Forreal! Even the "I doubt the security is much worse" part could be tweaked a little but still left in, but after that, it should've been, like, "we should at least check it out"
I mean, Luke, some random teenager who grew up in the middle of the desert, saying something like "fear is their greatest defense" out of nowhere like that is a pretty hard stretch as it is.
it’s such a great point in order to motivate Han to go in into what he thought was an almost certain death scenario, so Luke Skywalker had to make it sound convincing even if the wordage sounds unfamiliar. Space fantasy.
@@Durwood71it sounds like the kind of line you'd hear in a skit. Where he says that, and everyone looks at him like "Luke. You grew up on a farm. Shut up"
@@userasdf Listen, I love Star Wars. But no idea is worth anything without proper execution. The prequels, for example, suck on its own. It was all the side stories that helped make them better over time. Star Wars was lucky to have so many talented people working together to make it good. I don't mean to undermine Lucas' role in making Star Wars what it is today, but I do believe he's overhyped.
@@philipped.r.6385You should hear him in Max Brooks' audio version of "WWZ." His character is Todd Wainio. He's just fantastic, hilarious too. Awesome talent!
“… I doubt if the actual security there is any greater than it was on akalai or sullest. And what there is most likely directed towards a large scale assault!”
Or he's never spoken with someone who didn't have autism. I talk like this all the time because when I use short sentences people misunderstand me, often so drastically that it's like we're having different conversations. It's probably why I'm an introvert and find human interaction so annoying. I don't think normals understand each other. They just pretend to in order to be polite, because every time I try to talk like them, nobody has any idea what I'm talking about. Only after I monolog for fifteen minutes do they finally get my point, and it's just not worth it. Brevity is the soul of wit, but it's impossible to use.
@@michealdrake3421dude I worked with and am still friends with a guy who is on the spectrum and I 100% get how other people would misunderstand him or have a hard time conversation with him. I feel like my dad might be slightly autistic, because he prepared me for the most wild social peculiarities that I’ve faced. And my autistic buddy is similar. I just have a great sense of humor with him and he knows that he can’t weird me out or offend me. But I would hope that you can find a more effective way of communicating with people. I used to feel the same way, like nobody understands what I’m trying to say. I had to work on my social skills for years. But now I can confidently say that I don’t think there are many people that speak English that I couldn’t have a decent conversation with. Hopefully it gets better with time for you, or you find the right people
Sometimes, it's easy to fall into a trap where you write dialog that fits more as narration than as actual dialog. Like, that line that Mark described sounds perfect for a description in a book, but not at all like something someone would actually say in conversation. I think that's where George's writing goes when he writes scripts.
@@kitchenaidwhiskeyjonesAlthough I like the seasoned warriors opposite reaction, that despite his experience this was shaking him . Really ratchets up the tension and conveys the severity of the situation.
"new rubbish dialogue reaches me every other day on wadges of pink paper - and none of it makes my character clear or even bearable. I just think, thankfully, of the lovely bread, which will help me keep going until next April even if 'Yahoo' collapses in a week." - Sir Alec Guinness
Right, he just came off tatooine how tf does he know “fear is their greatest defense” or what the defenses are like on two planets he’s never fookin been to
@hideofreakingkojima5457 Luke's friends were in the imperial academy, which is mentioned by the film, but yes if the line was done by Obi-Wan with less anxiety, it would be appropriate.
i think its a leftover part of the original script lucas liked for some reason or wanted the actors to complain about to get taken out of the script but for some weird reason he left it?
@@aurorauplinkspart of the original script I'd bet, and probably made more sense for luke to say before everything else was changed. George is clearly capable of writing some awkward dialogue
He's such a cool guy. I once voiced a "Lucas is terrible with dialogue" opinion to a hardcore fan and honestly thought they were going to slap me. He gave me the impression that it was taboo to call out the creator for anything at all. But here is the player of Luke Skywalker himself poking the obvious button, even back in the day. Love it.
@@rayebeard yep -- the original trilogy had other directors and producers keeping George under control. The prequels didn't - and look at the sensational dialogue we had there lmao
Well ofc, aside from acting as Luke, Hamills other biggest role has to be the joker Batman the animated series. Seriously one of, if not the most iconic voices of the joker. Dudes a no joke good ass voice actor
@@mattmarzula That's what I thought too. It didn't sound like him *at all*. Hamill is a good voice actor, but you'd have to he tone deaf to think that he just nailed Ford's voice here. Ford is kind of difficult to impersonate because he always sounds like he's talking out his nose and his chest at the same time. Hamill didn't get that here.
Somehow he made that line come out... well, as natural-sounding as it could possibly be. It probably could have been shortened to "We can't turn back, fear is their greatest defense! They're probably expecting a full-on invasion anyway, not a single freighter?"
@@dmiller4088he was in a few, including Amadeus and Lingsman which were pretty big, but in the 2000s he moved over to doing a lot of voice acting, probably because he was too associated with Luke’s character
@@dmiller4088 yeah, a lot of people will interpret questions like that as snark and then people get defensive about their favorite actors and so on. But, yeah, you still ought to look up what Hamil has done as the joker because so much of how we think about that character just depends on how he voiced him in the 90s shows and video games of the 2000s
Its amazing how Mark knew the test scene so well even after decades. In the movie, Obi-wan says the 'thats no moon' line and some of the lines were omitted. Yet everytime Mark talks about this moment, he tells the story as he knew it from the test script he was given.
That's pretty amazing. Mark does a super voice impression of Harrison Ford. Sounds exactly like him. Mark Hamill a classic lovable guy. Those lines he had to say back in the day...talk about a tongue twister. Wow!!👍🇭🇲🦘🐨✌️
I think people massively overstate how much of star wars' success was because of George Lucas, sure, it would've been impossible to do it without out him but there was also so many other talented people who lent their time and expertise to make sure that it came out as good as it did. you have great observations and obvious things that actors can pick out of a script that may have made sense when writing it down but don't necessarily make sense when you're filming, I'm glad so many people contributed here.
I feel it was his ambition for the special effects more than anything. A New Hope is pretty tepid in term of script and plot but the effects are what blew people away. Without someone to get these people together these guys would never get to express their talents in such a way. From that line it sounds like George just wanted to give Luke some kind of cool sounding line, but it was out of place for his character and the context of the scene. I'm surprised George didn't edit it in when he did the re-releases.
@@DianaMaloy-ve1uz Does this video not prove that he's more than just someone rehearsing and repeating lines? He was looking at the piece he was handed not just as something to read, rehearse and relay to an audience, but as something more. He was looking at it as something that needs to make sense and the characters have to feel like real people and can't talk like plot devices. That makes him a great actor. Because to him it's not just about making a movie and getting a paycheck but about making an art piece for people to enjoy.
Based on his earlier drafts for Star Wars, I think standard sci fi was probably more what he was aiming for, but I think Star Wars just happens to work a lot better as something more in the realm of mythology/fantasy
@@matthiasravencroftHonestly, that line, while maybe pointless, I could see someone talking like that, now all of Anakin and Padme's other scenes in Aotc... nah
Yeah exactly like the difference between the original trilogy and the prequels is with the originals he had a team of writers to help with dialogue while with the prequels they gave him full creative control so everyone ends up talking like robots with little to no authentic emotion
@@theaces3697 And even then, 3PO still wouldn't know since protocol is his thing, not military matters. Plus they've never seen the Death Star before so they couldn't begin to guess what it was capable off besides destroying a planet.
@@GreenEl1te right?! Also unsure why he felt the need to explain the force with midichlorians. Like, literally none of us asked or wanted explained what the force is. Made it kinda lame for a while.
Carrie Fisher, either. She and Ford both reworked a bunch of their dialog and Fisher for a time was one of the most sought-after script doctors in Hollywood.
The only possible way the line could make any semblance of sense is if someone first said something along the lines of "could you imagine how much security they'd have have on a station like that? Its defense would be impenetrable" - thus opening the response up to two of its points - "FEAR is their greatest defense. I doubt if the actual security there is any greater than Akalai or Sullust" - and just tweak the last part a bit, or pause as they take in its sheer size before following "Something THAT scale is likely only concerned with a LARGE scale assault!" Its not perfect, and still could use some cleaning up, but that was just off the top of my head.
I will always love Mark Hamill. I can see why he went into voice acting. He's got a good ear for which lines are worth delivering and which ones are just a clumsy expo-dump.
Ja wrażliwość na Moc zawsze wyjaśniałem sobie tak: Nie da się być niewrażliwym na Moc. Przenika ona przez wszystko co istnieje. Po prostu niektórzy mają większą tendencję do władania nią. Lecz każdy może wykorzystać ją w jakiś sposób np. osoby które dobrze strzelają.
Seeing these interviews have really raised my opinion on these guys. Smarter and funnier than I realized back then. Also better friends than we all realized.
People always praise George Lucas for making Star Wars, but don't realize that the reason Star Wars turned out so good is because Lucas had a lot of help from a team of writers and also a lot of feedback from the actors. The one time George Lucas was allowed to make anything by himself, we ended up getting Jar Jar...
Meanwhile in the sequels you had the same actors saying "I disagree with literally everything you've done with this character, I havve to imagine him as an outright different character" and they for some reason didn't decide to just undo that movie from existence.
Its because they had a director that listened. The prequels had actors that were fans and while George did listen they respected his work that they didnt question questionable lines. As for disney the entire cast basically hated their work
Love the story Mark says to George about saying his hair should be wet coming out of the trash compactor. Then Mark with an impression of Harrison says "Hey kid, if they're worrying about your hair, we're all in big trouble" Lol.
Mark Hamell is such a great storyteller. You can tell he just has such a blast talking about this. And I know everyone says it but I need to as well, his Harrison Ford is always hilarious.
And this is why nearly all good works are collaborative efforts. We all have that "pet" idea, line, tune...that thing that appeals and makes sense to us...but not to anyone else.
My headcanon is that this was written as a deliberate contradiction in the Jedi way of thinking. Just as they thought Anakin would bring balance to the force by destroying the Sith, they show their ignorance of their true position in the force.
The statement is in itself an absolute. Analysed fully, Obi Wan is just saying anyone who isn't a relativistic thinker is evil. I would disagree but I don't want to write a book using my phone.
@@Erduk Yeah I mean I thought it has always been obviously infantile, silly dialogue that makes no sense in universe. I was curious why this commenter thought it was intentionally done to highlight some contradiction in the jedi's way of thinking, if that's what they were implying.
😂😂😂 Remembering watching this 🍿🎥 movie in a certain district in Seattle & the men in the audience audibly commented to the screen and laughed and laughed at Luke's naivete.🎉🤣😆🕯️✨
But it's also a horrible gobbledegook of lore that the audience doesn't need and wouldn't understand, not at the time anyways. You can't just drop dense world building like that in the first movie of a franchise. It's gonna go over everyone's heads.
@@pIayingwithmahwii I'm with you there, I used to be a massive nerd about it, but aside from the movies, shows, the older videos games, and like 2 books, I don't really interact with the EU content much.
I love Mark. Anyone who can tell the same 6 or 7 stories over and over for 40 years and still get a crowd to laugh and cheer deserves respect. His audience panel script is locked in. That said, his recent TDS (if you know you know) is off putting to say the least. Still love ‘em though.
It’s not even just the length, he was a farm boy who never left tatooine until like two days before this how tf does he know the defenses on two other planets or even that “fear is their greatest defense” he doesn’t know shit
It's too brave for 3PO, but if 3PO had been bolder (perhaps a military translator droid), a change like that could have worked: Luke: We can't turn back! Obi-wan: Indeed, fear is their greatest defense. C-3PO: If I may, security on this station is unlikely to be greater than that on Akalai or Sullust, and is likely to to be directed towards a large-scale assault.
George Lucas has been open and honest over the years of his difficulty writing believable dialogue. Hence why he relied so heavily on Lawrence kasdan during 5 & 6.
And to be fair to George: a lot of screenwriters struggle with convincing dialogue - and that's without trying to create a complex sci-fantasy world like Star wars at the same time. Although, my hot take is that he's not a very good director either tbh.
@@simonkatz3779 Oh yeah. Mario Puzo, one of the greatest writers of all time, admitted he's terrible at dialogue and most of the dialogue in The Godfather can be credited to Coppola more than himself.
@@northwindkey Mario Puzo also wrote the screenplay for the 1978 Superman movie. Your comment makes me wonder who did the dialogue editing for that. That said, to this day, my favorite lines are the dialogue between Lois Lane and Superman right after he caught her falling from the building. He says "It's all right, I've got you." LL (quickly catching on to the situation): "You've got me?? Who's got **you**??!!" I always laughed so hard as a kid when she said that. I thought, "dang it, Lois, take in what this guy can do and let him handle things." Buuut then, I always wanted to be able to fly like Superman, so to me, Lois always seemed a tiny bit ridiculous. 😅
Yeah George Lucas was never good at actually writing his stories, he just had great ideas that compensated for the bad dialogue The reason why Disney is bad is because they don't have good writing and good ideas
@@angryvaultguy I disagree I dont think its that they int have either because they do but they either dont give it enough time to breath and just like what happened with comics back in the day.
Yeah, the same farm boy that could work on droids and repulsorlift vehicles ( his landspeeder ) that would confound our most brilliant scientists. Remember, it's a galaxy far, far away. It's not Earth.
@@michaeljones8168 ok? modern day farmers work on farm equipment and know how to handle animals. they work on machines that would confound any genius before the industrial revolution. But that skill set does not translate to tactical knowledge.
Originally came because of the ytps as I've said before but the direction you went in with the travelling videos then the self help videos and now these ones have made me stay. Because not many youtubers do that. Most all have the same energy whereas you seem authentic
I'm concerned. Mark Hamil's impressions and voice skills are off the page. The Dark Side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be... unnatural.😂
That line would've maybe worked for Luke in "Return of the Jedi" or later, but for him to whip that out after just leaving home is wild lol you can tell even then Mark cared about the story and character, shame what they did in later years...
Sadly by the time the prequels came about, people were too afraid to try and fight George over silly dialogue like the original cast did. They were generally small names being directed by one of the most respected film makers of all time. Even the more veteran actors would probably struggle with criticizing his work at the time. Especially in episode 1.
@@draconuuse9731 While i can somewhat agree about Hayden not having as much experience, Ewan was very much an established actor with a lot of large film roles under his belt before and especially during 99-05
@@draconuuse9731 that's where you're wrong. They hated the dialogue in the prequels so much they bashed the actors for something they couldn't control.
@@Jay-fs2nw Ewan was established, but not enough to challenge one of the richest and most powerful men in Hollywood. Still is, people forget Lucas is still a powerful Disney shareholder (In fact, he's the biggest individual shareholder in the company, all the more powerful shareholders are firms).
Obi Wan: That’s no moon, that’s a space station
Luke Skywalker: *wikipedia page on battle strategy*
Right up there with “That wizard came from the moon.”
This no joke made me laugh for 10 seconds straight XD ^^^ bravo! wonderful comment
@@gR22401 oh god no. not that line! peter dinklage nooooo!
@@gR22401 HAVE I FOUND A FELLOW DESTINY PLAYER IN THE WILD????
@@gR22401 That line was a highlight of the beta, it's a shame they nixed it.
The line starts off normal, but then just degrades exponentially from there 😂
Forreal! Even the "I doubt the security is much worse" part could be tweaked a little but still left in, but after that, it should've been, like, "we should at least check it out"
I mean, Luke, some random teenager who grew up in the middle of the desert, saying something like "fear is their greatest defense" out of nowhere like that is a pretty hard stretch as it is.
@@Kjf365 And the worst part is that it's a perfect line to give to space guru Obi-Wan sitting right there next to him.
@@Kjf365 He was trained by Yoda and his wisdom. Plus the Force provides wisdom. Not so hard to understand
@JohnCephas Luke had never even heard of Yoda, what are you talking about?
He actually delivered the line pretty great for such an inorganic line
What's crazy is that it sounds exactly like the sort of line you would expect to hear in a _Star Wars_ movie.
it’s such a great point in order to motivate Han to go in into what he thought was an almost certain death scenario, so Luke Skywalker had to make it sound convincing even if the wordage sounds unfamiliar. Space fantasy.
@@Durwood71it sounds like the kind of line you'd hear in a skit. Where he says that, and everyone looks at him like "Luke. You grew up on a farm. Shut up"
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Idk, he could have done it slower as if it was all coming to him bit by bit as he was speaking instead of speeding through it.. idk Idc
Imagine writing a line so bad that it haunts an actor's nightmares for decades
Hope Dakota Johnson is doing alright.
The prequel cast must have PTSD.
Lucas wasn’t the greatest writer by any means. He had a good core concept and other people ran with it much further than him.
@@userasdf Listen, I love Star Wars. But no idea is worth anything without proper execution.
The prequels, for example, suck on its own. It was all the side stories that helped make them better over time.
Star Wars was lucky to have so many talented people working together to make it good. I don't mean to undermine Lucas' role in making Star Wars what it is today, but I do believe he's overhyped.
The line makes sense to me, delivered nicely it would have worked.
It takes good acting skills to tell the same story for 40 years sounding like it’s the first time.
Mark Hamil is one of the best storyteller that I've ever had the pleasure of listening to!
@@philipped.r.6385You should hear him in Max Brooks' audio version of "WWZ." His character is Todd Wainio. He's just fantastic, hilarious too. Awesome talent!
Proof the story is authentic.
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@@drunkensquirrel7545 Huh, I didn't even know WWZ had a character with Finnish roots (Wainio is a Finnish surname).
"Yes honey, it's ok for you to complain to the restaurant about bringing the wrong food. Fear is their greatest defence."
This actually made me LOL; thank you 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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I hate when lines don't sound organic.
“… I doubt if the actual security there is any greater than it was on akalai or sullest. And what there is most likely directed towards a large scale assault!”
@@christie_brown yes thanks. i absolutely didnt hear nor could I read the caption thank you
I love Mark Hamill's impression of Harrison Ford 😂
He voiced Han Solo in the Star Wars Bad Lip Readings, it's hilarious
Mark Hamill should do a one man show of star wars
Shit honestly killed me
It was uncanny 😂
That's the funniest sh*t I've ever seen 😂
The fact that he still remembers that insane rambling is impressive
It makes sense, he absolutely hated it and was forced to memorize it and nearly made to actually say it for the movie 😂
He has a tape of him reciting it from the 70's or 80's to refer to
George Lucas honestly seems to have never heard another human speak.
Or he's never spoken with someone who didn't have autism.
I talk like this all the time because when I use short sentences people misunderstand me, often so drastically that it's like we're having different conversations. It's probably why I'm an introvert and find human interaction so annoying.
I don't think normals understand each other. They just pretend to in order to be polite, because every time I try to talk like them, nobody has any idea what I'm talking about. Only after I monolog for fifteen minutes do they finally get my point, and it's just not worth it.
Brevity is the soul of wit, but it's impossible to use.
@@michealdrake3421dude I worked with and am still friends with a guy who is on the spectrum and I 100% get how other people would misunderstand him or have a hard time conversation with him. I feel like my dad might be slightly autistic, because he prepared me for the most wild social peculiarities that I’ve faced. And my autistic buddy is similar. I just have a great sense of humor with him and he knows that he can’t weird me out or offend me. But I would hope that you can find a more effective way of communicating with people. I used to feel the same way, like nobody understands what I’m trying to say. I had to work on my social skills for years. But now I can confidently say that I don’t think there are many people that speak English that I couldn’t have a decent conversation with. Hopefully it gets better with time for you, or you find the right people
Sometimes, it's easy to fall into a trap where you write dialog that fits more as narration than as actual dialog. Like, that line that Mark described sounds perfect for a description in a book, but not at all like something someone would actually say in conversation. I think that's where George's writing goes when he writes scripts.
If you made star wars, you definitely didn't hear any other human beings speak. Probably skin walkers, but not real people. 😂
You'd think George's ability to create decent dialogue would have improved by the time the prequels were made. Apparently, not so much...
"Fear is their greatest defense" sounds more like the kind of abstract vaguery that would come out of Obi-Wan's mouth.
Yeah, that line might have worked coming from an experienced warrior like Obi-Wan.
@@kitchenaidwhiskeyjonesAlthough I like the seasoned warriors opposite reaction, that despite his experience this was shaking him . Really ratchets up the tension and conveys the severity of the situation.
@@riftvallance2087 Agreed. It's much better the way it was.
"new rubbish dialogue reaches me every other day on wadges of pink paper - and none of it makes my character clear or even bearable. I just think, thankfully, of the lovely bread, which will help me keep going until next April even if 'Yahoo' collapses in a week." - Sir Alec Guinness
Fear is their greatest defense?I think,this passed me by in the Star ⭐️ War’s 🎥 film?I didn’t know that actor’s could get so 🤔 confused?
I’m sure every farm boy from the desert knows about military installation protocol.
Right, he just came off tatooine how tf does he know “fear is their greatest defense” or what the defenses are like on two planets he’s never fookin been to
@@wslaxmiddy The only person out of the group would know that is Obi Wan
@hideofreakingkojima5457 Luke's friends were in the imperial academy, which is mentioned by the film, but yes if the line was done by Obi-Wan with less anxiety, it would be appropriate.
i think its a leftover part of the original script lucas liked for some reason or wanted the actors to complain about to get taken out of the script but for some weird reason he left it?
@@aurorauplinkspart of the original script I'd bet, and probably made more sense for luke to say before everything else was changed. George is clearly capable of writing some awkward dialogue
He's such a cool guy. I once voiced a "Lucas is terrible with dialogue" opinion to a hardcore fan and honestly thought they were going to slap me. He gave me the impression that it was taboo to call out the creator for anything at all. But here is the player of Luke Skywalker himself poking the obvious button, even back in the day. Love it.
That guy is coo-coo for coco puffs, my dude. Lucas is an amazing filmmaker, but the man can’t write dialogue to save his life.
@@rayebeard yep -- the original trilogy had other directors and producers keeping George under control.
The prequels didn't - and look at the sensational dialogue we had there lmao
@@rayjaymor8754 Not sure what you mean, the dialogue was totally bombad, sleemo.
Hamill is a hell of a voice actor and impersonator. His Harrison Ford impersonation was phenomenal.
Rumor has it mark Hamill was so much better at impersonating Harrison Ford that he voiced all of Han solos scenes.😂
Well ofc, aside from acting as Luke, Hamills other biggest role has to be the joker Batman the animated series. Seriously one of, if not the most iconic voices of the joker. Dudes a no joke good ass voice actor
It was more of a spoof on Ford and hardly a worthy impression.
@@mattmarzula hmm... 1000+ likes shows that you are full of yourself and just looking to disagree with something
@@mattmarzula That's what I thought too. It didn't sound like him *at all*. Hamill is a good voice actor, but you'd have to he tone deaf to think that he just nailed Ford's voice here.
Ford is kind of difficult to impersonate because he always sounds like he's talking out his nose and his chest at the same time. Hamill didn't get that here.
I could see the line working for an experienced soldier, not some farm boy tho 😂
Mabey episode 6
As a veteran intelligence analyst, I can say without hesitation that nobody talks like that in the military either lmao.
Ooo, Have C3P0 say that shit.
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Armchair Military Commander, Luke Skywalker
The prequels could have been much improved if Mark Hamil had been brought in to read the scripts and tell George "NOBODY TALKS LIKE THIS"
Somehow he made that line come out... well, as natural-sounding as it could possibly be. It probably could have been shortened to "We can't turn back, fear is their greatest defense! They're probably expecting a full-on invasion anyway, not a single freighter?"
Subtle tweaks like that could work wonders
I think I would have gone with "We can't turn back now! They _want_ to scare us off!" for the first bit
@@TheGreatAtariodone, dusted. Line fixed.
"Fear is their greatest defense" is a pretty cheesy line
"Fear is their greatest defense." Feels more like a line that should have gone to Obi-Wan.
"I hate sand."
"Who talks like this, Dad?"
i love lamp
@karlhans6678 do you really love the lamp or are you saying it because you saw it?
Like: "I hate this line."
@@karlhans6678are you a moth?
that line isnt even bad.
I do love how all the planet names George comes up with eventually get added to the universe
He begged them to take it out, but he still learned it, and he knows it to this day, thats a good actor.
Did he have any other movies he acted in after star wars? 😅
@@dmiller4088he was in a few, including Amadeus and Lingsman which were pretty big, but in the 2000s he moved over to doing a lot of voice acting, probably because he was too associated with Luke’s character
@seirbhiseach didnt know he was in Amadeus, i need to watch tht again, and yeah that makes sense abt y he switched.
@@seirbhiseach makes sense. I'm not much of movie person so this was helpful. Appreciate the response rather than something like, "use Google" lol.
@@dmiller4088 yeah, a lot of people will interpret questions like that as snark and then people get defensive about their favorite actors and so on. But, yeah, you still ought to look up what Hamil has done as the joker because so much of how we think about that character just depends on how he voiced him in the 90s shows and video games of the 2000s
Its amazing how Mark knew the test scene so well even after decades. In the movie, Obi-wan says the 'thats no moon' line and some of the lines were omitted. Yet everytime Mark talks about this moment, he tells the story as he knew it from the test script he was given.
That's pretty amazing. Mark does a super voice impression of Harrison Ford. Sounds exactly like him. Mark Hamill a classic lovable guy. Those lines he had to say back in the day...talk about a tongue twister. Wow!!👍🇭🇲🦘🐨✌️
That line belongs in spaceballs.
IT BELONGS IN A MUSEUM!!
@@mantankerous5844So do you!
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@@benjybasablewho are you? 🤣
@@benjybasable You don't get the joke.😂
I just imagine Mark Hamill watching the dialog in the prequels ,like "lol god dammit, George".
I know literally
Especially Anakins corny romantic lines to Amidala...😏
@@darania1..... I Hate sand....(finish it.)
@@almessasorrow4950....it's rough, coarse, irritating...
@@yggdrasil2 Dew it!
I think people massively overstate how much of star wars' success was because of George Lucas, sure, it would've been impossible to do it without out him but there was also so many other talented people who lent their time and expertise to make sure that it came out as good as it did. you have great observations and obvious things that actors can pick out of a script that may have made sense when writing it down but don't necessarily make sense when you're filming, I'm glad so many people contributed here.
I feel it was his ambition for the special effects more than anything.
A New Hope is pretty tepid in term of script and plot but the effects are what blew people away.
Without someone to get these people together these guys would never get to express their talents in such a way.
From that line it sounds like George just wanted to give Luke some kind of cool sounding line, but it was out of place for his character and the context of the scene.
I'm surprised George didn't edit it in when he did the re-releases.
Mark wasn't doing a Harrison impression. Harrison just possessed Mark's body.
Hamill has TDS
THAT'S NOT HOW THE FORCE WORKS! 😂
@@BIGDADDYSINISTERActually......
and he still delivers it like a pro in the hypothetical. Mark is a national treasure.
So is George
He's an actor. Telling great stories does dies not make one great just well rehearsed.
@@DianaMaloy-ve1uz Does this video not prove that he's more than just someone rehearsing and repeating lines? He was looking at the piece he was handed not just as something to read, rehearse and relay to an audience, but as something more. He was looking at it as something that needs to make sense and the characters have to feel like real people and can't talk like plot devices. That makes him a great actor. Because to him it's not just about making a movie and getting a paycheck but about making an art piece for people to enjoy.
@@The_Mang He told this story over and over again to please the public. If that is not rehearsed what us it.
An international treasure
Mark is so generous in his interviews ❤
lmao the Han solo impression “Kid, i held up my part of the bargain” 😂
I legit thought it was a recording of Harrison that didn't make it into the final cut.
George randomly slipped a regular sci fi line into his space fantasy
Based on his earlier drafts for Star Wars, I think standard sci fi was probably more what he was aiming for, but I think Star Wars just happens to work a lot better as something more in the realm of mythology/fantasy
Randomly? He's filled it with these lines for decades. Old Ben complained about the same. lmfao
A _bad_ sci-fi line.
@@stevenschnepp576 An _L Ron Hubbard_ bad sci-fi line.
They're still trying to retcon the "parsecs" line from the same movie, they had to RETCON A UNIT OF MEASUREMENT!!!
He wasn't kidding when he said he'll never forget it.
Mark should've been hired to proofread the prequel trilogy scripts. Could've used a "hey George, who the fuck talks like this" now and then in those
“I don’t like sand. It’s coarse and rough and irritating and it gets everywhere.”
@@matthiasravencroftHonestly, that line, while maybe pointless, I could see someone talking like that, now all of Anakin and Padme's other scenes in Aotc... nah
Somehow, palpatine has returned....lol
Mark wanted to reveal Boba Fett as family ala Anakin's revelation. Not exactly an original thinker.
Yeah exactly like the difference between the original trilogy and the prequels is with the originals he had a team of writers to help with dialogue while with the prequels they gave him full creative control so everyone ends up talking like robots with little to no authentic emotion
Now that is one really long line. I'm so glad Mark Hamill was able to convince them to get rid of that line.
that line was a pure example of "telling, not showing" and should rarely happen in screen writing
Personally I think it's less "who talks like this" and more "how would Luke know that?" He never went to the academy, he barely has any training.
even people in the real military dont talk like that... the ONLY way that line would have made sense is if C3PO had said it
@@theaces3697 And even then, 3PO still wouldn't know since protocol is his thing, not military matters. Plus they've never seen the Death Star before so they couldn't begin to guess what it was capable off besides destroying a planet.
Nah he’s right no one talks like that
@@RegfifeYes, but I'm sure George planned around that. It would make sense that C3PO would know that, given his services during the Clone Wars.
Or arguably in a conference room where you are not expecting anything sudden to happen. But in front of the enemy that is a bit grandiloquent.
I'm glad that Mark is willing to tell these stories over and over again to his fans. When he goes we will have lost a true legend.
Definitely a national treasure
And he was a good friend.
@@Sky_Guy lol good one
Found the trumpist 😂 @@mamaharumi
@@DVIs101If you just bring up ANYTHING they'll reveal themselves... like ants at a picnic.
He refused to say it for the movie but spent the rest of his life saying it lol
This kinda confirms my belief that George Lucas is a fantastic director and world builder, but can't write character dialogue to save his life
Yeah, it's also kinda a BIG problem in attack of the clones.
That’s accurate ya
@@GreenEl1teall the Anakin/Padme flirting was horrendous
@@GreenEl1te right?! Also unsure why he felt the need to explain the force with midichlorians. Like, literally none of us asked or wanted explained what the force is. Made it kinda lame for a while.
Vogon poetry.
Mark Hamill NEVER got enough credit for how good Star Wars turned out.
Carrie Fisher, either. She and Ford both reworked a bunch of their dialog and Fisher for a time was one of the most sought-after script doctors in Hollywood.
It’s true, I’ve never even heard of this Mark Hamill guy, you say he was in Star Trek?
@@SamanthaS92
we know of him. duh. that doesn't mean proper credit was given. duh.
@@Pseudowolffacts dude. They both were hugee parts in how great Star Wars turned out
George Lucas never got enough shame, either. Dude is a total hack who got so lucky.
The only possible way the line could make any semblance of sense is if someone first said something along the lines of "could you imagine how much security they'd have have on a station like that? Its defense would be impenetrable" - thus opening the response up to two of its points - "FEAR is their greatest defense. I doubt if the actual security there is any greater than Akalai or Sullust" - and just tweak the last part a bit, or pause as they take in its sheer size before following "Something THAT scale is likely only concerned with a LARGE scale assault!"
Its not perfect, and still could use some cleaning up, but that was just off the top of my head.
I love how his eyes basically go blank when he does his Harrison Ford impersonation.
I'm pretty sure that's just how Harrison has been since the beginning
Harrison likes the weed😊😊😊
There is nothing wrong with Harrison Ford.
I will always love Mark Hamill. I can see why he went into voice acting. He's got a good ear for which lines are worth delivering and which ones are just a clumsy expo-dump.
I could listen to Mark Hamill all day, he's hilarious and incredibly talented . 🤣🤣🤣👏👏👏
Harrison Ford: You can write it all you want, George. You just can't say it.
Nah that ”HUUUUUUUUUUH?” had me DYING on the floor with laughter 😂😂😂
That huuuuuuuuuu was hilarious
Mark's impression of Harrison sounds IDENTICAL
"It's not impossible. I used to bullseye womp rats in my T-16 back home. They're not much bigger than two meters."
Okay, Luke. Now do it at 20 km away while going 650 miles an hour. Yeah, didn't think so.
@@calebmcurby8580 Don't ever sandbag me like that again lol.
That's exactly the line I was thinking of. 👍
@@dave23024 Somehow that line got a pass despite that Mark had said that line in a very similar fashion.
@@Agent1W Yeah, that was a little strange. Plus, I remember it made some of the other pilots resent him because they thought he was being a show-off.
Ja wrażliwość na Moc zawsze wyjaśniałem sobie tak: Nie da się być niewrażliwym na Moc. Przenika ona przez wszystko co istnieje. Po prostu niektórzy mają większą tendencję do władania nią. Lecz każdy może wykorzystać ją w jakiś sposób np. osoby które dobrze strzelają.
Seeing these interviews have really raised my opinion on these guys. Smarter and funnier than I realized back then. Also better friends than we all realized.
I love how this man has not only played one of the most iconic hero’s but one of the most iconic villains.
People always praise George Lucas for making Star Wars, but don't realize that the reason Star Wars turned out so good is because Lucas had a lot of help from a team of writers and also a lot of feedback from the actors. The one time George Lucas was allowed to make anything by himself, we ended up getting Jar Jar...
That was a line destined for a droid’s inhuman speech pattern if I’ve ever heard one 😂
This is why the OG movies will never be topped. They had talented actors asking 'why'
befofe the creator's egos took the pen
Meanwhile in the sequels you had the same actors saying "I disagree with literally everything you've done with this character, I havve to imagine him as an outright different character" and they for some reason didn't decide to just undo that movie from existence.
And the prequels had talented actors asking "for"
@@MistaHoward Gotta give Lucas credit - at least he listened
Its because they had a director that listened. The prequels had actors that were fans and while George did listen they respected his work that they didnt question questionable lines. As for disney the entire cast basically hated their work
George Lucas should’ve realized his weaknesses and hired somebody to write realistic dialogue.
As an aspiring writer, I have to say that dialgues are a pain. XD
Love the story Mark says to George about saying his hair should be wet coming out of the trash compactor. Then Mark with an impression of Harrison says "Hey kid, if they're worrying about your hair, we're all in big trouble" Lol.
Honestly, around about half of the lines in the entire Star Wars saga are an exercise in "Who talks like this, George?"
And yet the OT crowd maintains that Star Wars had PHENOMENAL writing. No, it was fun space schlock, and that's why we loved it.
@TheKyrix82 it's a great plot, the dialogue is just goofy
“I thought I recognized your foul stench the moment I stepped on board”
Desert bumpkin casually throwing out some deep knowledge of the empire.
Mark Hamell is such a great storyteller. You can tell he just has such a blast talking about this. And I know everyone says it but I need to as well, his Harrison Ford is always hilarious.
And this is why nearly all good works are collaborative efforts. We all have that "pet" idea, line, tune...that thing that appeals and makes sense to us...but not to anyone else.
And of course who can forget the gem of writing that is "Only a Sith deals in absolutes."
Negotiation? We've lost all communications! And what about the chancellor's ambassadors?
My headcanon is that this was written as a deliberate contradiction in the Jedi way of thinking. Just as they thought Anakin would bring balance to the force by destroying the Sith, they show their ignorance of their true position in the force.
@@brainfat1 You mean Obi Wan's beliefs were contradictory? Or Anakin's?
The statement is in itself an absolute. Analysed fully, Obi Wan is just saying anyone who isn't a relativistic thinker is evil. I would disagree but I don't want to write a book using my phone.
@@Erduk Yeah I mean I thought it has always been obviously infantile, silly dialogue that makes no sense in universe. I was curious why this commenter thought it was intentionally done to highlight some contradiction in the jedi's way of thinking, if that's what they were implying.
“But I was going into Tosche Station to pick up some power converters!!”
THANK YOU. Fwiw, any time I hear people complain that Anakin was too whiny, I point to this line and say, "Like father, like son."
😂😂😂 Remembering watching this 🍿🎥 movie in a certain district in Seattle & the men in the audience audibly commented to the screen and laughed and laughed at Luke's naivete.🎉🤣😆🕯️✨
You can waste time with your friends when your chores are done.
@@ParodyKnaveBob A fucking wooooooooorld of difference, bro.
That line is better than any line Disney putting in these days.That company is dragging The Star Wars franchise straight into the ground
He does Harrison Ford better than Harrison Ford. 😂
To be fair mark is a voice actor😂
@@hawkstein4464 😂
Who did Harrison better? Mark or Carrie? 😉
Part time.
@@ruledtrendy5066 I'm pretty sure Carrie did Harrison better than Mark since they had their affair during that time 😊
I think this line would fit more Obi Wan since he was a general in the clone wars
But it's also a horrible gobbledegook of lore that the audience doesn't need and wouldn't understand, not at the time anyways. You can't just drop dense world building like that in the first movie of a franchise. It's gonna go over everyone's heads.
To the guy above me Simon, Lol I’m a pretty big Star Wars nerd and even I barely know about Aquilae and Sullust
Higher ground is their greatest weapon! The station is probably prepared for a full-on youngling assault, not midichlorians...
@@pIayingwithmahwii I'm with you there, I used to be a massive nerd about it, but aside from the movies, shows, the older videos games, and like 2 books, I don't really interact with the EU content much.
I love Mark. Anyone who can tell the same 6 or 7 stories over and over for 40 years and still get a crowd to laugh and cheer deserves respect. His audience panel script is locked in. That said, his recent TDS (if you know you know) is off putting to say the least. Still love ‘em though.
I love how this is like the story that the guy down at the bar tells you every time.
It's the story he loves to tell even though he hated that line.
Mark Hamill
Carrier is amazing
the hits
the misses
In the end
Earned his respect
He's basically showing us from all stages of his life/career how suited to voice work that he is.
It's impressive that he still knows it after all the work he's done acting and voice acting.
It's not that he couldn't remember it, he just thought it was a stupid ass line.
He's probably the most consistent thing about star wars
He gave so much warmth and humanity to the first 3 movies !
Only Mark Hammil could deliver that line in a GENUINELY natural way.
Split the long line between three people. Or give it to 3PO :)
It’s not even just the length, he was a farm boy who never left tatooine until like two days before this how tf does he know the defenses on two other planets or even that “fear is their greatest defense” he doesn’t know shit
They used some of it in the strategy room scene. Especially the "directed toward a large scale assault" part.
It's too brave for 3PO, but if 3PO had been bolder (perhaps a military translator droid), a change like that could have worked:
Luke: We can't turn back!
Obi-wan: Indeed, fear is their greatest defense.
C-3PO: If I may, security on this station is unlikely to be greater than that on Akalai or Sullust, and is likely to to be directed towards a large-scale assault.
There should be an animated series called "The Adventures of Harrison Ford" and Mark Hamill voices the lead.
Just sayin'
😂
People forget Mark Hamill's a voice actor, until he starts talking in someone else's voice. 😂
My jaw just dropped upon hearing the line. That was a close call, good work Mark!
"He sounds just like Harrison Ford!"😂
I love how perfect his Harrison impression is.
*says the line*
*everyone turns to look at him*
“What? I watch a lot of war documentaries.”
Now THAT might have worked. 😂👍
His Harrison Ford "you didn't fucking tell me that, kid" impression is the best.
Telephone, telegram, tell a Carrie.
That Harrison Ford impression was incredible. He should play Han in an animated version. 😂
Sounds like an anime character over explaining what their opponent just did for the kids watching at home 🤦♂️
thats easily in the top 3 worst anime tropes
Star wars is just live action anime tbh
George Lucas has been open and honest over the years of his difficulty writing believable dialogue. Hence why he relied so heavily on Lawrence kasdan during 5 & 6.
And to be fair to George: a lot of screenwriters struggle with convincing dialogue - and that's without trying to create a complex sci-fantasy world like Star wars at the same time. Although, my hot take is that he's not a very good director either tbh.
@@simonkatz3779 Oh yeah. Mario Puzo, one of the greatest writers of all time, admitted he's terrible at dialogue and most of the dialogue in The Godfather can be credited to Coppola more than himself.
@@northwindkey Mario Puzo also wrote the screenplay for the 1978 Superman movie. Your comment makes me wonder who did the dialogue editing for that. That said, to this day, my favorite lines are the dialogue between Lois Lane and Superman right after he caught her falling from the building. He says "It's all right, I've got you."
LL (quickly catching on to the situation): "You've got me?? Who's got **you**??!!" I always laughed so hard as a kid when she said that. I thought, "dang it, Lois, take in what this guy can do and let him handle things." Buuut then, I always wanted to be able to fly like Superman, so to me, Lois always seemed a tiny bit ridiculous. 😅
The luckiest thing to happen in Mark Hamill's life was George Lucas.
George Lucas thought a farm boy would say this?
Yeah George Lucas was never good at actually writing his stories, he just had great ideas that compensated for the bad dialogue
The reason why Disney is bad is because they don't have good writing and good ideas
@@angryvaultguy He often committed the cardinal sin of background/storytelling through character exposition. It NEVER sounds natural.
@@angryvaultguy I disagree I dont think its that they int have either because they do but they either dont give it enough time to breath and just like what happened with comics back in the day.
Yeah, the same farm boy that could work on droids and repulsorlift vehicles ( his landspeeder ) that would confound our most brilliant scientists.
Remember, it's a galaxy far, far away.
It's not Earth.
@@michaeljones8168 ok? modern day farmers work on farm equipment and know how to handle animals. they work on machines that would confound any genius before the industrial revolution. But that skill set does not translate to tactical knowledge.
George is a fantastic director for everything except dialog
Originally came because of the ytps as I've said before but the direction you went in with the travelling videos then the self help videos and now these ones have made me stay. Because not many youtubers do that. Most all have the same energy whereas you seem authentic
I'm concerned. Mark Hamil's impressions and voice skills are off the page.
The Dark Side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be... unnatural.😂
maybe that´s what helped him to be able to do the Joker so well
mark is a goated actor but an even more goated voice actor that dude has so many amazing roles in animated shows it’s awesome
Saved in the edit. Thank you Marcia.
“They’re gonna execute herlookafewminutesagoyousaidyoudidn’twanttojustwaitheretobecapturednowallyouwannadoisSTAY?!!?”
I love how that style of his line delivery was unique to just A New Hope
"Everyone get that?"
-Dark Helmet, Spaceballs
If you didn't hear all that, just replay the VHS tape already available while the movie is still being filmed. 🤣
Mark perfectly described my reaction with that "huuuuuh" at the end.
That line would've maybe worked for Luke in "Return of the Jedi" or later, but for him to whip that out after just leaving home is wild lol you can tell even then Mark cared about the story and character, shame what they did in later years...
Reminds me of C3PO's voice line in The Empire Strikes Back when they enter the asteroid field
Or in spaceballs
@@oz_jones "spaceballs: the cringey star wars reference"
its not a line, its a monologue xD
“It’s like poetry it rhymes”
Hands down the most underrated comment right here.
"But I was going into Toschi station to pick up some power converters" - ain't exactly Shakespeare.
If only Hayden or Ewan were as adamant for there dialogue lol.
Sadly by the time the prequels came about, people were too afraid to try and fight George over silly dialogue like the original cast did.
They were generally small names being directed by one of the most respected film makers of all time. Even the more veteran actors would probably struggle with criticizing his work at the time. Especially in episode 1.
@@draconuuse9731 While i can somewhat agree about Hayden not having as much experience, Ewan was very much an established actor with a lot of large film roles under his belt before and especially during 99-05
@@Jay-fs2nw and you notice that his role as obi wan is probably one of the only universally beloved portions of the prequel trilogy.
@@draconuuse9731 that's where you're wrong. They hated the dialogue in the prequels so much they bashed the actors for something they couldn't control.
@@Jay-fs2nw Ewan was established, but not enough to challenge one of the richest and most powerful men in Hollywood. Still is, people forget Lucas is still a powerful Disney shareholder (In fact, he's the biggest individual shareholder in the company, all the more powerful shareholders are firms).
Us programmers talk like this every day in our morning meetings
I half expect young Mark to say “Gee Willikers”.
❤😂 great comment!