The latest trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi got fans excited for this next chapter of the Skywalker saga, which will head to theaters on December 15. This will be the second chapter in the Star Wars trilogy, in the same way, that Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back was the second chapter in the original trilogy. Someone has taken it upon themselves to make a trailer for The Empire Strikes Back done in the same style of Star Wars: The Last Jedi trailer.
The remix trailer comes from The Unusual Suspect YouTube channel. The video repurposes many best footages from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and puts them together in a style consistent with that of Star Wars: The Last Jedi trailer. Instead of Snoke, Palpatine provides the voiceover. Instead of Kylo Ren, there is Darth Vader. And, though we know that Luke Skywalker is son of Darth Vader, that reveal is teased in the trailer, like Rey’s turn to the Dark Side has been teased in the Last Jedi trailer.
It takes a whole lot to sell a blockbuster movie, so a trailer for a film as big as Star Wars: The Last Jedi has to be great. When Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back had come out, the trailer did not have to do as much to get fans excited. The first Star Wars was a phenomenon the likes of which no one had seen before, so people were ready to line up for the sequel. But still, if Lucasfilm may have put out a trailer this awesome at the time, maybe The Empire Strikes Back may have been a bigger success.
This also helps point out the parallels that exist between both movies. However, even though there are similarities, fans don’t need to worry that this is just a remake. Many feel that Star Wars: The Force Awakens is, to some degree, just a rehash of Star Wars: A New Hope. That’s a valid point for more than a few reasons. But director Rian Johnson promises that Star Wars 8 is not just a redux of The Empire Strikes Back. Though it may be hard to get there watching this new edit.
We won’t have to wait much longer to find out just how true (or not true) that is, as Star Wars: The Last Jedi arrives in just two short months. If it’s even half as good as The Empire Strikes Back without being a ripoff, we should be in good shape. Be sure to check out the Last Jedi version of the Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back trailer, courtesy of The Usual Suspect YouTube channel, for yourself below. The Last Jedi is just two months away.
