KnockBack, Episode 253 | Star Wars: A New Hope (Video)

Its so fortuitous that you brought up the Mos Eisley cantina owner and patrons not wanting droids in there and why that would be, within the last week I heard the most obvious yet most impactful reason of why that is, in a tiktok of all things. The reason is because just 20 years earlier there was this confederacy of separatists that used murderous and indiscriminate droids to spread war and fear throughout the galaxy in little conflict known as the Clone Wars 😁. A good glimpse of this slaughter can be seen in the intro of The Mandalorian.

Diego Macias

C-3PO’s Memory was wiped at the end of Revenge of the Sith. So he would’ve remember anything before that moment.

Jacob Hey

Great episode - the only other comment I would add is that I think Tatooine was heavily inspired by Arrakis from Dune: Desert planet that used to have water, fremen = Tuskan Raiders, Sand worms and Sarlac pit, The force and the voice, etc. etc.

Ryan Hayman

We're glad, too.

Colin Moriarty

LOL.

Colin Moriarty

Yeah, it's no big deal.

Colin Moriarty

One day, maybe.

Colin Moriarty

Thank you. =)

Colin Moriarty

It's good shit.

Colin Moriarty

Indeed.

Colin Moriarty

Yes.

Colin Moriarty

I love that you guys saved some of these gems for these now "future" episodes

Ryan Hayman

Is C3PO a rich left-wing politician trying to relate to the working class?

Benn Stuart

While it’s likely that Lucas didn’t remember or care that Threepio’s past didn’t line up with what we know from the prequels, I just tell myself that Threepio is just recalling false memories that he may have been programmed with when his mind was wiped at the end of Revenge of the Sith.

Michael Vecchio

Clone Wars and Rebels both do great stuff to flesh out Tarkin. In clone wars you see the inception of Anakin and Tarkins developing relationship. Here's a great exchange between them in ep 3.20 of Clone Wars: A:"You lack faith in the Jedi." T:"I find their tactics ineffective. The Jedi Code prevents them from going far enough to achieve victory, to do whatever it takes to win, the very reason why peacekeepers should not be leading a war. Have I…offended you?" A:"No. I've also found that we sometimes fall short of victory because of our methods." T:"Well, I see we agree on something.

Tyran Batten

I don't agree with all of your opinions on Star Wars (especially midi-chlorians) but your reasoning is sound in all of your criticisms, which I appreciate!

Quinnton from Seattle

For me, the shot of Luke standing outside his house with the binary sunset, with that Williams score popping off, it's one of the greatest shots in cinematic history. The familiar archetypical idea of a farm boy watching the sunset, dreaming of a more adventurous lifestyle out there, away from home, but perfectly showcasing the alien setting of this planet with two suns. The shot just gets my creative juices flowing.

Sindri

Second

First.

Mateusz Kuklinski