Death Star Laser Comparison - A New Hope vs Rogue One

0:00 A New Hope
0:39 Rogue One
1:43 Side by side comparison

[mythenmetzermewtufreund]

I absolutley love that shot when the Death Star causes a Solar Eclipse before firing. Its so symbolic for now the real dark times have started.

[WillRhan]

To me, the death star in rogue one is more terrifying than the one in a new hope even though it did way less damage than a new hope.

[ZarconVideo]

I love the idea that they used only part of the lasers force because it wasn’t ready yet.

[broden]

The first Death Star shot in Rogue One blew a massive chunk off of the moon

[The_Story_Of_Us]

The reason why it's so crazy in Rogue One is because Gareth Edwards (the director) is an absolute visionary when it comes to communicating scale, like you feel viscerally the magnitude of huge things in his shots due to how he frames them. Yeah you're seeing BASICALLY the same thing, but in his movies it FEELS bigger.

[jakemcgoldrick]

This will have a massive impact on Alderaan’s trout population I think

[epsilon-ih]

Oppenheimer in different galaxy be like:

[fluffytoaster]

I know the sound design has already been applauded for decades, but gahddamn the original power up and discharge sounds *soooo* good. It never gets old.

[lyke]

“One day this planet will look to you Leia.” Several years before disaster.

[Mr-Spoiled-Milk]

The thing that makes the rogue ones Death Star more terrifying is that you see what it’s like to be on the planet while the beam has been fired

[ajayrulezzz]

No one is pointing out about no safety rails on the Death Star?

[Ilyena]

On the plus side, unemployment is now at zero.

[miket]

Two or three set locations were based on actual control room equipment for the weapon controls-
Indicator wall: An industrial plant process control room or a power plant control room. The large light up panels indicated certain actions and equipment status, the large inverted "L" handles controlled valves, vertical gauges.
Control console: TV studio video control panel, with levers controlling wipes and fades between video feeds, buttons controlling effects and sources.
These were used since viewers have seen them before in movies and news, giving a sense of place and complexity. Since they were quick shots, the audience didn't have time to immediately recognize what they were exactly.

[williamsmith]

I guess the laser became more classic looking when it was ready to destroy planets rather than the necessary areas

[ThunderBlastvideo]

rouge one did such a good job of preserving the quality of the original movie

[Nicholas_Chen_]

Retrospectively, Death Star 1 had the biggest presence and felt like a genuine dread out of all the 3 super weapons in the franchise. Established in A New Hope, elevated by Rogue One and even Andor. It is the OG and definitive super weapon that left a long lasting legacy in the franchise and what followed can never match the impact it has.

[Supremerc.]

I think the visual of the death star eclipse to be one of the most beautiful shots in star wars. a beautiful omen of incoming destruction. imagine the people seeing this on jeddah. they look up to see the eclipse before a flash of light and death. absolutely beautiful and terrifying

[indigogorge]

In other news, the Twi'lek transport economy has seen a growth of 10% !

[RonnyBoy]

1:10

"When you first saw halo, were you blinded by its majesty, Paralysed, dumbstruck?"

[prismcrystahla]

Rogue One's is more realistic in size of destruction, yet also seems HELLA more terrifying.
Literally an Orbital Nuke cannon, with a much harsher and more condensed area of absolute obliteration.