As a 13-year-old kid growing up in a small West Texas cattle and wool town. This movie in 1977 was a totally mind-blowing experience seeing it on the big screen. I honestly can't count how many times I saw it at the theater. I still remember at the end everyone in the theater standing cheering and clapping. Played every day solid for over a year. And was packed every time I went to see it. This film had a lot of historic first. Mainly all the special effects, and sound effects, the way the action was captured, the computers created on the spot for this movie. This movie literally took the world by storm. No had seen anything even remotely like this before, EVER! More movies may have made more money. But no movie has ever sold as many tickets or lasted as long at the theater. Oner of the few fond memories from those years.
A few years older and saw in Dallas before it came to my small north Texas town and yes packed every performance and when Han saves Luke at the end the place erupted in cheers every time so much fun !
Saw this film for the first time in the theater in St. Joseph, Missouri with my cousins. This movie showed us a level of production and special effect realism that we'd never seen before. The characters, their chemistry together, the special effects, and the amazing score simply blew this eleven year old boy away! Neither before nor since have I seen any film that has packed a punch the way this one did.
I think it's hilarious that she was absolutely confused about literally everything in the movie except the one thing that wasn't explained clearly: Obi-wan's disembodied Force voice.
"You've taken your first step into a larger world" Those words from Obi-Wan to Luke are just as applicable whenever someone sees A New Hope for the first time.
Movies for when everything wasn't explainmed for you, and it was left to the imagination to fill in the blanks. The step he's take of course is into the heroes journey and all the archetypes encountered along the way. Thanks Joseph Campbell and Carl Jung.
This movie is important for several different reasons. The music soundtrack literally saved large orchestra music. Up to Star Wars the use of large orchestras was on the decline as artificial synthetic music was on the way in. Each character had their own theme music, which started theme music for other movies. It showed new music could be written for old instruments. The background in the alien bar with ALL the different creatures was part of the reason the movie was seen MULTIPLE times. They had actual alien looking aliens. Before Star Wars the best you could hope for in a Sci-Fi movie for a space alien was an actor with antenna stuck on his head and whatever face paint was available that day. I myself when this movie came out would exit the theater and get back in line to see the movie again. also when it first came out it was not called : Star Wars Episode 4 a New Hope. It was just Star Wars. When more were planned it was updated. With the bar face off between Han and Greedo, Han was a little bit tougher, Han shot Greedo that's it. NO Greedo shooting at the same time. Greedo made his threat and Han ends him. It was also a simple basic story. Empire = Bad Guys, Rebellion = Good Guys.
Don’t feel dumb or stressed for being lost, imagine how people felt back in the late 70s seeing it with zero context. It drops you in and expects you to run to keep up. As long as you enjoy the ride, don’t worry about missing details.
I saw it when it first came out at six years old and yes, we were confused with the background and terminology given they threw you into the middle of a story but…she seems to have a lot of trouble understanding basic things. Not a bad thing. Maybe her mind works in a different analytical way. At 6 I got that Sand people were called that because they live in the desert or the SAND dunes and were tribes/nomads. I got Jawas we’re scavengers. I got the concept of the force. Jedi=good=light side. Darth Vader=dark side=bad. I understood the Empire was fascist (although to be fair the 70s were about 30 years removed from WW2. It’s just a little odd that everyone gets Star Wars and is able to follow along and she is the only reactor that seems to have a problem keeping up with the movie.
I think it's mainly that she's uncomfortable just having the gist of things. Like, she wants everything fully explained rather than suggested or left open to interpretation. But that would take additional time, and would probably be clumsy and interrupt the flow of the story, so I'm glad they did things the way they did. Is this maybe a generational thing? Is there a tendency for more modern movies to baby you through things? Having recently watched Dune, I don't feel that's the case, but maybe it's something of an exception.
@@stuffyouotterlistento1461 She's what, 28 or something? I'm 32 and I had no problem keeping up when I watched this as a child. It's just her wanting EVERYTHING explained. Maybe she should've bought one of those books explaining the lore before watching this movie.
The original trilogy was such a HUGE part of my childhood, I have trouble imagining how anyone can have made it all the way to adulthood without having seen it!
Just FYI, that glorious lightsaber noise is the hum of a film projector idling mixed the buzz from a TV. Appropriate, for the most iconic sound effect in film.
Each lightsaber has a slightly different sound. Ben Burtt pitched them all slightly differently, to make them seem handmade, and unique to their owners.
How impressive all the spaceships were is even more impressive when you think that there was no CGI in 1977 and the ships were all models, miniatures and interior film sets.
Not quite. This is the Special Edition from 1997, with some changes, and some effects replaced by CGI. The exact changes is something that has been debated over and over, so I won't do it again, but bluescreen artifacts have been cleaned up, and Jabba is a very obvious CGI addition.
The feeling that your having the anxiety is from knowing enough that you don't know enough just enjoy and the knowledge come a little more with each movie. The thing you have to remember is that there are hundreds of books and shows and fanfic that all encompasses what is the Star Wars universe.
I’d recommend anyone new to Star Wars to stick to canonized stuff only - the Saga films, the animated & live action shows, and the comics/various literature. Star Wars is a vast & confusing universe to new people - it can be overwhelming & easy to get lost in. To be completely honest, I’m relieved in a way that Disney made all Legends/EU non-canon, they have been slowly canonizing stuff from legends (I’ll be surprised if we don’t get a Revan centric show or movie before 2024, for example) & giving it all the quality & care those stories deserve, and to be made accessible to those who have never dipped their toes in the EU.
George Lucas created such a vast universe filled with mythology, machinery and magic. Like you said, its embedded itself firmly into our pop culture, which makes it fun to watch people seeing it for the first time. Looking forward to future reactions!
@Nello - he kind of did, but some of the concepts were not his in anyway. One name here: Joseph Campbell, and Lucas friendship with him. Also time the Campbell spend with Lucas in his own home later on > Skywalker Ranch. In you want to know more about Campbell, archetypes - I can recomment his classic books such as "The Hero with a thousand faces" or "Transformations of myth through time".
@@vykuntapufangtxpreet9546 - could be, as she was helping with it as editor. But "Creator" as such? What about Joseph Campbell, and his friendship with Lucas, and his influence on Lucas work itself. Start Wars is full of classic archetypes, and a lot is based on Lucas knowledge that he got from Campbell. Funny how almost nobody on various forums is mentioning him and his work, and the way it influenced Lucas himself.
“Look sir, droids!” “Look a penny!!” Lmao But don’t feel dumb watching these, it all eventually gets explained as you go on with each movie. As someone in the comments said already, just take it all in and enjoy the journey 👍🏼🙂
I was in third grade when this movie came out. Saw it with two best friends. It was the greatest thing we had ever seen. Couldn’t wait for the sequels. Have only seen this once in the last 30 years when I showed it to my kids. Enjoy watching your reactions. Your awesome!
It's so cool watching someone discover Star Wars for the first time, having so many of the same questions we all had way back when (I was 13 years old when Star Wars hit theaters in 1977).
And EVERYBODY in the theatre clapped and cheered at the end of the movie too. Something you rarely ever see in a movie theatre. Was amazing and fun. Then walk outside to your car, but turn around and get back in line for another showing. Crazy.
Several things for you to know; 1. In the original version, Han shot first. 2. Jawas and sand people share the same ancestors. Under their clothes their bodies are covered in hair, so not human. 3. Just enjoy and don't try to figure out everything. I remember seeing this in theatres when I was two in 1977. Literally one of my first memories that I can recall. Every year until I was nine, I went as Luke for Halloween. I am pretty sure when I was three, I dressed as Luke nearly every day. For those of us born in the 1960's and 1970's, the original 3 films will always hold a special place.
Thank you so much. I really like your channel, and it's wonderful to experience these movies through your eyes. It's not just entertaining, but also a valuable experience - so many things that the older generations (like me) take for granted because we know the material inside and out. It was fun to watch alongside - many thanks xx
I love your reaction. It made me think of a line in the next movie, "clear your mind of questions." Just enjoy the story, it's cool, you don't need to know everything.
I luv that you left the part where the Stormtrooper bangs his head on the door at 26:46 in the edit...I think you are the first reactor that I have seen do that. AND you caught the Stormtrooper's "Wilhelm scream" at 28:18...that is so awesome! 💯😁
@16:22: Jabba was originally suppose to be as human as Han, but they changed him in the final scrips and production. The change was finally solidified by Jabba’s appearance in Return of The Jedi-- however in a cut/delete scene in the original cut, they actually had the Human Jabba in a fur coat talking to Han in this scene.
Welcome to the world of Star Wars. Don't get too upset if you don't understand something because you have a lot of travels to go through to fully understand it. Prepare for laughs, tension and tears on your journey.
You wondered about many technical details that I never worried about when I saw it in the theaters in 77. But yeah each ship gets an R2 unit and apparently they are designed to help navigate hyperspace or some such,.
Fantasy movies generally give much more exposition now, which isn't always a bad thing (LOTR has great exposition). But Lucas clearly made a world where no one is a fish completely out of water. Luke needs the Force explained, but random (though interesting) stuff like Tuskan-settler relations and restraining bolts are just left unexplained. Certainly helps create a lived-in world.
The R2 units are repair droids. The get sent out to repair damage to the outer hull during battles, acidents and such. They make repairs where a human can't.
@@prprod Not that I paid much attention, but looking it up on the internet according to starwars fandom page the R2 astromech droid: "the unit could store up to ten sets of hyperspace vector coordinates in the RAM of its astrogation buffer (thus allowing for even ships with limited navicomputers to make hyperspace jumps and also acting as a backup in the event of navicomputer malfunctions)". But yeah they also monitor and repair problems not associated with navigation or hyperjumps.
Yup, R2 is an astromech droid, just like R5-D4 (the one with a bad motivator, which has a part that explodes moments after when Uncle Owen buys it, and whom Luke incorrectly calls an "R2 unit". So much on that one for now...) While x-Wing fighters are capable of hyperspace travel unlike Imperial Tie Fighters, they do need a droid to calculate astrogation, perform repairs and just be a copilot and company for the pilot in the cockpit.
Oh, I guess that makes sense... I just thought it was all the discrimination that the droids endured that forced R2-D2 to have to sit at the back of the X-wing... "We don't want their kind in here!" I mean, in this white-washed first film of the franchise, who else could be treated as a back-of-the-bus, second-class citizen? ;)
To answer some of the questions you had about the droids: They can perform minor maintenance to the ships in flight. They assist with hyperspace jumps dealing with coordinates and whatnot. They can also act as translators if dealing with alien languages during flight, etc. Typically, ships come equipped with a droid slot but a lot of them don't as well. So yeah, they're kinda cool :D
I think that you nailed it that too much pre-knowledge made it difficult to just soak it all in. Seeing this in the theater as a kid with zero idea of what was coming was mind blowing. Look forward to you continuing on to Empire. Remember, the force will be with you, always.
A couple of things explained: *R2 units:* Yes, all X-Wings and Y-Wings are fitted with R2 units (known as Astromech Droids). The R2 units interface with ship systems and serve as master computers (probably so that flight data can be analyzed later). *Death Star explosion:* Yes, the entire Death Star exploded. In summary, R2-D2 was carrying technical schematics of the Death Star that Rebel spies had acquired before the film's start. Princess Leia places this information in R2 at the beginning when she records the message for Kenobi. Once they reach the Rebel Base on Yavin, the schematics are analyzed and a weakness is discovered -- the thermal exhaust ports that lead to the reactor core. Thus, the plan was to fly along the trench and approach the exhaust port, then bull's eye proton torpedoes down the port so that the torpedoes detonate in the reactor core. This sets up a chain reaction much like a nuclear explosion (though it's my understanding that the Death Star runs on matter/anti-matter). Basically the torpedoes ignite all of the station's fuel at once, destroying it.
I have to say I have always loved the line "Great shot kid, that was one in a million" but I have to admit it would have been even better if Han had said "Holy f**king tits!" XD Great reaction! Always fun to see someone start this journey! :)
Without getting technical, I guess every time you come up with the question: "What is that thing/creature?", the safest answer is: "an alien". Glad to help. :D
Arianna, I enjoy most first time reactions to this movie. YOURS is one of my favorites. You seem to have such a genuine enjoyment and enthusiasm while viewing it. As a star wars uber nerd, I would like to share some spoiler free things to help broaden your knowledge base and clarify some of the questions you had. 1. Sand People: also referred to as Tusken Raiders, these are a species native to Tatooine. They have a rather harsh lifestyle in the desert and they have a long history of adversarial relations with the other inhabitants of the planet. The masks that the Tuskens wear are a very important part of their culture and it is strongly taboo to remove it, even in front of other Tuskens, let alone outsiders. The ''horned woolly mammoth" you noticed is an animal called a bantha. Each Raider has his or her own Bantha and they revere the animals greatly. 2. Jawas: the 'mini-monks' are also natives of Tatooine and they are talented scavengers. The Sand Crawler that they ride around in is actually an old mining machine that had been abandoned when mining on the planet proved to be not worth the trouble. 3. Krayt dragon: the skeleton that you see in the desert next to 3PO is that of a Krayt Dragon, an animal that is feared and respected on the planet. The Tusken Raiders actually incorporate the slaying of a Krayt Dragon in the initiation into manhood. Inside the belly of a KD are pearls that many races consider to be very valuable and a Tusken boy was acquire one in order to become a man in the eyes of his peers. Another little known fact is that KD pearls can be used in lightsabers, as a focusing crystal. 4. Some of the species in the cantina a. the white dude you referred to is a member of the Talz race. They are a simple, non-space faring race from a frigid planet in the pantora system. Most of the Talz in the galaxy were taken as slaves. b. the 'devil guy' is a devaronian. this race is adapted to the harsh conditions of their home world. they have black blood, which is silver-based and they have two livers. they are highly resistant to poisons and only the males have horns. c. the odd hammer-head creature is an ithorian, a race with twin mouths on either side of the head and four throats and a spoken language nearly impossible for a normal humanoid to replicate. Ithorians in general are peaceful and LOVE nature. In fact, on their home world, they live in floating artificial cities in order to allow their sacred jungles to flourish without interference. d. the band playing the smooth jazz is a group of Bith, one of the galaxies most ancient species AND one of the species that was the first to discover faster than light space travel. e. Hem Dazon, one of the creatures we know the name of, is the fellar with the triangle shaped head and the golden eyes. He is a member of the Arcona race and the reason his eyes are golden is because he is addicted to SALT. f. Greedo, the individual Han shoots in self defense, is a Rodian. Rodians are a reptilian race and quite a few of them turned to bounty hunting when out in the galaxy, away from their homeworld. g. Kabe, the short bat-looking creature eagerly waiting for her drink is a chadra-fan, a short species with two hears, acute hearing and a low need for rest, only sleeping an average of three hours a night. h. Ponda Baba, the individual that took a disliking to Luke and paid dearly for it, is an aqualish. This species is known for being aggressive and unruly, and having very bad tempers. Some members of the species have four eyes instead of two. 5. astromech: r2-d2 is an astromech, which is a droid skilled in astro-navigation, repairs and using computers. smaller size space craft use astromechs to augment the biological crew and sometimes to do repairs that would require a space suit for a normal member of the crew to pull off. 6. The tie fighter is a cheaply made mass produced craft (twin ion engine: TIE) of which there are more than 50 variants: tie advanced, tie bomber, tie intercepter, tie defender, and so on (I particularly like the look of the tie defender) 7. The death star is 160 km in diameter and has a crew complement of 1.2 million and room for 750,000 passengers, in addition to the 7000 starfighters and 3600 shuttle craft. the giant planet killing laser is powered by an enormous amount of kyber crystals and the surface is COVERED by thousands of turbo laser batteries to defend against capital ships. the superlaser requires 24 hours to recharge after being used. 8. the trash compactor creature: one of my favorite pieces of SW lore, the creature in the garbage compactor is a female dianoga named Omi, (Dianoga are cephalopods {think of an octopus, but one of the legs is on top of the body and has the single eye, and each leg has a sub-brain that helps the main brain control everything} native to a planet called Vodrun) Omi is actually force sensitive and she realizes that Luke is as well, so Omi baptizes Luke in the water in accordance with the beliefs of her people. She foresees Luke going on to do great things and she also foresees the destruction of the death star but since she doesn't have a way of escaping, she accepts her fate, believing that she will reincarnate after she dies. I'm in the process of writing some Star Wars fanfic based around a Dianogan gray jedi, with the story taking place 2700 years before the events of the Skywalker Saga. hopefully this long winded spiel has been helpful and not too boring.....
It's so refreshing to see someone react to Star Wars for the first time, hearing comments that I haven't even thought of before. A lot of us take it for granted that this movie was something we all grew up with, that we don't even bother to question anything. And don't worry about figuring out any backstory or detailed info to the unfolding scenes, it's better to just enjoy the ride and view it with the wonderment of a child's mind. After a while you will be able to see the metaphors and philosophies that tie into our adult world.
Epic soundtrack from John Williams, who composed pretty much every epic soundtrack that you know in your head from the 70s, 80s and later. He is the most Oscar-nominated living person, with 52 nominations and 5 wins.
"I'm getting independence Day vibes here" - which is not surprising as George Lucas was highly influenced by the 1969 film The Battle of Britain and had a vision of recreating the plane dog-fighting scenes but in a space environment. If anyone in the comments section hasn't watched the film Battle of Britain, what kind of monster are you?
R2 units (droids) are so called astro-droids. usually ships have them aboard for repair services, astro navigation (they calculate lightspeed jumps) and maintenance. they're like the swiss army knife, full of tools, manipulators and can also store large amounts of data and messages.
I was in high school when this came out. I took a date (4 inches taller than me :) ) We followed a friend to the opening night show. To make a long story short, the lady in front of my friend slammed on her brakes, making my friend slam on his brakes and me in turn slam on my brakes (all to avoid a dog, successfully). Unfortunately, the guy behind us wasn't paying attention and slammed into us at nearly 45 mph. No one was hurt, he pushed me into my friend and him into the lady in front. The dog went happily on his way, and after the police came, we did too. STILL made it on time! Oh, and sand people are creatures or people adapted to living in the deserts of Tatooine (hence, sand people). LOVE your reactions, Maple's too! Keep up the good work and keep it coming! (P.S.- as long as this seems, there is MUCH more...)
Im late to the party i know. But im a 70s baby, s Star Wars is my thing. And your reaction is the best ever! Too many people on here have already said what i wanted to say. Legends. Just enjoy the ride and welcome.
I first saw Stars Wars in 1977, when I was nine years old, at the Coronet Theater in San Francisco. HUGE crowds lined around the block. This was back in the days when every cinema had one, large screen. And a little tidbit: people actually laughed when Darth Vader first appeared, because they didn't know--was this a comedy? Some cheesey sci fi? Because he's obviously the bad guy, and he's over the top. By the end, everyone was cheering.
Next up in Empire Strikes back which is one of my favorite Star Wars films. Favorite scene is “You have failed me for the last time Admiral” along with “We would be honored if you would join us”.
Seriously, a very entertaining reaction. Thank you. So many of these things I watch to see specific scenes, and how the person responds. Here I truly enjoyed the entire reaction. Again, thank you.
Welcome to Star Wars! I'm gonna say what I always say when someone starts this journey: the fandom can be a little... intense about their likes and dislikes in the series. Outside of the Original Trilogy, people will fight to the death over the quality of pretty much every single film. Personally, I think that every movie has something worthwhile and my best recommendation is to keep an open mind and try to stay away from the toxicity. Have fun!
Lucas based his worldbuilding on his experiences watching Japanese samurai films. He knew that he didn't know anything about Japanese history, but he also noticed that he didn't *need* to know everything to follow the story. He therefore decided to throw all these details into his world without stopping to explain them, trusting the readers to infer things. It gives the movie a very fast pace, especially compared to other films of that era, and infuses it with wonder.
I often think back to a time when this was all that mattered to me. Before the prequels, before the dark times. So many questions for a kid just seeing Star Wars for the first time in the theater. It has been an amazing journey over the years. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did and still do as a much older kid at heart.
My friend you need to see Rogue One and the Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett. There's a rebellion inside Disney and its Red Five and Gold Leader are called Dave Filoni and John Favreau. It will blow your mind.
@@luketimewalker I was talking about the years when there was no new movies. No Disney side series to watch. You only had the main movies (years apart from each other) and some books would come along like fan fiction stuff. It was rough for a young kid with an active imagination and lots of toys from Kenner.
"Y'all have terrible aim!" Aaaand, she just figured out one of the longest-running jokes and stupid conspiracy theories in the Star Wars fandom! :D (the joke is, the "elite" Stormtroopers are spectacularly terrible at hitting anything, ever) :D
It makes perfect sense to hide a kid from his father, on the same planet his father grew up on, in the care of his father's (step) relatives, with his father's enemy watching over him, who changed only his first name, despite being the most wanted man in the world (one of the two last living Jedi). Genius plan really.
So awesome to see someone who is only tangentially aware of Star Wars have a pretty clean first viewing. All those questions made me yell at my monitor! I wanted to impart every piece of Star Wars knowledge I have accumulated over a literal lifetime of watching these movies. A really good reaction.
When the movie came out there was no handout to the viewers to explain everything. You learned it as the movie unfolded. A Native American Proverb said: "LISTEN, or your tongue will make you deaf."
A Padawan approaches. What will she make of the galaxy she's stepped into? 3:39 The skeleton of a Greater Krayt Dragon. 3:57 A Jawa! 4:30 You are watching the George Lucre version, filled with after-the-fact DFX not seen in the original theatrical release. 7:42 Sand People. 11:42 The Dark Side on display. 13:32 Jedi Mind Trick. 16:03 Before DFX, "Jabba the Hutt" didn't show up until "Return of the Jedi" (1983). 17:26 The Jump to Light Speed/Star streaks was an original thing in 1977. 24:30 Leia ain't no "Disney Princess.;) 25:42 A Dianoga. 29:26 The Jedi regard Death as a quaint concept. 34:43 And now for some World War II-style space combat. 41:10 Did you notice that Chewbacca DIDN'T get a medal?
The analysis paralysis is real... Modern movies have conditioned people to think they're "confused" just because they don't how everything works yet, and every single bit of information isn't explicitly explained to them. Just watch the movies and you'll understand everything in time. It's *okay* to have unanswered questions
Star Wars throws a lot at you in a short amount of time, some of us have been watching for over 40 years and still get confused about things. Eventually you will start to catch up, until then enjoy. Great reaction, looking forward to sharing your Star Wars journey with you. Keep up the great work!!!
Saw this in the theater on opening day, first showing with my mom. Life changing. Compared to what was on tv as a kid back in the 70's, to see this level of special effects and fantasy was just absolutely mind blowing. I don't even think you can have that kind of experience again today.
This was great to watch. Don't feel bad or lost that you don't know what's what. Back in '77 we had no pop culture references to go by. My 11 year old self just accepted everything I saw and went with it. Afterwards, I just consumed everything Star Wars. The franchise has grown since then, but not so big that you can't navigate through it. I LOVED the whole "This one time, at band camp...." comment at the start. I bet you NEVER thought 20 years later you'd be getting all the context you needed.
Fun Fact- The horned woolly mammoth creature (AKA Bantha) was actually brought to life using an elephant and a very large costume, you can even see when the Bantha starts walking if paused at just the right moment, the elephants foot poking out.
You should add Battle Beyond the Stars (1980), The Last Starfighter (1984), Krull (1983), and Dragonslayer (1981) to your list. Pretty good early '80s flicks and lots of fun. Of course, if you're Sci-Fi cheese connoisseur, then The Ice Pirates (1984) is a must. Last, but not least, The 13th Warrior (1999) -- Based on Michael Crichton's best seller Eaters of the Dead. Just a thought. :-)
Sand people, aka "Tusken raiders" and Jawas (the little mini monks), are both evolved from the same species of being that lived back when Tatooine was a lush planet. As it became a desert plant, they adapted to survive on its harsh environment. They are actually somewhat normal-looking beings under their protective clothing. The red eyes of the Jawas are actually jewels that they use to filter the light, kind of like natural sunglasses. They are both scavengers after their own fashion and the only sentient species native to Tatooine. Humans, Hutts, and other sentient beings come from off-world. Humans and a few other species came a colonists. Some like the Hutts came to take advantage of it's remoteness for their own lawless purposes. That draws other scum and villainy to the planet as well as provide the Sand People and Jawas with plenty to scavenge and trade for. Luke's family makes a living harvesting water for the inhabitants of the planet.
I was six years old when this came out in '77(my birthday was actually the day after the film's world premiere in Los Angeles). My Mom took me to see it as soon as it came here to Concord(the theater I saw it in no longer exists) and I absolutely loved it. For a six year old kid, this movie was amazing, even though I did not exactly understand everything going on. My Mom took me to see it several times and my room was decorated with Star Wars posters, I had the action figures, the storybook of the movie, which was filled with pictures, and so much more. I even had the film's score on vinyl. Several years ago I came across the score on vinyl at a thrift store for five bucks. What a find and it still plays as if it was still brand new. This is the first movie I actually remember seeing in the theater and it had a huge impact on me and was the movie that really got me into being the film buff that I am today, 44 years after first seeing Star Wars. It was also around this same time I first started watching Doctor Who and became a life long Whovian.
Hahaha, everyone loves that noise! It's just the coolest. I'm pretty sure a high amount of the population has at one time grabbed a stick and swung it around while naking that noise.
Hey Arianna! On the R-unit Droids. R2 and the later units, like the R5, series of droids serve as technical and navigation droids in the smaller ships. Basically, aside from being the mechanics, they also carry the navigation data and help compute Faster Than Light travel.
really a great reaction... understandable that you would wanna predict things.. i'm just glad you went down this path.. thanks! it was very fun to watch
Look, we all over *here* have had like 30, some over 40 years of rewatching, analyzing, these movies, reading spin-off novels, comic books, video games...please do NOT stress about being confused and/or surprised watching these. We were all 8 years old, and completely confused about The Clone Wars at some point in our lives. Unsure why everyone was talking about The Force if some people didn't believe it was real. Didn't catch that there was an Emperor the first time around, thereby not really knowing what Darth Vader's job was. You don't need to apologize. You're good. Enjoy the ride. (And ignore the midi-chlorians.)
It has to be remembered that before this movie, sci-fi as a movie genre was considered a joke. Budgets were tiny, special effects were laughable, the writing was often bad and the directing and camera work wasn't much better. The only actors that did sci-fi movies were no-names desperate for any work and C list has beens at the end of their career who were desperate for one last paycheck. Star wars, changed all of that. It took itself seriously enough to have weight, had a good story, good writing, great actors, a healthy budget, and at the time break through special effects. It changed the entire game. Without Star Wars there would have never been any of the countless sci-fi blockbusters filmed between then and now.
This isn't strictly true, there were older "serious" sci-fi films. Some of the earliest films ever to be successful and famous were science fiction, and Planet of the Apes released in 1968 and Logan's Run released in 1976 as a couple fairly recent (at the time Star Wars released) successful "serious" sci-fi ventures. It is true that overall though science fiction was relatively "lesser" and studios generally didn't want to commit the kind of budgets necessary to really do a good job with effects and stuff. Even Star Wars was largely so successful because ILM did so much with still not all that much money, and Lucas was in film school and friends with guys like Spielberg, De Palma, and Ford Coppola who were able to put in a good word for him with studios.
@@Otokichi786 I figured 2001 kind of went without saying, given most people only even know Also Sprach Zarathustra because of that movie and its impact. But you're right, even giving a shortlist of two or three films, 2001 definitely earned its place and is worth the mention.
@@Otokichi786 2001 was definitely fantastic, but ultimately it was much more of a cerebral story, whereas Star War aimed at having more mass appeal. Highbrow novel vs exciting pulp. No one got rich off of 2001 merch. No one can hum the theme song to Planet of the Apes. There weren't endless sequels, comics, novels, and cartoons made in the world of Logan's Run. Good movies all, perhaps even great. But none of them ever really broke through the way Star Wars did.
A few of the things that stuck out to me when I first saw it many years ago: The star destroyer just kept getting bigger and bigger (Holy cow, does it ever end?), the first time I saw the Millenium Falcon jump into hyperspace (Whoa!), seeing the light saber ignite for the first time (Oh, I want one!), the first time Darth Vader talked about and used the force (ok, who's this whack job? Oh, he's choking that dude with his thoughts, he's a badass!), and imagining how Luke's father was murdered by Darth Vader.
Harrison Ford was actually originally a carpenter, doing work on George Lucas' house, when Lucas told him basically hands him a piece of paper and says "You’ve got a good look. You should come to this address on Tuesday and audition for this movie I’m making called Star Wars". And the rest is history…
Just imagine what it was like for people like me who saw this when it first came out - there was nothing to set us up for it. This was ground breaking when it came out - most of the effects in this movie were invented for this movie - totally changed what was possible. About the thing in the cantina where Hans shoots the guy and then calmly walks out - the thing is that Mos Eisley is kind of like a pirate port - lots of things get ignored. Oh, about all the helmets and things you comment on - most of them are based on real helmets, etc, from the past - a lot of them are Japanese from the 1800s - they looked for things which would look strange. The suits are armour to help give some protection from blasters. Oh, and yes, it IS Harrison Ford - this was the role which really launched his career. You realize that now you have to watch at least the new 2 of the origin series ... I'd suggest watching ALL the movies [I can't say there are all equal, but I honestly think they are all worth watching] R2 units are like your flight engineer
Diegesis: Don't overthink, just watch it like a fairy tale, or kids fantasy about young boy, who learns to be a knight, saves princess and world and defeats evil lord.
I want to help explain what’s going on. No spoilers. This trilogy draws inspiration from science fiction, mythology, history of democracies and empires. The Republic had maintained peace throughout the galaxy. This was a time when Jedi Knights trained in the Force to defend the peace. This was a time of chivalry and light sabers (swords). Then it became a dictatorship called the Empire. The Emperor has his generals. Several of these are who you saw in the Death Star. He also has an army of stormtrooper, like a police force. Obi Wan Kenobi had been comrades with Anakin Skywalker during the Clone Wars. Meanwhile, Obi-Wan had been training Darth Vader to become a Jedi. Darth became seduced by his dark impulses and murdered Anakin. Obi-Wan goes into hiding on that planet, same home planet where we see Luke. The Emperor has been dismantling the remainder of the Republic. The Senate seems the last vestige of the Republic, then even that’s dismantled during the movie. The ideals of the Jedi are extinct.
The R2 units are basically ship's mechanics, yes! Very good deduction, I didnt figure that out until I was a 13 year old kid reading the first Star Wras movie novelization, which also cleared up a great deal when I couldnt understand a lot about the movies myself. It's okay to be confused, it's a BIG universe, obviously. But in simple terms its not unlike our real world: Empires, Rebels, brash pilots, religious faiths, clear good guys and badguys (even though sometimes good can wear black, and bad can wear white, lol). Usually its easier to follow ONE character's journey, and that's Luke, he's as new to all of this as we are, so he's the POV character.
None of the below is spoilers, so no worries. In the lore, sand people (Tusken raiders) are a species who are near-human but not human. They're tribal nomads who are highly aggressive to anyone outside their culture. They may have been the original inhabitants of Tatooine. The Force is like a natural phenomenon. Non-Jedi can be sensitive to it and harness it, but the Jedi are a particular religious order (like monks) who studied and trained in the force, and acted as ambassadors and advisors to the Galactic Republic before it fell and became the Empire. During that time, Jedi were hunted down ruthlessly and stomped out because the Emperor knew the threat that they could pose. Remaining Jedi went into hiding or abandoned the order and scattered across the galaxy. Vader is powerful within the Empire because he's useful, ruthless, and extremely skilled with ships, martial combat, and using the force. R2-D2 is what's called an astromech droid. They specialize in handling ship systems during flight. Sort of like an AI that helps you out. Some ships use them, others don't.
A couple of years ago a few individuals did the Vader vs. Obi Wan lightsaber duel in a video titled Obi Wan v Vader reimagined that is so well done, it is difficult to tell how they put the old and new scenes together
*Warning: Technical* R2 is an 'astromech droid'. That's short for "Astronavigator-Mechanic". Astromechs are basically on-board repair devices, yes, but they're also a secondary computer for the fighter, able to calculate hyperspace jumps, something very difficult for even a trained human. A lot of people have found that Astromechs also make pretty good sidekicks to have around during adventures because, as you see, they can fix other stuff apart from starfighters, have pretty decent sensors that can pick up hidden stuff and can hack computer pretty well. When you get around to watching Episode-II, you'll meet one of R2's cousins, R5, which is a different model of Astromech that is actually *built into* the fighter. Just so you know, the Empire is the current government of the galaxy, formed when the then Chancellor of the Senate, Sheev Palpetine, declared himself dictator-for-life after falsifying an insurrection by the Jedi. It's tyrannical, uses slavery and routinely uses the Starfleet to maintain control by devastating whole worlds by blasting them from orbit. In a lot of ways, the Death Star is just them extending their usual police tactics to Supersize by blowing up planets rather than cities. You'll learn more about how the Clone Wars made all this possible and Darth Vader's part in all of this later.
a lot of the fun of the OG star wars was they would randomly show all this crazy stuff and weird creatures (like the sand people) and be like "yeah we're not going to tell you anything about these things." which meant you had to just imagine it. it didn't ruin it per-se to have all this stuff explained in the prequels (and vader's backstory which i never felt was really needed).. but i just loved as a kid seeing all this wild stuff and trying to fill in the blanks myself. looking for clues, talking to friends about it, etc.
There's a video where someone cut in different parts of the saga about Anakin in-between glances when Alec Guinness is talking about him to Luke and it really pulls on the heart strings when you've seen all the movies
The skeleton in the desert is never identified in the movies or current canon, but is a krayt dragon, the creature Kenobi imitates the call of to scare off the Tusken Raiders/Sand People. The ones in the robes are Jawas, scavengers and occasional...opportunists who collect anything mechanical, sort of fix it, then sell it to humans who aren't choosy about getting clear ownership titles while living on the giant wedge shaped crawlers. Sand people live in the open desert and mainly attack Jawas. They're also callec Tusken Raiders as they will raid settlements the view as stealing water rightfully belonging to the Tuskens. In 1977, in theaters, this was amazing. This is the enhanced version, with added/altered scenes. I like some of what was changed and updated. But you'll have bear of a time finding the original.
Part of the joy is that it took decades to answer the questions you raised. They have been answered if you can be patient. I’m looking forward to your journey!
Darth Vader was originally just supposed to wear the mask in the opening scene, as if he had a fancy space suit. But he looked so menacing, they worked it in to the story where he needs it as life support. The storm troopers wear the suits because they are combat armor.
Nice to meet a sister trumpet player. I play all the brass. Taught private lessons for five years on all brass instruments. As a musician, you probably also appreciate the music of the great John Williams. You'll learn about these movies as you go along.
Given how you all have reacted to Saving Private Ryan, Band of Brothers, etc and now Star Wars, and Adrianna said she enjoyed the space battle scenes of this, a movie I highly recommend is Memphis Belle. It's the fictionalized story of a B17 bomber crew in ww2 who were the first to complete a full tour of duty without being shot down. The story itself is total fiction, even the crew members are renamed and the last mission is changed and dramatized for effect. BUT- if you read firsthand accounts of what it was like to be a B17 crewmember, the minute-by-minute things in the movie are all things that really happened at least once. Even some of the things some people think are a little hokey, like going around on a bomb run twice or playing pranks on each other in the plane, all have a basis in fact. Harry Crosby (a B17 group navigator from 100th Bomb Group) detailed many of those stories (or even more outlandish ones) in his 1990 book, A Wing and a Prayer. The movie has kind of slid out of popular consciousness these days, but it is well worth a look.
R2-D2 is what's known as an astromech droid. They are most commonly used for general navigation aid and maintenance of a ship during flight. R2-D2's line of astromech droids all start with the designation R2. C3-PO is what's known as a protocol droid, and is used for interfacing with sentient beings, hence his humanoid shape.
As a 13-year-old kid growing up in a small West Texas cattle and wool town. This movie in 1977 was a totally mind-blowing experience seeing it on the big screen. I honestly can't count how many times I saw it at the theater. I still remember at the end everyone in the theater standing cheering and clapping. Played every day solid for over a year. And was packed every time I went to see it. This film had a lot of historic first. Mainly all the special effects, and sound effects, the way the action was captured, the computers created on the spot for this movie. This movie literally took the world by storm. No had seen anything even remotely like this before, EVER! More movies may have made more money. But no movie has ever sold as many tickets or lasted as long at the theater. Oner of the few fond memories from those years.
A few years older and saw in Dallas before it came to my small north Texas town and yes packed every performance and when Han saves Luke at the end the place erupted in cheers every time so much fun !
Saw this film for the first time in the theater in St. Joseph, Missouri with my cousins. This movie showed us a level of production and special effect realism that we'd never seen before. The characters, their chemistry together, the special effects, and the amazing score simply blew this eleven year old boy away! Neither before nor since have I seen any film that has packed a punch the way this one did.
I think it's hilarious that she was absolutely confused about literally everything in the movie except the one thing that wasn't explained clearly: Obi-wan's disembodied Force voice.
This is what happens when you watch modern movies, which are 50% exposition dumps. Not everything needs an answer.
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@@nathanpapp432 An art form that is apparently being lost as we speak, if not already.
That's pretty accurate. Maybe after she watches it several times, she'll understand some of it. 🙄🙄
Yep modern movie's are over explained.
"You've taken your first step into a larger world"
Those words from Obi-Wan to Luke are just as applicable whenever someone sees A New Hope for the first time.
She watched A New Hope with so much tears, imagine when she watch Ep 5,6, 3 (especially ep 3) and Rogue One, she will be devastated.....
"we will watch your career with great interest" is another good one
except for 12:00 heh
Movies for when everything wasn't explainmed for you, and it was left to the imagination to fill in the blanks. The step he's take of course is into the heroes journey and all the archetypes encountered along the way. Thanks Joseph Campbell and Carl Jung.
Sadly that larger world is completely annihilated a few decades later by money.
I still weep for the franchise.
This movie is important for several different reasons. The music soundtrack literally saved large orchestra music. Up to Star Wars the use of large orchestras was on the decline as artificial synthetic music was on the way in. Each character had their own theme music, which started theme music for other movies. It showed new music could be written for old instruments.
The background in the alien bar with ALL the different creatures was part of the reason the movie was seen MULTIPLE times. They had actual alien looking aliens. Before Star Wars the best you could hope for in a Sci-Fi movie for a space alien was an actor with antenna stuck on his head and whatever face paint was available that day. I myself when this movie came out would exit the theater and get back in line to see the movie again. also when it first came out it was not called : Star Wars Episode 4 a New Hope. It was just Star Wars. When more were planned it was updated.
With the bar face off between Han and Greedo, Han was a little bit tougher, Han shot Greedo that's it. NO Greedo shooting at the same time. Greedo made his threat and Han ends him.
It was also a simple basic story. Empire = Bad Guys, Rebellion = Good Guys.
Relax. You can't understand what everything is about until you watch the movies. Patience is your friend!
“Repeat to yourself, it’s just a show: you should really just relax.” Seriously, enjoyed watching.
WELCOME TO THE STAR WARS FAMILY!!!!! Can't wait to follow as you live through the most iconic saga in the history of cinema!!!
"This looks like literally an 80's video game." Apparently ahead of their time, they were.
Don’t feel dumb or stressed for being lost, imagine how people felt back in the late 70s seeing it with zero context. It drops you in and expects you to run to keep up. As long as you enjoy the ride, don’t worry about missing details.
Lol what? You don't need context...star wars is one of the most universal movie ever, even a 5 years old can get it...
I saw it when it first came out at six years old and yes, we were confused with the background and terminology given they threw you into the middle of a story but…she seems to have a lot of trouble understanding basic things. Not a bad thing. Maybe her mind works in a different analytical way. At 6 I got that Sand people were called that because they live in the desert or the SAND dunes and were tribes/nomads. I got Jawas we’re scavengers. I got the concept of the force. Jedi=good=light side. Darth Vader=dark side=bad. I understood the Empire was fascist (although to be fair the 70s were about 30 years removed from WW2.
It’s just a little odd that everyone gets Star Wars and is able to follow along and she is the only reactor that seems to have a problem keeping up with the movie.
I think it's mainly that she's uncomfortable just having the gist of things. Like, she wants everything fully explained rather than suggested or left open to interpretation. But that would take additional time, and would probably be clumsy and interrupt the flow of the story, so I'm glad they did things the way they did. Is this maybe a generational thing? Is there a tendency for more modern movies to baby you through things? Having recently watched Dune, I don't feel that's the case, but maybe it's something of an exception.
@@stuffyouotterlistento1461 She's what, 28 or something? I'm 32 and I had no problem keeping up when I watched this as a child. It's just her wanting EVERYTHING explained. Maybe she should've bought one of those books explaining the lore before watching this movie.
The original trilogy was such a HUGE part of my childhood, I have trouble imagining how anyone can have made it all the way to adulthood without having seen it!
Just FYI, that glorious lightsaber noise is the hum of a film projector idling mixed the buzz from a TV. Appropriate, for the most iconic sound effect in film.
Each lightsaber has a slightly different sound. Ben Burtt pitched them all slightly differently, to make them seem handmade, and unique to their owners.
Nerd!!! Lol ✌️
How impressive all the spaceships were is even more impressive when you think that there was no CGI in 1977 and the ships were all models, miniatures and interior film sets.
Not quite. This is the Special Edition from 1997, with some changes, and some effects replaced by CGI. The exact changes is something that has been debated over and over, so I won't do it again, but bluescreen artifacts have been cleaned up, and Jabba is a very obvious CGI addition.
The feeling that your having the anxiety is from knowing enough that you don't know enough just enjoy and the knowledge come a little more with each movie. The thing you have to remember is that there are hundreds of books and shows and fanfic that all encompasses what is the Star Wars universe.
I’d recommend anyone new to Star Wars to stick to canonized stuff only - the Saga films, the animated & live action shows, and the comics/various literature.
Star Wars is a vast & confusing universe to new people - it can be overwhelming & easy to get lost in.
To be completely honest, I’m relieved in a way that Disney made all Legends/EU non-canon, they have been slowly canonizing stuff from legends (I’ll be surprised if we don’t get a Revan centric show or movie before 2024, for example) & giving it all the quality & care those stories deserve, and to be made accessible to those who have never dipped their toes in the EU.
George Lucas created such a vast universe filled with mythology, machinery and magic. Like you said, its embedded itself firmly into our pop culture, which makes it fun to watch people seeing it for the first time. Looking forward to future reactions!
Nello What Are You Saying It Was Marcia Lucas Who Created Star Wars. You Know She "Saved" Star Wars In The Edit 😉😉😉 Automatically She Is The Creator.
@Nello - he kind of did, but some of the concepts were not his in anyway. One name here: Joseph Campbell, and Lucas friendship with him. Also time the Campbell spend with Lucas in his own home later on > Skywalker Ranch. In you want to know more about Campbell, archetypes - I can recomment his classic books such as "The Hero with a thousand faces" or "Transformations of myth through time".
@@vykuntapufangtxpreet9546 - could be, as she was helping with it as editor. But "Creator" as such? What about Joseph Campbell, and his friendship with Lucas, and his influence on Lucas work itself. Start Wars is full of classic archetypes, and a lot is based on Lucas knowledge that he got from Campbell. Funny how almost nobody on various forums is mentioning him and his work, and the way it influenced Lucas himself.
“Look sir, droids!”
“Look a penny!!”
Lmao
But don’t feel dumb watching these, it all eventually gets explained as you go on with each movie. As someone in the comments said already, just take it all in and enjoy the journey 👍🏼🙂
I was in third grade when this movie came out. Saw it with two best friends. It was the greatest thing we had ever seen. Couldn’t wait for the sequels. Have only seen this once in the last 30 years when I showed it to my kids. Enjoy watching your reactions. Your awesome!
The face on your thumbnail ... priceless!
It's so cool watching someone discover Star Wars for the first time, having so many of the same questions we all had way back when (I was 13 years old when Star Wars hit theaters in 1977).
And EVERYBODY in the theatre clapped and cheered at the end of the movie too. Something you rarely ever see in a movie theatre. Was amazing and fun. Then walk outside to your car, but turn around and get back in line for another showing. Crazy.
Several things for you to know; 1. In the original version, Han shot first. 2. Jawas and sand people share the same ancestors. Under their clothes their bodies are covered in hair, so not human. 3. Just enjoy and don't try to figure out everything. I remember seeing this in theatres when I was two in 1977. Literally one of my first memories that I can recall. Every year until I was nine, I went as Luke for Halloween. I am pretty sure when I was three, I dressed as Luke nearly every day. For those of us born in the 1960's and 1970's, the original 3 films will always hold a special place.
Thank you so much. I really like your channel, and it's wonderful to experience these movies through your eyes. It's not just entertaining, but also a valuable experience - so many things that the older generations (like me) take for granted because we know the material inside and out. It was fun to watch alongside - many thanks xx
I love your reaction. It made me think of a line in the next movie, "clear your mind of questions." Just enjoy the story, it's cool, you don't need to know everything.
I luv that you left the part where the Stormtrooper bangs his head on the door at 26:46 in the edit...I think you are the first reactor that I have seen do that.
AND you caught the Stormtrooper's "Wilhelm scream" at 28:18...that is so awesome! 💯😁
@16:22: Jabba was originally suppose to be as human as Han, but they changed him in the final scrips and production. The change was finally solidified by Jabba’s appearance in Return of The Jedi-- however in a cut/delete scene in the original cut, they actually had the Human Jabba in a fur coat talking to Han in this scene.
I saw how they did that but that scene with Jabba the Hut included kind of works but the CGI looks really bad to me.
@@jasonmardoniomeza1711 I agree
It is a garbage scene, wisely cut...and foolishly put back in.
Then covered over with garbage CGI. Lucas is such a hack
Welcome to the world of Star Wars. Don't get too upset if you don't understand something because you have a lot of travels to go through to fully understand it. Prepare for laughs, tension and tears on your journey.
You wondered about many technical details that I never worried about when I saw it in the theaters in 77. But yeah each ship gets an R2 unit and apparently they are designed to help navigate hyperspace or some such,.
Fantasy movies generally give much more exposition now, which isn't always a bad thing (LOTR has great exposition). But Lucas clearly made a world where no one is a fish completely out of water. Luke needs the Force explained, but random (though interesting) stuff like Tuskan-settler relations and restraining bolts are just left unexplained. Certainly helps create a lived-in world.
The R2 units are repair droids. The get sent out to repair damage to the outer hull during battles, acidents and such. They make repairs where a human can't.
@@prprod Not that I paid much attention, but looking it up on the internet according to starwars fandom page the R2 astromech droid: "the unit could store up to ten sets of hyperspace vector coordinates in the RAM of its astrogation buffer (thus allowing for even ships with limited navicomputers to make hyperspace jumps and also acting as a backup in the event of navicomputer malfunctions)". But yeah they also monitor and repair problems not associated with navigation or hyperjumps.
Yup, R2 is an astromech droid, just like R5-D4 (the one with a bad motivator, which has a part that explodes moments after when Uncle Owen buys it, and whom Luke incorrectly calls an "R2 unit". So much on that one for now...)
While x-Wing fighters are capable of hyperspace travel unlike Imperial Tie Fighters, they do need a droid to calculate astrogation, perform repairs and just be a copilot and company for the pilot in the cockpit.
Oh, I guess that makes sense...
I just thought it was all the discrimination that the droids endured that forced R2-D2 to have to sit at the back of the X-wing...
"We don't want their kind in here!"
I mean, in this white-washed first film of the franchise, who else could be treated as a back-of-the-bus, second-class citizen?
;)
To answer some of the questions you had about the droids:
They can perform minor maintenance to the ships in flight. They assist with hyperspace jumps dealing with coordinates and whatnot. They can also act as translators if dealing with alien languages during flight, etc. Typically, ships come equipped with a droid slot but a lot of them don't as well.
So yeah, they're kinda cool :D
I think that you nailed it that too much pre-knowledge made it difficult to just soak it all in. Seeing this in the theater as a kid with zero idea of what was coming was mind blowing.
Look forward to you continuing on to Empire.
Remember, the force will be with you, always.
The fact that Chewie didn't get a medal has always pissed me off.
A couple of things explained:
*R2 units:* Yes, all X-Wings and Y-Wings are fitted with R2 units (known as Astromech Droids). The R2 units interface with ship systems and serve as master computers (probably so that flight data can be analyzed later).
*Death Star explosion:* Yes, the entire Death Star exploded. In summary, R2-D2 was carrying technical schematics of the Death Star that Rebel spies had acquired before the film's start. Princess Leia places this information in R2 at the beginning when she records the message for Kenobi.
Once they reach the Rebel Base on Yavin, the schematics are analyzed and a weakness is discovered -- the thermal exhaust ports that lead to the reactor core. Thus, the plan was to fly along the trench and approach the exhaust port, then bull's eye proton torpedoes down the port so that the torpedoes detonate in the reactor core. This sets up a chain reaction much like a nuclear explosion (though it's my understanding that the Death Star runs on matter/anti-matter). Basically the torpedoes ignite all of the station's fuel at once, destroying it.
I have to say I have always loved the line "Great shot kid, that was one in a million" but I have to admit it would have been even better if Han had said "Holy f**king tits!" XD Great reaction! Always fun to see someone start this journey! :)
Loving your harry potter reactions veggie
Without getting technical, I guess every time you come up with the question: "What is that thing/creature?", the safest answer is: "an alien".
Glad to help. :D
This was such an adorable react--can't wait for the rest! 😂
Arianna, I enjoy most first time reactions to this movie. YOURS is one of my favorites. You seem to have such a genuine enjoyment and enthusiasm while viewing it.
As a star wars uber nerd, I would like to share some spoiler free things to help broaden your knowledge base and clarify some of the questions you had.
1. Sand People: also referred to as Tusken Raiders, these are a species native to Tatooine. They have a rather harsh lifestyle in the desert and they have a long history of adversarial relations with the other inhabitants of the planet. The masks that the Tuskens wear are a very important part of their culture and it is strongly taboo to remove it, even in front of other Tuskens, let alone outsiders.
The ''horned woolly mammoth" you noticed is an animal called a bantha. Each Raider has his or her own Bantha and they revere the animals greatly.
2. Jawas: the 'mini-monks' are also natives of Tatooine and they are talented scavengers. The Sand Crawler that they ride around in is actually an old mining machine that had been abandoned when mining on the planet proved to be not worth the trouble.
3. Krayt dragon: the skeleton that you see in the desert next to 3PO is that of a Krayt Dragon, an animal that is feared and respected on the planet. The Tusken Raiders actually incorporate the slaying of a Krayt Dragon in the initiation into manhood. Inside the belly of a KD are pearls that many races consider to be very valuable and a Tusken boy was acquire one in order to become a man in the eyes of his peers. Another little known fact is that KD pearls can be used in lightsabers, as a focusing crystal.
4. Some of the species in the cantina
a. the white dude you referred to is a member of the Talz race. They are a simple, non-space faring race from a frigid planet in the pantora system. Most of the Talz in the galaxy were taken as slaves.
b. the 'devil guy' is a devaronian. this race is adapted to the harsh conditions of their home world. they have black blood, which is silver-based and they have two livers. they are highly resistant to poisons and only the males have horns.
c. the odd hammer-head creature is an ithorian, a race with twin mouths on either side of the head and four throats and a spoken language nearly impossible for a normal humanoid to replicate. Ithorians in general are peaceful and LOVE nature. In fact, on their home world, they live in floating artificial cities in order to allow their sacred jungles to flourish without interference.
d. the band playing the smooth jazz is a group of Bith, one of the galaxies most ancient species AND one of the species that was the first to discover faster than light space travel.
e. Hem Dazon, one of the creatures we know the name of, is the fellar with the triangle shaped head and the golden eyes. He is a member of the Arcona race and the reason his eyes are golden is because he is addicted to SALT.
f. Greedo, the individual Han shoots in self defense, is a Rodian. Rodians are a reptilian race and quite a few of them turned to bounty hunting when out in the galaxy, away from their homeworld.
g. Kabe, the short bat-looking creature eagerly waiting for her drink is a chadra-fan, a short species with two hears, acute hearing and a low need for rest, only sleeping an average of three hours a night.
h. Ponda Baba, the individual that took a disliking to Luke and paid dearly for it, is an aqualish. This species is known for being aggressive and unruly, and having very bad tempers. Some members of the species have four eyes instead of two.
5. astromech: r2-d2 is an astromech, which is a droid skilled in astro-navigation, repairs and using computers. smaller size space craft use astromechs to augment the biological crew and sometimes to do repairs that would require a space suit for a normal member of the crew to pull off.
6. The tie fighter is a cheaply made mass produced craft (twin ion engine: TIE) of which there are more than 50 variants: tie advanced, tie bomber, tie intercepter, tie defender, and so on (I particularly like the look of the tie defender)
7. The death star is 160 km in diameter and has a crew complement of 1.2 million and room for 750,000 passengers, in addition to the 7000 starfighters and 3600 shuttle craft. the giant planet killing laser is powered by an enormous amount of kyber crystals and the surface is COVERED by thousands of turbo laser batteries to defend against capital ships. the superlaser requires 24 hours to recharge after being used.
8. the trash compactor creature: one of my favorite pieces of SW lore, the creature in the garbage compactor is a female dianoga named Omi, (Dianoga are cephalopods {think of an octopus, but one of the legs is on top of the body and has the single eye, and each leg has a sub-brain that helps the main brain control everything} native to a planet called Vodrun) Omi is actually force sensitive and she realizes that Luke is as well, so Omi baptizes Luke in the water in accordance with the beliefs of her people. She foresees Luke going on to do great things and she also foresees the destruction of the death star but since she doesn't have a way of escaping, she accepts her fate, believing that she will reincarnate after she dies.
I'm in the process of writing some Star Wars fanfic based around a Dianogan gray jedi, with the story taking place 2700 years before the events of the Skywalker Saga.
hopefully this long winded spiel has been helpful and not too boring.....
Hell, it's gon be 2700 years later after reading this. Jeez
Long read? Yes. A hell of a lot of awesome and useful information? Also yes.
It's so refreshing to see someone react to Star Wars for the first time, hearing comments that I haven't even thought of before. A lot of us take it for granted that this movie was something we all grew up with, that we don't even bother to question anything. And don't worry about figuring out any backstory or detailed info to the unfolding scenes, it's better to just enjoy the ride and view it with the wonderment of a child's mind. After a while you will be able to see the metaphors and philosophies that tie into our adult world.
Epic soundtrack from John Williams, who composed pretty much every epic soundtrack that you know in your head from the 70s, 80s and later. He is the most Oscar-nominated living person, with 52 nominations and 5 wins.
"I'm getting independence Day vibes here" - which is not surprising as George Lucas was highly influenced by the 1969 film The Battle of Britain and had a vision of recreating the plane dog-fighting scenes but in a space environment. If anyone in the comments section hasn't watched the film Battle of Britain, what kind of monster are you?
I think she was referring to the canyon run scene in Independence Day, similar to the Trench run scene in A New Hope.
Plus the movie "Dambusters.:
I actually have never seen it, but I remember seeing that Lucas did a shot-for-shot homage to that film.
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@@luketimewalker Right, even some of the attack dialog verbatim.
It’s more that Independence Day gives Star Wars vibes.
R2 units (droids) are so called astro-droids. usually ships have them aboard for repair services, astro navigation (they calculate lightspeed jumps) and maintenance. they're like the swiss army knife, full of tools, manipulators and can also store large amounts of data and messages.
I was in high school when this came out. I took a date (4 inches taller than me :) ) We followed a friend to the opening night show. To make a long story short, the lady in front of my friend slammed on her brakes, making my friend slam on his brakes and me in turn slam on my brakes (all to avoid a dog, successfully). Unfortunately, the guy behind us wasn't paying attention and slammed into us at nearly 45 mph. No one was hurt, he pushed me into my friend and him into the lady in front. The dog went happily on his way, and after the police came, we did too. STILL made it on time! Oh, and sand people are creatures or people adapted to living in the deserts of Tatooine (hence, sand people). LOVE your reactions, Maple's too! Keep up the good work and keep it coming! (P.S.- as long as this seems, there is MUCH more...)
Im late to the party i know. But im a 70s baby, s
Star Wars is my thing. And your reaction is the best ever!
Too many people on here have already said what i wanted to say.
Legends.
Just enjoy the ride and welcome.
I first saw Stars Wars in 1977, when I was nine years old, at the Coronet Theater in San Francisco. HUGE crowds lined around the block. This was back in the days when every cinema had one, large screen. And a little tidbit: people actually laughed when Darth Vader first appeared, because they didn't know--was this a comedy? Some cheesey sci fi? Because he's obviously the bad guy, and he's over the top. By the end, everyone was cheering.
Next up in Empire Strikes back which is one of my favorite Star Wars films. Favorite scene is “You have failed me for the last time Admiral” along with “We would be honored if you would join us”.
Seriously, a very entertaining reaction. Thank you. So many of these things I watch to see specific scenes, and how the person responds. Here I truly enjoyed the entire reaction. Again, thank you.
Welcome to Star Wars! I'm gonna say what I always say when someone starts this journey: the fandom can be a little... intense about their likes and dislikes in the series.
Outside of the Original Trilogy, people will fight to the death over the quality of pretty much every single film. Personally, I think that every movie has something worthwhile and my best recommendation is to keep an open mind and try to stay away from the toxicity.
Have fun!
Yes, please! I have my own opinion about the prequels and the sequels but I like people to watch and make their own opinion.
I feel like a requirement of being a Star Wars fan is to have strong opinions that are entirely your own :)
You joke about crystals minimizing it, but lightsabers are literally powered by force crystals which play a big role in the lore.
Lucas based his worldbuilding on his experiences watching Japanese samurai films. He knew that he didn't know anything about Japanese history, but he also noticed that he didn't *need* to know everything to follow the story. He therefore decided to throw all these details into his world without stopping to explain them, trusting the readers to infer things. It gives the movie a very fast pace, especially compared to other films of that era, and infuses it with wonder.
All your questions will be answered in the remaining episodes. Also check out the two stand alone films Rouge One and Solo.
R2 doesn't speak in beeps. They just have to beep him because hes always cursing.
Darth Vader isn't a senator, he's more like a personal enforcer of the emperor. A bit like the chief of staff of the empire I guess.
I often think back to a time when this was all that mattered to me. Before the prequels, before the dark times. So many questions for a kid just seeing Star Wars for the first time in the theater. It has been an amazing journey over the years. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did and still do as a much older kid at heart.
My friend you need to see Rogue One and the Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett.
There's a rebellion inside Disney and its Red Five and Gold Leader are called Dave Filoni and John Favreau.
It will blow your mind.
@@luketimewalker I was talking about the years when there was no new movies. No Disney side series to watch. You only had the main movies (years apart from each other) and some books would come along like fan fiction stuff. It was rough for a young kid with an active imagination and lots of toys from Kenner.
@@SC457A of course, but I'd say that the dark times are over.
Love how Ariana's calling Jawas the "Monks"
33:31 funny how she says she doesn't know anything about the force but she perfectly described a huge part of it.
"Y'all have terrible aim!"
Aaaand, she just figured out one of the longest-running jokes and stupid conspiracy theories in the Star Wars fandom! :D
(the joke is, the "elite" Stormtroopers are spectacularly terrible at hitting anything, ever) :D
It makes perfect sense to hide a kid from his father, on the same planet his father grew up on, in the care of his father's (step) relatives, with his father's enemy watching over him, who changed only his first name, despite being the most wanted man in the world (one of the two last living Jedi). Genius plan really.
So awesome to see someone who is only tangentially aware of Star Wars have a pretty clean first viewing. All those questions made me yell at my monitor! I wanted to impart every piece of Star Wars knowledge I have accumulated over a literal lifetime of watching these movies. A really good reaction.
When the movie came out there was no handout to the viewers to explain everything. You learned it as the movie unfolded. A Native American Proverb said: "LISTEN, or your tongue will make you deaf."
I was 22 years old when this came out and the theaters were packed
A Padawan approaches. What will she make of the galaxy she's stepped into? 3:39 The skeleton of a Greater Krayt Dragon. 3:57 A Jawa! 4:30 You are watching the George Lucre version, filled with after-the-fact DFX not seen in the original theatrical release. 7:42 Sand People. 11:42 The Dark Side on display. 13:32 Jedi Mind Trick. 16:03 Before DFX, "Jabba the Hutt" didn't show up until "Return of the Jedi" (1983). 17:26 The Jump to Light Speed/Star streaks was an original thing in 1977. 24:30 Leia ain't no "Disney Princess.;) 25:42 A Dianoga. 29:26 The Jedi regard Death as a quaint concept. 34:43 And now for some World War II-style space combat. 41:10 Did you notice that Chewbacca DIDN'T get a medal?
The analysis paralysis is real... Modern movies have conditioned people to think they're "confused" just because they don't how everything works yet, and every single bit of information isn't explicitly explained to them. Just watch the movies and you'll understand everything in time. It's *okay* to have unanswered questions
Star Wars throws a lot at you in a short amount of time, some of us have been watching for over 40 years and still get confused about things. Eventually you will start to catch up, until then enjoy. Great reaction, looking forward to sharing your Star Wars journey with you. Keep up the great work!!!
Saw this in the theater on opening day, first showing with my mom. Life changing. Compared to what was on tv as a kid back in the 70's, to see this level of special effects and fantasy was just absolutely mind blowing. I don't even think you can have that kind of experience again today.
This was great to watch. Don't feel bad or lost that you don't know what's what. Back in '77 we had no pop culture references to go by. My 11 year old self just accepted everything I saw and went with it. Afterwards, I just consumed everything Star Wars.
The franchise has grown since then, but not so big that you can't navigate through it.
I LOVED the whole "This one time, at band camp...." comment at the start. I bet you NEVER thought 20 years later you'd be getting all the context you needed.
I can't take it.... Obi wan disappearing and Darth Vader using his feet to check if he still there is so funny 🤣
I remember seeing this in the '70s and deal it was. No one ever seen graphics like this before. It was all new
"2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968): Ahem, am I a joke to you?
Fun Fact- The horned woolly mammoth creature (AKA Bantha) was actually brought to life using an elephant and a very large costume, you can even see when the Bantha starts walking if paused at just the right moment, the elephants foot poking out.
I sure do enjoy Arianna's reactions. Her emotions are so pure. And she notices so much.
You should add Battle Beyond the Stars (1980), The Last Starfighter (1984), Krull (1983), and Dragonslayer (1981) to your list. Pretty good early '80s flicks and lots of fun.
Of course, if you're Sci-Fi cheese connoisseur, then The Ice Pirates (1984) is a must.
Last, but not least, The 13th Warrior (1999) -- Based on Michael Crichton's best seller Eaters of the Dead.
Just a thought. :-)
Sand people, aka "Tusken raiders" and Jawas (the little mini monks), are both evolved from the same species of being that lived back when Tatooine was a lush planet. As it became a desert plant, they adapted to survive on its harsh environment. They are actually somewhat normal-looking beings under their protective clothing. The red eyes of the Jawas are actually jewels that they use to filter the light, kind of like natural sunglasses. They are both scavengers after their own fashion and the only sentient species native to Tatooine. Humans, Hutts, and other sentient beings come from off-world. Humans and a few other species came a colonists. Some like the Hutts came to take advantage of it's remoteness for their own lawless purposes. That draws other scum and villainy to the planet as well as provide the Sand People and Jawas with plenty to scavenge and trade for. Luke's family makes a living harvesting water for the inhabitants of the planet.
I like that you're asking questions. It shows that you're invested in the story
I was six years old when this came out in '77(my birthday was actually the day after the film's world premiere in Los Angeles). My Mom took me to see it as soon as it came here to Concord(the theater I saw it in no longer exists) and I absolutely loved it. For a six year old kid, this movie was amazing, even though I did not exactly understand everything going on. My Mom took me to see it several times and my room was decorated with Star Wars posters, I had the action figures, the storybook of the movie, which was filled with pictures, and so much more. I even had the film's score on vinyl. Several years ago I came across the score on vinyl at a thrift store for five bucks. What a find and it still plays as if it was still brand new. This is the first movie I actually remember seeing in the theater and it had a huge impact on me and was the movie that really got me into being the film buff that I am today, 44 years after first seeing Star Wars. It was also around this same time I first started watching Doctor Who and became a life long Whovian.
Hahaha, everyone loves that noise! It's just the coolest. I'm pretty sure a high amount of the population has at one time grabbed a stick and swung it around while naking that noise.
Ariana finally checking out Star Wars?! Yesss!!!
Hey Arianna! On the R-unit Droids. R2 and the later units, like the R5, series of droids serve as technical and navigation droids in the smaller ships. Basically, aside from being the mechanics, they also carry the navigation data and help compute Faster Than Light travel.
really a great reaction... understandable that you would wanna predict things.. i'm just glad you went down this path.. thanks! it was very fun to watch
Look, we all over *here* have had like 30, some over 40 years of rewatching, analyzing, these movies, reading spin-off novels, comic books, video games...please do NOT stress about being confused and/or surprised watching these. We were all 8 years old, and completely confused about The Clone Wars at some point in our lives. Unsure why everyone was talking about The Force if some people didn't believe it was real. Didn't catch that there was an Emperor the first time around, thereby not really knowing what Darth Vader's job was. You don't need to apologize.
You're good. Enjoy the ride. (And ignore the midi-chlorians.)
It has to be remembered that before this movie, sci-fi as a movie genre was considered a joke. Budgets were tiny, special effects were laughable, the writing was often bad and the directing and camera work wasn't much better. The only actors that did sci-fi movies were no-names desperate for any work and C list has beens at the end of their career who were desperate for one last paycheck.
Star wars, changed all of that. It took itself seriously enough to have weight, had a good story, good writing, great actors, a healthy budget, and at the time break through special effects. It changed the entire game. Without Star Wars there would have never been any of the countless sci-fi blockbusters filmed between then and now.
Or blockbusters in general.
This isn't strictly true, there were older "serious" sci-fi films. Some of the earliest films ever to be successful and famous were science fiction, and Planet of the Apes released in 1968 and Logan's Run released in 1976 as a couple fairly recent (at the time Star Wars released) successful "serious" sci-fi ventures.
It is true that overall though science fiction was relatively "lesser" and studios generally didn't want to commit the kind of budgets necessary to really do a good job with effects and stuff. Even Star Wars was largely so successful because ILM did so much with still not all that much money, and Lucas was in film school and friends with guys like Spielberg, De Palma, and Ford Coppola who were able to put in a good word for him with studios.
"2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968): Ahem, am I a joke to you?"
@@Otokichi786 I figured 2001 kind of went without saying, given most people only even know Also Sprach Zarathustra because of that movie and its impact. But you're right, even giving a shortlist of two or three films, 2001 definitely earned its place and is worth the mention.
@@Otokichi786 2001 was definitely fantastic, but ultimately it was much more of a cerebral story, whereas Star War aimed at having more mass appeal. Highbrow novel vs exciting pulp. No one got rich off of 2001 merch. No one can hum the theme song to Planet of the Apes. There weren't endless sequels, comics, novels, and cartoons made in the world of Logan's Run. Good movies all, perhaps even great. But none of them ever really broke through the way Star Wars did.
A few of the things that stuck out to me when I first saw it many years ago: The star destroyer just kept getting bigger and bigger (Holy cow, does it ever end?), the first time I saw the Millenium Falcon jump into hyperspace (Whoa!), seeing the light saber ignite for the first time (Oh, I want one!), the first time Darth Vader talked about and used the force (ok, who's this whack job? Oh, he's choking that dude with his thoughts, he's a badass!), and imagining how Luke's father was murdered by Darth Vader.
Harrison Ford was actually originally a carpenter, doing work on George Lucas' house, when Lucas told him basically hands him a piece of paper and says "You’ve got a good look. You should come to this address on Tuesday and audition for this movie I’m making called Star Wars". And the rest is history…
Just imagine what it was like for people like me who saw this when it first came out - there was nothing to set us up for it. This was ground breaking when it came out - most of the effects in this movie were invented for this movie - totally changed what was possible.
About the thing in the cantina where Hans shoots the guy and then calmly walks out - the thing is that Mos Eisley is kind of like a pirate port - lots of things get ignored.
Oh, about all the helmets and things you comment on - most of them are based on real helmets, etc, from the past - a lot of them are Japanese from the 1800s - they looked for things which would look strange.
The suits are armour to help give some protection from blasters. Oh, and yes, it IS Harrison Ford - this was the role which really launched his career.
You realize that now you have to watch at least the new 2 of the origin series ... I'd suggest watching ALL the movies [I can't say there are all equal, but I honestly think they are all worth watching]
R2 units are like your flight engineer
He only lasted for this one movie, but I always LOVED Peter Cushing as Governor Tarkin. The perfect model of a Star Wars villain.
Diegesis: Don't overthink, just watch it like a fairy tale, or kids fantasy about young boy, who learns to be a knight, saves princess and world and defeats evil lord.
Good advice Lando. By the way, how is the Tibanna Gas operation going?
@@ArmchairRizzard Everything is going well, Empire, Republic or First order, Bespin is under my supervision. ;-)
I want to help explain what’s going on. No spoilers. This trilogy draws inspiration from science fiction, mythology, history of democracies and empires. The Republic had maintained peace throughout the galaxy. This was a time when Jedi Knights trained in the Force to defend the peace. This was a time of chivalry and light sabers (swords). Then it became a dictatorship called the Empire. The Emperor has his generals. Several of these are who you saw in the Death Star. He also has an army of stormtrooper, like a police force. Obi Wan Kenobi had been comrades with Anakin Skywalker during the Clone Wars. Meanwhile, Obi-Wan had been training Darth Vader to become a Jedi. Darth became seduced by his dark impulses and murdered Anakin. Obi-Wan goes into hiding on that planet, same home planet where we see Luke. The Emperor has been dismantling the remainder of the Republic. The Senate seems the last vestige of the Republic, then even that’s dismantled during the movie. The ideals of the Jedi are extinct.
“I love that noise. I literally love that noise.”
Us: Yes
Clear your mind of questions.. (you’ll hear that quote in the next movie)
The R2 units are basically ship's mechanics, yes! Very good deduction, I didnt figure that out until I was a 13 year old kid reading the first Star Wras movie novelization, which also cleared up a great deal when I couldnt understand a lot about the movies myself. It's okay to be confused, it's a BIG universe, obviously. But in simple terms its not unlike our real world: Empires, Rebels, brash pilots, religious faiths, clear good guys and badguys (even though sometimes good can wear black, and bad can wear white, lol).
Usually its easier to follow ONE character's journey, and that's Luke, he's as new to all of this as we are, so he's the POV character.
"Only Imperial Storm Troopers are so precise." LOL! Oh Ben... You're such a comedian.
They are. They miss on purpose, but people seemed to forget that.
@@jm329 "How does anybody see ANYTHING in the helmets!?!"
@@chrispittman8854 That’s because the hud is encoded to the trooper. People picking it up don’t get it and it makes it hard to sell.
None of the below is spoilers, so no worries.
In the lore, sand people (Tusken raiders) are a species who are near-human but not human. They're tribal nomads who are highly aggressive to anyone outside their culture. They may have been the original inhabitants of Tatooine. The Force is like a natural phenomenon. Non-Jedi can be sensitive to it and harness it, but the Jedi are a particular religious order (like monks) who studied and trained in the force, and acted as ambassadors and advisors to the Galactic Republic before it fell and became the Empire. During that time, Jedi were hunted down ruthlessly and stomped out because the Emperor knew the threat that they could pose. Remaining Jedi went into hiding or abandoned the order and scattered across the galaxy. Vader is powerful within the Empire because he's useful, ruthless, and extremely skilled with ships, martial combat, and using the force. R2-D2 is what's called an astromech droid. They specialize in handling ship systems during flight. Sort of like an AI that helps you out. Some ships use them, others don't.
So many people are confused by what the Force is even though Obi-Wan explains it pretty well. I'm glad it looks like you were paying attention.
“Oh so this is when this all comes into play, o sh-nap!” Good save Arianna, good save
A couple of years ago a few individuals did the Vader vs. Obi Wan lightsaber duel in a video titled Obi Wan v Vader reimagined that is so well done, it is difficult to tell how they put the old and new scenes together
*Warning: Technical*
R2 is an 'astromech droid'. That's short for "Astronavigator-Mechanic". Astromechs are basically on-board repair devices, yes, but they're also a secondary computer for the fighter, able to calculate hyperspace jumps, something very difficult for even a trained human. A lot of people have found that Astromechs also make pretty good sidekicks to have around during adventures because, as you see, they can fix other stuff apart from starfighters, have pretty decent sensors that can pick up hidden stuff and can hack computer pretty well.
When you get around to watching Episode-II, you'll meet one of R2's cousins, R5, which is a different model of Astromech that is actually *built into* the fighter.
Just so you know, the Empire is the current government of the galaxy, formed when the then Chancellor of the Senate, Sheev Palpetine, declared himself dictator-for-life after falsifying an insurrection by the Jedi. It's tyrannical, uses slavery and routinely uses the Starfleet to maintain control by devastating whole worlds by blasting them from orbit. In a lot of ways, the Death Star is just them extending their usual police tactics to Supersize by blowing up planets rather than cities. You'll learn more about how the Clone Wars made all this possible and Darth Vader's part in all of this later.
a lot of the fun of the OG star wars was they would randomly show all this crazy stuff and weird creatures (like the sand people) and be like "yeah we're not going to tell you anything about these things." which meant you had to just imagine it. it didn't ruin it per-se to have all this stuff explained in the prequels (and vader's backstory which i never felt was really needed).. but i just loved as a kid seeing all this wild stuff and trying to fill in the blanks myself. looking for clues, talking to friends about it, etc.
There's a video where someone cut in different parts of the saga about Anakin in-between glances when Alec Guinness is talking about him to Luke and it really pulls on the heart strings when you've seen all the movies
The skeleton in the desert is never identified in the movies or current canon, but is a krayt dragon, the creature Kenobi imitates the call of to scare off the Tusken Raiders/Sand People.
The ones in the robes are Jawas, scavengers and occasional...opportunists who collect anything mechanical, sort of fix it, then sell it to humans who aren't choosy about getting clear ownership titles while living on the giant wedge shaped crawlers. Sand people live in the open desert and mainly attack Jawas. They're also callec Tusken Raiders as they will raid settlements the view as stealing water rightfully belonging to the Tuskens.
In 1977, in theaters, this was amazing. This is the enhanced version, with added/altered scenes. I like some of what was changed and updated. But you'll have bear of a time finding the original.
Part of the joy is that it took decades to answer the questions you raised. They have been answered if you can be patient. I’m looking forward to your journey!
Darth Vader was originally just supposed to wear the mask in the opening scene, as if he had a fancy space suit. But he looked so menacing, they worked it in to the story where he needs it as life support. The storm troopers wear the suits because they are combat armor.
Nice to meet a sister trumpet player. I play all the brass. Taught private lessons for five years on all brass instruments. As a musician, you probably also appreciate the music of the great John Williams. You'll learn about these movies as you go along.
Given how you all have reacted to Saving Private Ryan, Band of Brothers, etc and now Star Wars, and Adrianna said she enjoyed the space battle scenes of this, a movie I highly recommend is Memphis Belle. It's the fictionalized story of a B17 bomber crew in ww2 who were the first to complete a full tour of duty without being shot down. The story itself is total fiction, even the crew members are renamed and the last mission is changed and dramatized for effect. BUT- if you read firsthand accounts of what it was like to be a B17 crewmember, the minute-by-minute things in the movie are all things that really happened at least once. Even some of the things some people think are a little hokey, like going around on a bomb run twice or playing pranks on each other in the plane, all have a basis in fact. Harry Crosby (a B17 group navigator from 100th Bomb Group) detailed many of those stories (or even more outlandish ones) in his 1990 book, A Wing and a Prayer. The movie has kind of slid out of popular consciousness these days, but it is well worth a look.
thanks
R2-D2 is what's known as an astromech droid. They are most commonly used for general navigation aid and maintenance of a ship during flight. R2-D2's line of astromech droids all start with the designation R2. C3-PO is what's known as a protocol droid, and is used for interfacing with sentient beings, hence his humanoid shape.
This series is so much fun. I hope you continue it for your pleasure.