn impressive. I recommend watching some of the bts stuff of making Darth Vader in this movie. Pretty cool to watch.
But yeah, Anakin's fall and Darth Vader's rise is a tragedy and a half.
In the end even if his core goals were still pure, the dark side corrupted him not just physically but mentally, which is why he was so power obsessed on Mustafar.
Padmé dying in large part due to Anakin's actions is just the cherry on top the misery cake.
At that moment, when Vader rises from the operating table (which btw, the operation took some time and no narcotics were used at all), Palpatine and his own deep seeded pain and hatred (especially self hatred) is all he has left at that point, which is why he stays as Palpatine's apprentice and falls completely to the dark side, becoming the dark lord we see in the OT.
I remember seeing this movie in the theater as a kid in 2005, it was my first ever Star Wars movie in a theater. To an 8 year old, it was mind blowing. Spectacle, drama, love, tragedy, and an amazing fight sequence. I thought it was the best movie I'd ever seen.
R2-D2's memory was not wiped, but I don't think R2 realizes that Darth Vader is Anikin, plus he never runs into Vader in the original trilogy. C3PO memory was wiped for sure. He and Vader collide in Episode 5, but there are so many protocol droids in the know universe, how could Vader think it was his original kid project C3PO. PLus Vade is busy oppressing systems in the First GAlactic Empire.
There is a comic where he does realize 3PO is the droid he built and he has flashbacks. Then in a rare moment of not being an evil ass, he allows 3PO to be returned to Chewbacca and Leia.
Going just by the text of I-VI, I think R2 knows, but he also knows how to keep a secret.
@@teentitans0789 R2 may have heard about Vader, but he never saw him. And to make that connection in R2's processing unit is quite a leap. Plus he has tons of other issues to compute. Ha
So there’s this little show called The clone Wars that’s set between AOTC and ROTS that has all your favorite characters, plus a bunch of awesome new ones all doing fun stuff and build fun relationships, and guess what? It has awesome voice actors and writing. You get to spend 133 episodes spending much more time learning about this period, with events that ripple out to the future
It’s essential lore, check it out!
"Good soldiers follow orders."
What I remember about the rise of the Empire is...how quiet it was.
Clone Wars multimedia project was awesome while TCW 2008-2020 just sucked. They ruined every character, bringing new unimportant ones, stretch story to nonsense levels etc.. I have thousands complaint and I would never watch it
You’re not alone on Darth Vader. In 2003 the American Film Institutes ranked Darth Vader as the third greatest movie villain of all time, behind Hannibal Lecter and Norman Bates.
I really liked the prequels. I really don’t understand all the hatred towards them.
I love your Mt doom reference when you saw Mustafar, I’m smitten now.
seeing how much jen enjoys battle-mode yoda really makes my day. 😄
Love him!!
Obi Wan and Anakin were very evenly matched Jedi, but Obi Wan had more experience and was better able to control his emotions and maintain a level head. If you noticed, Anakin's eyes turned yellow when he was slaughtering everyone, but weren't yellow when fighting Obi Wan. Anakin wasn't drawing on the Dark Side. He wanted to prove he was the more powerful Jedi without it. Had he used the Dark Side, he most likely would have won. I don't know if that's canon, but it's an explanation I've read and it fits with what was on screen.
I'm seriously pumped for the new Obi Wan Kenobi series coming out in May.
Unfortunately, none of this is true. The force dictates who wins and who loses, it doesn't matter the skill or the power of the individuals.
@@chand911 The Force does nothing if not used. Anakin chose not to use the Dark Side. Obi Wan was stronger in the Light Side.
@@chand911 not at all, the force doesn't dictates but guides…
@@orangewarm1 You do know that any good storytelling involves consistent rules of how the universe works, even a fictional one. Having reasons and motivations that fit with the lore and characters' personalities within that universe are what makes the story believable, even compelling.
The new obi-wan is a bit of a farce given that neither Disney or Ewan Mcgregor seems to understand the character of of Obi-Wan Kenobi, described as a broken man who has lost faith, this is clearly wrong and shows that they do not grasp what being a jedi really is.
19:20 “A naked American man stole my balloons”
26:07 “Gentlemen. You can’t fight in here. This is the War Room”
"Kill him. Kill him now!"
"I shouldn't."
"Do it!"
You make a valid point
Shadiversity did an extremely detailed breakdown and analysis of the lightsaber fight between Anakin and Obi-Wan on his channel from the perspective of actual sword combat (not just stage fighting, stunt fighting or choreography), and he gave it a pretty high rating.
the acting between Hayden and Ewan was absolutely stellar. overall emotions in the scenes in episodes 1 and 2 needed a lot of work in that department (maybe short on time, so that could be the reason), but in order, the portrayal got progressively better and better. I'd say the bulk of the prequel was shouldered exclusively by Ewan McGregor, Hayden took awhile to warm up to it, but was matching him towards the end.
Anyone who had watched the 5 movies would know that Palpintine was the Emperor. But it's awesome that we get the backstory of the Emperor and his legendary apprentice Darth Vader.
This was one of my favorite of the prequel trilogy, seeing Anakin's turn to the Dark Side. Before the prequels I remember Anakin and Obi-Wan fighting near a molten pit or volcano, where Anakin was crispy crittered and his final descent into becoming Vader was solidified. What ever liberties were taken in telling this story, I love this film. My all time favorite anti-hero has a lot of his backstory (with time, story and film making constraints) fairly accurate to the pre - prequel origins. I was happy with it, except for the Frankenstien off the bench ending. Grrrr.
I was 13 when it came out in theaters. The climatic and emotional battle between of Anakin vs Obi Wan is the part I will never forget. The lightsaber duels is one of the best parts in the Prequel Trilogy.
4:10 I never even realized til now that those lightsaber sounds are reused from the Luke-Vader duel of episode 5
Hi Jen!! Yeah, this was definitely the better of the prequels. I love how it's not only the beginning story of Vader but also Palpatine. He played both sides and manipulated EVERYONE!! Did you catch it when Palpatine said the line about manipulating Midi-chlorians to create life? Hmmm Anakin had no father hmmmm. 😱Check out Empire of Dreams sometime if you get the chance, it's the making of Star Wars. It's really good, you can find it here on RUclips. Cya!!!!💖
Yeah I heard about that reveal. I don’t like that reveal.
@@biguy617 Don't worry, it's not official canon. The official story is that Plageuis (and Palpatine to a lesser extent) tried to manipulate midi-chlorians to create the perfect Sith apprentice, and The Force didn't like that, and so rebounded by sending the Chosen One into the galaxy, who eventually destroys the Sith.
So Palpatine isn't Anakin's dad, the force essentially is.
Great Reaction Jen! Revenge of the Sith in my opinion cannot be matched to any other Star Wars movie. People can say what they want about episodes 1-2 but episode 3 was a masterpiece on all levels. It has almost every single emotion a movie can have. If you watch the clone wars and then Revenge of the Sith afterwards it is 10x more emotional.
My Star Wars movies in order.
1. Revenge of the Sith
2. Empires Strikes back
3. Return of the Jedi
4. Attack of the Clones
5. Phantom menace
6. Rogue One
7. A New Hope
8. Force Awakens
9. Rise of Skywalker
10. Last Jedi.
Note: I dislike the sequels. But I had to put my ranking in there.
19:24 And with a tear in his eye.....you know the answer, Jen.
Great reaction to an epic movie. Keep it going!
Always gives me a chuckle when someone watches this for the first time and it's always the same question, "He's not going to kill the kids, is he?". One of those shocking things that ranks right up there with the BBQ they threw for Uncle Owen & Aunt Beru.
Dunno if you caught it later on, but when they’re entering the huge hangar garage after rescuing the Chancellor in the beginning, but the Millenium Falcon can be seen docking in the lower left corner
Ohhhh I didn't, that's awesome!! 👍
The prequels are my jam! They are what truly got me into Star Wars. I was so happy to rewatch them with you.
Ya I enjoyed them a lot!! Thanks for watching with me!
@@SJHFoto 😆 All it means is that they are my favorite. Most people use that phrase when talking about a song they really like but it's universal really. Feel free to use it in conversation 👍🏼
Phantom Menace is my favorite movie ever made period.
Sith and Jedi have more technical flaws than the rest but hit the emotional beats dead-on and are more enjoyable on that front.
Empire and Clones are the best-made technically but rarely as outright fun. Empire feels slightly overrated in spite of earning the majority of its praise, and Clones criminally underrated even by my own personal preferences.
New Hope deserves all the credit for being first and being so amazing that the other five had to top it to stay relevant. Unfortunately they did that too well for me as while I do enjoy Hope it feels small and claustrophobic in comparison to the rest.
My MVP is Jen's impromptu sound effects of laser guns (pew pew pew) and light saber fights (vrum hrumm whoosh) 😁👍
Lolll thanks eddie 🤣🤣
"you could not have these movies without R2" - Correct. Star Wars is about R2D2. They are the only character that appears in every movie. They are the reason the story is being told.
Note how Palpatine never threatened Anakin even when he revealed himself. Anakin never saw him wield a lightsaber. By the time Anakin got there to see Palpatine be arrested he only saw Windu on the offensive. Anakin knew executing an unarmed enemy (Dooku) is not the Jedi way and to see Windu about to do the same thing to Palpatine showed the hypocracy of the Jedi.
Its odd that the lightsaber Palpatine used went flying out the window during his fight with WIndu, yet he suddenly has another when he faces Yoda. Sith lightsabers must grow on trees now.
@@jeffburnham6611 Didn't Palpatine use two lightsabers
in his duel with Darth Maul and Savage Opress? 😉
I wish I could wipe my memory of all Star Wars movies/shows, and watch them all in chronological order. The fight between Obi Wan and Anakin is already so incredible to me. Imagine watching that fight, not having any clue how it would turn out!
Jen your reactions are so fun to watch! I love how you get so invested in these movies!
'Kenobs' 😂
And Darth Vader is the greatest villain of all time. I remember when the originals came out, everyone loved Vader!
Great job as usual!
Thanks Jason! I had a blast watching & def get invested lol 😆
@@jenmurrayxo Jenakin Skywalker nice outfit MVP xxx
"I worry about Yoda, he's very tiny."
Yoda: "Size matters not. Look at me, judge me by my size, do you?"
Fun fact; hands get cut off by lightsabers so much that there's it's been given a canon move name lol.
Good old Cho Mai, nothing beats that.
Jen: whats order 66?
Me: this is where the fun begins
Jen, Order 66 was based on Friday the 13th , On Friday the 13th in some year in the dark ages, the Pope had all the Knights Templar assasinated after they came back from the Crusades War
Interesting! 👌
@@jenmurrayxo check out the video link i posted about the big bad behind the Emperor in another comment, watch the entire video to get the full picture of what's really going on in these star wars movies
It was King Philip IV of France who purged the Knights Templars.
The purge began on Friday, 13 October 1307,
with hundreds of Templars being arrested by Philip's agents.
The purge culminated on 11 (or 18) March 1314,
with the leadership of the Templars being burned at the stake.
Their are additional cartoons (good ones) that have several seasons to them... There is an anime-style Clone Wars cartoon, and then the one that Dave Filoni was a major part of as well as George Lucas himself. The latter one has an animated movie that introduces it.... They basically take place between Episode II and Episode III. There is also another good cartoon series that is called Rebels that takes place a little before Rogue One and Episode IV. These are several hours of Star Wars, and you will definitely know many of the characters now that you have seen the Prequels and the Original Trilogy. 🙂
My third rewatch of these Star Wars films for you and your channel, Jen. 🙂
Thanks Adam!
@@jenmurrayxoMy pleasure, Jen. I hope that it helps? I'll do the rest later tonight. 🙂
Palpatine has been manipulating the confusion within Anikin to put those visions of Padme dying in Anakin’s head, knowing full well his effort to save her would lead him down the path Palpatine always wanted. Palpatine was playing chess while the rest of the galaxy was playing checkers. We didn't stand a chance.
He's so evil!!!
Yup, he definitely was playing the "long game."
Even with real swords hand injuries are common because when two people are fighting it's the furthest out part of the body.
Or they would be, that's why real swords have crossguards that protect the hands.
Lightsabers dont have crossguards so the hand is extremely exposed, an easy target
That is one of the reasons I like the Inquisitors lightsabers. That half moon guard is pretty effective. More so if it where made of Beskar. Ezra has a similar design, but went for a more traditional look later on. Then we have Kylo Ren's saber but, it was not the first time something like that existed. That honor belongs to a 2003 comic. Though that saber only had a single quillon used to face away from the user.
25:07 He's only tiny. 😅❤ I think you will love the Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022) spin off series.
Love the outfit.
As soon as I get a chance I'll see this reaction just got off work. Anakin's story arc is one of the most heartbreaking and interesting character development ever. Hayden did a wonderful job.
Obiwan turns up at the next rogue-jedi poker game ... everyone stares at him with that "you moron" look.
After they were married, Anakin and Padme traded their droids to each other as wedding gifts. An astro droid proved to be a better companion for a Jedi pilot in wartime. As Threepeeo was better suited to serve senator Amidala in diplomatic capacity. At this time the war has been going on for four years.
I have to say Jen, when Padme says, "So this is how liberty dies, with thunderous applause." ...And then you say "Mmhmm." I teared up a little. Thank you so much for your reaction. 💚
Thanks Sean!
@@jenmurrayxo The remaining truck drivers will be hunted down and defeated. Henceforth, Parliament will be reorganized into the first great northern Empire!
This is how Liberty dies eh?
Anakin Skywalker is meant to be the Chosen One, not Rey Palpatine. I wish Hayden Christensen is brought back as a force ghost in the Rise of Skywalker. He appeared in Exegol to face Emperor Palpatine one last time, fulfill the prophecy that brings balance to the Force, use the light force healing to bring Rey back to life, and Ben finally see who his grandfather really is. That's how it should of been done!
Ohhhh snap! Do I see a Darth Murry, Dark Lady of the Sith Cosplay in the thumb nail? Oh it is ON.
"His fate will be the same as ours" is of my favorite lines in all the franchise.
Its interesting though, alot of people say that she died of a broken heart and you know its a whole meme and everything in the prequel community, but it might actually be something else. The sith way of keeping someone alive is to leech life from someone and give it to someone else, Palpatine knew it, as he was Plaguis's apprentice (also he broke the rule of 2 because he didn't kill his master in a fight and he keeps replacing his apprentice before they can defeat him, so the sith won't get any stronger anymore), Padme was alive, Anakin was dying though, Palpatine knew that if Anakin lost her, he would have nothing left and only have his loyalty to Sheeve. Why would he tell Anakin that Anakin had killed Padme? He wouldn't tell an empty lie unless he knew.
Also, the clones are the real victims of the clone wars. Seen as disposable soldiers, but are just as emotional and human as everyone else. I can talk about them for hours. But yeah, inhibitor chips.
Opening battle, an explosion on the side of a shop, the smoking debris that hit the other ship(?),
That debris is the Kitchen Sink. People at Is Industrial Light & Magic said they put everything in there including the Kitchen Sink.
The same studio that did Samurai Jack did the first animated Clone Wars and... it... was... EPIC! How Grievous got the cough/chest pains, Mace Windy vs droid army, Anakin vs assassin... all great!
Anakin Skywalker only wanted the power to save the ones he loved from dying and he realizes he has that power when he saves his son from the Emperor
One of the greatest characters ever created
I absolutely love everything star wars and can't wait to see you react to the sequel trilogy ❤️
The LEGO game for this makes the Anakin and Obi-Wan fight so much harder when it's twoplayer since you have to go between fighting each other and helping each other to get through the level lol.
Some cool Funfacts:
**When Obi-Wan spoke with Padme in a Deleted [Unfinished] scene, Kenobi said:** “I am not blind, Padmé. Though I have tried to be, for Anakin’s sake. And for yours. Anakin has loved you since the day you met, in that horrible junk shop on Tatooine. He’s never even tried to hide it, though we do not speak of it. We… pretend that I don’t know. And I was happy to, because it made him happy. You made him happy, when nothing else ever truly could.”
General Grievous also was in the Battle of Geonosis [The Battle in Episode 2] he was hidden in Caves so the republic does not find out about him.
In legends Grievous killed 3 Jedi and Almost killed 3 other jedi in his first battle. The Jedi were Sha'a Gi, Ki-Adi Mundu, Shaak Ti, Aayla Secura, Tarr Seirr, K'Kruhk.
Palpatine has Two Lightsabers. He prefers to fight with one except he fights against multiple strong enemies. He lost one of his sabers during his fight with Mace Windu.
In Legends [Probably Canon too] Dooku was supposed to hold back during his fight with Anakin and Kenobi in episode 3 since Palpatine wanted to see if anakin is strong enough and he didn't wanted anakin to lose a second limb.
During Order 66 some jedi were spared and brought to the Emperor. Palpatine gave them a chance to Join him and become Imperial Inquisitors.
The tragedy of Darth Plagueis the wise was a part of Palpatines life. Darth Plagueis was Palpatines Master. After he learned everything from him he killed him. That's why he was grinning when he said 'Ironic'
During Episode 1 Darth Plagueis was probably still alive.
If Anakin wouldn't have lost his limbs to Obi-Wan, he would probably kill Palpatine and become the Emperor. Also he would be able to reach his full potential and become the most powerful being in the galaxy.
When Obi-Wan said 'that time on cato neimoidia doesn't count" he meant a mission where Obi-Wan lost his Breathing device that would help him when the seperatists would use Dioxis [Toxine]
Anakin found his breathing device and gave it to Obi-Wan just in time
There are Theories that say that Palpatine transferred Padmes Life Essence into anakin to make him survive. This is how 'Saving others from death' works when he told anakin the tragdey of Darth Plagueis
Ewan McGregor [Obi-Wans Actor] was not able to say the line "killing younglings" without laughing. That's why he covered his mouth while saying it.
Count Dooku was one of the Jedi Orders Best Duelists
Anakin was 22 years old in Episode 3 and 45 years old in Episode 6 that means he was almost Half of his live a jedi and the other half of his live a sith.
Vaders Suit is Vulnerable to Lightnings. Palpatine made it like this so he could defeat vader when he would question his authorities. Also his suit is itchy and hurts him so Vader can use his very Hate in Combat.
Qui Gon Jinn was the one who told Obi-Wan that Anakin is Darth Vader
Anakin also had a Padawan called Ahsoka Tano. You can see her in the Animated Series "Star Wars: The Clone Wars", "Star Wars: Rebels" or the Live action Series "Star Wars: The Mandalorian" and 'Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett" she also gets her own series soon.
Anakin said "His fate will be the same as ours" and all of them died on a Death Star.
Mace Windu uses Combat Form called "Vapaad" it is his self made Combat form that consits of Form 7 Juyo. It brings you close to the Dark Side and finds your opponents weakness.
Mace Windu got his Purple lightsaber crystal from natives of a planet after saving their folk.
Yoda and Palpatine are equally Matched.
Acording to the Obi-Wan show in Disney+ was Reva who told him that Anakin was Darth Vader.
@@grogu9698 Before Disney changed it, this was the canonical version. Now the Qui Gon Jinn one is legends
The hologram in this film literally has the Emperor reciting that he is Darth Vader as Anakin is bowing to him as Obi Wan watches.
@@ThomasCostigan He still didn't know that anakin survived Mustafar. He found out in kenobi series when 3rd sister told him and in legends qui gon told him
I was thinking back to your Episode I reaction and that you mentioned how much you became invested in Qui-Gon. Recently one of the big creative minds behind Star Wars pointed out that Qui-Gon was the Jedi Master that Anakin actually needed instead of Obi-Wan. You rightly say that Obi-Wan always does the right thing, but Anakin was dealing with feelings that couldn't be handled by a by-the-book Jedi like Obi-Wan, even if he was one of the best. Qui-Gon on the other hand was a bit of a rogue, didn't always listen to the Council, and went with his instincts more than the rules. Anakin got a loving brother in Obi-Wan, but what he needed was a kind and understanding father like Qui-Gon.
Though since Luke redeems Anakin in the end and officially fulfills the prophecy of bringing balance to the Force, it seems like this outcome was the will of the Force all along anyway :P
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‘’Everybody watch your hands.” Great!
Jen has discovered the real secret of the prequels: R2-D2 is the strongest force wielder in the galaxy.
"His fate will be the same as ours"
yep, dying on a death star
if you remember from the original trilogy, when vader and luke are fighting for the second time, vader says "obi wan has taught you well"......it was because luke was at the top of the stairs, taking the high ground, just as obi wan did in this movie. Just a fun little easter egg kinda thing lol
You give some of the best reactions. Thus was definitely my favorite of the prequels. The light Saber fight between Obi Wan and Anikan was incredible.
I saw that uour reacting to Rogue One. Great choice. Your going yo love it and blow your mind.
Thanks vic! I really did love it!! ☺👍
Love the all black look Jen! The Dark Side style suits you very well, Darth Loveliness! 😍😍😍
Jen, that was a great reaction, as usual. I have watched all the movies in the theaters in the order they were released (starting with the original trilogy). But until recently I never watched any of the TV series. I know you have mentioned watching The Mandalorian, and I have to recommend watching The Clone Wars as well. There are seven full seasons that tell the story of what happened with the army of the clones that was introduced near the end of Episode II and the war that finally was ended in this film.
I always felt like Anakin's turn to Darth Vader happened a bit too quickly and a bit too conveniently, but all that content from The Clone Wars helps to build a more complete picture of all the competing impulses he was facing, and how Palpatine very gradually and slowly and methodically manipulated him to mistrust everyone around him except for Palpatine himself. I'm now off to watch The Bad Batch, which is the first of the intervening titles that fill in the gap between the end of Episode III and the beginning of Rogue One.
I liked the cosplay you chose for this film ☺ great reaction jen 👍🏻
Thanks!
in the wonderful (sadly, now defunct) Star Wars Galaxies MMORPG, I had one of those wheelie-jumpers that General Grievous used to flee from Kenobi...That thing was a delight. I sure miss that game.
Technically, Anakin did destroy the Sith. It just took a little longer than expected.
The Chosen Ones prophecy says he will bring balance to the force. Not kill all sith. He brought balance by killing the 10.000 Jedi. In the end there were 2 Very Powerful Sith and 2 Very Powerful Jedi
@@w.dgaster1635 I'm quoting Obi Wan. He said it, not me.
@@jkhoover when did Kenobi say that?
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@@rickardroach9075 SPOILER FOR EPISODE 9
In Episode 9 you see a clone of Palpatine. The real Palpatine died on the Death Star.
15:42 LOLOLOL! Your observations about the Star Wars Franchise are very wise and insightful.
I think you'd really enjoy the two animated series' The Clone Wars and Rebels. The Clone Wars specifically will show much more of the character development that happens between the movies Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith. Whereas Rebels deals with post prequels but pre-original trilogy. I will say that The Clone Wars does have a lot of sloggy content but overall it's totally worth the watch!
But regardless, glad you're enjoying the Star Wars journey!!!
24:30 Phrasing! Are we not doing "phrasing" anymore? 🤣
In RotJ when Leia says she remembered her mother but died when she was young alot of ppl sd that wasn't possible because Padme died in childbirth. My theory is that her adopted mom died when she was young. Whether Leia knew she was adopted or not is irrelevant. She considered the Queen of Alderran her mother
I enjoy watching people react to SW for the first time, because I can't remember a time in my life when I didn't know the SW story. My parents weren't into it, but I'm sure I had a couple SW toys when I was very little. I must have picked up the lore from books or comics or something because I knew Vader was Luke's father and his mother died giving birth before I ever watched any of the movies.
"Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room!"
Jen, you mentioned that they should have light sabers like a keychain well actually they do they have a belt loop they have on them so they can carry them around like that
I like how you stated your opinion of the prequels, that they are an “added layer”. Since you used a LOTR reference, I’ll use it for analogy; Have read the LOTR books many times, and also really enjoy the movies though they are different.
"Space Divorce"...lol....gonna talk to my lawyer in the morning.
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I really enjoyed all your reactions. It's funny, during the original theatrical release of the prequels, everyone already knew Palpatine was Sidious, but that's somehow lost on all the other current reactions I've seen, except yours. Are people just not paying attention? I dunno, but the fact you already knew it or felt it - I think you're a true Star Wars fan 👍
Technically Anakin was telling the truth. He did see “the Jedi” (in this case the 4 masters that confronted the chancellor) attempting to assassinate and overthrow the chancellor. When he arrived at the office he saw him unarmed while Mace Windu had his lightsaber and wanted to kill him.
Also, when he says “From my point of view the Jedi are evil”. He has lost all trust and faith in the Jedi all from them never trusting him and treating him like trash. Not helping him with his feelings even though they knew about them and just brushed it aside. Many other things that are shown in the clown wars show.
The important thing is from the point of view. So to anakin the Jedi were evil. Part of it because of the first part above and the other because his mind was in major conflict during the transition from Anakin to Vader and was getting corrupt.
Quite sad.
consider he was hesitant on killing Dooku as it’s “not the Jedi way” and regretted doing so and giving into his emotions as the Jedi instructed him against. Just to see Jedi Master Mace Windu attempt the exact same thing on his mentor and friend Palpatine, it seemed hypocritical in his eyes.
@@bigfudge3223 Yup. People in their reactions are like “When it benefits you it’s not the Jedi way”. They don’t realize that When Anakin killed Dooku he felt bad and he didn’t want to in the first place. When he tells Mace it’s not the Jedi way, he is talking to a Master who is in the council and basically in the top 2 of the Jedi hierarchy. He is hoping that Mace not kill him yes for benefit but also to restore some faith to him in the Jedi teachings and beliefs. But when he sees that Mace doesn’t care about that in that moment, like you said, all he sees is hypocrisy which it was.
Alan Nerrato I know it's a typo, but now I want to see a clown wars show. 😁
@@jerryward3311 lmaoooo. That could be good
I love watching you because you remind me so much of my best friend! Don't skip the next show on Disney +! Kenobi takes place about 10 years after ep 3 and airs May 25th.
Thanks Kay!
Revenge of the sith is my favourite star wars movie of all time . Like it's arguably the most important movie in the timeline. I actually shipped Anakin And Padme more than anything while watching these movies . But it was so nice to see that you enjoyed these as much as I did and ignored all those bad critisim that these movies somehow got over years . Anakin's journey from the CHOSEN ONE to THE DARK SIDE is truly emotional and incredible at the same time . Vader is the most badass character out there . Loved your reaction.
"Fingers crossed for space divorce." 😆
8:31 "I feel like _everything's_ a path to the Dark Side."
Picked up on that, too, have you?
I mean, seriously, it sucks to be a Sith, because every emotion you feel somehow ends up translating into some shade of anger or hate. They come to dominate everything you do.
But it also sucks to be a Jedi, because you have to accept all these _restrictions._ You're not allowed to have things like _attachments._ You're not allowed to have things that inspire strong feelings of _any_ kind, because every strong feeling somehow ends up being a path to the _Dark_ Side.
Initially, the Force seems pretty cool. But once you put a little thought into it, it becomes evident that it actually kinda sucks.
The Force is a very demanding master, dark side or not.
Hello there. So many memes in this one. I love Anakin’s transformation. And the first breath of Darth Vader in his shiny suit was an epic moment, I’ll never forget.
An excellent film: the epitome of a space opera thanks to John Williams 🎉
It's awesome how into Star Wars you have become. Rogue One is really good and there are several tv series on Disney+ that will scratch your Star Wars itch for sometime if you choose to react to them. In fact, Obi-Wan's series starts May 25.
Definitely want to see Obi-Wan show! Watching The Mandalorian on Patreon right now & have Rogue One over there too. Up on RUclips on 25th 👍
Growing up in the 80's, it was leaked out to us kids somehow (pre-Internet of course) that Obi-Wan screwed up Anakin on a lava planet. It was often a topic of playground discussion. We never thought we would ever see it on the big screen...
14:00 "One little Sitck" - Remember Young Padawan, it's not the size or the number of sticks that matters...
True! 😆
Jen wearing black don't turn to the dark side. lol
This one was so exciting and very emotional but I loved it really good and not to mention I have the high ground 😂 lol
palatine getting "captured" by count dooku was a setup to see how close to the dark side he was
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that's how we felt in
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JANUARY 2017
Another great reaction & commentary. Your observations and comments are often insightful and/or funny.
Also, I love the casual cosplay outfits.
Thanks! ☺👍
@6:02 "I feel like you cannot have these movies without R2."
Exactly. The narrator of these stories is R2-D2, and without R2 there would be no stories to tell. Unlike many other droids R2-D2 never had its memory erased which is routine maintenance for droids including C-3PO. It's done because over time drones start developing personality and start to become unpredictable. For various random reasons, including the ability to keep secrets without babbling about them, R2-D2 has avoided that fate and has kept everything in memory.
Each movie is started by the narrator. And when the narrator says "Long time ago in a galaxy far, far away..." that's R2-D2 telling you the story of which R2-D2 and C-3PO are the main characters.
It's like in Akira Kurosawa's film The Hidden Fortress where the main characters are two peasants taken up by events to an adventure. The story is told from their POV. Also that movie has a feisty brave princess and two skilled samurai swordsmen as opposites. Watch that movie some day, and you'll see a prototype of Star Wars original trilogy. And that's just beautiful.
Very late to the party with your reactions but loving them. If you read/listen to the novelisation (Matthew Stover is the author), there is more detail such as why Anakin threw a 'tantrum' about not being made a master, and his reason for his childish outburst was not childish, even if it came across like that. And why Obi Wan survived the order 66/cannon fire, even though the clones were on target. It goes a bit more indepth with some events and character behavior.
Just waiting for the inevitable to happen and this becoming the most viewed upload on the channel! 😂🙌