ORIGINAL Vader's Redemption scene (1983) - STAR WARS ROTJ 16mm Film Preservation

ORIGINAL Vader's Redemption scene (1983) - STAR WARS ROTJ 16mm Film Preservation

I do not own the rights to or to distribute Star Wars. That ability belongs to the Disney Corporation. This video is purely for preservation purposes. The music in this video belongs to John Williams, and therefore Disney.

[alexojideagu]

I am still stunned that Lucas doesn't see the power in Vader saying nothing. That really blows my mind. The greatest example of less is more, in cinema history.

[robertcornhole]

One of the best pop-culture examples of the Kuleshov Effect.

Vader doesn't need to say "No!", because the editing tells us everything.

[Nyx-xhkz]

The moment without the "Noo!" is far more emotionally impactful. In the remastered, Anakin saves his son from the emperor in a moment of impulsive emotion. The "no" makes it seem like he only reacted because he doesnt want Luke to die. However, in the original, its more than that. Vader looks the emperor up and down, and sees how weak he truly is, after forcing Vader to fight for him to get Luke as emotional as possible. Hes watching this weak, frail man, manipulating his son in the same ways he was manipulated. Hes watching the Emperor taking the last thing he has left of his old life, of his family, of the Jedi, again. This moment is not about a father reaching out to save his son, its about Vader finally seeing the dark side for what it is and abandoning it. Its about Anakin saying "enough"

[DeadAbeVigoda]

Adding Vader saying "No. before grabbing the Emperor is like having Bruce Willis' wife say "too bad you're dead" just before he picks up his wedding ring.

[ryankaiser]

2:03 Luke can be heard faintly screaming “Father!” Right before Vader makes a decision.

[razorfett]

The way his body lurches back once he decides he's gonna put Palpatine down. It was ALWAYS the ONLY thing we needed to understand Vaders motives. The "noo" was 100% unnecessary and borderline gratuitous

[matthewpaul]

Hamill's performance and the prickly sound effects really drive home how painful the Emperor's force lightning was

[TheAwesomeDarkNinja]

You sometimes forget how old Star Wars actually is for how timeless it feels. Those lightning effects look straight from Back to the Future.

[eat_pray_porg]

This was the scene that made the original ROTJ my favorite movie of the Original trilogy.

Even today, watching this, I still feel the emotional impact of Vader turning suddenly against the Emperor. After making so many mistakes in his own life, he sacrifices himself just to save the life of his son.

Thanks for posting this.

[graysondraven]

Omg i miss this adding the was so dumb the beauty of the scene is you can see the conflict in Vader's emotionless mask through body language and how the camera frames the scene i feel sorry for kids today who grow up with the butchered Star Wars OT as they'll never know its true glory

[Rubrasileiro]

Purple lightning, "NOOOO" from ep 3 removed : perfection.

[thelordofthememes]

I would be happier without really. Because you don’t expect. He dies surprisingly.
Problems bout scream:
1. You understand he’ll atack
2. Palpatine wouldn’t ignore that

[DanTasticEntertainment]

It's amazing, I remember seeing this version on VHS, and I forgot how dark it felt. Before all the digital remastering and all the other stuff they added, it feels so much more serious. I love that.

[Drac]

Perfection. The defining moment of the saga in its purest form.

[imogensaxby]

Listen out at 02:11. Palpatine says - 'Anakin, no!'. He knew that Darth Vader was gone and Anakin Skywalker had returned. Hence the name of the film... Return of the Jedi.

[Venom-yhvb]

He wasn’t kidding when he said he could overthrow the Chancellor…

[ADmillionaire]

This scene is perfect for 3 reasons

1. This is the great balance of both tension and buildup when Luke is being brought to death and Darth Vader saving him and being redeemed.

2. The camera angles does an incredible job of showing Vader conflict unable to decide what to do.

3. Giving the viewer an incredible emotional roller-coaster sad, worried, afraid, crying and being happy all at once.

[Matuatay]

The way Star Wars was meant to be seen. I love the richer colors, the grain, the audio crackling, no "nooo" anywhere to be found. Just beautiful 1983 Star Wars in its original, nuanced form.

As a teen when the Special Editions were first released I foolishly thought it was the best thing to ever happen to Star Wars. Now as a middle-aged adult, I see nothing but beauty & tranquility here. A style of filmmaking long gone, and sorely missed.

Thank you so much for posting this!

[thesmilingman]

2:05 the silence helps me imagine an internal conflict within vader at this moment

[mikefitz]

Fun fact: that blue smoke that comes up from the reactor shaft is actually palpatine cloning himself…. Amazing writing