Star Wars The 10 Best Original Trilogy Callbacks In The Sequels
Star Wars: The 10 Best Original Trilogy Callbacks In The Sequels
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The Star Wars sequel trilogy is filled with Easter eggs and throwbacks to the classic original movies that kicked off the saga.
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When Disney acquired Lucasfilm and got to work on the long-awaited Star Wars sequel trilogy, filmmakers J.J. Abrams and Rian Johnson filled the new movies with Easter eggs and throwbacks to the classic original movies that kicked off the saga.
Some of these Easter eggs felt like pandering fan service, like Chewbacca getting an arbitrary medal when it was already established that he didn’t get a medal for blowing up the Death Star because medals are meaningless in Wookiee culture. Other callbacks were nonsensical in the context of the plot, like the crashed remains of the second Death Star lining up perfectly with an ancient Sith dagger. But there were plenty of great little nods that played on fans’ nostalgia for a galaxy far, far away.
10 12 Parsecs
When Rey and Finn escape from Jakku in the Millennium Falcon – which she initially dismisses as “garbage” – they’re promptly picked up by Han and Chewie, who have been searching the galaxy for their iconic ship.
An incredulous Rey asks, “This is the ship that made the Kessel Run in 14 parsecs?” Han quickly corrects her: “12 parsecs!” This is a fun nod to Han’s classic brag from the original movie. It’s often noted as a plot hole, because a parsec is a unit of distance, but this was explained away by a shortcut in Solo: A Star Wars Story.
9 Dejarik
During the Falcon’s trip to the remains of Alderaan in the original Star Wars movie, the passengers play a game of Dejarik – also known as “holochess,” because it’s a holographic version of chess – to pass the time.
In The Rise of Skywalker, Finn and Poe play a game of Dejarik against Chewie. After the Wookiee keeps winning, they’re convinced he’s cheating.
8 Blue Milk
While a Star Wars movie can command a record-breaking budget these days, Fox executives tightened the purse-strings when George Lucas began work on the 1977 original, so he needed to use cost-effective techniques to immerse audiences in the worldbuilding. One such technique involved putting glasses of blue milk on the dinner table.
In The Last Jedi, Luke is shown to have acquired a taste for this oddly colored milk. When Rey follows him around Ahch-To, he milks an alien straight into his cup and takes a swig.
7 The Charred Remains Of Vader’s Mask
Throughout the sequel trilogy, Kylo Ren worships the charred remains of Darth Vader’s mask, which he seemingly recovered from the wreckage of the second Death Star.
This Vader worship undermines Anakin’s redemption from Return of the Jedi, but his charred mask looks really cool. Making the new villain a wannabe Vader who idolizes him but isn’t nearly as intimidating was an inventive twist.
6 Tantive IV
In the original Star Wars movie, Tantive IV is the first ship that audiences are introduced to. The Rebel blockade runner zips across the screen in the opening shot, closely followed by a much larger Imperial Star Destroyer.
At the Resistance base in The Rise of Skywalker, Tantive IV can be seen flying into the Battle of Exegol. It’s one of the many, many ships that take part in the battle.
5 Star Destroyer Wreckage
Throughout the opening scenes of The Force Awakens, the wreckage of Imperial Star Destroyers is shown to be dotted all over the Jakku desert. Rey’s work as a scavenger involves climbing into the ruins of the Empire and stripping its abandoned vehicles for parts.
Filling the backdrops of Jakku with the remains of the Empire was a great – and rare – example of post-Return of the Jedi worldbuilding in the sequel trilogy.
4 Alec Guinness
Rey hears a few voices of legendary Jedi Knights throughout the sequel trilogy, from Qui-Gon Jinn to Mace Windu to Ahsoka Tano. One of the many voices she hears during her initial Force vision in Maz Kanata’s basement is that of Obi-Wan Kenobi.
The filmmakers managed to get Alec Guinness’ Ben Kenobi to call out Rey’s name by cutting out the beginning and end of the word “afraid” from his delivery of the line “Don’t be afraid.”
3 Yoda’s Force Ghost
While Luke lives in a state of self-exile in The Last Jedi, he’s not completely alone. He’s occasionally joined by the Force ghost of his old Jedi Master, Yoda, played spectacularly by a returning Frank Oz.
According to IndieWire, Rian Johnson considered featuring Anakin’s Force ghost on Ahch-To when Luke and Yoda watch the ancient Jedi texts burn inside the temple. Anakin’s ghost would’ve likely been played by Hayden Christensen, based on the Special Edition changes to Return of the Jedi.
2 FN-2187
Much like Rey, Finn is introduced as a “nobody” at the beginning of The Force Awakens. He’s an orphan who was abducted by the First Order to fight in their army. He doesn’t even have a real name; he just goes by his Stormtrooper designation, FN-2187.
This is a nod to Cell 2187 on the Death Star, where Leia was held captive in the original movie. After FN-2187 teams up with Poe Dameron to escape from the First Order’s clutches, Poe shortens his name to “Finn.”
1 Binary Sunset
One of the most iconic Star Wars moments – maybe the most iconic in the entire saga – sees Luke watching the twin suns of Tatooine set over the horizon, dreaming of a better, more exciting life.
This iconic scene comes full circle in The Last Jedi after Luke expends all his life energy Force-projecting himself onto Crait from his perch on Ahch-To. As he dies, he similarly gazes at a binary sunset.
Link Source : https://screenrant.com/star-wars-sequels-best-original-trilogy-callbacks/
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