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Dry Filled with blood Filled with blood Filled with blood Filled…
I Don Girl, I know I don't know you. But your pretty little…
I Don't Want Anymore Girl, I know I don't know you. But your pretty little…
Marked Everyday another Day just Get some More When they see…
My Sister's Tears I wish I could've asked Dr. King what he saw…
Shame For Shame No blacks, no whites, no Ku Klux Klan Orientals, Mexicans …
Stuck In Kentucky I've been stuck in limbo Staring out the window Wishing thin…
Ten Year Vow For the past, decade And the last, ten years. Many reps we…
The Tempest 彼はもう一切　抗えない流刑地でルールの奴隷になって　萎れてる風船のよう I don't wanna be confus…

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

SK Khoo

2y↑63

What a sublimely terrific scene! There's always so much love for actors playing the main characters (Ford/Han, Hamill/Luke, Fisher/Leia, Prowse-JEJ/Vader, Cushing/Tarkin) and rightly so, I don't take anything away from them. But, man, oh, man, this scene would not be anywhere near as good without the greatly underrated acting skills of Don Henderson (who played Cassio Tagge, the Imperial general urging caution) and Richard LeParmentier (who played Conan Motti, the arrogant Imperial general who fell afoul of Vader).

The way those two played off each other at the beginning of the scene. It sets the tone and immediately informs the audience of so much with so little!

The way Don Henderson takes a breath in mid-sentence AND CONTINUES TO SPEAK as Tarkin walks in and allows Peter Cushing to speak over him, to overlap his reply to LeParmentier. It makes it sound and seem natural the way a real conversation and interruption would go, and not just actors taking turns reciting lines.

The way Don Henderson reacts to LeParmentier's Motti being force-choked by Vader - OMG, that reaction(!) adds so many layers to the tension in the room! The fluttering of his eyelids and ever so subtle swallowing reflecting his fear, his empathy(!) with Motti, almost like he feels the stranglehold Vader has on his rival.

And LeParmentier! OMG, the way his last couple of words are semi-cut off because he is in mid-sentence as Vader chokes him! And that thing he does with his throat, almost as if there is an invisible hand squeezing! How the heck did he do that?!!

Amazing, amazing performances from two actors/characters we never see again for the rest of the movie!

All comments from YouTube:

leokimvideo

2y↑761

Forgetting the sci fi aspects, this scene is all about how the upper class can control the masses of minions below them. Tool is fear, a powerful, cheap and effective weapon that continues to control humans even today.

Felipe Tomaz

38w↑37

another thing i like about this scene is Darth Vader's own faith. Sometimes the "evil" guys are just more commited to what they do than the other side and that's a lesson

Top Banana

38w↑6

💯

jtrei1

34w↑7

fear is a tool..

Ian Rastoski

31w↑1

Always a pleasure to see this Aussie cameo in the comments.

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Doge

2y↑3.8K

The actor that plays the officer is what really sells the scene. The way he actually makes it looks like he's being choked and immediately drops like a puppet with its strings cut after vader speaks is absolutely perfect

sabotabo

1y↑437

he set the standard for what beng choked by an invisible hand looks like and i don't think people realize that

Iron heart

1y↑13

He's over acing.

Lord Aden III

1y↑226

@Iron heart no

Phandren

1y↑177

@Iron heart thanks for telling us you know NOTHING about acting

janesgems7

1y↑10

Yes, he reminds me of the guy who played the Roman centurien in Ben Hur.

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ChronoRebel_GreatGryffon

2y↑2.7K

I love Vader’s body language. His annoyance while this idiot dares mouth him off, his smugness when choking him, and the way he immediately stands down on Tarkin’s order demonstrate his respect for him.

Noire(Black Heart)

1y↑172

Yes this exactly
Even when he says
"I find your lack of faith disturbing"
You can basically hear Vader smugly smirking
I see that as a little bit of Anakin shining through always needing to show off

Rick Blaine

1y↑115

Although there really is not a care in the world in his tone of voice when he lets him go. “As you wish” sounds kinda like “All right all right, who gives a f**k about him anyway..” 😂😂

JesusLovesMe But

1y↑63

All those guys sitting around the table know Tarkin is really the only person standing in Vaders way of choking them all to death and they're praying he doesn't retire soon! God forbid you're late for work huh? 😄

tricesimo

1y↑24

@JesusLovesMe But "I find your lack of promptness disturbing..."

JesusLovesMe But

1y↑4

@tricesimo Lol!

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No capstreet

2y↑1.2K

Tarkin’s face while this guy goes on a rant is priceless. He knows what’ll inevitable come next while they other one doubts the existence of the force. And then he hits there and watches him seemingly amused lol.

Abang Jago

2y↑63

And he still told Vader "You get your point. Calm down."

Roy Young

1y↑87

I didn't notice when I watched it as a kid, but the guy who gets choked looks to be the youngest officer in the room. The other officers are old enough to perhaps have seen a demonstration of the force before and know not to antagonize Vader, or at least when to shut up and listen.

Tarkin looks like he is thinking, 'how long should I let Vader choke this guy, I hope he doesn't just break his windpipe...because I am in the middle of another great speech and do not want a dead force choked officer to overshadow my meeting.'

Rumred

49w↑4

Tarkin being a close advisor to the Emperor knew of the force and at least in a basic manner what Vader could do. It is also likely he knew the Emperor was a sith or at least strongly would suspect it. He knew trash talking the force and force users would be an easy way to have it demonstrated on them by a sith lord.

Memez of fuckery

47w

Well there was that one old guy in the white suit named Yularen, that served under Skywalker during the clone wars.

No capstreet

47w↑1

@Rumred tarkin also has a clone wars arc where he works with anakin Skywalker, who happens to be one of the few Jedis that tarkin respects.

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Deadpool-XF

1y↑890

The way Vader interacts with the two arguing officers reveals a lot about his style of command. He regards Tagge's concerns as entirely legitimate and addresses them by telling him that the recovery of the stolen plans is being prioritized. He recognizes that Tagge isn't wasting anyone's time by bringing this up, as it is a real, serious concern, and he makes sure that it's made known that this hasn't gone unnoticed up the chain of command. On the other hand, he's quite put off by Motti's flippant attitude towards the stolen plans, acknowledging that the Rebellion is indeed gaining strength and to continue to underestimate them would be very unwise. He offers a stern but not threatening warning against Motti's smug overconfidence in the power of the Death Star, knowing well that there is indeed a far greater power in the universe, and when Motti decides to mock and insult the Force, he takes action to correct him and show him precisely why he's wrong about "the ultimate power in the universe". It shows that an officer who has followed orders and does his job with diligence needn't fear any rebuke from Vader, but he has absolutely no patience for incompetence due to arrogance or short-sightedness.

PJ Vis

51w↑21

But all the officers are correct in their concerns and even in the assessment that whatever Vader does is insignificant next to the power of flipping a switch and destroying a planet and Vader force choking the officer for it, only shows the other officers he's got nothing else.

That's not leadership, that a classic mistake of authoritarian leaders not allowing any criticism.

Vader is an extremely skilled combatant and a very powerful force user, so yes, the disrespect isn't warranted but the point stands. Compared to the Death Star, the force ability of Vader is nothing more than a party trick.

LordZontar

50w↑68

@PJ Vis So... you imagine that Vader's force-choking of Motti was the full power of the Force, then?

Also, Motti was not offering legitimate criticism, he was being an arrogant, overconfident fool who thought the Empire's newest flashy toy was the be-all, end-all of power. That was disproven at Delta Yavin. It was Motti who had nothing else and Darth Vader was reminding him of that fact.

"That's not leadership, that a classic mistake of authoritarian leaders not allowing any criticism."

I suggest you actually watch the movies again and pay attention. Darth Vader does not simply dismiss criticism or questions, or silence those who offer them up because he can't tolerate backtalk. He allows officers to freely express their opinions on multiple occasions and accords respect toward officers with proven competence, such as the Imperial officer who questioned the wisdom of holding Princess Leia captive, Gen. Tagge, Gen. Veers, Moff Jerjerrod (who felt he could express his opinion to Vader that the Emperor was being unreasonable in his expectations of completing the new Death Star), Adm. Piett. He even allowed Adm. Ozzel several chances until he blew the element of surprise at Hoth.

Nick12568

50w↑22

@PJ Vis Hope you’re not comparing the Death Star to a force choke, which is nothing to Vader. 😂
Let’s not forget the amount of people required to man the Death Star.
Vader is correct, the full power of the Death Star is a joke when compared to the Force as the Force is limitless.

Zak L

49w↑23

@PJ Vis Darth Vader is canonically at least planet level, he can hold back the water of an entire planet, ripped open a hole in the universe, is comparable to Darth nihilus who ate planets, and more. Additionally, even though the upper levels of the force are that powerful, if you’re extremely force sensitive you don’t even need to be capable of that sort of thing, as the force can guide you to the result you want. For instance, luke skywalker blew up a Death Star with force assisted flying abilities despite not being anywhere close to the death star in terms of raw power, and darth Vader is aware of this and how powerful the force is, hence his comment that the Death Star is insignificant to the force, which was proven right by Luke.

Jose Dominguez

49w

SHORT!?

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superbrownbrown

1y↑355

The respect that Vader has for Tarkin is something to behold. No one other than Palpatine himself could even think about speaking to Vader that way without serious consequences (usually death). Yet even with that respect, Vader doesn't respond to Tarkin with "General" or "Sir". He just acknowledges him with a generic deadpan "As you wish." response, like Tarkin was just making a casual suggestion for appetizers for the table.

The Automator

47w↑10

I honestly wouldn't call it respect honestly. I think tolerance or understanding are better words.

Vader doesn't really respect anyone except for Palpatine kind of. Even though a lot of stories show that Vader kinda hates palps.

adrienneinchi

46w↑25

@The Automator He has a great deal of respect for Tarkin, and I encourage you to read some of the amazing lore about the relationship.

Brian McCarthy

45w↑14

It's probably because he had respect for Tarkin before turning into Vader, also Tarkin always treated Vader with the utmost respect.

Santino Solis

45w↑20

Tarkin and Vader are basically equals in the Emperor's eyes. The same goes for people like Sate Pestage and Mas Amedda. They're all members of Palpatine's inner circle, who are trusted with the authority to commend his wishes to anyone below them. So Tarkin and Vader are, from a logistical and political perspective, brothers, and Tarkin is like the one brother telling the other to stop beating up the neighbor kid because he knows he'll get in trouble.

OddGBMO

43w

Well Palpatine did tell Vader he can't kill Tarkin as he is needed for his plans.

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Jared Schmidt

2y↑9.3K

That first officer actually seems like a good leader. He’s not overly arrogant and doesn’t underestimate his enemies.

Green Guy 2187

2y↑420

He’s just as good as Thrawn.

StormBreaker

2y↑966

@Green Guy 2187 Tagge was one of the few with a brain in that room.

Green Guy 2187

2y↑515

@StormBreaker Yeah he was clearly thinking logic in that meeting, and it's laughable that Tarkin and the others weren't.

Dion Larman

2y↑247

Why does this shock people the empire wasnt incompetent.....

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John Leonard

1y↑224

This scene establishes SO MUCH WORLD BUILDING; one scene like this was all I wanted out of the Disney trilogy.

Fusilier

50w↑23

The mockery over those Senate scenes in the Prequels scared JJ off from, uh, acknowledging the status of his world at all or the larger picture (not that he really needs that much incentive anyhow there). Like So Uncivilized said about the Anti-Trilogy, "Any scene where the characters sit around and talk politics might have reminded people of A New Hope... er, I mean, Phantom Menace."

InformationIsTheEdge

39w↑8

The sequel trilogies need to be nuked out of existence. Disney needs to apologize then hand the reigns over to Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau for them to do the sequel movies right. Clearly they are the only ones that really understand Lucas' vision for Star Wars and have enough respect for the story and the fans to do it the right way.

Little_hunt3r

38w↑9

@Fusilier Sadly, what people mostly remember from the original trilogy is not the deep world building or politics, but the 'shooty-shooty' 'pewpew' fight scenes. Star wars was always founded on the politics and mythology of it's world. This is something disney has completely forgotten.

Nmax

36w↑4

@InformationIsTheEdgehere here ... The sequels should just be erased and retconned

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Glenn Yates

1y↑176

The single greatest line in any Star Wars movie. "I find your lack of faith disturbing". That was surely Darth Vaders most badass line.

Santino Solis

45w↑5

Very subtle, but it's almost like Vader is mocking Motti's inability to recognize the value of having a belief system. "Sad religion," he says, which is a lack of any faith. And thus stems Motti's obsession with technological and tangible strength, which Vader quickly nullifies by demonstrating that there very much is a greater power than technology.

WarlordofBritannia

1y↑215

There’s so much well-hidden exposition in this scene:
—we get that there’s a conflict of opinion within the Imperial High Command on the efficacy of the Death Star
—there’s the first mentions of the Emperor, the Senate, and the Old Republic, all of which impress the viewer on the scale of this universe
—Tarkin has (some) authority over Vader, and clearly has seniority over the rest of the admirals and generals
—likewise, Tarkin doesn’t take well to being questioned or subverting the chain of authority (he lets Vader choke Admiral Motti for a few long seconds, then calls further discussion pointless)
—the Force and Jedi are viewed as archaic traditions by modern society (hence why Motti felt comfortable/arrogant enough to mock them in front of Vader)

ff3player

1y↑8

Per The Emperor's orders Tarkin outranks Vader only on The Death Star so that Vader doesn't get any ideas of using The Death Star against The Emperor.
As it is stated in The Rule of Two: "One to embody power, the other to crave it."
Other than The Force what is the greatest power in the galaxy at that time is

Santino Solis

45w↑18

It's funny how little Palpatine is mentioned before his first physical appearance in ROTJ. Sure, he had a hologram, but you really see firsthand how much he had set the Empire up to rule itself so that he could focus on becoming a literal Sith demon. Yet the mere mention of his name demonstrates his immense power.

WarlordofBritannia

45w↑11

@Santino Solis
His unlimited power

Precious Otoakhia

31w

@Santino Solisso empire can exist without because obi wan never mentioned him just Vader in his show and new hope

Brian Douglas

43w↑238

Unless you were there in 1977 you have no clue just how absolutely incredible seeing this movie back then was for the first time!

gumballsreturn

43w↑9

I never experienced it but my parents did, and they said this was way better than sequels. I never saw prequels in theater though, but my brother did and he said it was good.

The Jai

41w↑5

Only saw it about a year ago and I immediatly loved it so much that I followed by watching the next to and then the prequels. This is now one of my favourite franchises

Rood67

36w↑4

The original, pre Lucas adding kiddie theatrics was awesome!

Game Actual

31w↑1

I was there.

NuclearFridge1

31w↑1

I was there... And I realized the banality of evil at that moment. 😒 A collection of semi competent scum trying to find out the weakest one to sacrifice to the boss.

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Big brown house

1y↑89

This is an absolutely flawless dialogue scene. It sets up so much about the world and is filled with memorable lines.

The Sunday Shooter

28w

Not enough women, minorities, and handsome young men. Also, one of the characters should say "well, that just happened" at some point.
—Disney

Dody Widodo

26w

Couldn’t agree more.

Des Gardius 2012

2y↑5.7K

Based on Tarkin’s reaction, I conclude this is not the first time Vader’s ever done this in his presence.

Patrick M

2y↑364

Vader has poor management skills and challenges with controlling his emotions.

Ben Dover

2y↑192

I guess... he finds lack of faith disturbing

CM_87

2y↑123

Tarkin's thoughts lay just beneath his calm persona, the dude is a complete BOSS. His seething rage and hate for anyone not willing take every measure possible makes him a feared commander that even the Emperor admires when it comes to perseverance.

GettysburgBatle

2y↑97

And tarkin the only person besides the emperor to control Vader…as Vader he still respected Tarkin like anakin did

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LegacyKnight3000

1y↑152

I love scenes like this that shows the story from the antagonists’ POV. It differentiates them from a lot of 1D bad guys and makes them more believable

sabotabo

1y↑31

i think this is one of the greatest strengths of empire strikes back. there were numerous named officers in that one, each one with a different, clearly-defined character. it kept the empire from feeling like nothing but a bunch of faceless henchmen under vader like a villain in a saturday morning cartoon.

Henry Mark

33w↑26

I love how Tarkin just lets Vader have his moment for a few seconds before telling him to release the officer.

SLENÐR SKÅLD

48w↑36

Darth Vader calmy choking the officer with the Force and displaying his effortless power is somehow terrifying.
A few seconds were enough to show the infinite gap between a mere human and a Sith lord. This scene is gold.

Chris Nichols

41w↑2

Force users are frightening. Imagine having ridiculous telekinetic powers that be used on you if they hate you. Yeah, fuck that.

Photography In Flight

29w

That is to say calmly.

Warrior Emperor

27w

@Chris Nichols it’s not telekenetic bozo, he can conjure storms, lightning some can even bring themselves back from the dead

LordVader1094

27w

@Warrior Emperor It very much is largely telekinetic power.

Chris Hill

1y↑48

It's refreshing to see (in comparison to many modern movies and of course the sequels) that the bad guys actually seem very intelligent, calculating and also competent. As if they deserved the position they are in.

Crazy Ralph

34w↑3

Yep, back before the dark times……before Kathleen Kennedy.

Coolio Star Stache

31w↑3

@Crazy Ralph Andor actually made the Empire competent again, but I suspect Andor is a fluke in the Disney system

LordVader1094

27w

@Coolio Star Stache After Ahsoka tv show, it's very clear that Andor is indeed a fluke when it comes to doing the Empire properly like the films.

Noisy Cricket

46w↑16

This is arguably the most important scene in Star Wars. It sets up the the vast majority of the lore in a very efficient scene.

KoalaBrownie

28w

Not really, because the lore it sets up is changed in later movies. Lore like the Death Star being essential to maintain order (and the empire). Or the lore that Darth Vader is subservient to other Imperial officers.

Gar96

6y↑10.2K

Who ever decided to cast James Earl Jones to voice Darth Vader, and Peter Cushing to act as Tarkin, made the greatest decision in cinematic history.

lahoku

5y↑255

Gar96 i CANT EVER imagine on earth Vader voice being any different.

dmwmm

5y↑50

german voice is by far the best one.

Captain Jetstream

5y↑347

Christopher Lee actually chosen by George Lucas to play Grand Moff Tarkin but he refused then let his best friend Peter Cushing to take the role.

rstein926

5y↑194

Peter Cushing was also offered the role of Kenobi but he turned it down for Tarkin

portiz 62

5y↑80

@Captain Jetstream That's amazing! Aw man if only Count Dooku survived the Clone Wars and was a key Player during the Galactic Civil War! That is an awesome fact bro! 👌👍

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Crazy Ralph

34w↑13

Will never forget the day I watched this with my 8 year old daughter for the first time in which she asked “why would that man make Vader mad like that” or something to that effect? Of course she was already exposed to Star Wars in general, but never watched ANH yet. Was so proud of her that day!

SK Khoo

2y↑63

He maccabe

1y↑21

This scene gave Star Wars incredible sweep and verisimilitude. The bad guys were talking politics and one got a distinct sense that things were changing in the galaxy. Much more intense than Buzz Lightyear. Think how much this scene cost to put together. Can you imagine any modern movie "wasting" the money to create this scene?

Michail Sofronidis

30w↑4

This is the most realistic scene in all of Star Wars. Vader loosing his cool and starts choking a fellow co-worker during a staff meeting. It is also one of my favourite.

L Bonn

3y↑6.8K

That first guy talking about the Death Star's weaknesses has to be the smartest man in the entire Empire.

Harrison Mancuso

2y↑543

In the 2015 vader comic series, Palpatine actually puts him in charge and makes vader his subordinate for a while.

Retro86

2y↑91

From what I read The First Death Star really blown up from it over heating and not the laser blast hitting it.

P Cochran

2y↑400

He is unusually wise for an organization soon to be dominated by yes men. Obviously an officer who predated the empire.

Richard G

2y↑67

So they build a 2nd one where you can hit the main reactor too ! and the 3rd one built into a planet to be destroyed too ! you would think everyone would go AWOL than to die for the empire by the millions !

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Jason Fischer

45w↑10

This is one of the most important scenes in the trilogy. It tells me everything I need to know about the conflict and history of it and it does it in a well-constructed way.

romulusnr

1y↑131

Tarkin: Fear will keep them in line
Vader: uses fear to keep admiral in line
Tarkin: Stop that

pearse gallagher

49w↑5

well.....i dont think his intent was keeping him in line

Vengeance

47w↑14

Dead people can't feel fear

Speed Racer

37w↑5

To be fair, Tarkin claimed fear would keep the local systems in line. He didn’t mean it to say Vader could choke a sucker, just cause he was insulted.

DC7000

31w↑2

Great scene. Never gets old

Yabuturtle

1y↑68

This is why I like Rogue One and that Erso sabotaged it unknown to them. That is why one of the commanders said they MIGHT find a weakness and exploit it. I mean, they are the ones that had this thing built for nearly 20 years and you'd think that if there was such a critical weakness like the ventilation, they would already know what the weakness was to begin with. But with Rogue One, they knew that Erso did something to it, but didn't know how he did it. And this also explains that despite the fact that this is a moon sized space station, the rebels were able to quickly find out what the weakness was, because the data tapes already had not just a read out, but also what Erso did to it. So I am glad that it was due to sabotage and not some oversight.

Knight of the Nine

1y↑4

Nah, Dark Forces did it better.

Ace Clover

48w↑7

The Sabotage plot line isn’t unique but has its charm as it shows the humanity of the person who ultimately was in charge of the schematics of the Death Star
The ability to destroy planets is unnatural and something no human, Jedi or with should have

LordVader1094

27w↑1

@Knight of the Nine Lol no. A tutorial level did not do the Death Star plans theft better than Rogue One. Great game in its Dark Trooper plotline, but the Rogue One story is far more riveting for the actual plans being stolen than one level in Dark Forces.

KopperNeoman

27w

Honestly, Dorkly did it better. If you had told him to account for space wizards...

Bobby

51w↑30

"The Ability to Destroy a Planet is Insignificant next to the Power of the Force! "
One of the Greatest Quotes in All Star Wars!

Rdc

36w↑3

I know legends isn’t cannon but after reading about the ancient sith he really wasn’t kidding

Gamerman

29w

Who cares about "canon" when that abomination known as Disney is the one who claims it? I sure don't.

SomeOneInchHat

2y↑3K

Love how much Star Wars lore can be traced back to this single conversation. Tarkin is the first to utter “Old Republic”

Ty Sargent

2y↑376

Plus, it's possibly the first mention of the Emperor. If a guy like Darth Vader can do that much damage, what can the Emperor accomplish?

HawaiiKnut

2y↑308

Even better. There's a extended version of this scene where Tagge (the smart one) refers Vader as a Sith Lord. In 1977.

Haru Krentz

2y↑62

And Vaders infamous choking technique.

Andrew Burgemeister

2y↑100

@Ty Sargent yes, it’s the first time the Emperor is mentioned, obviously audiences wouldn’t have a clue of how much more dangerous and evil he was until The Empire Strikes Back where he appeared in the hologram.

Andrew Burgemeister

2y↑102

@HawaiiKnut that is very significant, given that the word “Sith” was never mentioned in any dialogue in the original trilogy.

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Guy Carmeli

50w↑8

Still such a powerful scene. Hardly any action; only precise dialog and superb acting.

Nol See

1y↑10

It’s a reminder to everyone that there were officers who went through their careers only hearing about the Jedi and the force in passing, never seeing it or giving it much thought until they worked with Vader and witnessed his wrath.

Gambia’s Grandma

2y↑39

I love how scenes like this show how much Vader and the emperor respected the force and didn’t underestimate the Jedi. After anakin lost to obi wan on mustafar he doesn’t underestimate those who devote themselves to the force and the emperor doesn’t either as shown when he first mentions Luke to Vader. Saying that the Death Star can’t compare to the force shows that despite its power, the ability to change fate is more terrifying. The officer believes in his weapon so much that thinks nobody could pose a real threat to the empire yet when the emperor learned of just Luke being alive he tells Vader he could be a threat. That’s because those guided by the force can have a much bigger affect on changing things then one can imagine and owe a bigger threat to the empire as a whole.

I also love how scenes like this show the enterestung dynamic between Vader and the other officers. We know from the comic most the officers disliked Vader, he seemingly rise to power and the emperors favor out of nowhere and was distant from the politics seemingly obsessed with the force which they viewed as weird and outdated. Yet the stormtroopers loved Vader and were extremely loyal as he was a Lenten dart figure to them being one of the highest ranked military leaders who actually fought in the front lines along side them unlike any other commander.

Just brilliant the nuance and world building this scene does

Paul White

45w

To be fair, when this scene was made, the backstory didn't exist yet. Not sure if the emperor being a Sith lord had even been thought of, let alone Vader being Anakin, Luke's father. George Lucas will claim he already had the whole story mapped out, but the evidence shows that he didn't (including early draft scripts from a few years before this). He developed the story as he went along. At this point I don't think the character of Vader (as we know him today) had been fully developed, and his relationship with the emperor and exactly how he fitted into the hierarchy hadn't been worked out yet. All of that was worked out later. This was the starting point for these characters, all of the later backstory was developed around it rather than this scene being created to fit in with a backstory that didn't exist yet.

SugarW1thC0ffee

48w↑5

I am absolutely in love with the fact that Lucas implemented “mindfulness” with “logic”, having the generals clueless to the power of the mind through the force and Vader showing how very real it is… I love it. The force is real, just not in the exact same way lol

Andrew

2y↑10

This movie was made 20 years before I was born but I still can’t believe this movie is 55 years old now. It didn’t even seem old at all to me when I was a little kid and saw it. Really was ahead of its time.

Derrick Threex

2y↑5

2022 from 1977 is 45 years.

The Dude

I dont think you've mathed correctly

Gargoyle

3y↑5.8K

The selection of James Earl Jones as the voice of Darth Vader was one of the most brilliant decisions in the history of cinema.

gamester512

3y↑134

Very true, his voice is so unique and deep that it makes him well-suited to the role of someone who is supposed to be scary and intimidating (like Vader), as well as someone meant to be a kind & world-wise older character (like Mufasa). And to think, he used to have confidence issues about speaking in public because he had a stutter, and yet now he's one of the most respected, revered, and beloved voice actors in the world. From humble beginnings to the top of the world. If only all of us could be so fortunate. :)

Alex Cooper

3y↑35

@gamester512 fortunate, sure. But also incredibly hardworking and persistent.

Gabriele Riva

3y↑19

Orson Welles was the second choice.

Dynasty Z-Warrior

3y↑22

He could even play Vader in his entirety since he was very tall himself, at least compared to rest of the cast.

twas brillig

3y↑6

truly

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the12thboss

42w↑7

I can’t even imagine what it must have been like to be in the movie theater when they scene first happened. It’s really the first time I can think of where the force is actually shown off. At the very least this force ability.

LordVader1094

27w

It is in fact the first use of the Force on screen. It comes up even before the Obi-wan mind trick on the stormtroopers.

JM

31w↑1

What a legacy this scene has created. And even to notice now in 2023 when Tarkin is so comfortable in his position to call Darth Vader so casually “Vader” is inspiring

The Phoenix

2y↑128

Yularin is sitting there thinking "Bitch, I served with Anakin Skywalker in the Clone Wars. You DON'T underestimate the power of the Force."

Good Solonius

1y↑2

I remember watching this scene as a 5 year old and not understanding half the words coming out of their mouths and having no clue as to what was going on but still being mesmerized all the same at the brilliant acting

Diego Serrato

4y↑19.1K

I love that Tarkin is the only person in the entire Imperial military who can tell Vader "chill, homeboy"

vincent

3y↑1.2K

He is the boss

Dré Sheraton

3y↑2.3K

He is an untouchable...He doesn't rule over Vader but Vader knows how to act around him. Emperor needs Tarkin.

White-Dragon

3y↑1K

@Dré Sheraton As the equivalent of a fleet admiral and a governor, Tarkin has superiority over Vader. He's the one with the uniform, whilst Vader's just the Emperor's henchman. In Empire, Vader's given personal control over a fleet of Star Destroyers because the Emperor wants him to capture Luke. In that he only has to deal with lower down admirals and generals who he can push around and execute if they upset him.

GreenRiver72

3y↑135

Word. I recommend the Vader Session, "can I tell you something about being a Daddy...?"

Michael Shipman

3y↑118

Aside from Palpatine of course

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Sigurd Torvaldsson

1y↑13

I never realized that the line "The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of the force" foreshadows Luke destroying the death star using the force

D S

35w↑1

Amazing this movie came out almost 50 years ago and is still riveting and dazzling

Comradery

31w↑4

You can clearly see the relationship Vader had with Tarkin perhaps one of the only people he genuinely respected even though Tarkin himself wasn't a force user. Vader doesn't fall into any hierarchy outside of himself and the Emperor, but Tarkin's leadership prowess and cunning and their shared history makes Vader take orders from him and in this case release the other officer immediately. He sees himself and Tarkin as equals which is also why Tarkin just calls him Vader rather than Lord Vader.

Luvelle Cummings, III

2y↑7

That scene never gets old

Kerry T. King

45w↑6

Dude. The fact that the head commander can base Vader into stopping him just shows how much Vader needs that man.

Fanrik

28w

You know Vader is essentially just a puppet right? A mascot for the empire. He isn't the one calling the shots.

mazi zazi

1y↑5

One of the best scenes in the trilogy. Wish we got more Empire scenes overall.

Mr. Ditkovich

3y↑5.3K

Hearing them talk around the table is oddly satisfying. Just war talk, British accents, and respect. I can watch this for hours.

Movie Nerd

3y↑537

Notice the Empire is all English accents and the rebels are American accents? That was done intentionally.

Bini Torres

3y↑129

@Movie Nerd 1776 babyyyyy

NJ CardFan

3y↑277

@Movie Nerd uh, untrue. Admiral Motti, the one Vader force chokes here, doesn't have a British accent. Neither does the officer with Vader on the Corvette at the beginning.

creeper

3y↑32

@Movie Nerd the empire is based of the usa

Bogdan Vojnovic

3y↑17

My same thoughts. And each sentence is just epicness

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NOBODY NOWHERE

43w↑6

“I find your lack of faith disturbing” best Star Wars line ever!

Professor Kyuu

27w

Enough of this! Vader, release him!

Aaron Nitschke

42w↑2

I love how Tarkin lets Vader choke the man just for a little bit. He understands that they guy needed to be put in his place but was more useful alive than dead.

Nicholas Maude

1y↑4

Probably one of the most iconic scenes from the SW universe.

Joel Perry

1y↑4

A scene that never, ever, grows old!

baobhan cernunnos

35w↑3

That way vader just turns and walks up to him with a force choke was like him saying "i am far too tired and in pain for this crap".

Марго

5y↑14.5K

Darth Vader is so badass he can talk and breathe at the same time.

samtemdo8

5y↑693

S D The thing is his respirator breathing sound should not be happening if he is talking.

samtemdo8

5y↑390

S D No I mean you still hear the breathing sound effect, while he is talking at the same time.

Addmin scorpion

5y↑206

Talk, breath....And Strangle!

coupa10

5y↑489

@samtemdo8 It is suppose to happen when he talks because It is directly linked to his body lungs, so he doesn't need air to talk, only when he removed his helmet that his natural voice is used, but his suit allow him to talk and breath at the same time. It is explained in The Rise of Darth Vader.

Your Point Of View Is Wrong

5y↑33

Omg, I've been wondering if someone noticed it too since I haven't seen any comments on this.

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Tconcept 2001

1y↑11

Fantastic scene with superb acting. 👍👍👍

The Noisy Spectator

37w

This is my favorite scene in the movie today.
There is so much in it, we could spend half an hour unpacking it all.

boysangur

48w↑1

Watching the first Star Wars after not seeing it for years awes me each and every time. Even though it had been inspired by a ton of stuff, the sheer uniqueness of the final total of it all is astounding. We haven't had an experience of this sort since.

Øystein A.

1y↑2

The only problem I have always had with this scene is how someone could possibly think it was a good idea to verbally assault a space wizard...

Damon Edrington

1y↑45

This scene is iconic but everyone ignores that the officer was 100% right in every single thing he said

Harry Snothead

50w↑2

Yes… apart from the force being nothing compared to the death star. It literally destroys the Death Star later in the movie

Koray

50w↑1

He wasn't. It got destroyed.

башар ал

49w↑10

@Korayhe's talking about the first guy who said the rebels are dangerous because they have the schematics

Koray

49w

@башар ал You don’t know that.

Ace Clover

48w↑2

The Rebel alliance weren’t just a kid throwing a tantrum
They already had a following and many Jedi behind the scenes helped them

CBZ

3y↑4K

It's taken me this long to realise that Vaders line of "the ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of the force" is foreshadowing of Luke using the force to destroy the Death Star

gbonkers666

3y↑24

Yep....

R4V3 B0Y

3y↑69

Coincidence? I THINK NOT!

Mark Reyes

3y↑157

It could also be a reference to Darth Nihilus who has the ability to use the force to eat entire planets.

Michael James

3y↑32

And Motti gets choked just as he’s about to fully utter the words: “Hidden Fortress,” the name of the 1958 film by Kurosawa, from which Lucas stole a great many of the scenes and character-relationships which make up this movie (it’s a good flick and worth checking out).

All the sfx aside there’s quite a subtle and clever script underneath, which is how they were able to land such a cinematic titan as Guinness —so favoured by David Lean, who Lucas likewise idolised— because Alec found it such a page-turner. The pan when the two enter until Tarkin sits down is so well done as to be unnoticeable: Lean was notorious for a dislike of this camera technique leading to his using them exceptionally sparingly.

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Darth

30w↑1

I like how jovial Vader is in this scene, stirring shit up and abusing his powers for no apparent reason. His "As you wish" shows how amused he is.

hienho15

39w

Watching these old footages brings back great memories of going to the movie theater. It was such an event going to watch a movie. The surround sounds was better, the background humming plus the cold AC brings goose bumps. Miss those days.

Gregory Spiteri

1y↑4

I can watch Star Wars endlessly without stopping and never get tired of it! Anybody like me out there?

Roger W

29w↑1

It's not the words "I find your lack of faith disturbing" that makes the scene, it's the calm delivery during the choking that makes the point stick.

TFY

33w↑2

Crazy how different Star Wars is nowadays.. these scenes are so captivating and now we just dry, dull nothing

Donkey Style

2y↑1.9K

“Don’t try to frighten us with your sorcerer’s ways, Lord Vader. Your sad devotion to that ancient religion has not helped you conjure up the stolen data tapes. Or given you clairvoyance enough to find the rebels’ hidden fortress.”

People focus on the Force choke and Vader’s classic line, but they overlook the fact that this was actually a really sick burn. Not only does this dude call Vader a sorcerer, he plays on that by using the words “conjure” and “clairvoyance” when criticizing his efforts to recover the Death Star plans and locate the Rebels. This burn was so sick that Vader had to supplement his “comeback” with a show of force (no pun intended).

codafett

2y↑176

Not only mocking his religion, but mocking his very real power over the Galaxy.

R

1y↑30

I have to wonder if the ”hidden fortress” part is a nod from Lucas?

トレンティノイアン

1y↑37

@R actually it's a reference to an Akira Kurosawa film with the same name

Yrrej8611

1y↑6

The pun is always intended.

George Chiefing Washington

50w↑8

@トレンティノイアン Yes... hence a nod from Lucas.

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velocitymg

30w↑1

That one sentence, when Vader says, “I find your lack of faith disturbing” while casually just choking him out for daring to suggest the force is nothing and Vader is failing is the moment that he became frightening to me as a child the first time I saw the movie on its release.

Justgerman Pleas excuse my writingstyle

50w↑2

This scene has so much lore in it you could at least make 3 more movies out of those small infos alone. The old trilogy was insane.

Dionicio A Gamez

"The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of the Force." - Darth Vader
One of my favorite quotes of all-time. I really admire Darth Vader's faith in the Force, especially because he is a dark side force-user.

Rune3D

50w↑2

What's especially hilarious about that scene in hindsight, is how it's implied that everyone in that room knew very well who Darth Vader really is. It was the dirty secret that nobody dared to say out loud. Tarken just scowls at Admiral Motti, like: "Bro... You should have known he'd do that! I'll be a gentleman and tug Vader's leash. But next time, you really deserve to die. Check your bloody ego, man!" Even when he says "This bickering is pointless!" He keeps staring at Motti! He squarely blames him- not Vader!

MN MN

37w

the script of all characters in this scene was really well made and fantastic world building

25th Turtle

3y↑7.6K

Actors here actually make a believable impression of people that are part of a large military bureaucracy. Meanwhile everyone in the First Order acts as if they were in permanent caffeine withdrawal

Keith W

3y↑635

The 1st order bullcrap was beyond absurd.

The Coachella Candidate

3y↑1K

Here: professional men making plans

Disney: WE’RE NAZIS AND WE’RE THE BAD GUYS RAAAAAHHHHH AAAAAAHHHHHHH

Thank you Disney

Donald Leyton

3y↑506

The Disney trilogy was garbage in every aspect.

Tom Johnson

3y↑264

..they grew up during or actually were in, WWII.
Call it an extreme form of method acting.

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Jack McMorrow

1y↑2

one thing i love about ANH is how rich the worldbuilding is. Luke talks about fighting in the clone wars, tarkin speaks of the old republic; both things we wouldn't see on screen for another 20+ years, but Lucas had the lore constructed so well that he namedropped them to establish it anyway.

J P

2y↑29

In hindsight, with all SW movies happening before this one, it’s extremely unlikely that an imperial senior officer would behave like this with Vader

Samved Iyer

2y↑4

Supposedly, in the earliest months of the Empire, the military officers viewed Vader as a lowly henchman of the Emperor; sort of a figure who must be present at every important council merely to report things to the Emperor and who does not truly have authority. That is, until Palpatine himself clarified Vader's position to the military, which was embossed upon everyone's minds by Vader calling out five soldiers at random, and choking those unfortunate souls to death. This was certainly unlikely to have happened in the year in which A New Hope is set; about fifteen years into the proclamation of the Empire.

Herr Doktor von Rottenburg

1y↑6

Still got to see it to believe it, for some people. And a lot of Imperial officers came from places of noble stature or wealth, meaning they'd likely have a bias to be dismissive of people they view as below them.

Logical Dude

30w↑1

This scene comes immediately after Obi Wan tells Luke about the Force. Then we get to see what Vader thinks about the Force. Two very different views of the same thing. Great editing to put these scenes back to back.

Albert Gaspar

49w↑9

Vader isn't offended by the first officer to speak out against the Death Star...he offended by the second officer questioning the Force.

Chris Nichols

41w↑1

Why would you anyone question The Force in that universe? It's been proven to exist so many times. The average person in Star Wars is ignorant as hell.

Jack Mills

27w

The thing I love about this scene is that it demonstrates how different of a character Vader was in the first film. He wasn't the Emperor's Apprentice at the time. He was just Tarkin's attack dog. Formidable, but not in charge. Officers were able to talk back to him...though not without consequences. It wasn't until the sequels that he became more.

Eivind Flores

2y↑2.8K

Disney could NEVER write anything as good as this scene.

Easy Going

2y↑218

Are you kidding me? With all those new trans kids running around dancing and protesting, and Kamala Harris and Whoopi Goldberg yakking away, Disney's version would be a CIRCUS!

crucisnh

2y↑49

I also don't think that Disney/Star Wars is all that good either. But at the same time, I think that people overvalue the quality of the dialogue in the original 3 movies (as well as the prequels). That dialogue is full of uncomfortably painful lines. This isn't to say that the concepts that the dialogue was trying to express was bad, only the words used often made the dialogue disjointed or awkward. It's long been held that George Lucas wasn't particularly good at writing dialogue. He could create wonderful plots, just not good dialogue for the characters/actors.

Jorge Pascual

2y↑15

@crucisnh thank you lol i was just thinking that the og movies are b movies if they cam out today

Wage Slave

2y↑69

Moff would be a black lady with blue hair.

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Schlipperschlopper Schlipperschlopper

1y↑18

Peter Cushing was just an amazing actor!

Muad'dib

1y↑1

Its absolutely nuts how well they fleshed out the universe that this this scene is talking about. The senate, the old republic, the rising rebellion, the lost death star plans. And it all vits visually too.

12CLASSICS

2y↑2

Given that this was the first Star Wars film to be released, this was the first time audiences ever saw the Force being used. What an introduction.

MrTimeless101

1y↑2

This scene just never gets old, I could watch it over and over.

Tyler Rogers

48w

One of the things that made Andor so good was how true and authentic it felt in its representation of the Imperials. The scenes at the ISB where they just sat around a circular room discussing strategy and bureaucracy looks like it was based on this scene. It also makes Andor look better, with its more precise and snappy dialogue and more complex plot.

I can't help but wonder what this scene would look like now if you let the Andor writers do it. I imagine the Imperials would be a little less overtly evil, they'd explain the Republic and Senate stuff a little more clearly, and Vader choking the arrogant officer would look more painful and intimidating.

cakra

2y↑5.4K

can't we just appreciate the acting of that commander who pretended to be choked?

Dean Barber

2y↑23

No because it was trash

Slippery

2y↑630

Looked like his throat was actually being crushed

Waterwarp

2y↑459

Plot twist he was actually being force choked.

Tetsuron

2y↑190

It's not just that either, it's when Tarkin says "fear of this battle station", his mouth turns into the most subtle smug grin, because it more or less validates everything he just said.

Hadex

2y↑96

@Dean Barber 🤦

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Hal Jordan

1y↑1

This is one of the greatest scenes in movie history!

jpatrick1967

36w

I love how the Death Star is able to move from planet to planet in what appears to be mere days. Like the planets in the Star Wars universe are neighbors

Ethan Corlew

26w

You would never see a scene like this in the new movies.

David Mc Nally

2y↑12

The officers dialogue for his rant at Vader is significantly underrated

TammoKorsai

It's really not. The entire scene is highly appreciated for its world building.

Charles Packowski

34w

I actually like that at this time Vader was just the empire’s strongest soldier and later gained that commanding presence because in this movie the officers and higher ups treat themselves as equals to vader

Denialater777

3y↑2.9K

I like how vader respects Tarkin. He could of easily killed the dude and tarkin really probably wouldn't of cared either way but the mutual respect between these dudes is outstanding

Excalibur

3y↑312

The fact that he's the only one in the room that could tell Vader to chill is the best part

Carter Jones

3y↑327

Tarkin definitely outranked Vader in matters relating to the Death Star. Killing one of his senior officers wouldn't bode well with Tarkin, or the program they've created.
Vader's the emperor's representative, but not in charge of the Death Star.

Imu Sama

3y↑128

They met during the clone wars and shared a similar philosophy so they got along quite well

Menace Lurking Yet

3y↑13

Really ? he was an Admiral.

Excalibur

3y↑164

@Carter Jones I mean, as long as Tarkin is in the room, he obviously has a hold on Vader. Not a leash but remember. Vader said "As you wish" not "as you command". He didn't say yes, sir or my lord. Simply waved it off because Tarkin is the only person in the room with balls

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SeArCh4DrEaMz

1y↑2

one of the most epic power move ever on film

michael maier

48w↑3

Episode 4 “don’t be too proud of this technological terror you’ve constructed”
Episode 6 “I’m here to get you back on schedule of this technological terror”

Jhon Smith

29w↑2

I like that cool admiral in white with mustaches. Doesn't move a muscle, when he sees the other guy choking he is still cool, just observes. Of all other guys in the room is most relaxed. Probably a veteran from Clone wars that have seen it all.

udonome

2y↑2

I love how Tarkin just diffuses Vader's force choke by saying "Stop being so silly! This bickering is nonsense" like they're children 😆 and then they stop.

LORDSLADE

2y↑6

1:30 love how calmly he just walks over and chokes him 😂😂

Chris Nichols

41w↑2

He's like: "Where do these idiots keep coming from?"

TheCaesarion

5y↑1.4K

The idea that tarkin is wearing slippers is hilarious
For those who don't know Peter Cushing Wore night slippers because formal shoes hurt his feet. That's why he only has shots of his Upper Body

James.T .Adams

4y↑207

“Reports are coming in Of-...sir, pardon my impudence, but why are you wearing bunny slippers?”
“I like to feel comfy. Continue.”

FRAYNETRAIN

4y↑33

I think he has one scene in boots just before Leia is ordered into the main hub for the destruction of Alderaan but that may be a double or something

Adrian Meyer

4y↑10

Legendary actor.

Thelonious

4y↑26

I mean look they probably were standard issue imperial navy slippers.

uncharted7again black king

4y↑5

Lol u really did text this but I hear u

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Jason Power

48w↑1

I love how the old Star Wars movies have sophistication in their acting

rossnavy

1y↑3

It’s great how Tarkin allows the force-choke for a bit before he says enough…like ok Vader we know he deserved it but don’t kill him 😂

Dillion O'shea

47w

Well Tarkin respects Vader and does have cordial relationship with him. The Admiral was disrespecting Vader and doing so IN FRONT OF all of the other imperials. While Tarkin wanted the Admiral alive, he wasn’t so quick to let the disrespect towards Vader go and wanted the Admiral to learn the hard way

Greg Smith

50w↑1

Tagge was right about the Death Star's vulnerability once it was fully operational, even Darth Vader stated that by using the word "insignificant" to Tarkin and the other Imperial officers who felt they had all of this power in the galaxy with this technological terror of a battle station is that there was also a red line along with four deadly words to it if they ever used the Death Star to destroy a planet like Alderaan and those words were "Wounds in the force". Alderaan's destruction then ultimately triggered the rest of the galaxy to rise up and take the fight against the Empire. Which is why later at the end of EP 4, Luke was able to destroy the Death Star in his X wing with the help of the Force itself. Luke also stated to The Emperor (Darth Sidious) that overconfidence was his weakness.

The 1st Death Star's destruction ultimately lead to the Empire's downfall and even with the Death Star II, nothing could be prevailed for them which would finally come to the conclusion in ROTJ.

While the Light Side and the Dark Side might be on opposite sides of the spectrum, but they both still consist of one energy field and all that energy is the Force itself.

The concept of "Wounds in the force" is why no matter how powerful they are, all those who have the desire to destroy, will ultimately themselves be destroyed.