Vader is a complex character (though they have tried their best to dumb him down!), you could appreciate him and even admire or root for him; here though, the Emperor, without yet knowing how strong in the force he is yet, just appears completely evil, without humanity whatsoever, and this opening scene with him sets that up so well as the main villain in the saga.
@Rick Blaine "You remember, right? Count Dooku, you, and me. You wanted to be a Jedi, I wanted you to be my next apprentice. Killing Dooku and going against the Jedi way. It's a formula that works well."
An amazing actor, his portrayal of Sir Edward Grey in the BBC's 37 Days to War (2014) was so different to the character of The Emperor. Both great performances.
It was a masterstroke to cast such a relatively young man to play the old emperor. Were prequel and belated sequel trilogies on Lucas's mind at the time?
@@ncard00 I remember a novel where Palpatine announces the destruction of the Death Star to a bunch of influential officers to probe their loyalty. He killed an officer that failed to hide his joy and had some doubt about Crix Madine. At the end, he warned them and all shivered. Even Thrawn, Palpatine noted.
"[Ian McDiarmid] revealed he was inspired to put such a hateful, spitting delivery on the word 'friends' as the Emperor after it occurred to him, “He doesn’t have any friends,” and would find the mere idea something worth mocking".
@@artursfilipovs4923 No.He has some friends since with his apprentice times with Plagueis.The purple dressed guys are his true friends.These guys were serving as assasins,underground connections etc to Plagueis.One of the purple guy among them is Grand Vizier also,which is higher rank than Vaders.
The emperor is a very scary figure. You can expect a rich, greedy man, covered with gold like a real emperor, but when you see this old man with a stick, hidden in a black robe, apparently weak... Chills
And that pallid skin, yellow eyes and croaking voice with no warmth in it. Yes you could see just in this brief depiction, that Vader was right in his earlier scene, that he is the more 'forgiving' one - and that terrifies, even without later knowing the Emperor has abilities Luke or Vader can only dream of.
Saltire Not only that, but Vader has been revealed (in some EU sources) to be unlike Palpatine in the sense that he doesn’t kill merely for the pleasure of it, but rather only when it has sense to do so.
@@shugaroony anakin would probably have become stronger than palpatine had he not been restricted by his suit and physical shape. But this was of course palpatine's plan to not get overthrown as the master
@@adrians3267 Indeed. Had Vader kept his original form, he would have become the most powerful being in the galaxy, but Palpatine only sought power for himself, so while he was angry at him for losing his body and becoming weaker with the force, he had no intentions of letting Vader somehow overthrow him, which is why he had the suit designed thus.
As a kid you could have never convinced me that Ian was only 38 when this was shot. Edit: did the math wrong. He was 37 during the whole filming process. Born 8/11/1944 and filming went from 1/11/1982-5/20/1982
the way imperial march fades into the emperor’s theme is phenomenal. the triumphant sound of the march showcasing the scope and power of the empire as a whole fading into a far more sinister and foreboding sound for the arrival of sidious lets you know instantly that his mere presence inspires insurmountable fear and respect in everyone around him and that not a single person in that room doubts he is the most powerful person in the galaxy- without them (save vader and the royal guard) even knowing that he is a sith lord. here is a man- the undisputed ruler of the ridiculously massive galaxy- looking old, frail and decrepit- and not a single person around him has any doubt as to how dangerous he is. so powerful in the dark side that the people around him feel fear and they dont even know why. the perfect embodiment of pure evil
0:41 11 YEAR OLD STARKILLER HERE! Oh hi 'orphan' -SOURCE Y1Y2 Palpatine or should I call you dad.... YOU PALPATINE ARE A BENEATH ME PIECE OF **** Y2 MUTATION = 6TH UNIVERSE MOST HIGH YOU ARE A PIECE OF TUR* **** PALPATINE ** ** YOU ** KYLO ** BANG BANG I AM FEDERATION I AM REBEL ARMY YOU SITH SCUM! -BABY YODA!
I really like how the imperial march and the empire's army in general seems like an average dictatorship initially. Sure we know they like power and they're evil and what not, but the emperor is a different kind of evil. It's like the empire is just a mask for this otherworldly kind of evil that the emperor represents.
To be fair, The Imperial March is the Empire's theme. The quieter leitmotif can be attributed to Vader but the full blast version of the theme here represents the might of the Empire - and by extension Palpatine. 0:04 Vader. 0:12 Empire.
@@kungolaf4499 it’s both, throughout the series the theme has been associated with Anakin before the empire was even around, in the grand scheme it was really Vader’s first
@@jackbruno953 Not really. In The Empire Strikes Back it plays when the Imperial Fleet and the Executor are first introduced and Vader is only a sidepiece - a part of the show so to say. It also plays tons of times way faster for example right before when the Imperial officer on a Star Destroyer is informed of approaching Rebels ships and says "Good. Our first catch of the day." It is the theme of Imperial fleets and the Empire's presence. Not necessarily Vader's. It doesn't play once during the cave scene with Luke or Luke's confrontation with Vader. Only in Return of the Jedi is the quieter leitmotif exclusively used when Vader appears physically on screen. But it is not the parade-like triumphant Empire theme used before but a laidback, more sinister version. This tactic is also used in the Prequels and The Clone Wars when Anakin has darker moments or for when example he shuts the doors on the Separatist Leaders. ROTJ and Prequels made Imperial March his theme - not Empire Strikes Back especially considering that the Empire Strikes Back was trying to do something completely different with the Imperial March. The Imperial March is the Empire's theme but one of its leitmotif's is also Vader's theme. That's the way I would put it.
@@kungolaf4499 I know it first plays then but they clearly changed it to mainly be vaders theme, it still the empires but the the piece of music is used as vaders theme as well. There are so many times when it just plays when anakain/vader is on screen
I think Vader was number 2 or maybe even number 3 in the Organization. Grand Moff Tarkin was on the same level or higher up than Vader in Star Wars: A New Hope. He speaks to him like he was in a higher position and sometimes kind of talked down to Vader in some scenes IMO. Telling him his plan "had better work" and he was taking a big risk in listening to him. And also he ordered him to release the guy that he was strangling with his force powers after he was putting down the force and said "his sad devotion to that ancient religion hadn't helped them find the Death Star plans". Vader was clearly more powerful than Tarkin but he probably outranked him.
@@STONESGAM Only higher up in his particular jurisdiction. The Death Star was Moff Tarkin's project and he had complete authority from the Emperor over matters concerning it. He and Vader happened to cross paths because of their respective assignments, therefore it's not an issue of who outranks the other, merely they are in charge of their own separate goals. If the scenario was jedi/rebel hunting or matters of the Emperor's security, Vader would be very much in charge. His attendance at the Death Star was because of his pursuit of Leia and the stolen plans, as such that doesn't mean he outranks Tarkin just because he turned up, Tarkin had a direct mandate that made him senior on Death Star matters.
@@ultra_vires Okay. Well, Vader probably couldn't just kill Tarkin for no reason though if he got upset. Like he did to the Captains and Admirals in the Empire Strikes Back.
People need to keep something in mind. This is literally the first time that we see the emperor in person throughout a three movie period. He’s only mentioned in passing name in the first movie. The second we only get a brief holo transmission of him to Vader. Yet the second he shuffles off that shuttle, his mere presence is something nearly as formidable as the Death Star itself. He is the ruler of the Galaxy. And not one single member of the Empire doubts it. That is absolutely amazing world building.
Am I the only one who remembers this scene is longer in the theatrical version when it first appeared in theaters? The royal guards were stepping out of the shuttle while Vader approached the shuttle prior to the emperor's entrance? The music was longer I guess that version has been lost in the cutting room floor of Disney.
Star Wars 4-6 summary: A senior citizen and his asmatic robot friend rules the universe. All while a 900 year old wrinkly midget is training a boy to murder his own father.
What I love most about this film is the subtle hints that Anakin is slowly awakening within Vader’s shell. Here when the Emperor realizes Vader wants to continue his search for Luke, Vader turns his head sharply and pauses before saying “Yes my master” in such a disappointed tone. That little moment speaks volumes. Vader doesn’t want the Emperor to know he’s looking for Luke because he still wants Luke to join him in turning against the Emperor. Because of Luke, Vader is going behind the Emperor’s back and following his own goals now. He is already prioritizing Luke over the Emperor. And a part of him - the part that is Anakin - isn’t really comfortable with the thought of the Emperor working his manipulations on Luke. It’s the small but powerful crumbs sprinkled throughout the film that build up Vader’s gradual turn, so the climax is utterly and completely earned.
There’s a bit in the ROTJ novel where Anakin, as he lays dying, has a bit of extra dialogue to Luke before he goes. “Luminous beings are we… not this crude matter.” It’s a Jedi maxim, one that Yoda gave Luke before he too died. I think of it as that really was Anakin that died on that ramp, not Vader. (Plus, with Anakin’s scenes in Ahsoka… well, I’ll just say that Anakin’s redemption isn’t quite done just yet.)
It's amazing how casually Vader and Palpatine were talking all about Sith stuff while about several dozen imperial troops and workers were in hearing range.
well its not like they have anything to hide lol. Even if there was a rebel spy there, the only thing they could report is that vader is looking for luke
@@Anthonycheesman33 Well I would still say that Palpatine as terrible as he was in it was still better than most of sequel wannabe villains like Snoke, Kylo or Hux. So it checks out.
+Q Even less than that. They started assembling DS1 in 19BBY - it took nearly 20 years to build. The engineers on DS2 had to build a station double the size and power in a fifth of the time.
I remember thinking that there was no way that this old codger could last more than a few seconds against a young Jedi like Luke...that is until the lightning started shooting out of his hands...
He doesn’t rely on corporal strength - his power comes from his strong mind and brilliance. He doesn’t even like to use his lightsaber as he is so strong with the Force that he can crack entire planets with just thought
I like how when Vader arrives he gets one row of officers and two rows of stormtroopers while when the Emperor arrives he has an entire f**king army waiting for him.
To be fair, he did in a new hope. But even as a kid when i saw Tarkin, I always thought "Why is this piss ant giving a literal warlord wizard orders?" Also did you know the imperial March was never in a new hope? Blew me away when I realized that
There's no villain like Palpatine, he actually won. Voldemort; struggled to conquer a freaking school. Sauron; was "dead" for 3000 years and when he was capable of returning he was beaten. Emperor Palpatine; successfully conquered the galaxy and maintained order for 20 years, died because he didn't foresee that his own apprentice would betray him. I know this might seem a little biased but im tired as hell to go into depth with every one of these guys.
Folks need to understand: up until this moment in 1983, Darth Vader was THE ultimate bad guy. The physical embodiment of evil, his menacing presence made all the more terrible by his impenetrable mask, inhuman voice, and the ultra-intimidating Imperial March. Then, this hulking cyborg monster that has haunted our dreams... falls to one knee in utter supplication. The fascistic horns and shrieking strings in the score curdle into a miserable death-moan. Down the ramp walks a small, gnarled figure with a cane, unseen eyes and withered skin. And Vader is completely subservient to him. For a few moments, "Return of the Jedi" becomes a horror movie.
I was thinking that same thing. For three movies and 6 years, the Emperor was mostly a name and a flickering hologram but then Vader falls to one knee and everyone is thinking WTFFFFFF??? Especially when a little old man hobbles out of the ship and Darth Vader calls him "master" This is possibly the best character set up in movie history
Or you actually use your brain and realize the writers retconned luke being vaders son after a new hope so they needed a new villain to defeat so they had to make a horrible character like the emperor just to have someone for vader to take down so he can redeem himself. The emperor is a terrible character in this film, his “master plan” that he constantly claims to have “foreseen” doesnt come true bcuz it made no sense in the first place, in what world would killing all of lukes friends make luke swear his undying loyalty to the emperor its the worst writing i have ever seen. Empire is a great film, but a new hope and return of the jedi are mediocre at best
@Jarski I no, you'ee wrong. Lord means just a Sith Lord (which, I guess, was designed with intention to mock the Jedi who had the knight title, as lord is bigger than a knight). As for Vader, he was referred to as Lord Vader even before his massive Mustafar f*ckup. He was ordered to live there and build a castle there after his fateful losing to Obi Wan to be constantly reminded of his mega failure. That was supposed to fuel his anger.
and that palpatine was always on the lookout for his replacement for vader, hence where luke if he went to the darkside would have replaced his father.
Ian Mcdirmand and James Earl Jones deserved Oscars for their performances in this movie. Jones gives his BEST performance as Vader in this movie, and Ian hits the nail on the head with the Emperor the second he walks on screen.
Don't forget Prowse :D The voice is one thing, but the way Vader actually MOVES where he nervously looks at the Emperor really tells a whole story on its own
They're probably hoping the poor soul gets throat therapy. Or not. They know the Emperor can sense their thoughts and would kill them on the spot for the most banal of reasons.
The appearance of the Emperor is the expression of pure absolute power: No loud talking, no fancy suits, no jewellery, and obviously no weapons. None of this stuff is necessary for this man. His whole appearance cleary states that he has the absolute power and the absolute control about everything, he does not need to demonstrate or prove anything at all to anyone, no specific signs of any rank, an appearance not like a military but like a religious leader who has nothing to fear at all.
And this very point is why I thought it was a bad idea to make him a light saber wielding warrior in the prequels. In this movie he basically mocks light sabers as the weapon of a Jedi when talking to Luke, like it’s beneath him. Neither him nor Yoda ever needed to be light saber warriors and there’s nothing in the original trilogy that lets on that they would have ever been.
@@amostlyreasonableguy I totally agree - by showing the emperor as a lightsaber swinging fighter, they made him much smaller, much less powerful and much less frightening. In the old movies he talks about a light saber as if it is a toy of younger kids, no danger to him at all - they should have kept the mystery of the emperor instead of ruining that powerful aura by portraying him as someone who needs to jump around fighting with a light saber.
Mad respect to the artists and painters who spend hours and days to create those matte paintings to make it look like that hanger was full of troopers standing as honour guards.
@@fuzzyotterpaws4395Nope, that's a matte painting. The landing deck on Bespin was also a matte painting. You can look it up by searching for "Star Wars matte paintings".
@@fuzzyotterpaws4395 I think they only started with CGI in the Prequels, in the 90s and early 2000s. Back then all the scenaries were done by hand and picking especific locations for places such as Tattoine and they mostly used practical effects or whatever they could to make the films, like they used Stop Motion for the Empire's AT-AT Walkers and camera tricks during the battle of Hoth and animation effects for the lightsaber duel between Luke and Vader.
The intensity and power, when the ruler of the entire Galaxy arrives, TiE fighters on parade, legions of stormtroopers, the Officer brass, even the workers stopped to greet The Emperor. This whole scene just speaks UNLIMITED POWAR
The entire belt of fighter craft outside was a security measure, not a parade. Its the same when a head of state of a near level official arrives at a secured facility.
As a child this scene always impressed me. Such a grand display of power and so many people in attendance. It really made the Emperor look super important.
He looks like such a frail little man, yet everyone, even the giant mass-murdering magic cyborg Vader, seem terrified of him in a way that has little to do with rank.
MilesEdgeworth129 No, he wouldn't. If he beat Yoda, he could beat Mace. Sure, Mace disarmed him, but he was faking his weakness to manipulate Anakin. Besides, only "the chosen one" could kill Palpatine.
David Cannon Still, Mace theoretically COULD have killed Palpatine. He is a master of Vaapad, which is one of the most powerful lightsaber forms in existence. Besides, even in the Star Wars universe, prophecies are not set in stone. The prophecy merely stated that the Chosen One "would bring balance to the Force", not "will kill Emperor Palpatine and destroy the Sith."
The thing that always amazed me is the aging makeup they put on him as he was probably only 39 when he first played Palpatine, along with that voice, and then up to 20 years later they make him look young when he's older. I can only imagine how he'll look in the new one!
I like how vaders theme feels a little fearful and diminishes as Palpatine’s theme takes over. Vader is scary and intimidating, but Palpatine is truly and wholly evil inside and out.
Is the imperial march version from 00:12 in a slightly different key or orchestration for the Emperor's arrival compared to the normal version in Empire Strikes Back?
@@marknoonan3854 the movie score actually takes two separate tracks from the soundtrack as-written (and recorded) and splices them together for this scene. I've replicated this process myself so i know it for sure
@@marknoonan3854 It is part of John Williams' use of leitmotif throughout the films. He takes the same "theme" and rearranges it according to the context. If you listen, the Imperial March when the emperor's ship docks at the Death Star sounds much more "evil" than Vader's imperial march. According to John Williams, Rise of Skywalker was the only time he ever reused a passage from previous scores exactly as they were previously performed.
When I was little, seeing Vader (who was basically the Terminator of the dark side) submissive and fearfully obedient to this frail old man blew my mind. I could just feel his overwhelming aura of power from this scene.
This scene is just, amazing. Think about it. At this point in time (70’s and 80’s) all we knew was the Darth Vader was this ruthless villain. Then at the beginning of Jedi, he says “the Emperor is not as forgiving as I am.” Which instantly sets Palpatine’s character. Then this scene happens, and the sudden music change from imperial March to Darth Sidious music is genius. It really sets the tone. And besides having a LOT more stormtroopers around the ship really set the stage too. This scene just invites fear into a viewers heart, especially back in the that time period.
Back in 70s, people didn't even know neither the name Palpatine nor Darth Sidious. It was only the prequels that established who the Evil Emperor really was.
0:41 11 YEAR OLD STARKILLER HERE! Oh hi 'orphan' -SOURCE Y1Y2 Palpatine or should I call you dad.... YOU PALPATINE ARE A BENEATH ME PIECE OF **** Y2 MUTATION = 6TH UNIVERSE MOST HIGH YOU ARE A PIECE OF TUR* **** PALPATINE ** ** YOU ** KYLO ** BANG BANG I AM FEDERATION I AM REBEL ARMY YOU SITH SCUM! -BABY YODA!
He will always be. Hopefully he will pick an apprentice to play the emperor when he decides to retire or passes away if they ever decide to remake the movies.
@@leogustafsson1735 with new Animations and new CGI it would be a great Remake. But you could also create a NEW Story - the Story of Mace Windu oder the fate of Obi Wan... But there will never be a Remake ... Best regards
@@scifyry From the way his eyes continually kept facing forward, he sure looks like it, and he kept a certain amount of distance back. No doubt Vader's words about him being a more forgiving master than the EMPEROR himself was heavy on his mind just then. Forget mumbojumbo about Sith and Dark Side of the Force, that man's worried about how the EMPEROR would be thinking about his "incomplete" Death Star.
The Acolytes behind the Emperor always made an impression on me as a kid. True evil is not shouting, fighting or screaming, but cold dark tired and wasting away. They are full of hopelessness and unhealthiness - artificial, twisted and without passion. The Emperor surrounds himself with those devoted to a silent and hopeless purpose. It is overall the death of hope that is at the core of the Empire here, and that is the primary cause of its Evil.
Correct. As was envisioned in 1983. Despair declining into hopelessness, then icy cold death at the whim of others. This is not some troll baiting you for money or negative attention. This is full-on, monolithic, try-and-stop-us blackness consuming everything.
@@Mawhinz if you hear interviews from the cast of the originals they say they thought the dialogue was horrible, so apparently Lucas was never good at dialogue. But things he did right is make what the Force can do vague and apparently it gives each person a different strength, like Anakin was his reflexes and foresight, Kenobi was his ability to negotiate, Palpatines was foresight and manipulation. These are abilities they seem to be born with, Anakin had them them when Qui-Gon met him, so Rey being strong in the Force without any training in the beginning isn't a new thing, and she does eventually get training from Leia who was trained by Luke
Not really, when Lucas created the first movie he didnt even think about Vader being Luke's father. Only after the success of the first movie it changed.
@@andrewft31 there's a difference between being trained by qui gon for pretty much all of your teen years and accidently learning sith lightning when trying to take down a ship
The convergence of worldbuilding, unforgetable music, spot on acting, the pagentry, and visual effects make this scene amazing. Truly an epic introduction to one of the best villains in movie history, as he is greeted by one of the other best villains in movie history.
0:41 11 YEAR OLD STARKILLER HERE! Oh hi 'orphan' -SOURCE Y1Y2 Palpatine or should I call you dad.... YOU PALPATINE ARE A BENEATH ME PIECE OF **** Y2 MUTATION = 6TH UNIVERSE MOST HIGH YOU ARE A PIECE OF TUR* **** PALPATINE ** ** YOU ** KYLO ** BANG BANG I AM FEDERATION I AM REBEL ARMY YOU SITH SCUM! -BABY YODA!
@@VaderPopsVicodin10 Actually no. It was rebel propaganda. I guess they keep the name for the second one because they decided it was cool and after all they were following the Tarkin Doctrine, which prays: rule through fear
@@ratcatcher5364 idk, commiting mass genocide is pretty insane, Palpatine has indirectly killed possibly billions, consisting of rebels, Jedi, the people of Alderaan, and others. But they have all fallen to one person as the cause of it
Actually, I was never impressed by Palpatine's laughter. Of course given the fact that he won...several times...on a galactic scale...he doesn't need it. I mean compare him to Sideshow Bob. NOW THERE is a laugh. But he can't defeat a 10 year old boy and an 8 year old girl.
The fact that palpatine makes the cyborg with a deep voice that regularly chokes people to death look like a reasonable fellow is a testament to how terrible he is. But then again I think meeting Luke rekindled some of the good in Vader, so in most of ROJ he seems on the fence, and reluctant to do anything that could harm Luke.
In ROTJ, he's basically just going through the motions. This lifestyle no longer gives him a sense of meaning or purpose; he's only doing it because he believes he's committed too much evil to be redeemed and thus doesn't see the point of turning away from the Dark Side.
I love the transition from Darth Vader's Imperial march theme to the eerie Sidious music It's like "you thought Vader's presence was powerful, this guy is even higher up"
In terms of raw 'Force Power', Vader/Anakin was fár stronger then Palpatine. Yet through his electronical prosthetics, Vader could NOT perform Force Lightning, one of the most powerful Sith-abilities that Palpatine had mástered. So purely on that, Palpatine was superior to him already. On top of that, Palpatine was a masterful political plotter, and had developed his senses to that, through the Dark Side. Palpatine was the Mastermind, Vader was the most powerful.
What freaks me out about Palpatine is that while Vader is right in saying he’s not as forgiving, he puts on the ILLUSION of mercy. In reality, he can make someone suffer even more than a force-choke from Vader. Vader will just kill you, but Palpatine? Palpatine will torture you, break you, and even when you think he’s going to kill you when you give him what he wants, he might still consider you a plaything he has use for, thus making you endure more and more pain until your heart finally gives out.
Look at how Palpatine trained Darth Maul. Delta Operators, Navy Seals, Denmark's SOFs and Speztnaz don't go through such training. Hell, Darth Bane and Darth Krayt didn't train Zanna and Talon like that.
I just realized that after the empire tells vader to rise and they start walking, Vader looks at the emperor, but palpatine just keeps looking foward and walking. and vader finally speaks after a few seconds. It's a truly chilling moment cause you realize thats the movie showing Vader is nervous to talk to palpatine, and he is truly scared of his master, to where he waits to see if palpatine says something, oor even is too intimadated to speak at first. And the first thing he says is to tell palpatine GOOD NEWS. And then again, when palpatine speaks of vader wanting to look for luke, vader again acts nervous, most likely cause he was scared the emporer could sense his want to find luke so he and his son could overthrow palpatine. this whole scene shows how powerful palpatine is and how he scares even vader
"after the empire tells vader to rise..." this is accurate because when he was chancellor, palpatine was the senate. at this point he would say "i AM the empire"
Thats why i love this scene. A man who killed thousands of Jedis, a man who is able to destroy an entire army, a man who is the most feared man in the galaxy, scared and nervous to just be with Palpatine.
David Prowse(?) the man behind Vaders costume in the original triology really did evoke a lot of emotion that a lot of the new ones don't. :( Though, Hayden in his come back seems to be doing it more justice.
At this point they are basically like an old married couple who kind of despise each other but are also stuck with each other regardless lol. They both essentially want Luke to replace the other one which ultimately leads to their deaths.
Emperor: Everything is proceeding as I have foreseen. Vader: *under breath* Can you foresee me tossing your wrinkled ass down a nuclear reactor? Emperor: What was that? Vader: Nothing.
Fantastic scene. Little touch I noticed- when the Imperial Commander bends the knee he is looking straight ahead, presumably as most employees of the Empire and indeed citizens of the Galaxy would do for the Emperor, sort of dutifully but reluctantly- whereas Vader fully looks at the floor in devotion and fear with his bending of the knee. The terrifying villain of the first two films is reduced to a pitiful overawed nervous wreck in this scene. Great storytelling for Vader’s character development in this movie, as the Emperor continues to break his spirit & he gradually becomes weaker in physical, psychological, political and figurative stature. Sidious was ingeniously horrible to absolutely every other character in these films including his “friend”.
@@Metawraith No no, Vader should have been tossed across the room as a greeting so we definitely know who is more evil and powerful, cant be certain otherwise
0:41 11 YEAR OLD STARKILLER HERE! Oh hi 'orphan' -SOURCE Y1Y2 Palpatine or should I call you dad.... YOU PALPATINE ARE A BENEATH ME PIECE OF **** Y2 MUTATION = 6TH UNIVERSE MOST HIGH YOU ARE A PIECE OF TUR* **** PALPATINE ** ** YOU ** KYLO ** BANG BANG I AM FEDERATION I AM REBEL ARMY YOU SITH SCUM! -BABY YODA!
the camera quality, costume design, extras, studio was really ahead of its time here. This entire shot would make you think this film was released in the 2010s
Fun fact: Palpatine thought, "Seems that the underlings are scared of me. OK, I will ease them. First, I will talk about Vader's boy and even offer a job to the brat, though he blew up a Death Star. Next I will laugh to show my human side to everyone and they will think that I am like Santa Claus wearing black." Didn't quite have that effect.
Exactly, a military ceremony inside a space station, everything is cold, shiny and sterile while a small old man in coarse robes walks through it. It's batshit cool.
Always enjoyed how Vader wasn’t sure if he should say something at the beginning, and then when the emperor didn’t, he just went ahead with a pleasing comment. Probably the best thing to do in a situation like that.
Palpatine: “Ok, I’m going to ask this once. Are there any exhaust ports that go directly to the main reactor on this new Death Star? Because that was a huge error last time and I do not want it blown up again by some lucky torpedo.” Imperial Engineer: “Umm, no sir. No exhaust ports this time. Completely new design.” Palpatine: “Excellent.” Imperial Engineer: “Yes, this time there is an even larger opening so large an entire ship can fit through it.” Palpatine: “Exce-What?!”
Imperial engineer: my emperor but we're still under frame construction but the main Cannon is fully operational and we have a shield protecting the death Star generating from the planet's surface.
@@attiepollard7847 Palpatine: "Oh, I know about the shield generator on the planet. I've leaked that information to the Rebels to lure them in. Tell me more about how a ship can fit through this time." Imperial Engineer: "Very well, my Emper--What!!"
@@attiepollard7847 Yep. Luke: "You're wrong. I'll be dead, with you along with me." Palpatine: "You're referring to the imminent attack upon the Centurion moon?" Luke: *Surprised* Palpatine: "It was I who revealed the location of the shield generator. Yes, I assure you we are safe from your pitiful little band. Right now, you're friends are walking into a trap. I have a legion of my best troops waiting for them. Oh, I'm afraid the shield deflector will be quite operational when your friends arrive."
@@jaycee2040 omg I just thought that he lowered them in because he was predicting a rebel attack when I was a kid. I didn't know that he leaked those plans when they attacked the Moon. No wonder lots of bathrons died
The government does a whole bunch of evil shit yet it still has thousands of people working there. People are shitty and turn a blind eye as long as they are getting paid.
I remember I was at the first show at the local theater in May 1983. I got there 3 hours before it started and there were already people in line. We were all excited and could hardly wait for the doors to open!! Almost 40 years have passed and I can still watch this over and over and it is still as powerful and exciting as that first day!!
There are a lot of older sci fi movies (and others, but I like the sci fi settings best) that use this technique to great effect. Enemy Mine has some really great shots of the alien planet the two main characters are stuck on
The 501st were Vader's personal Stormtrooper Legion. Loyalty was first and foremost to them; the threat of deserters was probably the lowest in the Imperial Army among their ranks.
No one under 50 will truly be able to grasp being old enough to have seen this in theaters and finally being introduced to the man who ruled the galaxy and the only one Vader would bow to. It was truly an intimidating scene to watch for the very first time.
@@shogun2215 trust me, it’s not the same. It was literally the first time everyone was introduced to the emperor. It’s not like now where you can tell your kids or grandkids when they see episode I for the first time that this guy is evil when he’s being introduced as a mere senator as opposed to the man he becomes that even Vader kneels to in his presence. Starting with the prequels you see his progression to the man who rules the galaxy but back in 83, we see the man that is merely mentioned and you see only an brief holographic image of and wonder just who he is and how powerful must he be that Vader, as powerful as he is, kneels before him and obeys him without question. It’s the aura of mystery that we are shown at the end when he starts blasting Luke with lightning that we think “oh, now I see why Vader takes orders from him”.
+Daryl Dixon LOL yes just spotted it. I think more than one of them is moving around. Maybe they had a pair of opera glasses that they where passing around to get a better view. 'Let me see' 'can I have a look' 'he looks different than in the hologram, much smaller' 'does he do autographs'....
The way the entire prosthetic moves with his speech, looks so real despite how "unreal" the appearance of the Emperor is. This is truly some of the most impressive make up effect in film history.
It makes the Emperor look old, even though Ian McDirmid was in his late 30’s when this was made. The makeup and prosthetics work wonderfully in portraying the Emperor at this point in time.
0:18 everything is so menacing it’s perfect. From the pounding of the Imperial March to the red accents of the imperial guard. It really pays off how many extras they used for this scene. It gives this movie such a huge scale relative to the others in the trilogy. On the far right you can see even the droids are lined up to see the Emperor. Amazing stuff.
must've been epic moment to see Vader who was like the main villain in first two movies suddenly kneeing for someone who is shorter than him and looks like a grandpa who would be easily killed :D shows that there is always a bigger fish
Wouldn’t it be funny if Vader got nervous when the Emperor arrived and said the same shit to the emperor that the commander said to Vader when he arrived lol. “Emperor Palpatine what a pleasant surprise, we are honoured by your presence”
Another rhyme. "This is an unexpected move for her. It's too aggressive. Lord Maul be mindful let them make the first move." "Patience my friend. In time he will seek you out, and when he does you must bring him before me."
Amazing how Ian portrayed the elderly Darth Sidious at the relatively young age of 37 and 16 years later he portrayed a younger version of Sidious.
well they’re both old in both episodes, he wasn’t necessarily young in the clone wars
@@hornet370 Semantics. Your comment, whether you intended it or not, misses his entire point.
@@hornet370 he was young when he played an old palpatine and he was old when he played a younger palpatine
@Shadowhulk45 he was younger in the prequels than he was in the originals dumbass
@Shadowhulk45 He's younger in comparison to how old he is here
Thank you everyone for supporting me and the galactic empire!
you should have complimented Vader on the wax job he did to his armor. Got himself nice and polished for your arrival
You are a decoy not the real thing
I will admit, we did a great job. But if you recall, the death of a loved one is what caused me to switch sides.
I really miss serving the Empire. You guys had the best dental plan in the galaxy.
I hate sand.
When I was a little child, I was surprised that there's someone even Darth Vader must answer to.
Vader is a complex character (though they have tried their best to dumb him down!), you could appreciate him and even admire or root for him; here though, the Emperor, without yet knowing how strong in the force he is yet, just appears completely evil, without humanity whatsoever, and this opening scene with him sets that up so well as the main villain in the saga.
And Vader was my biggest fear as a kid too
Theres always a bigger fish
In a sense, he was answering to Tarkin on the first Death star.
Yeah it took me way too long to figure out that Vader wasn’t the leader of the Empire
“Only together can we turn him to the Dark Side.”
Translation: “I will do the persuasion part, you will do the dying by his hand part.”
@G E T R E K T except, he was hoping for the reverse.
There can only be two Sith. The Master and the Apprentice. Palpatine was eyeing Vaders replacement.
Imagine if Luke was actually going to kill Vader, and Palpatine says, 'DEW IT', which is a reference to Anakin killing Count Dooku in ROTS
@Rick Blaine "You remember, right? Count Dooku, you, and me. You wanted to be a Jedi, I wanted you to be my next apprentice. Killing Dooku and going against the Jedi way. It's a formula that works well."
Damn, well spotted.
You have to give Ian McDiarmid credit. Right from his first scene, he nailed the entire character exactly how we would play him for the next 30 years.
An amazing actor, his portrayal of Sir Edward Grey in the BBC's 37 Days to War (2014) was so different to the character of The Emperor. Both great performances.
Ian is a GREAT actor !!!! He was the only bright spot in all the Star Wars movies...... what a Sinister laugh.... !!!
@@tommytillman Sorry, there is no way you can lessen Peter Cushings involvement.
It was a masterstroke to cast such a relatively young man to play the old emperor. Were prequel and belated sequel trilogies on Lucas's mind at the time?
@@tommytillman he deserves all the awards for this
I wonder how many of those Imperials and Stormtroopers were thinking "Holy shit!" when they saw Vader kneel.
They undoubtedly feared this cloaked figure instantly after seeing Vader kneel to him
They were scared, obvio... If someone as powerful as Vader kneeled to someone else, they could only imagine what the Emperor's power must be.
Stormtroopers aren't clones
After the Clone Wars the Empire stopped using clones.
Stromtrooper: "Who´s that old lady?"
The guards in red add such an amazing visual flare to this scene. Red against the white stormtroopers and the shiny black surface. Genius visuals.
A true empire
+Ran Dom Royal guards stayed by the shuttle, the purple guys arrived with Palpie, you can see one at 0:40
+blueshit199 The purple guys are Imperial Dignataries, chosen by the emperor to manage the empire.
Aitor García Yes, I've seen them for the first time in Emperor's throne room later on in the movie.
***** Whoa, dude... I didn't know all that things.
I like how Vader is nervous and isn’t sure if he should speak first.
He probably doesn't want the Emperor to sense his fellings of betrayal
I think Thrawn was the only one who wasn’t afraid of/feared the emperor and his power, also cause he knows there are far worse things out there…
Palpatine is the only one he truly feared during this time.
@@ncard00 I remember a novel where Palpatine announces the destruction of the Death Star to a bunch of influential officers to probe their loyalty. He killed an officer that failed to hide his joy and had some doubt about Crix Madine. At the end, he warned them and all shivered. Even Thrawn, Palpatine noted.
"So who talks first? You talk first? I talk first...?"
I love how Palpatine still calls him "friend" like he used to call Anakin when he was manipulating him during the Clone wars
To be fair vader was the closest thing you can call a friend for him
@@artursfilipovs4923 "Then why do I get the feeling you'll be the death of me?" :)
He makes a mockery of anything decent or positive.
"[Ian McDiarmid] revealed he was inspired to put such a hateful, spitting delivery on the word 'friends' as the Emperor after it occurred to him, “He doesn’t have any friends,” and would find the mere idea something worth mocking".
@@artursfilipovs4923 No.He has some friends since with his apprentice times with Plagueis.The purple dressed guys are his true friends.These guys were serving as assasins,underground connections etc to Plagueis.One of the purple guy among them is Grand Vizier also,which is higher rank than Vaders.
The emperor is a very scary figure. You can expect a rich, greedy man, covered with gold like a real emperor, but when you see this old man with a stick, hidden in a black robe, apparently weak... Chills
And that pallid skin, yellow eyes and croaking voice with no warmth in it. Yes you could see just in this brief depiction, that Vader was right in his earlier scene, that he is the more 'forgiving' one - and that terrifies, even without later knowing the Emperor has abilities Luke or Vader can only dream of.
Saltire Not only that, but Vader has been revealed (in some EU sources) to be unlike Palpatine in the sense that he doesn’t kill merely for the pleasure of it, but rather only when it has sense to do so.
It's supposed to represent that the force is something beyond the physical, that's why Yoda
was so small and frail
@@shugaroony anakin would probably have become stronger than palpatine had he not been restricted by his suit and physical shape. But this was of course palpatine's plan to not get overthrown as the master
@@adrians3267 Indeed. Had Vader kept his original form, he would have become the most powerful being in the galaxy, but Palpatine only sought power for himself, so while he was angry at him for losing his body and becoming weaker with the force, he had no intentions of letting Vader somehow overthrow him, which is why he had the suit designed thus.
As a kid you could have never convinced me that Ian was only 38 when this was shot.
Edit: did the math wrong. He was 37 during the whole filming process.
Born 8/11/1944 and filming went from 1/11/1982-5/20/1982
Even more bizarre is that Mark was 30. Only an eight year age gap.
Phenomenal makeup job and use of voice
Yes, he was/is younger than Harrison Ford.
Wait what?
Did George Lucas pick a relatively young actor because he was already planning on using him in the prequels?
the way imperial march fades into the emperor’s theme is phenomenal. the triumphant sound of the march showcasing the scope and power of the empire as a whole fading into a far more sinister and foreboding sound for the arrival of sidious lets you know instantly that his mere presence inspires insurmountable fear and respect in everyone around him and that not a single person in that room doubts he is the most powerful person in the galaxy- without them (save vader and the royal guard) even knowing that he is a sith lord. here is a man- the undisputed ruler of the ridiculously massive galaxy- looking old, frail and decrepit- and not a single person around him has any doubt as to how dangerous he is. so powerful in the dark side that the people around him feel fear and they dont even know why. the perfect embodiment of pure evil
0:41 11 YEAR OLD STARKILLER HERE! Oh hi 'orphan' -SOURCE Y1Y2 Palpatine or should I call you dad.... YOU PALPATINE ARE A BENEATH ME PIECE OF **** Y2 MUTATION = 6TH UNIVERSE MOST HIGH YOU ARE A PIECE OF TUR* **** PALPATINE ** ** YOU ** KYLO ** BANG BANG I AM FEDERATION I AM REBEL ARMY YOU SITH SCUM! -BABY YODA!
And THIS is why the comments section is worth it! Great analysis
I really like how the imperial march and the empire's army in general seems like an average dictatorship initially. Sure we know they like power and they're evil and what not, but the emperor is a different kind of evil. It's like the empire is just a mask for this otherworldly kind of evil that the emperor represents.
Couldn’t put it any better. George Lucas would be proud of such a response that whole heartedly understands his work.
and the fade is sincronised with the shot change. this is true expert filmmaking. a lesser director wouldnt have even thought of something like this.
I love how it starts with Vader's theme blaring full blast only to fade out to a much quieter yet incredibly menacing theme when palpatine arrives
To be fair, The Imperial March is the Empire's theme. The quieter leitmotif can be attributed to Vader but the full blast version of the theme here represents the might of the Empire - and by extension Palpatine.
0:04 Vader.
0:12 Empire.
The transition was perfect.
@@kungolaf4499 it’s both, throughout the series the theme has been associated with Anakin before the empire was even around, in the grand scheme it was really Vader’s first
@@jackbruno953 Not really. In The Empire Strikes Back it plays when the Imperial Fleet and the Executor are first introduced and Vader is only a sidepiece - a part of the show so to say. It also plays tons of times way faster for example right before when the Imperial officer on a Star Destroyer is informed of approaching Rebels ships and says "Good. Our first catch of the day." It is the theme of Imperial fleets and the Empire's presence. Not necessarily Vader's. It doesn't play once during the cave scene with Luke or Luke's confrontation with Vader.
Only in Return of the Jedi is the quieter leitmotif exclusively used when Vader appears physically on screen. But it is not the parade-like triumphant Empire theme used before but a laidback, more sinister version. This tactic is also used in the Prequels and The Clone Wars when Anakin has darker moments or for when example he shuts the doors on the Separatist Leaders. ROTJ and Prequels made Imperial March his theme - not Empire Strikes Back especially considering that the Empire Strikes Back was trying to do something completely different with the Imperial March.
The Imperial March is the Empire's theme but one of its leitmotif's is also Vader's theme. That's the way I would put it.
@@kungolaf4499 I know it first plays then but they clearly changed it to mainly be vaders theme, it still the empires but the the piece of music is used as vaders theme as well. There are so many times when it just plays when anakain/vader is on screen
As a kid, seeing Vader bow to the emperor just blew my mind.
I read that as blow. "How did you learn that your cyborg father was gay?" Answer: "I saw him kneel down and blow the emperor".
Well he'd already been pretty much ordered about by Tarquin in the first movie, so it's not that surprising.
I think Vader was number 2 or maybe even number 3 in the Organization. Grand Moff Tarkin was on the same level or higher up than Vader in Star Wars: A New Hope. He speaks to him like he was in a higher position and sometimes kind of talked down to Vader in some scenes IMO.
Telling him his plan "had better work" and he was taking a big risk in listening to him. And also he ordered him to release the guy that he was strangling with his force powers after he was putting down the force and said "his sad devotion to that ancient religion hadn't helped them find the Death Star plans".
Vader was clearly more powerful than Tarkin but he probably outranked him.
@@STONESGAM Only higher up in his particular jurisdiction. The Death Star was Moff Tarkin's project and he had complete authority from the Emperor over matters concerning it. He and Vader happened to cross paths because of their respective assignments, therefore it's not an issue of who outranks the other, merely they are in charge of their own separate goals. If the scenario was jedi/rebel hunting or matters of the Emperor's security, Vader would be very much in charge. His attendance at the Death Star was because of his pursuit of Leia and the stolen plans, as such that doesn't mean he outranks Tarkin just because he turned up, Tarkin had a direct mandate that made him senior on Death Star matters.
@@ultra_vires Okay. Well, Vader probably couldn't just kill Tarkin for no reason though if he got upset. Like he did to the Captains and Admirals in the Empire Strikes Back.
People need to keep something in mind.
This is literally the first time that we see the emperor in person throughout a three movie period. He’s only mentioned in passing name in the first movie. The second we only get a brief holo transmission of him to Vader. Yet the second he shuffles off that shuttle, his mere presence is something nearly as formidable as the Death Star itself. He is the ruler of the Galaxy. And not one single member of the Empire doubts it.
That is absolutely amazing world building.
@@jeremyfields9009 Thank the Lord.
It is an amazing reveal.
Am I the only one who remembers this scene is longer in the theatrical version when it first appeared in theaters? The royal guards were stepping out of the shuttle while Vader approached the shuttle prior to the emperor's entrance? The music was longer I guess that version has been lost in the cutting room floor of Disney.
And in Empire he originally wasn’t even played by Ian Mcdiarmid!
Yes! In the original release the holo of the emperor was IIRC actually portrayed by a woman, with a chimpanzee's eyes spliced into the image!
Rest in peace James Earl Jones, you gave us the most iconic voice of a lifetime.
And David Prowse, the actual actor who played Darth Vader
@@dotdashdotdash The actor who physically portrayed Darth Vader, James Earl Jones gave the voice of Darth Vader
"Rise, my friend".
Now we can truly see the RISE OF SKYWALKER
The Return Of The Puns
The Death Star will be completed on schedule.
It would certainly be better than the one we got from Disney!
Victor Gattis not under all that armor you can’t 😏
@@josephrehan6978 Get out
Star Wars 4-6 summary:
A senior citizen and his asmatic robot friend rules the universe. All while a 900 year old wrinkly midget is training a boy to murder his own father.
900 year old wrinkly midget and a bloody ghost
This needs way more likes
Great job Jonas, would you like to work at IGN?
And at one point he accidentally makes out with his sister.
@@pittland44 not accidentally
Ian McDiarmid must have so much fun with that voice. I wonder if he ever used it for fun to prank people on the phone or such.
"Hey Ian, how's it going"
*Sidius voice" "exactly as I have foreseen."
Reminds me of that Big Bang Theory episode where Sheldon spends a day with James Earl Jones. Funny shit.
He got roasted by a dragon in his previous movie, Dragonslayer. 😂
He prob dead
@@poki2outof103 no hes as alive and the whole Galaxy hears or some bs like that
What I love most about this film is the subtle hints that Anakin is slowly awakening within Vader’s shell. Here when the Emperor realizes Vader wants to continue his search for Luke, Vader turns his head sharply and pauses before saying “Yes my master” in such a disappointed tone. That little moment speaks volumes. Vader doesn’t want the Emperor to know he’s looking for Luke because he still wants Luke to join him in turning against the Emperor. Because of Luke, Vader is going behind the Emperor’s back and following his own goals now. He is already prioritizing Luke over the Emperor. And a part of him - the part that is Anakin - isn’t really comfortable with the thought of the Emperor working his manipulations on Luke. It’s the small but powerful crumbs sprinkled throughout the film that build up Vader’s gradual turn, so the climax is utterly and completely earned.
There’s a bit in the ROTJ novel where Anakin, as he lays dying, has a bit of extra dialogue to Luke before he goes. “Luminous beings are we… not this crude matter.” It’s a Jedi maxim, one that Yoda gave Luke before he too died. I think of it as that really was Anakin that died on that ramp, not Vader. (Plus, with Anakin’s scenes in Ahsoka… well, I’ll just say that Anakin’s redemption isn’t quite done just yet.)
Very well said.
It's amazing how casually Vader and Palpatine were talking all about Sith stuff while about several dozen imperial troops and workers were in hearing range.
Lol I know but Its not like they can do shit about it! Vader and Palpatine would just end them
actually there's volume 2 for this song just look up emperors theme and this is way more different than legends
what?
well its not like they have anything to hide lol. Even if there was a rebel spy there, the only thing they could report is that vader is looking for luke
confidently and possibly on purpose...smoke out the spy..death to the rebel scum...lol
Small old man in a cloak is more menacing and actually interesting than most of modern cinemas villians.
Very true
The most evil villain ever- a politician
Not in the last movie lol
@@Anthonycheesman33 Well I would still say that Palpatine as terrible as he was in it was still better than most of sequel wannabe villains like Snoke, Kylo or Hux. So it checks out.
@@Anthonycheesman33 Sequels are not cannon, only for Disney.
0:17 No wonder the death star took so long to build, whenever someone important visits EVERYONE WORKING IN THE STATION HAS TO BE THERE!
That's obviously not everyone
Most of the station is being assembled by droids so there's not much of an excuse to not show up unless you're flying patrol duty in a TIE fighter
Weren't the death stars partialy being made by Wookie slaves?
+Q Even less than that. They started assembling DS1 in 19BBY - it took nearly 20 years to build. The engineers on DS2 had to build a station double the size and power in a fifth of the time.
GlensGameReviews You forgot a t. :p But yeah, thanks for the laugh that made me nearly choke on my coffee. xD
Love how fragile, small and monastic simple the Emperor of all universe seems in this first scene.
The perfect definition of ''don't judge a book by it's cover''.
"Just" the galaxy* not the whole universe
I remember thinking that there was no way that this old codger could last more than a few seconds against a young Jedi like Luke...that is until the lightning started shooting out of his hands...
He doesn’t rely on corporal strength - his power comes from his strong mind and brilliance. He doesn’t even like to use his lightsaber as he is so strong with the Force that he can crack entire planets with just thought
I like how when Vader arrives he gets one row of officers and two rows of stormtroopers while when the Emperor arrives he has an entire f**king army waiting for him.
not to mention the smallest hangar in the death star!
IKR
Vader´s arrival was unexpected.
1 trooper was like hmm zzzz huh oh crap its sidius got to stay awake
Well thats the difference between when you're the number two guy and number one guy
I'll never be able to replicate the feeling I got as a kid when I had the realisation: 'Wait, Darth Vader has a boss?!'
This was the definition of "shit got real" 😂😂
“There is always a bigger fish”
Same
@@andre_santos2181 Who's the boss of Palpatine?
To be fair, he did in a new hope. But even as a kid when i saw Tarkin, I always thought "Why is this piss ant giving a literal warlord wizard orders?"
Also did you know the imperial March was never in a new hope? Blew me away when I realized that
What I love about the Emperor is how deliciously EVIL he is.
He is the Ultimate Villain, and he KNOWS it.
And he LOVES it
He is the very final boss in every single situation.
There's no villain like Palpatine, he actually won.
Voldemort; struggled to conquer a freaking school.
Sauron; was "dead" for 3000 years and when he was capable of returning he was beaten.
Emperor Palpatine; successfully conquered the galaxy and maintained order for 20 years, died because he didn't foresee that his own apprentice would betray him. I know this might seem a little biased but im tired as hell to go into depth with every one of these guys.
Keichwoud357 😂😂😂That sounded really funny to me
Palps knows he is a monster, and he enjoys every second of it. One of the greatest villains ever
Folks need to understand: up until this moment in 1983, Darth Vader was THE ultimate bad guy. The physical embodiment of evil, his menacing presence made all the more terrible by his impenetrable mask, inhuman voice, and the ultra-intimidating Imperial March. Then, this hulking cyborg monster that has haunted our dreams... falls to one knee in utter supplication. The fascistic horns and shrieking strings in the score curdle into a miserable death-moan. Down the ramp walks a small, gnarled figure with a cane, unseen eyes and withered skin. And Vader is completely subservient to him. For a few moments, "Return of the Jedi" becomes a horror movie.
I was thinking that same thing. For three movies and 6 years, the Emperor was mostly a name and a flickering hologram but then Vader falls to one knee and everyone is thinking WTFFFFFF??? Especially when a little old man hobbles out of the ship and Darth Vader calls him "master"
This is possibly the best character set up in movie history
We all of a certain age all but wet ourselves! ^_^ One amazing evil bad guy! ^_^
And then we got the ewoks
Or you actually use your brain and realize the writers retconned luke being vaders son after a new hope so they needed a new villain to defeat so they had to make a horrible character like the emperor just to have someone for vader to take down so he can redeem himself. The emperor is a terrible character in this film, his “master plan” that he constantly claims to have “foreseen” doesnt come true bcuz it made no sense in the first place, in what world would killing all of lukes friends make luke swear his undying loyalty to the emperor its the worst writing i have ever seen. Empire is a great film, but a new hope and return of the jedi are mediocre at best
@@zillobeast5257 ... which has nothing to do with any of this. Pour out your hate and inadequacy somewhere else, no one cares about you.
I love how Palpatine continues the charade of trying to convince Vader they are friends by calling him old friend and addressing him as Lord Vader.
I mean Darth Vader owned a castle at Mustafar, so it technically makes him a lord
@Jarski I no, you'ee wrong. Lord means just a Sith Lord (which, I guess, was designed with intention to mock the Jedi who had the knight title, as lord is bigger than a knight).
As for Vader, he was referred to as Lord Vader even before his massive Mustafar f*ckup. He was ordered to live there and build a castle there after his fateful losing to Obi Wan to be constantly reminded of his mega failure. That was supposed to fuel his anger.
@@drugaddicter It's a joke
Yea that’s the first thing I noticed
and that palpatine was always on the lookout for his replacement for vader, hence where luke if he went to the darkside would have replaced his father.
What you don't see is that one Stormtrooper hurrying to the Hangar bay while trying to get his armor on because he overslept.
TheHauntedReader There's always one
Probably Gary.
"Sorry. Sorry. Sorry. Sorry. Sorry. Sorry."
They aren't any stormtroopers in the scene
The tactical Shark 😐
Emperor: *Sinister laugh*
Two Stormtroopers: "Hey Dave, are we the bad guys?"
"Uuuuh..."
No Replies? Oh Well Too Late
ISB: *Helo*
“Dave I think we’re the bad guys!” 😰😰😰
Davi Mitchell is now a stormtrooper
Nah, as they pay us just to stand there
Ian Mcdirmand and James Earl Jones deserved Oscars for their performances in this movie. Jones gives his BEST performance as Vader in this movie, and Ian hits the nail on the head with the Emperor the second he walks on screen.
Don't forget Prowse :D
The voice is one thing, but the way Vader actually MOVES where he nervously looks at the Emperor really tells a whole story on its own
@@spiffygonzales5160 God yes, I forgot about that poor guy. His acting was as God tier as their’s, even if we don’t hear it.
1:11 I love that little look Vader gives towards Palpatine like “this guy is still in my head after all these years”
Yep!! Exactly
I wonder if any of the Storm Troopers were like: "Why is our boss laughing like an evil witch?" at 1:43
Theyre used to it "Ahh crap hes doin that evil laugh again, i guess we gonna be doing overtime"
Dizzy Blu Perhaps.
They're probably hoping the poor soul gets throat therapy. Or not. They know the Emperor can sense their thoughts and would kill them on the spot for the most banal of reasons.
Maybe they must of thought Vader told The Emperor a kick ass joke ..haha
Velocity 987 Hey that's the picture for GradeA, right?
The appearance of the Emperor is the expression of pure absolute power:
No loud talking, no fancy suits, no jewellery, and obviously no weapons.
None of this stuff is necessary for this man.
His whole appearance cleary states that he has the absolute power and the absolute control about everything, he does not need to demonstrate or prove anything at all to anyone, no specific signs of any rank, an appearance not like a military but like a religious leader who has nothing to fear at all.
Except for the old age and forthcoming death.
Except that he rides on the biggest Star Destroyer in the galaxy. I mean... That's pretty much projecting power and a small dick move.
And this very point is why I thought it was a bad idea to make him a light saber wielding warrior in the prequels. In this movie he basically mocks light sabers as the weapon of a Jedi when talking to Luke, like it’s beneath him. Neither him nor Yoda ever needed to be light saber warriors and there’s nothing in the original trilogy that lets on that they would have ever been.
@@amostlyreasonableguy I totally agree - by showing the emperor as a lightsaber swinging fighter, they made him much smaller, much less powerful and much less frightening.
In the old movies he talks about a light saber as if it is a toy of younger kids, no danger to him at all - they should have kept the mystery of the emperor instead of ruining that powerful aura by portraying him as someone who needs to jump around fighting with a light saber.
@@amostlyreasonableguy Yoda is a Jedi, why wouldn't he use a lightsaber?
Mad respect to the artists and painters who spend hours and days to create those matte paintings to make it look like that hanger was full of troopers standing as honour guards.
What do you mean? Isn't it hundreds of people in costumes or early CGI?
@@fuzzyotterpaws4395Nope, that's a matte painting. The landing deck on Bespin was also a matte painting. You can look it up by searching for "Star Wars matte paintings".
And TWO Probe Droids!
@@fuzzyotterpaws4395 practical effects
@@fuzzyotterpaws4395 I think they only started with CGI in the Prequels, in the 90s and early 2000s. Back then all the scenaries were done by hand and picking especific locations for places such as Tattoine and they mostly used practical effects or whatever they could to make the films, like they used Stop Motion for the Empire's AT-AT Walkers and camera tricks during the battle of Hoth and animation effects for the lightsaber duel between Luke and Vader.
This is what it is like when I pick up my father from the airport.... :P
Boooo.
+ToxicObject Shut up
Soul Taker 2507 Shut up
+ToxicObject Gooood I can feel your anger! It gives you focus makes you stronga!
XDDDDDDDDD
Honestly after that I can imagine an Imperial officer turning to the one next to him and saying quietly: "Hang on...are we the baddies?"
+MisterGibbycrumbles Credit to Mitchell and Webb for that reference, no?
+caesar rome I love that book!
+MisterGibbycrumbles ...Did you notice our caps? They've got skulls on 'em.
+MisterGibbycrumbles "Nah, we're good, at least, that's what they told us during the brainwashing."
Lol!!!
Mitchell and Webb? The SS had the deaths head on their caps to show loyalty to death.
The intensity and power, when the ruler of the entire Galaxy arrives, TiE fighters on parade, legions of stormtroopers, the Officer brass, even the workers stopped to greet The Emperor. This whole scene just speaks UNLIMITED POWAR
The entire belt of fighter craft outside was a security measure, not a parade. Its the same when a head of state of a near level official arrives at a secured facility.
@@DorkonaRope achtually moment
Chuck Norris could take him 🧐
@@DorkonaRope well yeah you still get his point though
@@DorkonaRope An official book I have from the 90s says it was a parade.
As a child this scene always impressed me. Such a grand display of power and so many people in attendance. It really made the Emperor look super important.
He looks like such a frail little man, yet everyone, even the giant mass-murdering magic cyborg Vader, seem terrified of him in a way that has little to do with rank.
+Thoralmir And for good reason...he kicked motherfucking YODA'S ass!
+David Cannon
If only Mace were still around, he would've finished him!
MilesEdgeworth129 No, he wouldn't. If he beat Yoda, he could beat Mace. Sure, Mace disarmed him, but he was faking his weakness to manipulate Anakin. Besides, only "the chosen one" could kill Palpatine.
David Cannon
Still, Mace theoretically COULD have killed Palpatine. He is a master of Vaapad, which is one of the most powerful lightsaber forms in existence.
Besides, even in the Star Wars universe, prophecies are not set in stone. The prophecy merely stated that the Chosen One "would bring balance to the Force", not "will kill Emperor Palpatine and destroy the Sith."
MilesEdgeworth129 True
That cackle by Sidious at the end! Ian Mcdirmed played the emperor so well.
Oh I agree. Ian McDiarmid played the best villain of all time so well
How did you feel watching ep9 teaser? Lol the senate is back
George Lucas made the best decision in hiring Ian McDermid to play Darth Sidious. Ian was magnificent in the role.
Ian McDiarmid plays the Emperor well.
The thing that always amazed me is the aging makeup they put on him as he was probably only 39 when he first played Palpatine, along with that voice, and then up to 20 years later they make him look young when he's older. I can only imagine how he'll look in the new one!
The change from the Imperial March to the Emperor's Theme at 0:44 it's chilling. John Williams is incredible.
Couldn't have said it better myself.
I like how vaders theme feels a little fearful and diminishes as Palpatine’s theme takes over. Vader is scary and intimidating, but Palpatine is truly and wholly evil inside and out.
Is the imperial march version from 00:12 in a slightly different key or orchestration for the Emperor's arrival compared to the normal version in Empire Strikes Back?
@@marknoonan3854 the movie score actually takes two separate tracks from the soundtrack as-written (and recorded) and splices them together for this scene. I've replicated this process myself so i know it for sure
@@marknoonan3854 It is part of John Williams' use of leitmotif throughout the films. He takes the same "theme" and rearranges it according to the context. If you listen, the Imperial March when the emperor's ship docks at the Death Star sounds much more "evil" than Vader's imperial march. According to John Williams, Rise of Skywalker was the only time he ever reused a passage from previous scores exactly as they were previously performed.
When I was little, seeing Vader (who was basically the Terminator of the dark side) submissive and fearfully obedient to this frail old man blew my mind. I could just feel his overwhelming aura of power from this scene.
Everything is proceeding as i have foreseen......except my death
xGames645 xdax ... real mature
Cliff Li perhaps the emperor did Foresee it. And if so, I wonder what he did about it.
Funny. In Legends Palpatines WAS actually warned that he would lose and die, but he ignored it. You know the end.
Ilya Rysenkov Well he had a set of clone bodies ready for him to inhabit and turned Luke to the dark side for a brief point
Good point.
Darth Vader: Why did an agry jedi cross the road?
Emperor Palpatine: Why?
Darth Vader: To get to the Dark Side
Emperor: 1:43
holy shit i can't
hereLiesThisTroper LOL!
I at first read that as "space penis" lol!
Darth Vader: What does a Jedi SWAT Team use?
Palpatine: What?
Darth Vader: FORCE.
Palpatine: 1:43
This was really well done! HAHAHA
When the CEO of the company you work at makes a visit.
Depends
This is why I hate work
More like Kim Jung Un visits your work station after a failed nuclear test...you know your chance to survive the encounter is less than 50%
Basically Jeff Bezos now.
@Brian Szpot You spelled Republican wrong.
The Emperor coming down the ramp on a skateboard would have added a dramatic flair.
This scene is just, amazing. Think about it. At this point in time (70’s and 80’s) all we knew was the Darth Vader was this ruthless villain. Then at the beginning of Jedi, he says “the Emperor is not as forgiving as I am.” Which instantly sets Palpatine’s character.
Then this scene happens, and the sudden music change from imperial March to Darth Sidious music is genius. It really sets the tone. And besides having a LOT more stormtroopers around the ship really set the stage too.
This scene just invites fear into a viewers heart, especially back in the that time period.
Back in 70s, people didn't even know neither the name Palpatine nor Darth Sidious. It was only the prequels that established who the Evil Emperor really was.
@@drugaddicter the name was well known to most Star Wars fans since 77. But very little about the character until 83
@@drugaddicter actually, the name Palpatine had already been revealed in the A New Hope novel from 1976. It just wasn't used in the films.
0:41 11 YEAR OLD STARKILLER HERE! Oh hi 'orphan' -SOURCE Y1Y2 Palpatine or should I call you dad.... YOU PALPATINE ARE A BENEATH ME PIECE OF **** Y2 MUTATION = 6TH UNIVERSE MOST HIGH YOU ARE A PIECE OF TUR* **** PALPATINE ** ** YOU ** KYLO ** BANG BANG I AM FEDERATION I AM REBEL ARMY YOU SITH SCUM! -BABY YODA!
And the thought that this frail looking man could easily kill everyone in that room....
Ian Mcdiarmid is awesome
and still he is
And he still is
He will always be. Hopefully he will pick an apprentice to play the emperor when he decides to retire or passes away if they ever decide to remake the movies.
@@JD-dh3yn Don’t say that, please! I don’t want think about that ever happening. Why would they remake such a masterpiece
@@leogustafsson1735 with new Animations and new CGI it would be a great Remake.
But you could also create a NEW Story - the Story of Mace Windu oder the fate of Obi Wan...
But there will never be a Remake ...
Best regards
I like how Moff Jerjerrod is listening to their conversation about the sith and he’s thinking that they’re freaking crazy.
At least he's relieved when they ignore him. Lol
@@scifyry From the way his eyes continually kept facing forward, he sure looks like it, and he kept a certain amount of distance back. No doubt Vader's words about him being a more forgiving master than the EMPEROR himself was heavy on his mind just then. Forget mumbojumbo about Sith and Dark Side of the Force, that man's worried about how the EMPEROR would be thinking about his "incomplete" Death Star.
In the script, the Moff wet himself when he was talking with Vader at the beginning of the movie
Honestly, he looks so terrified to be even near them both.
"I better not say anything. I like my limbs where they are."
0:51 this music and the sounds in combination with a dark aura creates a unique atmosphere that makes star wars something very special for me
The Acolytes behind the Emperor always made an impression on me as a kid. True evil is not shouting, fighting or screaming, but cold dark tired and wasting away. They are full of hopelessness and unhealthiness - artificial, twisted and without passion. The Emperor surrounds himself with those devoted to a silent and hopeless purpose. It is overall the death of hope that is at the core of the Empire here, and that is the primary cause of its Evil.
Amazing description 👌
Correct. As was envisioned in 1983. Despair declining into hopelessness, then icy cold death at the whim of others. This is not some troll baiting you for money or negative attention. This is full-on, monolithic, try-and-stop-us blackness consuming everything.
They're not Acolytes. They're imperial dignitaries. They're basically Palpatine cabinet.
@@Amp661 I agree. I always thought of them as the Emperor’s closest advisors.
He’s known most of them since he was a kid in college. Or a young apprentice of Darth plageius
My fav entrance ever. Palpatine is just fucking so evil and awesome. Best villain ever.
+MrKevin486 You must be mistaken Gul Dukat is the best villain ever.
+Kaiser Franz Josef I Never heard
Loki
+egogo816 At least until season 7.
+egogo816 Nvm....thought you were replying to someone else....damn this comment system.
the reason these movies are so good is because they were created on a vision, not just for the sole purpose of making money
Wrong lol Lucas has always said that these films were designed to sell lots of popcorn, it's about money
@@andrewft31 But actually had a good story unlike disney
@@Mawhinz if you hear interviews from the cast of the originals they say they thought the dialogue was horrible, so apparently Lucas was never good at dialogue. But things he did right is make what the Force can do vague and apparently it gives each person a different strength, like Anakin was his reflexes and foresight, Kenobi was his ability to negotiate, Palpatines was foresight and manipulation. These are abilities they seem to be born with, Anakin had them them when Qui-Gon met him, so Rey being strong in the Force without any training in the beginning isn't a new thing, and she does eventually get training from Leia who was trained by Luke
Not really, when Lucas created the first movie he didnt even think about Vader being Luke's father. Only after the success of the first movie it changed.
@@andrewft31 there's a difference between being trained by qui gon for pretty much all of your teen years and accidently learning sith lightning when trying to take down a ship
The convergence of worldbuilding, unforgetable music, spot on acting, the pagentry, and visual effects make this scene amazing. Truly an epic introduction to one of the best villains in movie history, as he is greeted by one of the other best villains in movie history.
0:41 11 YEAR OLD STARKILLER HERE! Oh hi 'orphan' -SOURCE Y1Y2 Palpatine or should I call you dad.... YOU PALPATINE ARE A BENEATH ME PIECE OF **** Y2 MUTATION = 6TH UNIVERSE MOST HIGH YOU ARE A PIECE OF TUR* **** PALPATINE ** ** YOU ** KYLO ** BANG BANG I AM FEDERATION I AM REBEL ARMY YOU SITH SCUM! -BABY YODA!
Conversely, the prequels and sequels repelled all these attributes to the edges of the Galaxy ;)
@@CreationBrosZone-km5be nah, Palpatine was great in the prequels. The prequels are overhated.
'The Death Star will be completed on schedule'
Even Lord Vader himself has fallen victim to terrorist propaganda! Surely he means the Freedom Star?
Gabriel Carter Galactic Defense Laser*
Gabriel Carter *Justice Star
" The Death Star will be completed on schedule".
*senate star
@@VaderPopsVicodin10 Actually no. It was rebel propaganda. I guess they keep the name for the second one because they decided it was cool and after all they were following the Tarkin Doctrine, which prays: rule through fear
1:43 is the most iconic evil laugh ever right next to Joker
I think palpatine was heavily inspired from the joker. Palp is just far less insane.
@@ratcatcher5364 idk, commiting mass genocide is pretty insane, Palpatine has indirectly killed possibly billions, consisting of rebels, Jedi, the people of Alderaan, and others. But they have all fallen to one person as the cause of it
Joker? You wanna tell me that LUKE SKYWALKER has the second most iconic evil laugh ever?
I'd like to see the Joker vs. Palpatine.
Actually, I was never impressed by Palpatine's laughter. Of course given the fact that he won...several times...on a galactic scale...he doesn't need it.
I mean compare him to Sideshow Bob. NOW THERE is a laugh. But he can't defeat a 10 year old boy and an 8 year old girl.
The fact that palpatine makes the cyborg with a deep voice that regularly chokes people to death look like a reasonable fellow is a testament to how terrible he is. But then again I think meeting Luke rekindled some of the good in Vader, so in most of ROJ he seems on the fence, and reluctant to do anything that could harm Luke.
In ROTJ, he's basically just going through the motions. This lifestyle no longer gives him a sense of meaning or purpose; he's only doing it because he believes he's committed too much evil to be redeemed and thus doesn't see the point of turning away from the Dark Side.
@@redpillfreedom6692 bang on the money
no conversation with the emperor is complete without an evil cackle that can be heard by everyone in the room
no comment about the emperor is complete without the mandatory COMPLETE
I bet everyone in that hangar bay that heard him laughing was probably thinking "What the hell is he laughing at?"
HMiche93 Vader told ass-kissing joke
Palpy laughing means someone is gonna die.
When you realize your boss is evil
I love the transition from Darth Vader's Imperial march theme to the eerie Sidious music
It's like "you thought Vader's presence was powerful, this guy is even higher up"
In terms of raw 'Force Power', Vader/Anakin was fár stronger then Palpatine.
Yet through his electronical prosthetics, Vader could NOT perform Force Lightning, one of the most powerful Sith-abilities that Palpatine had mástered.
So purely on that, Palpatine was superior to him already. On top of that, Palpatine was a masterful political plotter, and had developed his senses to that, through the Dark Side.
Palpatine was the Mastermind, Vader was the most powerful.
What freaks me out about Palpatine is that while Vader is right in saying he’s not as forgiving, he puts on the ILLUSION of mercy. In reality, he can make someone suffer even more than a force-choke from Vader. Vader will just kill you, but Palpatine? Palpatine will torture you, break you, and even when you think he’s going to kill you when you give him what he wants, he might still consider you a plaything he has use for, thus making you endure more and more pain until your heart finally gives out.
Where i can learn more about being a ruthless man?
Look at how Palpatine trained Darth Maul. Delta Operators, Navy Seals, Denmark's SOFs and Speztnaz don't go through such training. Hell, Darth Bane and Darth Krayt didn't train Zanna and Talon like that.
Maul learned that the hard way
In many ways Grand Moff Tarkin was lucky to be vaporized with the Death Star, can you imagine what Palpatine would have done if Tarkin had lived.
Vader will just kill you for failing him. It's business for him and he takes no pleasure or joy in it. Unlike Palpatine who is a true sadist.
Deeply saddened by James Earl Jones' passing Sept 9, 2024. Just his voice made Darth Vader "immortal". RIP!
I just realized that after the empire tells vader to rise and they start walking, Vader looks at the emperor, but palpatine just keeps looking foward and walking. and vader finally speaks after a few seconds. It's a truly chilling moment cause you realize thats the movie showing Vader is nervous to talk to palpatine, and he is truly scared of his master, to where he waits to see if palpatine says something, oor even is too intimadated to speak at first. And the first thing he says is to tell palpatine GOOD NEWS.
And then again, when palpatine speaks of vader wanting to look for luke, vader again acts nervous, most likely cause he was scared the emporer could sense his want to find luke so he and his son could overthrow palpatine.
this whole scene shows how powerful palpatine is and how he scares even vader
"after the empire tells vader to rise..."
this is accurate because when he was chancellor, palpatine was the senate. at this point he would say "i AM the empire"
you are incorrectly referencing the emperor as "the empire". he is actually , "the senate". get it right . "THE SENATE".
Thats why i love this scene. A man who killed thousands of Jedis, a man who is able to destroy an entire army, a man who is the most feared man in the galaxy, scared and nervous to just be with Palpatine.
David Prowse(?) the man behind Vaders costume in the original triology really did evoke a lot of emotion that a lot of the new ones don't. :( Though, Hayden in his come back seems to be doing it more justice.
@@MrCarpediem6 hayden was really good in the fight scenes. he really conveys vader's menace and rage when he fights
"Do you want rice or pasta for dinner?" 0:49 :D
😂😂
U can’t unhear it
😆
Yeah
Underrated comment
I love how the Emperor pulls on Vader's strings so nonchalant. He's both his worst enemy and his only companion.
At this point they are basically like an old married couple who kind of despise each other but are also stuck with each other regardless lol. They both essentially want Luke to replace the other one which ultimately leads to their deaths.
@@brendansheehy8124 golden comment.
All these years and I just now noticed that Palpatine was walking with a cane. It blended so well with his robes that I just always overlooked it.
He did it to pretend he was weak, not because he needed it.
@@shadowstarz3651 Like Yoda in the prequels.
Emperor: Everything is proceeding as I have foreseen.
Vader: *under breath* Can you foresee me tossing your wrinkled ass down a nuclear reactor?
Emperor: What was that?
Vader: Nothing.
Hahahaha!
The Dark side clouds everything. :P
Lol!!!!! I legit died laughing!!!! Friggin brilliant!!!!!!
Haha
"And there's no coming back from that."
Fantastic scene. Little touch I noticed- when the Imperial Commander bends the knee he is looking straight ahead, presumably as most employees of the Empire and indeed citizens of the Galaxy would do for the Emperor, sort of dutifully but reluctantly- whereas Vader fully looks at the floor in devotion and fear with his bending of the knee. The terrifying villain of the first two films is reduced to a pitiful overawed nervous wreck in this scene. Great storytelling for Vader’s character development in this movie, as the Emperor continues to break his spirit & he gradually becomes weaker in physical, psychological, political and figurative stature. Sidious was ingeniously horrible to absolutely every other character in these films including his “friend”.
Yes, this would be a "toxic" master-apprentice relationship 😂😂😂
AND let's not forget that, in order to establish Palpatine immediately, Vader did not need to be turned into a laughing stock.
@@Metawraith No no, Vader should have been tossed across the room as a greeting so we definitely know who is more evil and powerful, cant be certain otherwise
@@reallyanotheruser7290 😂
0:41 11 YEAR OLD STARKILLER HERE! Oh hi 'orphan' -SOURCE Y1Y2 Palpatine or should I call you dad.... YOU PALPATINE ARE A BENEATH ME PIECE OF **** Y2 MUTATION = 6TH UNIVERSE MOST HIGH YOU ARE A PIECE OF TUR* **** PALPATINE ** ** YOU ** KYLO ** BANG BANG I AM FEDERATION I AM REBEL ARMY YOU SITH SCUM! -BABY YODA!
The transition from the already sinister Darth Vader theme to the even more sinister Sidious theme is awesome!
the camera quality, costume design, extras, studio was really ahead of its time here. This entire shot would make you think this film was released in the 2010s
Ian gets an A plus on that wicked laugh. What a gifted man!
Fun fact: Palpatine thought, "Seems that the underlings are scared of me.
OK, I will ease them. First, I will talk about Vader's boy and even offer a job to the brat, though he blew up a Death Star.
Next I will laugh to show my human side to everyone and they will think that I am like Santa Claus wearing black."
Didn't quite have that effect.
is it me or does vader look extra shiny in this scene
+24SparrowJack Well he is meeting the emperor after all. He polished his helmet and suit extra well.
Well he has to like good, his boss just arrived
The boss is coming, make everything extra wizard!!
He got his armor waxed
XD
Definitely one of the most impressive scenes in Star Wars! The atmosphere is just incredible!
Indeed, the fear is real
@Hannyabal Still holds better than some modern movies
@Hannyabal Yep, so dated, nothing can replicate its success after almost half a century...
Exactly, a military ceremony inside a space station, everything is cold, shiny and sterile while a small old man in coarse robes walks through it. It's batshit cool.
Sidious’s theme is so much better than the imperial march.
Always enjoyed how Vader wasn’t sure if he should say something at the beginning, and then when the emperor didn’t, he just went ahead with a pleasing comment. Probably the best thing to do in a situation like that.
Palpatine: “Ok, I’m going to ask this once. Are there any exhaust ports that go directly to the main reactor on this new Death Star? Because that was a huge error last time and I do not want it blown up again by some lucky torpedo.”
Imperial Engineer: “Umm, no sir. No exhaust ports this time. Completely new design.”
Palpatine: “Excellent.”
Imperial Engineer: “Yes, this time there is an even larger opening so large an entire ship can fit through it.”
Palpatine: “Exce-What?!”
Imperial engineer: my emperor but we're still under frame construction but the main Cannon is fully operational and we have a shield protecting the death Star generating from the planet's surface.
@@attiepollard7847 Palpatine: "Oh, I know about the shield generator on the planet. I've leaked that information to the Rebels to lure them in. Tell me more about how a ship can fit through this time."
Imperial Engineer: "Very well, my Emper--What!!"
@@jaycee2040 wait wait. The emperor leak those plans to the rebels while they were under the illusion that they were stealing them from the empire?
@@attiepollard7847 Yep.
Luke: "You're wrong. I'll be dead, with you along with me."
Palpatine: "You're referring to the imminent attack upon the Centurion moon?"
Luke: *Surprised*
Palpatine: "It was I who revealed the location of the shield generator. Yes, I assure you we are safe from your pitiful little band. Right now, you're friends are walking into a trap. I have a legion of my best troops waiting for them.
Oh, I'm afraid the shield deflector will be quite operational when your friends arrive."
@@jaycee2040 omg I just thought that he lowered them in because he was predicting a rebel attack when I was a kid. I didn't know that he leaked those plans when they attacked the Moon. No wonder lots of bathrons died
1:42 Ah, that warm and lovely laughter ... just like a kind old grandfather chuckling.
Dark, hooded, deformed figure everybody is calling 'Emperor': 1:42 "Mweh heh heh heh heh..." *(cackle)*
Stormtrooper 1: *(turns to friend)* "Hey, um, maybe we're actually on the bad side, Joe."
Stormtrooper 2: *(facepalms)*
pon33villin I bet you the Stormtroopers probably thought that Darth Vader told a joke and the Emperor laughed. Lmao.
pon33villin I bet you the Stormtroopers probably thought that Darth Vader told a joke and the Emperor laughed. Lmao.
+ChrisIsONLINE
hey palps, what has no legs & no arms & is burnt all over?
LOL, that was so hillarious xD!!!!! But seriously >:|, they are talking about other else.
The government does a whole bunch of evil shit yet it still has thousands of people working there. People are shitty and turn a blind eye as long as they are getting paid.
I remember I was at the first show at the local theater in May 1983. I got there 3 hours before it started and there were already people in line. We were all excited and could hardly wait for the doors to open!! Almost 40 years have passed and I can still watch this over and over and it is still as powerful and exciting as that first day!!
0:18 I just found out that this shot is matte painting, very impressive
Haha wow I just found out today myself.
No CGI that existed back then could do this. Part of what makes the OT so impressive is that it is practical effects.
Most impressive
There are a lot of older sci fi movies (and others, but I like the sci fi settings best) that use this technique to great effect. Enemy Mine has some really great shots of the alien planet the two main characters are stuck on
Damn..........
Fckin good painting XD
I just realized Sidious is talking about his top secret plan to turn Skywalker into a Sith Lord in front of stormtroopers...
He's the boss after all haha
So what? I would not mind talking about my plans in front of my dogs and other pets as well.
@@oliver4953 half the rebellion are former Empire soldiers.
I guess this special guard is handpicked.
@@oliver4953 rebel scum are dogs and pets not stormtroopers
The 501st were Vader's personal Stormtrooper Legion. Loyalty was first and foremost to them; the threat of deserters was probably the lowest in the Imperial Army among their ranks.
My two most favorite Sith Lords in the Galaxy!
The two most favorite Sith Lords in the Galaxy.
Always two there are. No more, no less.
Darth Vader was the best apprentice. Darth Maul and Darth Tyrannos (Count Dooku) didn't accomplish half of the things Vader did.
No one under 50 will truly be able to grasp being old enough to have seen this in theaters and finally being introduced to the man who ruled the galaxy and the only one Vader would bow to. It was truly an intimidating scene to watch for the very first time.
Oldhead
definitely an impactful scene but Palpatine was shown earlier in episode 5, just with different actors originally
I was one of those people who saw it in the cinema in 1983. I will never forget it
Well...technically they can when they're first introduced to Star Wars.
@@shogun2215 trust me, it’s not the same. It was literally the first time everyone was introduced to the emperor. It’s not like now where you can tell your kids or grandkids when they see episode I for the first time that this guy is evil when he’s being introduced as a mere senator as opposed to the man he becomes that even Vader kneels to in his presence. Starting with the prequels you see his progression to the man who rules the galaxy but back in 83, we see the man that is merely mentioned and you see only an brief holographic image of and wonder just who he is and how powerful must he be that Vader, as powerful as he is, kneels before him and obeys him without question. It’s the aura of mystery that we are shown at the end when he starts blasting Luke with lightning that we think “oh, now I see why Vader takes orders from him”.
00:34 Look REALLY carefully near the top left hand corner and you can see one of the actors putting on his glasses.
+Jack Harkness Every Star Wars movie is filled with movie mistakes.
+Daryl Dixon LOL yes just spotted it. I think more than one of them is moving around. Maybe they had a pair of opera glasses that they where passing around to get a better view. 'Let me see' 'can I have a look' 'he looks different than in the hologram, much smaller' 'does he do autographs'....
Leo Ward
LMFAO! Wait the Emperor is Scottish? That would explain his temper.
+Daryl Dixon No fucks given that day.
LOL XD
+Daryl Dixon Hey, not every Imperial gunner is gonna have perfect eyesight. :P
That end laugh by the Emperor is the best most sinister and EVIL one I have ever heard in movies or TV.
I do like the one Tim Curry did as ‘Darkness’ in the movie Legend, though. That was a spine shiverer.
In my opinion, The Emperor and The Horned King are the scariest villains ever.
Even worse than The Witch from The Wizard of OZ
Killing joke mark hamill
The way the entire prosthetic moves with his speech, looks so real despite how "unreal" the appearance of the Emperor is. This is truly some of the most impressive make up effect in film history.
Agreed. It brings an unnatural and unholy element to his character while being completely believable
It makes the Emperor look old, even though Ian McDirmid was in his late 30’s when this was made. The makeup and prosthetics work wonderfully in portraying the Emperor at this point in time.
Not ganna lie this hits. The slow pan. The music.. idk why none of the new movies captured this feeling.
i love the classic Star Wars Eps 4,5 & 6 i grow up on then Eps 1 to 3 just show what happen before hand
What a great introduction. From the music to seeing all the TIE fighters flying around and Stormtroopers standing, even seeing Vader kneel.
Yeah it’s a phenomenal scene
This classic scene never gets old.
The Emperor's theme at 0:41 gives me chills every single time.
It's the power of the dark side and the seduction of it
0:18 everything is so menacing it’s perfect. From the pounding of the Imperial March to the red accents of the imperial guard. It really pays off how many extras they used for this scene. It gives this movie such a huge scale relative to the others in the trilogy. On the far right you can see even the droids are lined up to see the Emperor. Amazing stuff.
Most of the "extras" in that scene are a matte painting.
Palpatine has one of the most mysterious and dark musical theme in the whole Star Wars universe, holy hell-
must've been epic moment to see Vader who was like the main villain in first two movies suddenly kneeing for someone who is shorter than him and looks like a grandpa who would be easily killed :D shows that there is always a bigger fish
“Never underestimate an old man in a profession where people die young”
Tarkin was the main villain in the first movie
@@CMOT101 well not really, we see Vader doing the most
Wouldn’t it be funny if Vader got nervous when the Emperor arrived and said the same shit to the emperor that the commander said to Vader when he arrived lol.
“Emperor Palpatine what a pleasant surprise, we are honoured by your presence”
You may dispense with the pleasantries, Lord Vader
@@abohachuk4765 I am here to put you back on schedule.
Everything. The music, the colors, the costumes, the tie fighter spunds in the background, the dialogue...simply exceptional. Couldnt be any better.
I love how seamlessly Vader’s theme transitions into the Emperor’s
"Everything is proceeding as I have foreseen it... heh heh HEH.."
*stubs foot on a raised floor tile and lurches forward clumsily*
*audible snickers throughout the hangar*
Did anyone notice that the Emperor and Vader's walk is similar to Darth Sidious and Darth Tyrannus' (Count Dooku) walk at the end of Episode 2?
Again, it's like poetry, sort of, they rhyme...
+blueshit199 Ep 3 Darth Vader Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Another rhyme.
"This is an unexpected move for her. It's too aggressive. Lord Maul be mindful let them make the first move."
"Patience my friend. In time he will seek you out, and when he does you must bring him before me."
It's like poetry
No
I always love the scene when the shuttle first starts to unload. The fact that someone hand painted that whole background is really incredible.