For a child in '83,this was the most exciting character ever..a wizard of magic,surrounded by awesome technology,with menacing yellow eyes and brilliant acting skills.most epic practical effects film in history!
First watched these with my dad. Seeing Luke get helplessly fried with surprise lightning by and evil old wizard scared the holy shit outa 5 year old me
What I love about anakin Skywalker is his whole life he has been a slave first to watto then he thought he was free but in actuality he was a pawn to an ancient religion forbidden to be with the women he loves then the third time he offers his power to a man in the hope of saving his wife always a slave to someone else's plan/will Quick edit: I think he was even a slave before watto owned him to one of the Hutts
@@Theoneandonlyadammurphyryan Fr. Anakin’s entire story can be summed up as someone who was desperate trying to gain freedom by any means. He almost had it with his wife, but the Jedi and the sith ultimately destroyed any chance of that happening. Then luke came along and set his father free
Neil Smith Interesting fact. The serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer was 'obsessed' with the emperor in Return of the Jedi. utterly consumed by the dark and sinister power he wielded over his poor victims. He even created a throne to resemble this
Wypowiada mocne słowa iż to on umożliwił znalezienie drugiej gwiazdy śmierci , czy powstanie o tym film podobnie jak ROGUE ONE - pierwsza gwiazda śmierci ? wydaje się że byłby bardzo interesujący zaś Ian ponownie mógłby zagrać rolę Sidiousa ...
I loved how the original trilogy portrayed people like Yoda and the Emperor, compared to how the prequels changed things. In these movies, you get a sense that these guys are so powerful that they don't have the need to even use basic Force powers or lightsabers anymore. They have wisdom and foresight, the Force is granting them a kind of clairvoyance that goes beyond what the normal person or even less powerful Force user can attain. The Emperor's power is in his god-like foresight and the control he has over the Empire, not only can he see things that are going to happen but he has the power to move the pieces around like he's simply playing chess. It makes him a lot scarier than a guy who can just flip around and swing a lightsaber. I love how this movie has Luke coming in with all this swag and you realize pretty quickly that the Emperor is a million steps ahead of him, so much so that Luke's "powers" don't even mean anything to him. The Emperor is scoffing and gloating over Luke's inferior understanding of everything. It's a phenomenal scene.
Add to that the fact that the way of the dark force is the feeling of hate that overwhelms Luke in that moment. So he only has two choices, 1) stand still seeing his friends fail 2) give in to his desire of killing the emperor, welcoming the dark force, the very thing the emperor desires. Thankfully the Ewoks saved the day....
I would still rather have the original version of this movie. Revenge of the jedi. Whereas the middle of the movie to the end was much darker an dramatic
The way Vader looks toward Luke as he talks back to Sidious shows that he is genuinely concerned about his son. Vader knows how powerful his master is and could kill Luke with little effort.
And he couldn't risk trying to talk to Luke to be quiet because Sidious would recognize Vader showing concern for his son, seemingly turning to the light side again
That is one of my favorite line reads, the condescension. Family Guy had a nice send up of it with Luke saying,” Ok but you don’t have to be such a sick about it.” 😂
What I also love about this scene is that if you notice almost every time Luke talks back at the Emperor, Darth makes a sudden turn toward him. Its like he's thinking he's crazy for talking to him and that he's worried about him. Like he's basically thinking "shut up shut up shut up shut up" because he's afraid Sidious would kill him. EDIT: Spelling.
Ian McDiarmid's transformation from 30-something-years-old British gentleman to an old-ass omniscient and almighty warlock who happens to be the literal personification of evil is truly incredible and somewhat haunting. Not just the make-up, but the voice! I wish we had more backstage outtakes from 1983 to appreciate even more Ian's might as an actor.
Palps was stupid and weak not sensing Vader's betrayal, and by building one big weapon, instead of Thrawn's plan of building many smaller ships to fight the X-wings, why Thrawn is the best star wars villain, cause he's the smartest, what I value the most in other people, pure objective genius, free from any bad emotions.
@@ncard00He knows nothing about love and he doesn’t think Vader loves anything either besides the dark side like Sidious. He did after all, murder all of his old friends in the order, his old master(tried to), and his wife. Sidious is a true sith to the core and always has been. He slaughtered his family before he even learned the dark side from Plagueis.
Not to forget his transformation or past transformation to an evil dark lord disguised under the hood of democratic freedom living liberal politician weaving single handedly the mindfuck of greatest deception of a political web game that played both sides of the spectrum into creating a galactic empire for himself is astoundingly no less than a brilliant character development with class acting
@@ncard00well if Vader did out of anger or hate he would have definitely sensed it but Vader did it out of love for his son something Palpatine couldn’t understand
I always zero in on the fact that Palpatine does not refute Luke’s accusation that “Your overconfidence is your weakness.” He barely achieved his goals. They nearly failed at many points because of his flaw.
Yes, especially since in the end, Luke was right. His overconfidence in Vader staying by his side as he killed Anakin's only son ended up being his downfall.
He seemed pissed off when he replied and immediately deflected. Nobody had ever called him out on that up until this point. Luke's emotional intelligence was way higher than any of the original Jedi and is what ultimately caused Palpatine's downfall.
I don't really see any evidence to support that claim. How did he "barely" achieve his goals? At what points did they "nearly fail"? And especially as a direct result of Palpatine's overconfidence? I think you're overinterpreting the movie. Palpatine is probably just treating it as an insult and responding in kind. And as for Vader turning on him, if that's the single data point in favor then its not very convincing. He could have simply been wrong about Vader and that's it.
1:59 Can we all just appreciate this subtle laugh right here? Throughout the film, we mostly hear him let out his iconic cackle, but here, he relishes in how much Luke doesn't know, and it genuinely amuses him. Therefore, he just lets out this evil chuckle. It's just chilling.
@@hdallanstudios9568 The one for the TROS trailer has a tinge of sadism that accompanies the act of devastating an opponent. This one is merely an instance of his condescension owing to what he perceives as Luke's _defiant young fool_ vibes.
“Your overconfidence is your weakness.” “Your faith in your friends is yours.” I love how somewhat childish Palpatine is here😂Like, “Oh, so there’s my weakness? Here’s yours. Gotcha!”
“Soon I’ll be dead, and you with me.” I love that line. Once you realize that Luke has been on a suicidal rampage for the whole movie makes it so meaningful. He went to the Death Star to try to save Vader but he thought that might not work so now he’s trying to run down the clock and trying to keep vader and palpatine one board while it explodes.
John 14:6 Jesus said unto him, “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life; no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me. John 3:18 “He that believeth in Him is not condemned; but He that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. Revelation 21:8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers,and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.” 1 Corinthians 6:18 Flee fornication. Every other sin which a man doeth is outside the body, but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body. Matthew 12:45 Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there; and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.” Romans 8:6 6 For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace, Luke 12:20 21st Century King James Version 20 But God said unto him, ‘Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee. Then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?’ 1 Timothy 5:6 21st Century King James Version 6 But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth. 1 Corinthians 6:9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the Kingdom of God? Be not deceived: Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor the effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, 10 nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners shall inherit the Kingdom of God. 1 John 2:17 21st Century King James Version 17 And the world passeth away and the lust thereof, but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever. Matthew 22:29 29 Jesus answered and said unto them, “Ye do err, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God. John 8:51 21st Century King James Version 51 Verily, verily I say unto you, if a man keep My saying, he shall never see death.” 2 John 9 21st Century King James Version 9 Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ hath both the Father and the Son. Titus 1:14 21st Century King James Version 14 not giving heed to Jewish fables and commandments of men who turn from the truth. 2 Peter 3:18 21st Century King James Version 18 But grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be glory both now and for ever. Amen. Romans 12:2 2 And be not conformed to this world, but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. Hebrews 9:24 21st Century King James Version 24 For Christ has not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true, but into Heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us. Colossians 2:10 10 And ye are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power, Deuteronomy 6 14 Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people who are round about you 2 Corinthians 11:14 14 And no marvel, for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Jeremiah 7:18 The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke Me to anger. 1 Corinthians 10 20 But I say that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils and not to God; and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils. 1 Timothy 2 5 For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, Deuteronomy 8 19 And it shall be, if thou at all forget the Lord thy God and walk after other gods, and serve them and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish. Deuteronomy 18:10 There shall not be found among you any one who maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or who useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch, 11 or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer. Proverbs 7:27 21st Century King James Version 27 Her house is the way to hell, leading down to the chambers of death. 1 John 5:20 And we know that the Son of God is come and hath given us an understanding, that we may know Him that is true; and we are in Him that is true, even in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and Eternal Life. Acts 17 29 “For inasmuch, then, as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold or silver or stone, graven by art and of man’s devising. Proverbs 14:12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. 1 John 4 3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh, is not of God; and such is the spirit of Antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come, and even now already it is in the world. 2 John 1 9 Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ hath both the Father and the Son. John 8 12 Then spoke Jesus again unto them, saying, “I am the Light of the world. He that followeth Me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.” Mark 8 35 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for My sake and the Gospel’s, the same shall save it. John 8 51 Verily, verily I say unto you, if a man keep My saying, he shall never see death.” John 17 3 And this is life eternal: that they might know Thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom Thou hast sent. 1 Timothy 2:5 For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, Acts 4 12 Neither is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved.” James 1 21 Therefore lay apart all filthiness and the superfluity of wickedness, and receive with meekness the engrafted Word, which is able to save your souls. John 11 25 Jesus said unto her, “I am the resurrection and the Life. He that believeth in Me, though he were dead, yet shall he live; 26 and whosoever liveth and believeth in Me shall never die. Believest thou this?” John 6 68 Then Simon Peter answered Him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? Thou hast the words of eternal life, Psalm 119 30 I have chosen the way of truth; Thy judgments have I laid before me. Psalm 119 11 Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against Thee. Romans 12 2 And be not conformed to this world, but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. 1 Corinthians 2:5 that your faith should not stand on the wisdom of man, but on the power of God. 1 Peter 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant, because your adversary the devil walketh about as a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. 1 John 2 16 For all that is in the world - the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life - is not of the Father, but is of the world. 17 And the world passeth away and the lust thereof, but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever. James 1 21 Therefore lay apart all filthiness and the superfluity of wickedness, and receive with meekness the engrafted Word, which is able to save your souls. 1 Corinthians 15 44 It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. 1 Thessalonians 5 9 For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ John 3 18 “He that believeth in Him is not condemned; but He that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. John 3 36 He that believeth in the Son hath everlasting life; and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him.” Luke 6:5 21st Century King James Version 5 And He said unto them, “The Son of Man is Lord also of the Sabbath.” Matthew 22 29 Jesus answered and said unto them, “Ye do err, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God. John 5:29 21st Century King James Version 29 and shall come forth - they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life, and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation. John 8:12 Then spoke Jesus again unto them, saying, “I am the Light of the world. He that followeth Me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.” John 8:32 21st Century King James Version 32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” John 6 40 And this is the will of Him that sent Me: that every one who seeth the Son and believeth in Him may have everlasting life, and I will raise him up at the Last Day.” Mark 13:13 21st Century King James Version 13 And ye shall be hated by all men for My name’s sake; but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. Revelation 14:12 21st Century King James Version 12 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. John 8 36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. Mark 13:31 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but My words shall not pass away.
Luke in a jealous quasi-suicidal rage after Leia chose Han Solo over him. Esp after Luke saw them alone in the south passage, where she expressed her true feelings for him.
He’s like the Shakespearean version of the witches from Macbeth. He is this man who tempts on your worst traits and leads you down a path of destruction with false promises and coercion.
They set up the Emperor as such a strong character. He reminded me of the grim reaper, like your looking at death and didn’t want to mess with him with his yellow eyes staring you back. It really made Vader look like a pawn and a pathetic figure compared to what we saw in the Empire Strikes Back. Vader used his strength as fear. The emperor just needed to look at you. He was so powerful that it made him arrogant to the fact that Vader would sacrifice his life for his son.
The yellow eyes and physical deformity is physical manifestations of deep dark side corruption and prolonged usage. Palpatine is very powerful indeed and a master manipulator. Palpatine was goading Luke and pushing Luke's buttons to get him to give in to his anger and strike him down. Luke was trying hard not to give into Palpatine's temptation and not to give Palpatine the satisfaction of corrupting him to the dark side and to control him like dad Vader/Anakin.
Joker: so I said, you're just a kid in a play suit crying for mommy and daddy, lmao. Green Goblin: lol, I gotta try that on Peter. Palpatine: I just say good let the hate flow through you. Strike me down in anger and your journey towards the dark side will be complete. Green Goblin: why? If he kills u your plans are ruined. Palpatine: him killing me is part of my plan. Joker: lmao and they say I'm crazy.
The emperor is such a fantastic character. He is only introduced in the third film of the trilogy but impacts the story so well regardless. Massive respect for Ian McDiamid for doing such a great job.
He was introduced in the first episode by being mentioned thru conversation between imperial officers. Then was shown via hologram in the empire strikes back and then finally shown physically in rotj The whole trilogy you hear about the emperor building up anticipation to see this character. In a new hope it seems like darth Vader is the real villain and ruler of the empire and slowly realize he’s kind of just a puppet
He was introduced in ESB but it was extremely brief and at the time you'd be forgiven for thinking he's a different character because in the original ESB he looked and sounded completely different. It was retconned in future versions to make him look like he did in the Prequels which is not accurate but it's at least a little bit closer to what he actually looked like.
Interestingly, the original idea for the Emperor was quite different from what we ended up with onscreen. Not being a Sith Lord for one thing, and treated as more of a puppet ruler. This was mentioned in the original novelisation for ANH.
“Soon I’ll be dead. And you with me.” One of the coldest lines in movie history! Everyone has jokingly felt that line on a spiritual level at some point in their lives
Return of the Jedi has always been my favorite Star Wars movie since childhood and it is the true ending of the Star Wars saga 🙂. Ian McDiarmid did such an eerie and intense performance as The Emperor and he is true evil !
I've heard various actors say how much fun it is to play villains. They can just cut loose. Ham it up, chew on the scenery, very few things are out of bounds. Playing the hero is much harder. Depending of the kind of hero, actors have to have a much tighter rein on their voice, gestures, facial expressions, movements, so they don't slip over to "Dudley DoRight." Hamill does a wonderful job. For most of these scenes, Luke is quiet, calm, compassionate -- as a Jedi should be. Then he cuts loose when Vader threatens Leia, and then throttles back when Luke sees he's turning. Mark doesn't overplay a single note. To move back and forth like that, It's the writing, direction, editing, but still mostly Hamill.
I love how Palpatine in this scene seems to know everything and have a response to everything that Luke says. Along with the emperor’s theme playing softly in the background it adds such an ominous tone
It really is quite shocking that the first Star Wars had the best movie villain ever (Darth Vader) and then, a few movies later, topped itself. Obviously the prequels kind of ruined the Emperor but what didn't they ruin.
These aren't all of them, but all the scenes in the throne room with Luke, Vader, and The Emperor are the best in the entire saga BY FAR. They have the best dialogue and the stakes are so high. I love how evil and nonchalant The Emperor is. He doesn't consider Luke a threat. Vader, who was the "big bad" in the first two films, is now a mere sidekick in comparison to The Emperor in this film. I love the way Vader looks shocked whenever Luke talks back to The Emperor. I think he's legitimately scared for his son. The Emperor is my favorite character and Ian McDiarmid is a brilliant actor, especially considering he was a young man with a ton of makeup on to look old when this was filmed. I don't care what anybody says, but in my opinion The Emperor is the greatest villain of all-time.
Well, it's also the atmosphere they delivered in the room. I would imagine that sans music, that room would have been quieter than any other. You could probably hear a pin drop in that room. That's what made it the perfect conditions for Anakin to turn back to the light, because his mind was perfectly at peace in that moment, not a slave to the noise and raff of the republic and all that. The conditions when Anakin turned to the dark, think back to ep.3 in the chancellor's office, the window behind the soon to be emperor's desk was blown out, which meant that all the noises of Coruscant were let in to the office. You likely couldn't even hear yourself think. Anakin's thoughts were a slave to all the politics at play at that moment. Not on the death star. On the death star, it's up in space, and therefore, the conditions are naturally going to be a whole lot quieter.
@@ncard00 Thrawn is less of a villain and more of an anti-hero. He is not a flag-waving Empire loyalist; he serves the Empire because he believes it benefits the Chiss Ascendancy.
Ian McDiarmid deserved an Oscar for this. His slow, drawn-out, sneering line deliveries make Palpatine one of the most despicable and horrifying villains in film history. He feels like a genuine threat to Luke and the rebellion. If he hadn’t sold that as brilliantly as he did, the entire trilogy would’ve failed.
@@andyroobrick-a-brack9355 if it hadnt of been for luke stalling vader and the emperor, if they had just killed him out right then or ended up turning him to the darkside then yes lukes faith in his friends would have been is weakness in that moment, palps was right from his point of view of what was about to happen, Lukes faith in his friends was his weakness
Lol that's because this movies been remastered a million times.....if you saw the original ..which arguably doesn't exist...you would see it's true decrepit form
@@darrenmoore7622 He knew it would come to something like that. Yoda warned him. That’s why he threw his weapon away and decided not to even fight. He was counting on Vader’s conscience. And he was correct. Luke was wiser than the Emperor.
I beg to differ... Vader had a sadistic sense of Humor, usually displayed when ever he kills one of his underlings for failing him..... apology accepted Captain Needer.
1:53 “You’re wrong, soon I’ll be dead. And you with me.” Minutes later, he outlives both of the most powerful Sith in the galaxy during this time period.
Palpatine is the most powerful Sith period. The other Sith are fodder for diehard fanboys to play with themselves fantasizing about the powerful skills.
The Emperor was not the most powerful Sith Lord I can name many more powerful than the Emperor naga sadow freeden Nadd marka ragnos Darth Revan Darth vitiate also known as Emperor Valkorion Exar Kun and Darth Nihilus
@@angerami77 I couldn’t give a monkeys, what is or isn’t Cano in Disney’s mind I’m not accepting the stupid really hilariously stupid Canon. It’s Canon in my mind and I don’t care what does this says or does that says it’s not.
1:05 the first close up, intense look into the emperor’s eyes… at the same moment his chilling musical theme returns… An absolutely incredible moment where the story, the visuals, the music and the acting weave together perfectly. Masterful film making.
Palpatine’s overconfidence may well be his weakness, but my own personal interpretation has rather been that his ultimate weakness (and strength) is that he has mastered the Dark Side to such a level and been so utterly consumed by it at this point that he has become blinded to the presence of genuine virtues- such as bravery, loyalty, chivalry, truth, patience, integrity, self-sacrifice, and being a good friend and determined son- and Luke embodies these virtues, so Palpatine (as well as being arrogant) on a deeper level simply cannot tell that he is talking to the real deal here and the young Jedi who will trigger the course of the events that leads to his undoing is stood in front of him, and he has at last been outmanoeuvred and conquered. This side effect of Palaptine’s pure evil, acquired through years of practicing the Dark Side, turns to be his fatal weakness.
It's akin to Sauron's blindspot concerning the One Ring in LOTR. Sauron was so consumed by a lust for power and domination that he simply could not conceive that someone would destroy the One Ring rather than use its power against him
Remember, Emperor Palp said, "Your faith in your friends is (your weakness)". But when we first see the Emperor he calls Vader his 'friend'. So his faith in his 'friend' Vader was his own undoing.
I see that as the reason he didn’t expect Vader to turn on him. If he did it in anger Palpatine would sense it, but he did it to protect his son, light side feelings. Palpatine is so steeped in the dark side that he genuinely cannot sense the light side at all.
Same happened to Yoda in Ep 3 too much light too blinded to see what the darkness had become and flawed in thinking it was perfect do enjoy how for what is meant to be such a simple story of good vs evil morphs into too much of one side of thinking or beliefs is dangerous
1:04 I wish I had that amount of confidence and conviction in my life You see the concerned look on Luke’s face for the first time when the emperor removes his cuffs with the simple move of one finger. Like he’s beginning to think that the emperor is a lot more powerful than he realized For some reason the emperor’s delivery of “yes, I assure you, were quite safe from your friends here” always gets me 🤣🤣 What’s awesome about Rotj is that all three of these characters have a personal agenda. Vader wants to rule the empire with Luke, Luke wants to turn Vader back to the light, and we find out after the duel that palpatine wants Luke to replace Vader and have him become the sith that Vader would have became if he didn’t get injured (we don’t know palpatines true intentions till he reveals it) and you see all 3 of them scheming while trying to hide their intentions from at least 1 of the 3. Rotj can be summed up as a 3 player chess match
It almost worked for the emperor until Luke looks at his hand and realizes he's about to follow in his father's footsteps in joining the Dark Side by killing his father and decides not to do it. Then Luke tosses his lightsaber away as to invite the emperor to kill him because he would not join the emperor's side.
@@zerimar26the emperor if he never opened his mouth would have successfully turned Luke. Luke was channeling the dark side but Palpatine breaking Luke’s concentration twice snapped him out of it. Palpatines foresight of Luke turning was spot on. But Palpatines visions he had didn’t take into account him opening his mouth
The master manipulator and powerful Sith Lord of the dark side, Sheev Palpatine aka Darth Sidious. Palpatine manipulated Anakin with lying promises that Anakin can save Padme by becoming a Sith and Anakin made the fatal mistake to believe him. The fact he took off Luke's handcuffs with a flick of his finger shows how powerful he was with the dark side. Luke saw first hand just how powerful Palpatine was. Don't be deceived by his frail and deformed appearance. Using the dark side so much and for so long severely disfigured his appearance and turned his eyes yellow. They are physical manifestations of deeply immersed dark side corruption and prolonged usage. Palpatine never cared about him, he used Anakin/Vader as an errand boy to do his dirty work and then threw him away when Palpatine didn't find him useful anymore. Palpatine sensed Luke's anger growing as was taunting Luke to give into his anger and strike. Luke was trying hard not to give into Palpatine's goading, keep his anger under control and not allow Palpatine to manipulate and bait him. Basically, Palpatine was dangling a carrot in front of Luke to get him. Vader was well aware Palpatine wanted to throw him under the bus again and replace him with Luke as his apprentice
This is a replay of Empire Strikes Back, where Luke once again goes up against a far superior opponent without the training required to do so. Except this time, the battle is not of lightsabers but a battle of wills, ideologies, loyalties, understanding of the Force, etc. It is well done because it allows the audience to progress along with Luke, wading into the unknown together. Luke is kind of like the audience here in this scene.
I like how Palpatine sounds like he is making fun of Luke 🤣😂 Oh I'm afraid the deflector shield will be quite operational when your friends arrive 🤣 that voice
I just realized something, when Palpatine says “I’m looking forward to completing your training” I think this goes a lot deeper. I think he’s talking about the training he was hoping to give Vader before he was injured and sees in Luke his father prior to his injuries and has another chance of having the powerful Sith he wanted Vader to be. You could kind of see when he says it, he starts to form a smile like he actually is looking forward to training Luke.
The emperor had regained his hopes of turning Luke as an unstoppable force user like he had with Anakin until he was badly injured by obi wan. That’s were he was severely disappointed in Vader and used him as a tool. When he knew how strong Luke was his hopes came back.
@@jonathanruiz9062 Isn’t that basically what I just said? I 100% agree with you, but i also think it’s more than just palpatine, it’s the dark side itself that regained hope. The dark lord of the sith in the rule of two era has generations of knowledge passed on from master to apprentice for the last 1000 years. The amount of dark side energy that gets passed along has only gotten stronger as the time as gone on and the dark side of the force itself is concentrated on palpatine and the dark side needs another vessel to gain all the knowledge and strength that palpatine has so that it could continue to grow. Vader will never be able to reach the potential that palpatine is currently at and has become inferior to be the dark sides focal point. Luke’s mitochlorine count being so high is a vessel that could not only reach Palpatines strength, but grow even stronger over time. By this point in time palpatine is almost 90 years old and the dark side while it can extend ones life span, it also is running out of time for another worthy individual to be trained and have all that energy to passed along.
@@satan899 Basically Palpatine didn’t want to do all the things he did in clone wars and empire era alone. He wanted someone to do all his dirty work for him to (being his slave basically) become the face of the sith. I think He followed the rule of two for a specific reason, not only wanted to make pain to his apprentices but also wanted to prevent any posible sith and Jedi wars like in the old republic cause he wanted to be the best of the best by being the absolute evil. He wanted to become the definition of the dark side. adds another meaning. That Palpatine didn’t care if Anakin was destined to be stronger than him and also capable of killing him but also wanted to train Anakin to become the biggest threat in the galaxy before Anakin was doomed at mustafar by Obi Wan. This could be another way to pass his lifespan to Anakin by being trained by Sidius.
@@jonathanruiz9062 he knew he would be stronger than him. He wanted the turned chosen one to be the ultimate victory for the sith. He didn’t truly dedicate himself to fully living forever until Vader’s defeat on mustafar. Vader being crippled changed how he viewed Vader as a whole. He was still to strong to just let die, but was now way to weak in order to be the sith he dreamed he’d be. He didn’t want Vader to overthrow him because he saw how unstable and emotional he is and who had no vision and wasn’t worthy of ever being a master. It’s almost as if he thought Vader was completely beneath him and wasn’t worth ever training or sharing the secrets of the sith let alone taking over an empire the sith have been working for 1000 years to create. Yea Sidious thought he’d achieve immortality by the time he expected Vader could overthrow him, but he did realize that one day Vader might kill him. Once Vader was defeated tho, he wasn’t going to ever give Vader a chance to overthrow him because he just out right wasn’t going to train him the way that he was planning on doing. Palpatine still wanted that fully powered ultimate sith that would be the total victory for the sith and Luke gives him another chance to have that prize. Him saying in front of Vader he looks forward to training him is a giant slap in the face to him because after his defeat, he never got trained formally and was told very little of the information Sidious would have willingly given to someone who was “worthy” to rule the empire which Vader who was not only to weak, but to emotional unstable and focused on his own defeats and condition would never be able to be handed over the mantle of dark lord.
The question I have is did Palpatine actually train his apprentices? I don't recall him teaching Dooku or Vader anything. They were former Jedi and he just used them as pawns for his own extremely selfish interests and ambitions. Maul was debatable, based on his background of being forced to survive, along with mostly tough love and abuse. Hence why I viewed Palpatine to be the laziest of Sith and focused more on politics and control.
I was born in the early 90’s and my father introduced these movies to me in the late 90’s right before the first Prequel came out. I was 6 when I first watched this movie and remember that I never felt scared watching Star Wars until I saw this scene. The Emperor terrified me just like you can see how Vader is terrified of him here with his line “It is pointless to resist, Son.” I think that’s one thing the prequels missed, is this God-like horror that Sidious had like an aura surrounding him. You felt like he was reading your mind and knew what you were going to do before you even did. The perfect representation of evil in my opinion.
Ugh this scene is so good! Every performance is top-tier but McDiarmid's is so special. I love the flamboyance with which he acts and delivers his lines, and he perfectly conveys the arrogance that comes from ruling without question for so long. The way he switches from confidently refuting Luke's claims about his own arrogance, to overconfidently showing his clairvoyance, to mockingly feeling sorry for the Rebellion is masterful and shows that the Emperor values emotion only as a tool to manipulate others. Episode 9 obviously could never touch this but I'd be lying if I said I didn't enjoy his return - but perhaps that's more because of McDiarmid himself than the Emperor.
His return just cheapened this. If they were going to bring him back they should've done something different than ANOTHER throne room showdown. The ST spent more time trying to one-up the originals than tell a new story.
@@ergob3907 That's why the Sequels are largely considered separate from this, even George Lucas himself hates the Sequels, if you destroy the material so much to the point that the creator of said material hates it than maybe it shouldn't have existed to begin with (The Sequel Trilogy that is). So the Sequels are not really considered to be canon anymore which is nice but I wish we could have gone back and had a redo of the Sequel Trilogy, but there's no turning back time.
@@DreamerFromTheDepths Where tf did George say he hates the sequels? Stop acting like he’s your lord and savior who shares the same views as all the annoying fans who can’t handle the fact that a few movies from their favorite franchise weren’t exactly how they wanted them to be. When George made the movies that he wanted to with 100% creative control, people hated them. Keep living in the past if you want and get over it.
For me, this is my childhood. It’s pure nostalgia and I often come back sometimes just for a good trip down memory lane. But nothing compares to seeing this for the first time. I’m sure all here remember seeing this for this first time and know exactly what I mean
A lowkey thing I like here - when Luke says "your overconfidence is your weakness", Palpatine doesn't deny it or refute it in any way, he just snaps back, with a bit more bite to it than his other lines. On the one hand it implies Luke managed to ever-so-briefly get under his skin, that he so quickly figured Palpatine out, and it annoys him. On the other hand, it kinda makes Palpatine even more intimidating by insinuating that he's aware of his own weakness and doesn't care, because he thinks he's so in-control and powerful that he's still untouchable.
My favorite part of this is how the Emperor handled Luke's lightsaber (pre-prequel canon of course). The way he held it was like how one might hold a delicate antique rather than a weapon, and the way he spoke of it was almost as though he'd forgotten that lightsabers existed at all.
Even in the prequel canon, Palpatine always preferred to not use a lightsaber. He always saw them as a Jedi's weapon and used them in battle to mock what he saw as Jedi ways. Like "I think your use of weapons is silly, but I can still do it better than you."
Please note: when the doors first open, Luke checks out the room. His eyes dart left, right, center then finds and focuses on the Emperor. A Jedi, a warrior, knows his territory. And I bet Mark did that for each and every take. Such a small thing, but one I admire about him as an actor.
I saw this movie 40 years ago in May 1983 when I was ten years old. I saw it in Louisville, KY and the line wrapped all the way around the buildings and into the theater lobby. It was packed, and it was awesome. This scene was seriously epic, and so was the speeder bike chase. I still love ROTJ!
I love the contrast of this Emperor telling Luke to his face that he's going to straight up make him his bitch, whereas in the Prequels he had to take a very careful, subtle approach with Anakin. Overconfident is an understatement.
Padme should be proud of her son. Luke's resistance to the Emperor with his incredible calm. Obviously, the young Jedi holds his late mother in his attitude.🙂
I just realized. The reason Vader says 'it is pointless to resist my son' is because in that moment anger is building in Luke after the emperor was taunting him with his friends death. Luke must be telling himself to remain calm, Darth Vader sees this so he just tells Luke what he is doing is pointless. I kinda always thought Luke didn't start getting angry till the strike me down moment, but the emperor was pissing him off from the very start.
I love this because it shows how much Palpatine underestimates the little people in the galaxy. I don’t just mean that literally. The ordinary, apparently weak citizens of the galaxy are assumed to be easily breakable but the Ewoks prove the Emperor wrong.
40 years later and I still get the chills from this epic scene!………the greatest in the whole Star Wars Universe……….the whole dam thing including comics….clone wars…..spin offs …..etc……
Pay attention to how Vader says " HIS Lightsaber ". He did it in such a low vibrational demonic way that you can tell he didn't appreciate the emperor approaching his son, let alone the manner in which he spoke to him. 10/10
1:51 Luke heard Vader say I Love you that's why he cut his eye over at him .. Love will always win..he was showing it when he handed over his lightsaber too because he didn't like the way he was talking to Luke and didn't want him to turn to the Darkside even though Vader and the Emperor felt Luke getting upset ..That's why I Love Vader
Luke was such a fast learner of the force. It was like night and day for him. It’s almost as the force itself was in a panic and needed someone wise with the power of the force asap.
One of the single greatest scenes in movie history hands down. Only other scene that can compare, is when Neo meets the Architect in Matrix reloaded. Both scenes are master class level. I use to watch this scene countless times on my old VHS tapes.
I'm a lifelong Star Wars fan so it's almost impossible for me to really imagine this scene from the perspective of someone watching for the first time. But I honestly love the setup of the Emperor. This dreaded figure, the Emperor against whose forces the heroes have struggled for the entire time and when we finally do see him, he's an old man in a black cloak, something altogether different from the menacing, towering figure of Darth Vader. He exudes an aura of quiet but absolute power, and when he casually uncuffs Luke's manacles using the Force, this is when you know him to be a threat of great magnitude.
Palpatine: Welcome young Skywalker. Did you ever hear the tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise?
Vader: Not this again.
“Quiet you!”
😂😂😂
LOL
lmao Gold. Darth Vader's like, "We never discovered the secret...."
Luke :- have u heard the tragedy of Darth Sidious the old ????? I saw the future & u'll fall into the long tube
For a child in '83,this was the most exciting character ever..a wizard of magic,surrounded by awesome technology,with menacing yellow eyes and brilliant acting skills.most epic practical effects film in history!
Return of the Jedi belongs in the 80s Weird Dark Fantasy sub-genre, but this is seldom acknowledged.
I remember watching this while I was 10 thinking it was real lol It was like my first movie.
@@RE4Maverick most of the model effects do look real.like a window on another world. Still the best effects film ever made
@@RE4Maverick same i was 9
First watched these with my dad. Seeing Luke get helplessly fried with surprise lightning by and evil old wizard scared the holy shit outa 5 year old me
2:16 I love how Vader turns to Luke like “how are you able to speak to him like that so easily?!”
Luke hasn’t received force lightning torture whenever he fails a mission
@@Chuked Well he did.
Confidence
It's more like "Shut up shut up son, he gonna kill ya"
"For a Jedi there is only calm. Peace." If you're pretty sure you're gonna die, why not speak only the truth?
You, like your father, are now....mine.
God that line is so chilling.
Made better due to the fact he is pronouncing it in front of his father.
Vader knew from day one Palpatine wanted to throw him away and have Luke replace him as his apprentice.
What I love about anakin Skywalker is his whole life he has been a slave first to watto then he thought he was free but in actuality he was a pawn to an ancient religion forbidden to be with the women he loves then the third time he offers his power to a man in the hope of saving his wife always a slave to someone else's plan/will
Quick edit: I think he was even a slave before watto owned him to one of the Hutts
@@Theoneandonlyadammurphyryan Fr. Anakin’s entire story can be summed up as someone who was desperate trying to gain freedom by any means. He almost had it with his wife, but the Jedi and the sith ultimately destroyed any chance of that happening. Then luke came along and set his father free
@@BlackOmEga_2099 that's why episode 4 is called a new hope
Ian McDiarmid such a great actor.
Neil Smith Interesting fact. The serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer was 'obsessed' with the emperor in Return of the Jedi. utterly consumed by the dark and sinister power he wielded over his poor victims. He even created a throne to resemble this
The Greatest 🙏🏽
Nobody can replace him
Wypowiada mocne słowa iż to on umożliwił znalezienie drugiej gwiazdy śmierci , czy powstanie o tym film podobnie jak ROGUE ONE - pierwsza gwiazda śmierci ? wydaje się że byłby bardzo interesujący zaś Ian ponownie mógłby zagrać rolę Sidiousa ...
Yep and palpatine is the greatest movie villian of all time.
I loved how the original trilogy portrayed people like Yoda and the Emperor, compared to how the prequels changed things. In these movies, you get a sense that these guys are so powerful that they don't have the need to even use basic Force powers or lightsabers anymore. They have wisdom and foresight, the Force is granting them a kind of clairvoyance that goes beyond what the normal person or even less powerful Force user can attain. The Emperor's power is in his god-like foresight and the control he has over the Empire, not only can he see things that are going to happen but he has the power to move the pieces around like he's simply playing chess. It makes him a lot scarier than a guy who can just flip around and swing a lightsaber. I love how this movie has Luke coming in with all this swag and you realize pretty quickly that the Emperor is a million steps ahead of him, so much so that Luke's "powers" don't even mean anything to him. The Emperor is scoffing and gloating over Luke's inferior understanding of everything. It's a phenomenal scene.
Obi Wan literally said a lightsaber is a Jedi’s weapon it would make sense for Yoda to have one.
Add to that the fact that the way of the dark force is the feeling of hate that overwhelms Luke in that moment. So he only has two choices, 1) stand still seeing his friends fail 2) give in to his desire of killing the emperor, welcoming the dark force, the very thing the emperor desires. Thankfully the Ewoks saved the day....
Sidious always carried a lightsaber in the prequels.
They needed lightsabers since they are fighting a war.
Well put. You understand the characters better than 80% of the fanbase.
Yes, luke is like Perseus and Yoda and emperor are the gods guiding his destiny with tests of integrity(ie facing his father)
2:09 - I love how the Emperor's expression just morphs from poised confidence into hateful disdain.
Ikr, his scowl is just so funny in a way I can’t explain
We are quite safe from your friends here D:
I would still rather have the original version of this movie. Revenge of the jedi. Whereas the middle of the movie to the end was much darker an dramatic
From poised to poison.
Omg yes amazing actor
The way Vader looks toward Luke as he talks back to Sidious shows that he is genuinely concerned about his son. Vader knows how powerful his master is and could kill Luke with little effort.
His body language is : "Whoa, tone it down, Luke."
And he couldn't risk trying to talk to Luke to be quiet because Sidious would recognize Vader showing concern for his son, seemingly turning to the light side again
Why can’t Luke beat the emperors electricity? Windu could beat the electricity
@@Steve50663 Palpatine was likely holding back to gain sympathy from Anakin so that he would help him.
@@nickwilliamson4109 okay but why can’t the Jedis beat palpatines electricity ?
"Oh, I'm afraid the shield generator will be quite operational when your friends arrive..."
The delivery of that line is so overdone it's brilliant.
>:D
That is one of my favorite line reads, the condescension. Family Guy had a nice send up of it with Luke saying,” Ok but you don’t have to be such a sick about it.” 😂
I thought it was meant to be delivered in a condescendingly mocking way 😂
Sidious is mocking Luke.
Yes, the level of sarcasm is unreal!
What I also love about this scene is that if you notice almost every time Luke talks back at the Emperor, Darth makes a sudden turn toward him. Its like he's thinking he's crazy for talking to him and that he's worried about him. Like he's basically thinking "shut up shut up shut up shut up" because he's afraid Sidious would kill him.
EDIT: Spelling.
Yeah beacuse he want his son ALIVE
I always felt the same way Vader is like dude wtf you're getting us in more trouble.
and he imidiatly receives a fiting retort from Palpatine xD
@@oliwermattsson1913 together we shall rule the galaxy as father & son.
(Dont spoil everythin. Obi wan had the high ground but i have the high mind)
And Vader is so subdued the entire time he's in the Emperor's company.
The most terrifying badass in the galaxy fears Palpatine.
Ian McDiarmid's transformation from 30-something-years-old British gentleman to an old-ass omniscient and almighty warlock who happens to be the literal personification of evil is truly incredible and somewhat haunting. Not just the make-up, but the voice! I wish we had more backstage outtakes from 1983 to appreciate even more Ian's might as an actor.
Palps was stupid and weak not sensing Vader's betrayal, and by building one big weapon, instead of Thrawn's plan of building many smaller ships to fight the X-wings, why Thrawn is the best star wars villain, cause he's the smartest, what I value the most in other people, pure objective genius, free from any bad emotions.
@@ncard00He knows nothing about love and he doesn’t think Vader loves anything either besides the dark side like Sidious. He did after all, murder all of his old friends in the order, his old master(tried to), and his wife. Sidious is a true sith to the core and always has been. He slaughtered his family before he even learned the dark side from Plagueis.
Not to forget his transformation or past transformation to an evil dark lord disguised under the hood of democratic freedom living liberal politician weaving single handedly the mindfuck of greatest deception of a political web game that played both sides of the spectrum into creating a galactic empire for himself is astoundingly no less than a brilliant character development with class acting
@@ncard00who tf is “thrawn?”
@@ncard00well if Vader did out of anger or hate he would have definitely sensed it but Vader did it out of love for his son something Palpatine couldn’t understand
I always zero in on the fact that Palpatine does not refute Luke’s accusation that “Your overconfidence is your weakness.” He barely achieved his goals. They nearly failed at many points because of his flaw.
Yes, especially since in the end, Luke was right. His overconfidence in Vader staying by his side as he killed Anakin's only son ended up being his downfall.
He seemed pissed off when he replied and immediately deflected. Nobody had ever called him out on that up until this point. Luke's emotional intelligence was way higher than any of the original Jedi and is what ultimately caused Palpatine's downfall.
It's funny because Palpatine said the exact same thing to Yoda essentially. "Your arrogance blinds you, Master Yoda"
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I don't really see any evidence to support that claim. How did he "barely" achieve his goals? At what points did they "nearly fail"? And especially as a direct result of Palpatine's overconfidence? I think you're overinterpreting the movie. Palpatine is probably just treating it as an insult and responding in kind. And as for Vader turning on him, if that's the single data point in favor then its not very convincing. He could have simply been wrong about Vader and that's it.
"You no longer need those."
*uses force to drop lukes pants
Good ol palps 😏
Stop
Papa palps moving sus
Execute order 69
Lmao
1:59 Can we all just appreciate this subtle laugh right here? Throughout the film, we mostly hear him let out his iconic cackle, but here, he relishes in how much Luke doesn't know, and it genuinely amuses him. Therefore, he just lets out this evil chuckle. It's just chilling.
That villainous chuckle is just as iconic as the louder laugh to me. I love it... ehehehehehe! >:)
@@karateka_95 Agreed. It really makes him seem even more sinister.
Sounds a lot like the one used in the trailer for TROS
@@hdallanstudios9568 The one for the TROS trailer has a tinge of sadism that accompanies the act of devastating an opponent. This one is merely an instance of his condescension owing to what he perceives as Luke's _defiant young fool_ vibes.
I found this one as a laughter of "I'm amused by how cheeky this young man is. Your father wasn't as cheeky to talk to me like that".
“Your overconfidence is your weakness.”
“Your faith in your friends is yours.”
I love how somewhat childish Palpatine is here😂Like, “Oh, so there’s my weakness? Here’s yours. Gotcha!”
But still a good roast lol
That’s me as a dark ruler to be honest 😆
And the way he turned around for a second just to counter the argument lol
He shut down that mouthy young whippersnapper right quick
"Hmph, faith in yo momma...."
“Soon I’ll be dead, and you with me.” I love that line. Once you realize that Luke has been on a suicidal rampage for the whole movie makes it so meaningful. He went to the Death Star to try to save Vader but he thought that might not work so now he’s trying to run down the clock and trying to keep vader and palpatine one board while it explodes.
Luke truly is the ultimate Jedi here. He doesn't care what happens as long as the Emperor goes down with him.
Little does he know, palpatine will survive anything at this point…. Because “Disney”
John 14:6 Jesus said unto him, “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life; no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me.
John 3:18 “He that believeth in Him is not condemned; but He that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
Revelation 21:8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers,and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”
1 Corinthians 6:18
Flee fornication. Every other sin which a man doeth is outside the body, but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.
Matthew 12:45 Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there; and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.”
Romans 8:6
6 For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace,
Luke 12:20
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20 But God said unto him, ‘Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee. Then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?’
1 Timothy 5:6
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6 But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth.
1 Corinthians 6:9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the Kingdom of God? Be not deceived: Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor the effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
10 nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners shall inherit the Kingdom of God.
1 John 2:17
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17 And the world passeth away and the lust thereof, but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.
Matthew 22:29
29 Jesus answered and said unto them, “Ye do err, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God.
John 8:51
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51 Verily, verily I say unto you, if a man keep My saying, he shall never see death.”
2 John 9
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9 Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ hath both the Father and the Son.
Titus 1:14
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14 not giving heed to Jewish fables and commandments of men who turn from the truth.
2 Peter 3:18
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18 But grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.
Romans 12:2
2 And be not conformed to this world, but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
Hebrews 9:24
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24 For Christ has not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true, but into Heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us.
Colossians 2:10
10 And ye are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power,
Deuteronomy 6
14 Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people who are round about you
2 Corinthians 11:14
14 And no marvel, for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.
Jeremiah 7:18 The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke Me to anger.
1 Corinthians 10
20 But I say that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils and not to God; and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils.
1 Timothy 2
5 For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,
Deuteronomy 8
19 And it shall be, if thou at all forget the Lord thy God and walk after other gods, and serve them and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish.
Deuteronomy 18:10 There shall not be found among you any one who maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or who useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch, 11 or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer.
Proverbs 7:27
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27 Her house is the way to hell, leading down to the chambers of death.
1 John 5:20 And we know that the Son of God is come and hath given us an understanding, that we may know Him that is true; and we are in Him that is true, even in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and Eternal Life.
Acts 17
29 “For inasmuch, then, as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold or silver or stone, graven by art and of man’s devising.
Proverbs 14:12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
1 John 4
3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh, is not of God; and such is the spirit of Antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come, and even now already it is in the world.
2 John 1
9 Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ hath both the Father and the Son.
John 8
12 Then spoke Jesus again unto them, saying, “I am the Light of the world. He that followeth Me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.”
Mark 8
35 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for My sake and the Gospel’s, the same shall save it.
John 8
51 Verily, verily I say unto you, if a man keep My saying, he shall never see death.”
John 17
3 And this is life eternal: that they might know Thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom Thou hast sent.
1 Timothy 2:5 For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,
Acts 4
12 Neither is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved.”
James 1
21 Therefore lay apart all filthiness and the superfluity of wickedness, and receive with meekness the engrafted Word, which is able to save your souls.
John 11
25 Jesus said unto her, “I am the resurrection and the Life. He that believeth in Me, though he were dead, yet shall he live;
26 and whosoever liveth and believeth in Me shall never die. Believest thou this?”
John 6
68 Then Simon Peter answered Him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? Thou hast the words of eternal life,
Psalm 119
30 I have chosen the way of truth; Thy judgments have I laid before me.
Psalm 119
11 Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against Thee.
Romans 12
2 And be not conformed to this world, but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
1 Corinthians 2:5 that your faith should not stand on the wisdom of man, but on the power of God.
1 Peter 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant, because your adversary the devil walketh about as a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
1 John 2
16 For all that is in the world - the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life - is not of the Father, but is of the world.
17 And the world passeth away and the lust thereof, but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.
James 1
21 Therefore lay apart all filthiness and the superfluity of wickedness, and receive with meekness the engrafted Word, which is able to save your souls.
1 Corinthians 15
44 It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.
1 Thessalonians 5
9 For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ
John 3
18 “He that believeth in Him is not condemned; but He that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
John 3
36 He that believeth in the Son hath everlasting life; and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him.”
Luke 6:5
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5 And He said unto them, “The Son of Man is Lord also of the Sabbath.”
Matthew 22
29 Jesus answered and said unto them, “Ye do err, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God.
John 5:29
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29 and shall come forth - they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life, and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.
John 8:12 Then spoke Jesus again unto them, saying, “I am the Light of the world. He that followeth Me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.”
John 8:32
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32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”
John 6
40 And this is the will of Him that sent Me: that every one who seeth the Son and believeth in Him may have everlasting life, and I will raise him up at the Last Day.”
Mark 13:13
21st Century King James Version
13 And ye shall be hated by all men for My name’s sake; but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
Revelation 14:12
21st Century King James Version
12 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.
John 8
36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.
Mark 13:31 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but My words shall not pass away.
Luke in a jealous quasi-suicidal rage after Leia chose Han Solo over him. Esp after Luke saw them alone in the south passage, where she expressed her true feelings for him.
@@Hotspur77Bro they’re siblings
I love that the emperor’s role in the film is to be the devil on your shoulder; kinda proving that the real ultimate evil is your own temptation
Temptation
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temptation
Brilliant
i am really fond of all the Christian symbolism in star wars.
He voiced Satan in "paradise Lost".
Beautifully well done
He’s like the Shakespearean version of the witches from Macbeth. He is this man who tempts on your worst traits and leads you down a path of destruction with false promises and coercion.
- Your overconfidence is your weakness.
- Your faith in your friends is yours.
I love this exchange...
Heh, faith in yo momma.
They set up the Emperor as such a strong character. He reminded me of the grim reaper, like your looking at death and didn’t want to mess with him with his yellow eyes staring you back. It really made Vader look like a pawn and a pathetic figure compared to what we saw in the Empire Strikes Back. Vader used his strength as fear. The emperor just needed to look at you. He was so powerful that it made him arrogant to the fact that Vader would sacrifice his life for his son.
I've adored Palpatine since 1983. I even would walkout of the movie when Darth Vader betrays him LOL
The yellow eyes and physical deformity is physical manifestations of deep dark side corruption and prolonged usage.
Palpatine is very powerful indeed and a master manipulator.
Palpatine was goading Luke and pushing Luke's buttons to get him to give in to his anger and strike him down.
Luke was trying hard not to give into Palpatine's temptation and not to give Palpatine the satisfaction of corrupting him to the dark side and to control him like dad Vader/Anakin.
Indeed.vader was a great character. But McDiarmid just took that Machiavellian spitefulness to another level.
Imagine Palpatine, Green Goblin, and Joker sat down together at a table.
Joker: so I said, you're just a kid in a play suit crying for mommy and daddy, lmao.
Green Goblin: lol, I gotta try that on Peter.
Palpatine: I just say good let the hate flow through you. Strike me down in anger and your journey towards the dark side will be complete.
Green Goblin: why? If he kills u your plans are ruined.
Palpatine: him killing me is part of my plan.
Joker: lmao and they say I'm crazy.
The emperor is such a fantastic character. He is only introduced in the third film of the trilogy but impacts the story so well regardless.
Massive respect for Ian McDiamid for doing such a great job.
He's introduced in the second film when he tells Vader the son of Anakin is alive.
He was introduced in the first episode by being mentioned thru conversation between imperial officers. Then was shown via hologram in the empire strikes back and then finally shown physically in rotj
The whole trilogy you hear about the emperor building up anticipation to see this character. In a new hope it seems like darth Vader is the real villain and ruler of the empire and slowly realize he’s kind of just a puppet
How the General Grievous
He was introduced in ESB but it was extremely brief and at the time you'd be forgiven for thinking he's a different character because in the original ESB he looked and sounded completely different.
It was retconned in future versions to make him look like he did in the Prequels which is not accurate but it's at least a little bit closer to what he actually looked like.
Interestingly, the original idea for the Emperor was quite different from what we ended up with onscreen. Not being a Sith Lord for one thing, and treated as more of a puppet ruler. This was mentioned in the original novelisation for ANH.
2:16 Love Vader's "Oh shit oh no he didn't!" reactions each time Luke shows some sass to the Emperor.
Like father, like son. Both are sassiness lives in the family.
Man, still one of the greatest films scenes in cinema history.
and it always will be
@@RE4Maverick No
@@asm7406 Yes
@@asm7406 yep
A million miles away from Luke's intro in the 1st film. Great character arc
“Soon I’ll be dead. And you with me.” One of the coldest lines in movie history! Everyone has jokingly felt that line on a spiritual level at some point in their lives
I love how Luke was fearless
Every time he stood up to Palatine Vader looked at him like “dam my son got balls”
Luke probably underestimated Palpatine's powers by a long margin.
He has his mom's courage
@@dylanblack3279 Fool's courage, I guess.
3:02 Palpatine is low key savage lmao
Just shows how evil Palp is, and how much he relishes it.
Master Trolling.
Why low key? Exactly the opposite.
@@generalstorm8381 which is exactly the opposite of low key
The sass was crazy.
When dad takes you to meet his boss for an internship
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
🤣☠️
I love the Emperor's theme, it is appropriately malevolent.
One of John Williams' Best Compositions.
"Oh I'm afraid the deflector shield will be quite operational when your friends arrive" is my favorite quote from this movie
"Your faith in you're friends is yours" what an epic line
“Hmph faith in yo momma”
@@Lightning-gg5iu WHAT WAS THAT?!
@@axesoccer7887 I said yo momma's so fat jaba the hutt said DAMNNNNN
@@axesoccer7887"THAT'S RIGHT your mamma's SO fat JABBA THE HUTT SAID DAAAAAMN!"
@@axesoccer7887”I said yo momma so big, Jabba the Hutt said DAAAAAAAMNNN”
Return of the Jedi has always been my favorite Star Wars movie since childhood and it is the true ending of the Star Wars saga 🙂. Ian McDiarmid did such an eerie and intense performance as The Emperor and he is true evil !
People insist on Empire Strikes Back, but I like Return of the Jedi Best too.
Return of the Jedi is my favourite too!
No Star Wars movie was anticipated more than Return Of The Jedi.
I've heard various actors say how much fun it is to play villains. They can just cut loose. Ham it up, chew on the scenery, very few things are out of bounds. Playing the hero is much harder. Depending of the kind of hero, actors have to have a much tighter rein on their voice, gestures, facial expressions, movements, so they don't slip over to "Dudley DoRight." Hamill does a wonderful job. For most of these scenes, Luke is quiet, calm, compassionate -- as a Jedi should be. Then he cuts loose when Vader threatens Leia, and then throttles back when Luke sees he's turning. Mark doesn't overplay a single note. To move back and forth like that, It's the writing, direction, editing, but still mostly Hamill.
@@hecate235 then Disney destroyed ALL that he learned and applied in his training.
OG fans: "Your greed is your weakness"
Disney: "Your faith in this franchise is yours."
😜😜😜😜
It is pointless to hope for goodness anymore
I stay in the past
Disney: "Oh, I'm afraid the Oscars diversity for eligibility rules will be quite operational when your friends arrive"
Me: Faith in yo momma...
@@sumthingwikked4257what you say
Oscar worthy performance for Ian. Great character development.
I hope he Gets a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Academy someday.
I love how Palpatine in this scene seems to know everything and have a response to everything that Luke says. Along with the emperor’s theme playing softly in the background it adds such an ominous tone
Because he foresees everything
@@fargeeks And the only thing he didn´t foresee is that Vader will kill him thats how they beat him.
Seeing Ian Mcdiarmid as Palpatine is always such a treat. The greatest movie Villain of all time.
It really is quite shocking that the first Star Wars had the best movie villain ever (Darth Vader) and then, a few movies later, topped itself.
Obviously the prequels kind of ruined the Emperor but what didn't they ruin.
@@AlexAnteroLammikko I would not say the prequels ruined him. If anything, they accentuated his evil.
@@AlexAnteroLammikkoPrequels literally gave more to Palpatine lmao
I don't the hate the Prequels get, they're awesome
These aren't all of them, but all the scenes in the throne room with Luke, Vader, and The Emperor are the best in the entire saga BY FAR. They have the best dialogue and the stakes are so high. I love how evil and nonchalant The Emperor is. He doesn't consider Luke a threat. Vader, who was the "big bad" in the first two films, is now a mere sidekick in comparison to The Emperor in this film. I love the way Vader looks shocked whenever Luke talks back to The Emperor. I think he's legitimately scared for his son. The Emperor is my favorite character and Ian McDiarmid is a brilliant actor, especially considering he was a young man with a ton of makeup on to look old when this was filmed. I don't care what anybody says, but in my opinion The Emperor is the greatest villain of all-time.
Well, it's also the atmosphere they delivered in the room. I would imagine that sans music, that room would have been quieter than any other. You could probably hear a pin drop in that room. That's what made it the perfect conditions for Anakin to turn back to the light, because his mind was perfectly at peace in that moment, not a slave to the noise and raff of the republic and all that. The conditions when Anakin turned to the dark, think back to ep.3 in the chancellor's office, the window behind the soon to be emperor's desk was blown out, which meant that all the noises of Coruscant were let in to the office. You likely couldn't even hear yourself think. Anakin's thoughts were a slave to all the politics at play at that moment. Not on the death star. On the death star, it's up in space, and therefore, the conditions are naturally going to be a whole lot quieter.
Yea, Ian was 38 in 1983 when he played the role. It's amazing how good they made him look extremely old and decrepit.
No, Thrawn is.
@@ncard00 Thrawn is less of a villain and more of an anti-hero. He is not a flag-waving Empire loyalist; he serves the Empire because he believes it benefits the Chiss Ascendancy.
It was also so nicely introduced before as Darth Vader said. "... the emperor is not as forgiving as I am"
Ian McDiarmid deserved an Oscar for this. His slow, drawn-out, sneering line deliveries make Palpatine one of the most despicable and horrifying villains in film history. He feels like a genuine threat to Luke and the rebellion. If he hadn’t sold that as brilliantly as he did, the entire trilogy would’ve failed.
Why is that
2:18 I love how quick Palpatine was with his response .
Not wrong either 😃😃
He was wrong though as Luke's friends won the battle.
He literally is though. Luke and Vader won against the Emperor, but Luke's friends completely obliterated the Empire's hope of victory.
@@andyroobrick-a-brack9355 if it hadnt of been for luke stalling vader and the emperor, if they had just killed him out right then or ended up turning him to the darkside then yes lukes faith in his friends would have been is weakness in that moment, palps was right from his point of view of what was about to happen, Lukes faith in his friends was his weakness
Heh, faith in your momma!
@@AlphaThorstenWhat was that?
3:03 the smug delivery of this line is just fucking immaculate
One of the remarkable things about this film, like The Empire Strikes Back, is that you'd never know it was made in the early 80s.
It’s timeless 😄😁😁like John Williams Score
@@kerrysmith2782 Star Wars IS timeless. Except whatever the Sequel trilogy is.
@@Inhuman1105 straight facts!!
I def agree as a kid i seriously thought this Movie was made in '97 when it was rereleased! I was born in '92!
Lol that's because this movies been remastered a million times.....if you saw the original ..which arguably doesn't exist...you would see it's true decrepit form
"You're gravely mistaken."
-Luke Skywalker to the Emperor of the entire galaxy and the Dark Lord of the SIth
Luke had some balls on him though...pre Force Lightning that is.
@@darrenmoore7622 He knew it would come to something like that. Yoda warned him. That’s why he threw his weapon away and decided not to even fight. He was counting on Vader’s conscience. And he was correct.
Luke was wiser than the Emperor.
That little twinge of humor and mockery really made the emperor so amazing and perfect compliment to the humorless Vader.
No wonder he is considered one of the highlights of the prequels.
I beg to differ... Vader had a sadistic sense of Humor, usually displayed when ever he kills one of his underlings for failing him..... apology accepted Captain Needer.
@@bondson0094 Good point, vader did crack a funny once in a while
1:53 “You’re wrong, soon I’ll be dead. And you with me.”
Minutes later, he outlives both of the most powerful Sith in the galaxy during this time period.
Palpatine is the most powerful Sith period. The other Sith are fodder for diehard fanboys to play with themselves fantasizing about the powerful skills.
The Emperor was not the most powerful Sith Lord I can name many more powerful than the Emperor naga sadow freeden Nadd marka ragnos Darth Revan Darth vitiate also known as Emperor Valkorion Exar Kun and Darth Nihilus
@@chrishilton3626 'during this period'
@@chrishilton3626Legends is not canon
@@angerami77 I couldn’t give a monkeys, what is or isn’t Cano in Disney’s mind I’m not accepting the stupid really hilariously stupid Canon. It’s Canon in my mind and I don’t care what does this says or does that says it’s not.
Palpatine anticipated everything except for the love between a father and a son and the determination of both to save the other.
1:05 the first close up, intense look into the emperor’s eyes… at the same moment his chilling musical theme returns… An absolutely incredible moment where the story, the visuals, the music and the acting weave together perfectly. Masterful film making.
Palpatine’s overconfidence may well be his weakness, but my own personal interpretation has rather been that his ultimate weakness (and strength) is that he has mastered the Dark Side to such a level and been so utterly consumed by it at this point that he has become blinded to the presence of genuine virtues- such as bravery, loyalty, chivalry, truth, patience, integrity, self-sacrifice, and being a good friend and determined son- and Luke embodies these virtues, so Palpatine (as well as being arrogant) on a deeper level simply cannot tell that he is talking to the real deal here and the young Jedi who will trigger the course of the events that leads to his undoing is stood in front of him, and he has at last been outmanoeuvred and conquered. This side effect of Palaptine’s pure evil, acquired through years of practicing the Dark Side, turns to be his fatal weakness.
It's akin to Sauron's blindspot concerning the One Ring in LOTR. Sauron was so consumed by a lust for power and domination that he simply could not conceive that someone would destroy the One Ring rather than use its power against him
Remember, Emperor Palp said, "Your faith in your friends is (your weakness)". But when we first see the Emperor he calls Vader his 'friend'.
So his faith in his 'friend' Vader was his own undoing.
I see that as the reason he didn’t expect Vader to turn on him. If he did it in anger Palpatine would sense it, but he did it to protect his son, light side feelings. Palpatine is so steeped in the dark side that he genuinely cannot sense the light side at all.
@@chazo1367 definitely agree with this
Same happened to Yoda in Ep 3 too much light too blinded to see what the darkness had become and flawed in thinking it was perfect do enjoy how for what is meant to be such a simple story of good vs evil morphs into too much of one side of thinking or beliefs is dangerous
How disrespectful it is for Palpatine to openly call Luke his young apprentice in front of Vader 🤣😂
Vader knows he's an old man. He's the emperor's old apprentice.
@whyisblue923taken rule of two...He wants Luke to Vader.
1:04 I wish I had that amount of confidence and conviction in my life
You see the concerned look on Luke’s face for the first time when the emperor removes his cuffs with the simple move of one finger. Like he’s beginning to think that the emperor is a lot more powerful than he realized
For some reason the emperor’s delivery of “yes, I assure you, were quite safe from your friends here” always gets me 🤣🤣
What’s awesome about Rotj is that all three of these characters have a personal agenda. Vader wants to rule the empire with Luke, Luke wants to turn Vader back to the light, and we find out after the duel that palpatine wants Luke to replace Vader and have him become the sith that Vader would have became if he didn’t get injured (we don’t know palpatines true intentions till he reveals it) and you see all 3 of them scheming while trying to hide their intentions from at least 1 of the 3. Rotj can be summed up as a 3 player chess match
true
Well put 👏
It almost worked for the emperor until Luke looks at his hand and realizes he's about to follow in his father's footsteps in joining the Dark Side by killing his father and decides not to do it. Then Luke tosses his lightsaber away as to invite the emperor to kill him because he would not join the emperor's side.
@@zerimar26the emperor if he never opened his mouth would have successfully turned Luke. Luke was channeling the dark side but Palpatine breaking Luke’s concentration twice snapped him out of it. Palpatines foresight of Luke turning was spot on. But Palpatines visions he had didn’t take into account him opening his mouth
“Oh…I’m afraid that the defective shield will be quite operational when your friends arrive..”
*evil smile*
Oh..too good!
Geez, you don’t have to be a dick about it. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
“Your overconfidence is your greatest weakness”
“Your faith in your friends is yours”
Best Clapback this side of the Galaxy 🤣🤣🤣
Hmph, faith in yo momma
@@axesoccer7887 What was that!?
Was such a disturbance in the Force that even Han Solo felt it
@@michaelstar7556 I said you're momma's so fat, Jabba the hut said DAAAYYYUUMMM
@@michaelstar7556 have faith in DEEZ NUTS
The master manipulator and powerful Sith Lord of the dark side, Sheev Palpatine aka Darth Sidious.
Palpatine manipulated Anakin with lying promises that Anakin can save Padme by becoming a Sith and Anakin made the fatal mistake to believe him.
The fact he took off Luke's handcuffs with a flick of his finger shows how powerful he was with the dark side.
Luke saw first hand just how powerful Palpatine was.
Don't be deceived by his frail and deformed appearance. Using the dark side so much and for so long severely disfigured his appearance and turned his eyes yellow.
They are physical manifestations of deeply immersed dark side corruption and prolonged usage.
Palpatine never cared about him, he used Anakin/Vader as an errand boy to do his dirty work and then threw him away when Palpatine didn't find him useful anymore.
Palpatine sensed Luke's anger growing as was taunting Luke to give into his anger and strike.
Luke was trying hard not to give into Palpatine's goading, keep his anger under control and not allow Palpatine to manipulate and bait him.
Basically, Palpatine was dangling a carrot in front of Luke to get him.
Vader was well aware Palpatine wanted to throw him under the bus again and replace him with Luke as his apprentice
The only comment on this video lol
This is a replay of Empire Strikes Back, where Luke once again goes up against a far superior opponent without the training required to do so. Except this time, the battle is not of lightsabers but a battle of wills, ideologies, loyalties, understanding of the Force, etc. It is well done because it allows the audience to progress along with Luke, wading into the unknown together. Luke is kind of like the audience here in this scene.
Good points
Let’s not forget that Sidious choked one of his former apprentice from across the galaxy via hologram. Wow…
@@jmsg_PR indeed that is how powerful Palpatine was.
I like how Palpatine sounds like he is making fun of Luke 🤣😂
Oh I'm afraid the deflector shield will be quite operational when your friends arrive
🤣 that voice
He is, he's basically saying to Luke "that's right, your friends are all going to die and there is nothing you can do about it. Suck it bitch." 😂
I just realized something, when Palpatine says “I’m looking forward to completing your training” I think this goes a lot deeper. I think he’s talking about the training he was hoping to give Vader before he was injured and sees in Luke his father prior to his injuries and has another chance of having the powerful Sith he wanted Vader to be. You could kind of see when he says it, he starts to form a smile like he actually is looking forward to training Luke.
The emperor had regained his hopes of turning Luke as an unstoppable force user like he had with Anakin until he was badly injured by obi wan. That’s were he was severely disappointed in Vader and used him as a tool. When he knew how strong Luke was his hopes came back.
@@jonathanruiz9062
Isn’t that basically what I just said? I 100% agree with you, but i also think it’s more than just palpatine, it’s the dark side itself that regained hope. The dark lord of the sith in the rule of two era has generations of knowledge passed on from master to apprentice for the last 1000 years. The amount of dark side energy that gets passed along has only gotten stronger as the time as gone on and the dark side of the force itself is concentrated on palpatine and the dark side needs another vessel to gain all the knowledge and strength that palpatine has so that it could continue to grow. Vader will never be able to reach the potential that palpatine is currently at and has become inferior to be the dark sides focal point. Luke’s mitochlorine count being so high is a vessel that could not only reach Palpatines strength, but grow even stronger over time. By this point in time palpatine is almost 90 years old and the dark side while it can extend ones life span, it also is running out of time for another worthy individual to be trained and have all that energy to passed along.
@@satan899 Basically Palpatine didn’t want to do all the things he did in clone wars and empire era alone. He wanted someone to do all his dirty work for him to (being his slave basically) become the face of the sith. I think He followed the rule of two for a specific reason, not only wanted to make pain to his apprentices but also wanted to prevent any posible sith and Jedi wars like in the old republic cause he wanted to be the best of the best by being the absolute evil. He wanted to become the definition of the dark side.
adds another meaning. That Palpatine didn’t care if Anakin was destined to be stronger than him and also capable of killing him but also wanted to train Anakin to become the biggest threat in the galaxy before Anakin was doomed at mustafar by Obi Wan. This could be another way to pass his lifespan to Anakin by being trained by Sidius.
@@jonathanruiz9062 he knew he would be stronger than him. He wanted the turned chosen one to be the ultimate victory for the sith. He didn’t truly dedicate himself to fully living forever until Vader’s defeat on mustafar. Vader being crippled changed how he viewed Vader as a whole. He was still to strong to just let die, but was now way to weak in order to be the sith he dreamed he’d be. He didn’t want Vader to overthrow him because he saw how unstable and emotional he is and who had no vision and wasn’t worthy of ever being a master. It’s almost as if he thought Vader was completely beneath him and wasn’t worth ever training or sharing the secrets of the sith let alone taking over an empire the sith have been working for 1000 years to create. Yea Sidious thought he’d achieve immortality by the time he expected Vader could overthrow him, but he did realize that one day Vader might kill him. Once Vader was defeated tho, he wasn’t going to ever give Vader a chance to overthrow him because he just out right wasn’t going to train him the way that he was planning on doing. Palpatine still wanted that fully powered ultimate sith that would be the total victory for the sith and Luke gives him another chance to have that prize. Him saying in front of Vader he looks forward to training him is a giant slap in the face to him because after his defeat, he never got trained formally and was told very little of the information Sidious would have willingly given to someone who was “worthy” to rule the empire which Vader who was not only to weak, but to emotional unstable and focused on his own defeats and condition would never be able to be handed over the mantle of dark lord.
The question I have is did Palpatine actually train his apprentices? I don't recall him teaching Dooku or Vader anything. They were former Jedi and he just used them as pawns for his own extremely selfish interests and ambitions. Maul was debatable, based on his background of being forced to survive, along with mostly tough love and abuse. Hence why I viewed Palpatine to be the laziest of Sith and focused more on politics and control.
I was born in the early 90’s and my father introduced these movies to me in the late 90’s right before the first Prequel came out. I was 6 when I first watched this movie and remember that I never felt scared watching Star Wars until I saw this scene. The Emperor terrified me just like you can see how Vader is terrified of him here with his line “It is pointless to resist, Son.” I think that’s one thing the prequels missed, is this God-like horror that Sidious had like an aura surrounding him. You felt like he was reading your mind and knew what you were going to do before you even did. The perfect representation of evil in my opinion.
Ugh this scene is so good! Every performance is top-tier but McDiarmid's is so special. I love the flamboyance with which he acts and delivers his lines, and he perfectly conveys the arrogance that comes from ruling without question for so long. The way he switches from confidently refuting Luke's claims about his own arrogance, to overconfidently showing his clairvoyance, to mockingly feeling sorry for the Rebellion is masterful and shows that the Emperor values emotion only as a tool to manipulate others. Episode 9 obviously could never touch this but I'd be lying if I said I didn't enjoy his return - but perhaps that's more because of McDiarmid himself than the Emperor.
His return just cheapened this. If they were going to bring him back they should've done something different than ANOTHER throne room showdown. The ST spent more time trying to one-up the originals than tell a new story.
@@ergob3907 That's why the Sequels are largely considered separate from this, even George Lucas himself hates the Sequels, if you destroy the material so much to the point that the creator of said material hates it than maybe it shouldn't have existed to begin with (The Sequel Trilogy that is).
So the Sequels are not really considered to be canon anymore which is nice but I wish we could have gone back and had a redo of the Sequel Trilogy, but there's no turning back time.
@@DreamerFromTheDepths The sequels are not really considered to be canon anymore. By whom? The fans or Disney?
@@Nghilifa Probably the fans. Nothing is as powerful as fan rage.
@@DreamerFromTheDepths Where tf did George say he hates the sequels? Stop acting like he’s your lord and savior who shares the same views as all the annoying fans who can’t handle the fact that a few movies from their favorite franchise weren’t exactly how they wanted them to be. When George made the movies that he wanted to with 100% creative control, people hated them. Keep living in the past if you want and get over it.
For me, this is my childhood. It’s pure nostalgia and I often come back sometimes just for a good trip down memory lane. But nothing compares to seeing this for the first time. I’m sure all here remember seeing this for this first time and know exactly what I mean
A lowkey thing I like here - when Luke says "your overconfidence is your weakness", Palpatine doesn't deny it or refute it in any way, he just snaps back, with a bit more bite to it than his other lines. On the one hand it implies Luke managed to ever-so-briefly get under his skin, that he so quickly figured Palpatine out, and it annoys him. On the other hand, it kinda makes Palpatine even more intimidating by insinuating that he's aware of his own weakness and doesn't care, because he thinks he's so in-control and powerful that he's still untouchable.
It's only a weakness if you don't have the power to back it up.
The way Vader keeps looking frantically at Luke every time he says something against Palpatine is kind of hilarious.
He's like "Dude, what are you doing? Don't piss him off.".
@@Yabuturtle yeah it's literally that 😂 Iove it
@@Yabuturtlelol my thoughts exactly 😂
@@Yabuturtleobi wan to anakin when grievous was shorter than expected
1:43 I know how Vader turns his head like "Uhm, that looks nothing like mine. He literally designed it after Obi-Wan's..."
One of the best acting jobs in all cinema. Best villian of all time in my opinion.
I love how Palpatine chokes on the word “friend” as he is a being of pure malice. Like when he refers to Yoda as his little green friend.
I love The Emperor. He is such an interesting character!
My favorite part of this is how the Emperor handled Luke's lightsaber (pre-prequel canon of course). The way he held it was like how one might hold a delicate antique rather than a weapon, and the way he spoke of it was almost as though he'd forgotten that lightsabers existed at all.
Unlike the silly Disney sequels and spin-offs, where lightsabers are so common that they are practically throwaway props.
Yea that was funny
Even in the prequel canon, Palpatine always preferred to not use a lightsaber. He always saw them as a Jedi's weapon and used them in battle to mock what he saw as Jedi ways. Like "I think your use of weapons is silly, but I can still do it better than you."
“Your overconfidence is your weakness”. One of the greatest understatements of all time. Luke comes out looking like the wisest of the two.
Please note: when the doors first open, Luke checks out the room. His eyes dart left, right, center then finds and focuses on the Emperor. A Jedi, a warrior, knows his territory. And I bet Mark did that for each and every take. Such a small thing, but one I admire about him as an actor.
😂Stfu it's a film
@@ajjy1110 Then why are you here, trolling me?
@@hecate235 I know it's hard but just ignore the trolls. Typically they receive no attention irl so they want some form of validation online.
@@RyanTheDark lol They are tiresome, aren't they?
I suspect they only received attention as kids when they screwed up or acted out. How sad.
I saw this movie 40 years ago in May 1983 when I was ten years old. I saw it in Louisville, KY and the line wrapped all the way around the buildings and into the theater lobby. It was packed, and it was awesome. This scene was seriously epic, and so was the speeder bike chase. I still love ROTJ!
This movie was so ahead of its time. I can watch it nowadays and it still doesn't even seem that dated. Genius.
George Lucas has a habit of adding in CGI in the OT since 1997.
I love the contrast of this Emperor telling Luke to his face that he's going to straight up make him his bitch, whereas in the Prequels he had to take a very careful, subtle approach with Anakin. Overconfident is an understatement.
01:14 Vader looks at Luke like “bruh, don’t piss him off” 😂
It's funny how the emperor removing Luke's handcuffs actually made you feel LESS good about the situation.
Padme should be proud of her son. Luke's resistance to the Emperor with his incredible calm. Obviously, the young Jedi holds his late mother in his attitude.🙂
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From the living, no.
From the dead, palpatine.
And now, we’ll never know
@@ALJ9000 this simply means that the Imperial Security Bureau is doing their job
“Your overconfidence is your weakness.” That sounds like something Padme would have said. I can actually hear her saying that in my head.
Rewatching the clone wars, it’s struck me how much like Padme Luke is (esp in Rotj) and how much like Anakin Leia is
These couple of scenes are arguably the best part of the franchise.
This actors are giving an acting class, right here, right there.
I just realized. The reason Vader says 'it is pointless to resist my son' is because in that moment anger is building in Luke after the emperor was taunting him with his friends death. Luke must be telling himself to remain calm, Darth Vader sees this so he just tells Luke what he is doing is pointless. I kinda always thought Luke didn't start getting angry till the strike me down moment, but the emperor was pissing him off from the very start.
The way Vader keeps looking at Luke like he’s a lunatic for talking to the Emperor the way he is.
Emperor: An entire legion of my best troops await them.
Luke: Yeah but, Ewoks.
Emperor: What was that?
I love this because it shows how much Palpatine underestimates the little people in the galaxy. I don’t just mean that literally. The ordinary, apparently weak citizens of the galaxy are assumed to be easily breakable but the Ewoks prove the Emperor wrong.
2:11 that scowl he makes as he talks down on the rebel fleet is just gold
I love how you're immediately aware there's no way out of the throne room besides the elevator, it heightens the stakes enormously.
Or out the window.
@@Amp661 Or down the reactor shaft.
Or down the reactor shaft.
@@markkoetsier6475Best answer
2:22 hmpf, faith in yo mama
Emperor: What was that?!
Jedi: I said yo mama is so fat jabadahut said "Dayum" !
40 years later and I still get the chills from this epic scene!………the greatest in the whole Star Wars Universe……….the whole dam thing including comics….clone wars…..spin offs …..etc……
The Emperor and Darth Vader. Imagine how terrifying it would be to be in that position for anyone who is not Vader's son.
Pay attention to how Vader says " HIS Lightsaber ". He did it in such a low vibrational demonic way that you can tell he didn't appreciate the emperor approaching his son, let alone the manner in which he spoke to him. 10/10
Damn, interesting analysis. There's something there to your point. Imma go back and listen again
Eh, I think you're projecting
i took it as he was trying to divert the attention away from luke who was getting mouthy with Palpatine
Stars Wars officially concluded at this movie. I wish George would have just left it alone.
There’s just something chilling about a creepy old villain with an Edinburgh accent
“An entire legion of my best troops awaits them”
*Gets defeated by ewoks*
Hands down nothing beats the 3 original
1:51 Luke heard Vader say I Love you that's why he cut his eye over at him ..
Love will always win..he was showing it when he handed over his lightsaber too because he didn't like the way he was talking to Luke and didn't want him to turn to the Darkside even though Vader and the Emperor felt Luke getting upset ..That's why I Love Vader
ive watched this movie so many times i have this whole scene memorized and im proud of that lol
Luke was such a fast learner of the force. It was like night and day for him. It’s almost as the force itself was in a panic and needed someone wise with the power of the force asap.
"Did-...did I ever tell you the tragedy of..." *long drawn out sighing by Darth Vader*
Darth Plagueis.
This scene plus the battle at the sarlaac pit were just awesome to watch on the big screen when i was 14. Incredible suspense, perfect characters.
Ian could make the phone book sound the tragedy of darth plaguieus
Luke is so incredbly strong. He got tempted by 2 of the most charismatic evils ever. Look at Vader. He listened to his son.
One of the single greatest scenes in movie history hands down. Only other scene that can compare, is when Neo meets the Architect in Matrix reloaded. Both scenes are master class level. I use to watch this scene countless times on my old VHS tapes.
1:27 sidious slowly walking up to him is so creepy and intimidating
1:09 Luke: You may be the emperor, but I do not grant you the rank of master.
The Emperor failed to factor in Ewoks.
I'm a lifelong Star Wars fan so it's almost impossible for me to really imagine this scene from the perspective of someone watching for the first time. But I honestly love the setup of the Emperor.
This dreaded figure, the Emperor against whose forces the heroes have struggled for the entire time and when we finally do see him, he's an old man in a black cloak, something altogether different from the menacing, towering figure of Darth Vader.
He exudes an aura of quiet but absolute power, and when he casually uncuffs Luke's manacles using the Force, this is when you know him to be a threat of great magnitude.
I love how Luke and the Emperor are talking about Vader as if he isn't right there. 2:18 the way Vader looks at Luke, he knows that's his son alright
NinjaFox8000 Or maybe he was like ¨Luke shush🤫¨
Ian McDiarmid was perfect as Emperor Palpatine, such a fantastic actor