The latest trailer forStar Wars: The Last Jedimanaged to really get fans excited for the next chapter of the Skywalker saga, which is headed to theaters on December 15. This is to be the second chapter in this newStar Warstrilogy, in the same way thatStar Wars: The Empire Strikes Backwas the second chapter in the original trilogy. That being the case, someone has taken it upon themselves to make a new trailer forThe Empire Strikes Backdone in the style of the latestStar Wars: The Last Jeditrailer. And it pretty much indicates what many fear is true. That the two sequels are basically the same movie.
This remix trailer comes to us courtesy of The Unusual Suspect YouTube channel. The video repurposes a lot of the best footage fromStar Wars: The Empire Strikes Backand puts it together in a style consistent with that seen in theStar Wars: The Last Jeditrailer. Instead of Snoke,Palpatineprovides voiceover. Instead ofKylo Ren, we have Darth Vader. And, even though we all know that Luke Skywalker is the son of Darth Vader, that reveal is heavily teased in this trailer, much in the way that Rey’s turn to the Dark Side has been teased in the newLast Jeditrailer.
Movie trailers have come a long way in recent years and are really an art form of their own. It takes a lot to sell a blockbuster movie these days, so a trailer for a movie as big asStar Wars: The Last Jedihas to be great. WhenStar Wars: The Empire Strikes Backcame out, the trailer didn’t have to do nearly as much, or anything really, to get fans excited. The firstStar Warswas a cultural phenomenon the likes of which the world had never seen before, so people were beyond ready to line up around the block for the sequel. But still, if Lucasfilm could have put out a trailer this awesome at the time, maybeThe Empire Strikes Backwould have been an even bigger success.
This also helps point out the parallels that exist between both movies. However, even though there are similarities, fans don’t need to worry that this is just a remake. Many feel thatStar Wars: The Force Awakensis, to some degree, just a rehash ofStar Wars: A New Hope. That’s a valid point for more than a few reasons. But director Rian Johnson promises thatStar Wars 8is not just a redux ofThe Empire Strikes Back. Though it may be hard to get there watching this new edit.
We won’t have to wait much longer to find out just how true (or not true) that is, asStar Wars: The Last Jediarrives in just two short months. If it’s even half as good asThe Empire Strikes Backwithout being a ripoff, we should be in good shape. Be sure to check out theLast Jediversion of theStar Wars: The Empire Strikes Backtrailer, courtesy ofThe Usual SuspectYouTube channel, for yourself below.The Last Jedi is just two months away.
