After a 10-year drought ofStar Wars movies, fans were finally transported back to that same galaxy far, far away last year withStar Wars: The Force Awakens, which was followed by the spin-offRogue One: A Star Wars Storyjust last month. Both movies were huge hits at the box office, ushering in a new era ofStar Warsfandom that will keep growing and growing. There will be plenty of fans who keep revisiting the original trilogy and the prequels, but instead of a marathon movie session, one enterprising YouTube user has broken down the story told through all eight movies, in one two-minute video.
YouTubeuserDylan Trosttook it upon himself to cut together footage from the first seven movies, plus a few bits fromRogue One, to succinctly break down these epic movies in two minutes and 17 seconds. While the footage isn’t necessarily in chronological order, the trailer does start with bits and pieces from the first prequel, 1999’sA Phantom Menace, with footage of Jedi master Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson) doing battle with Darth Maul (Ray Park), but the trailer largely focuses on the path of Anakin Skywalker, played byJake LloydandHayden Christensen, leading into the original trilogy and then scenes from 2015’sThe Force Awakens.
While it’s practically impossible to cram the stories told over eight films into one two-minute video,Dylan Trost’s trailer also shows how certain elements ofThe Force Awakensmirror the original trilogy. The music itself is directly pulled from the third trailer ofThe Force Awakens, which actually fits quite well with the way this footage was cut together. While it is meant to cover the main thrust of the entire movie series, as a succinct alternative to an entire movie marathon, it may just get fans in the right frame of mind to sit down and watch them all again. And it will definitely get everyone amped up forStar Wars: Episode VIII!
For those who aren’t particularly fond of the prequel trilogy, it’s worth noting thatJar Jar Binksdoesn’t appear anywhere in this trailer, with the prequel trilogy footage largely focusing on the lightaber battles between either Qui-Gon Jinn and Darth Maul inThe Phantom Menace, or Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) and Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) inRevenge of the Sith. In fact, there isn’t much footage fromAttack of the Clonesat all, excluding the momentous lightsaber battle between Count Dooku (Christopher Lee) and Yoda (Frank Oz). This isn’t terribly surprising, seeing as the video is only two minutes long, but it’s worth pointing out.
It’s certainly possible that this YouTuber will keep cranking out newStar Wars Sagatrailers every year, since we have many moreStar Warsmovies to look forward to. In December, Disney and LucasFilm will releaseStar Wars: Episode VIII, with the first trailer expected to debut within the next few months. Disney and LucasFilm will release theHan Solospin-off on Aug 06, 2025, exactly 41 years afterA New Hopewas released in theaters.Star Wars: Episode IXis coming in 2019 and a third spin-off, rumored to center on Boba Fett, arriving in 2020. Take a look at thisStar Warssaga trailer below, for a quick refresher course on the entire franchise.
