See The Entire Star Wars Original Trilogy Distilled Into 3-Minutes
While there was a gap in Star Wars programming for a number of years, we all know that it never really went away, especially not in the hearts of lifelong fans. Sure, there were some rough patches, like the prequel years. But Disney bought Lucasfilm and the franchise went through a substantial renaissance.
First, there was the animated series Star Wars Rebels (read our review here), then news about J.J. Abrams’s revival of the movie franchise with Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens dominating the landscape, and then the Disney+ resurgence of series that have changed the course of the franchise.
So, revisiting the original Star Wars trilogy from time to time makes sense. But a lot of us are busy, and sitting down to watch three movies we’ve already seen countless times may not fit into our always-full schedules as easily as it once did. Fortunately for those of us with a hectic calendar, there is a video that distills the original trilogy down to a short, easy-to-digest recap.
Just a warning: this may very well make you want to sit down and rewatch the original trilogy, so you’ll probably need to carve out some time for that in the very near future anyway, but hopefully, this will give you the refresher you’re after.
I really enjoy the description of Luke Skywalker as an “angsty 70s teen.” This Star Wars video is pretty fun, and at a fast-paced three minutes, it doesn’t overstay its welcome and has the good sense to stop just when it’s starting to teeter on the edge of being annoying. That’s a trait not enough of these kinds of things have.
And on the other side, Episode VII, while set 30 years after the end of the events Return of the Jedi, won’t pick up immediately after, but you know that the events of the original trilogy had a huge impact on what we’ll see, and we’ll get to learn about the consequences of what we saw in 1983.
Again, does it take the place of the original Star Wars trilogy? Of course not. And should a massive space opera be boiled down into just a few minutes if the story is intricate and detailed? Probably not. But we love this nonetheless.
