I don't care how large your TV is today, I still remember the effect of the opening sequence on a real movie theater screen, looking up and the massive star destroyer comes into the screen and the sound of battle filled the theater. We all knew this was something different, special, and would change our lives forever. And it did.

To quote Obi-Wan Kenobi: Coby, “you have taken your first step into a larger world.”

My Dad knew Anthony Daniels, the actor who plays C-3PO. He’s a really nice chap. I was about 11-12 when the Phantom Menace came out, and I got invited to go to his house for afternoon tea and to talk about all things Star Wars. I got to try on a couple of parts of the C-3PO costume that he had at home, and Mr. Daniels signed a few things for me. That was such a good day.

Imagine being 6 years old and seeing this on a movie screen in 1977 for the first time. Nothing like this had been seen before. ❤

I'm still salty that Chewie didn't get a medal at the end here. He deserves one too.

The Jabba the Hutt scene wasn't in the original theatrical cut. The scene was filmed in 1977, but with a human actor standing in for Jabba. At the time, George Lucas hadn't figured out what Jabba the Hutt was going to look like. The plan was to try to do hand-drawn animation on top of the film to give the actor playing Jabba an alien look. It didn't work out, though, so the scene was abandoned. The deleted scene was then finished with CGI 20 years later as part of the 1997 Special Edition re-release.

The "next one" is Empire Strikes Back. The best Star Wars movie and it's not even close. Do not miss it!

You need to go back and watch the Binary Sunset again without talking through it. Right after Luke has dinner with his aunt and uncle, he goes out and watches the sunset, and it has some of the most beautiful music from any movie ever.

Chewbacca was played by Peter Mayhew, a 7'3" hospital orderly. He continued to play the role until 2015, when health issues forced him to split the work with a younger actor, who then took over the role in subsequent movies. Sadly he passed away in 2019. Chewbacca's "voice" was created by mixing various animal noises.

Great reaction. None of us in the audience in 1977 knew anything before seeing this movie. You asked many of the same questions we did. :)

I love the way C3-PO was panicking when Luke got back and offering his parts to fix R2-D2 (for all the arguing they do, they are brothers)

Remember the empire is everywhere in the galaxy it's not Just the deathstar ..that was just a super weapon they had

"THERE'S NO UNDERWEAR IN SPACE"... George Lucas had to convinced Carrie to go Commando under her outfits, explaining that underwear was "an Earth Thing".

I remember getting my mother to watch it with me in the theater. She ended up loving the whole trilogy. Sadly she passed away from cancer in 2011. This movie will always be special to me. She was the best.

Anthony Daniels was C-3PO, the late Kenny Baker was inside R2-D2 and the late Peter Mayhew was Chewbacca. Baker was only 3' 8" tall. Peter Mayhew was diagnosed with giantism and also had Marfan's Syndrome. His peak height was 7' 3". The late David Prowse (6' 6" tall) played Darth Vader with James Earl Jones doing the voice.

Droids are common place within Star Wars. They are used for all sorts of things and are considered property. The Stormtroopers not questioning C3P0 wouldn't be unusual just because there are tons of droids working on the Death Star. In addition what makes R2D2 so special is that he has never had his memory wiped so he has accumulated years and years of knowledge. Most droids will have their memories wiped on a regular basis to avoid them gaining enough knowledge to potentially rebel against their owners.

50:04 Holy shiza! Did Coby really just say she's 40? I wouldv'e guessed 29 tops. Killing it!

Here's a fun little fact -- when Luke tells 3P0 the number of the garbage masher's door to open, Mark Hamill says he just improvised and said his home phone number.

This might be the best reaction to Star Wars I’ve ever seen. I loved how authentic you were throughout…I could tell how intently you were watching, and picking up on little things (like when you said about Luke’s aunt…”she knows something”). Considering you knew next to noting about the movie, only some names and images, it was so much fun to see how excited you got when you met certain characters for the first time…like when Obi-wan appears and you mentioned you had goose bumps. For someone who almost prided herself on having never watched it, you still permitted yourself to give it a totally fair chance and just went along for the ride. I also found it interesting that you thought that the “gang” was together from the start, and were surprised to find out that was not the case. I can see that. In other franchises like Star Trek, typically the main characters are all together from the start. But, I never thought about it from the POV of someone who has never seen it, but who would have been exposed to the characters all their lives. Anyhow, great reaction! And welcome to the fandom…nerd! 😉

"Turn the Volume up" i almost died laughing knowing that loud song was about to play.

"Boring conversation anyway" does pop up from time to time but it's probably one of those deals you may not have even known it was a reference in context.

Every Star Wars film begins with "A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away" meaning this story takes place a million years ago in a galaxy other than our own, so it has nothing to do with Earth at all.

A fun fact I found out only today myself, When Luke, Han, and Chewbacca enter the elevator (in Stormtrooper garb and prisoner), Luke says something "I can hardly see in this thing", Hamill thought the cameras weren't rolling and was actually saying that to Harrison Ford. It became a keeper. I love that stuff. There's less overall fixes and adds than you may think though Lucas did clean up some things that really bothered him. He tweaked each of the films to some degree.........On the Deathstar when Han chases the stormtroopers to a bunker full of them, it was originally just a dead end and the few troopers turned around and chased Han back. The bunker full of troopers makes it more stressful and fun. Enjoy this galaxy, think you will love it.

Fun fact, that Droid that Colby said "Looks like a trash can" actually WAS a trash can that George "retrofitted" to make into a Droid for the film!

Both Vader and Governor Tarkin answer to the emperor, who was mentioned in this movie but not seen.

I watched this movie the first day it was released in 1977 as a 16-year old kid, and have been a fan since then. I had never been to a movie where the line went around the outside of the building for hours. It is difficult for someone to understand the distinctiveness of this movie when watched for the first time in 2024. Some truly groundbreaking features were seen and heard when this movie was released: Modern CGI was essentially invented for this movie, incredible camera tracking, an amazing musical score, and an ongoing script requiring multiple movies to complete the story. This was mind-blowing a movie when released, with nothing like it seen before.

I love that Coby recognizes that Star Wars is based on old-time serials. As far as having the confidence to start with episode IV. George Lucas wanted to make a six episode serial, but the studio would only back three movies, so he made the last three as there was still enough information for people to understand the story and still feel complete

"So are you just born with the Force or can anyone learn it?" 40 years later and we are still debating viciously

There was no scene with Jabba before they remastered it. Jabba never showed up until Return of the Jedi originally.

If you're a Jedi you can't fight with vengeance because any kind of anger leads to the dark side

that smile at 19:42 when Luke says he wants to go to Alderan....thats why these reactions are so beautiful to watch, seeing the joy, the goose bumps, the tears of someone feeling these movies for the first time just brings back all those emotions for all of us who have memorized every line from these movies and so many more. keep it up darling ill be watching Empire after this

Originally the only episode and called just Star Wars, "Episode IV A New Hope" was added later when the franchise expanded to six and then nine episodes. Surprisingly, Darth Vader escapes despite no sequel planned at the time.

Fear not, yes, there are millions of Star Wars nerds out there willing to troll beginners.. But these are just movies. They are meant to be enjoyed first and foremost. Have fun!

Governor Tarkin (the "older" guy "bossing around" Darth Vader) is British classic horror film actor Peter Cushing. (Cushing starred in a number of horror films with Christopher Lee, who appears in the prequels as Count Dooku). Obi-Wan Kenobi is another famous British classic film actor Sir Alec Guiness ("The Bridge on the River Kwai" among others). You probably know that James Earl Jones (another famous classic film actor) voices Darth Vader (the man in the suit is someone different). R2D2 and C3PO are supposed to be kind of a parody take on "Abbott & Costello". All of your questions including family relations will eventually be answered if you watch all 3 films, plus the 3 prequels, and even "Rogue One" which takes place between episodes 3 and 4. Yes, aside from the very small handful of CGI creatures and effects that Lucas added in later, most everything else is matte paintings, blue screen (back then), large sets (on soundstages and in the Tunisian desert), models, costumes, and real special effects.

Something cool that a lot of people don't know is that the actor who played Wedge (Dennis Lawson) is the maternal uncle of Ewan MacGregor (prequel trilogy Obi-Wan Kenobi). When this came out, his parents picked him and his brother up after school and took them to see this in the theaters in Glasgow, Scotland.

In 1977, the crawl didn't have "Episode IV A New Hope." It was added to later prints after "The Empire Strikes Back" debuted in 1980. The CGI in this movie was added for the 1997 re-release of the film.

"A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away". "Is that Earth?" Hilarious. :)

To watch the original, "un-special edition," you need to find Harmy's Despecialized Edition. It is a complete restoration of the original, produced by dedicated fans in the Fanedit community. It represents Star Wars as originally seen in its first theater run.

Artoo has such a fowl mouth they beeped all his dialog

I love the words, "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away." Those words say sooo much, they say "This is a fairy tale, this is magic in space.

Most of the original visual effects are still in the film. They were groundbreaking at the time, and it's only a handful of scenes that have been updated, and you can usually tell by the CGI. Realistic CGI wasn't really a thing until the mid 90s.

The Jawa transporter is left over from stuff abandoned by a mining consortium that tried to make Tatooine pay off. They used them to transport large quantities of ore. When they went broke, they abandoned the transporter crawlers, which were taken over by Jawas, with each one becoming home gor one Jawa clan.

I love the meme where Leia is comforting Luke after Obi Wan died. “My entire planet was just destroyed but I’m so sorry that the old man you’ve known for a day is dead.”

"Hold your fire?! Are we paying by the laser now?" "You don't do the budget, Terry! I do!"

17:42 You are born with the Force (called force sensitivity) but to be good at it you must be training and focus.

One of my favourite movie experience moments was when I first watched this in theatres when I was 12 years-pld in 1977. When the Millennium Falcon swooped in out of nowhere in the attack on the Death Star. The entire theater cheered aloud.

I love watching people's reactions for their first time watching Star Wars! This did not disappoint, I'm glad you enjoyed! It's like watching it for the first time vicariously through you and it's sooooo gooood! Can't wait to see more!

So fun to see a new generation experience this movie for the first time. I was 8 years old when I saw it in a theater in 1977, and it blew my mind like it did everyone else's. It's just a shame that it's not possible for you to see the original version we saw then, when it was just "Star Wars" -- none of this "Episode IV: A New Hope" stuff -- and just had its original practical effects -- the only CGI was the low-res displays you see on screens (eg the mission briefing with the Death Star diagrams). Nothing fancier than that was possilble yet.

_A long time ago, in a movie theater about 50 miles away ..._ *THERE WAS NO EPISODE TITLE* The studio didn't think this film would make much money. Lucas was crossing his fingers that it didn't bomb. For all he knew, Lucas was making one standalone movie. "Episode IV" and "A New Hope" were added in later releases, to be in line with the numbering adopted with Episode V. I first saw _Star Wars_ in 1977, at the Indian Hills Theater in Omaha, Nebraska, US (a city of about 1M). The Indian Hills was one of the last remaining Cinerama theaters in existence (it's long gone, now). Cinerama was an experimental widescreen format seen in the 1950s and 1960s. It had an extremely curved screen, such that films shot in Cinerama used _three cameras_ and _three projectors_ : one for the center of the screen and one for each side. Everything had to be constantly synchronized so that the film looked normal onscreen. If you see Cinerama films on DVD/Bluray/streaming today, it often looks distorted on the left and right. This is caused by converting a curved film to a flat screen. So there I was at the Indian Hills at the tender age of 12 -- the film's precise target demographic. The Indian Hills seated 810 patrons: 662 on the main floor and 148 in the balcony. It was completely packed, as was every screening of _Star Wars_ in every theater in the world, until the film left theaters. I'd gotten to the theater rather late, forcing me to sit in the center seat of row one. This turned out to be fantastically good bad luck. Today, the center of row one is a terrible seat due to parallax distortion. In a theater the size of the Indian Hills, that distortion didn't exist because the screen was far enough away from the seats. However, it was close enough so that it filled my field of view from top to bottom. The screen was large and curved enough so that it filled my field of view from periphery to periphery. _Star Wars_ was shot in CinemaScope, a more popular widescreen format that we still see today. While not technically the same as Cinerama, it still lent itself well to that screen. I watched _Star Wars_ with the film filling my entire field of view from top-to-bottom and side-to-side. I didn't have to turn my head to watch it unless I wanted to, and I usually didn't. It was an astonishingly immersive experience. Not even IMAX comes close. Add to that the massive audience reaction that shouldn't be overlooked. It was a shared experience that I've only seen at _Infinity War_ and _Endgame_ on their opening nights, when there were a lot of fans present. This audience reaction happened at every screening, in every theater, everywhere in the world, until _Star Wars_ left the screens. Imagine 810 people all cheering, clapping, jumping to their feet, and occasionally crying all at once. The shared experience was amazing, as it fed on itself. No one held back, it just kept growing and growing until the destruction of the Death Star -- which prompted massive roaring from the audience. The film itself was like nothing put to the screen at that time. While cinematically based on old _Flash Gordon_ and _Buck Rogers_ movie serials of the 1930s, this was a big-budget, big-screen version like nothing anyone had ever seen before. It completely changed science fiction on the movie screen. Until that time, you occasionally got a good science fiction film, but they tended to be years apart. After _Star Wars_ , there were multiple good science fiction movies every year, a trend that continues to this very day. There would be no modern _Star Trek_ without _Star Wars_ . _Star Wars_ was such a massive hit for 20th Century-Fox that Paramount quickly looked around and said, "Aha! We have this _Star Trek_ thing that Trekkies are always saying they want more of. Let's make it into a movie!" Thus _Star Trek - The Motion Picture_ was released in 1979. Without that, there would be no _Star Trek_ today. _Star Wars_ changed filmmaking from a business perspective. The film grabbed audiences like nothing seen in the entire history of cinema. While _Jaws_ was technically the first summer blockbuster, _Star Wars_ cemented summer as the time to release action-heavy, family-friendly films. The special effects of _Star Wars_ were utterly innovative, and the tools created by the likes of John Dykstra became commonplace in films that don't even have special effects. Almost all special effects in the Original Trilogy were achieved either in-camera, with optical effects, miniatures, extremely detailed paintings, or a combination of those techniques. CGI that allows an entire film to be shot on a green screen wasn't even a glimmer in anyone's eye. In 1977, the most advanced computers were the size of an SUV and didn't have the computing power of your phone. CGI as a primary filmmaking technique wasn't popularized until _Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow_ in 2004. By then, computing power/square centimeter had skyrocketed exponentially. The special effects spawned Industrial Light and Magic, a company created and owned by George Lucas. ILM is still in existence today, constantly innovating with new technologies to create visual effects for many, many films and TV series. From it's inception, ILM has been considered the gold standard of VFX companies. In short, this film was nothing like what had come before. It changed _everything about cinema_ . And I got to see it with an audience of 810, on a screen so immersive that I got nauseous during the Trench Run.

The trench run at the end is based on real events. In WW2 Brittish bombers blew up three German Dams and they had to run a gauntlet of anti aircraft fire to get to the target. Most of the planes never returned. There is a movie called the dam busters about it. Its a classic movie, and worth a watch.

As a protocol droid, C-3P0 is present at countless high-level diplomatic and even clandestine meetings; and therefore for security purposes, regularly has his memory “scrubbed.” R2, on the other hand, as an astromech and repair droid, never has his memory deleted. (Astromechs act as space navigators for starships.)

The line when Uncle Owen says, "He died about the same time as your father." and Luke's reaction, "He knew my father?" Worldwide, on average around 3 people die every second. This means that there are two other people walking around who will die at the same second you will die. It's unlikely you will meet any of them, though it is possible. For example, both of them may be on the same plane you are on.

Peter Mayhew a 7-foot-3-inch Englishman is in the Chewbacca costume he sadly passed away in 2019.

Oh nice! Your editor edited this scene --- 23:13 --- as it should have been as originally shot back in 1977 but infamously altered in 1997. Kudos to the editor!

For reference, people would watch this movie, leave the theater, then get back in line immediately and watch it again. People would say things like: I saw it 65 times this summer. Harrison Ford had never been famous before, after the national release he was at a record store and was recognized. Fans mobbed him and tore his clothes off him. This movie changed Hollywood more than any other film.

I love watching reactions from people new to the series. It takes me back to when I first saw it on video in the early 90's. When the original films were re-released on the big screen for the 20th anniversary in 1997, 13 year-old me was blown away. I'm looking forward to your next video.

7:05 Yes, Anthony Daniels is inside the C-3PO suit and the late Kenny Baker is inside R2-D2 (most of the time).

There is an actor, Kenny Baker, inside the Artoo suit *some* of the time. Other times it is entirely mechanical and controlled from offstage. If Artoo is traveling, its a remote controlled version. This version generated bloopers as it occasionally went off on its own, and frequently fell over. Threepio is Anthony Daniels, who wore the suit and later did voiceover as well, dubbing over himself in post.

That side-glance Obi Wan gives at the 16min 58sec mark of this video launched an entire trilogy and a tv series. 🙂

24:25 in the original filming of the scene, Jabba was just a human, but the scene was ultimately cut from the movie because it didn't really serve any purpose (we already learned everything we need to know from the Greedo scene in the cantina). reintroducing the scene with a CG Jabba is one of those things Lucas did just because he could at the cost of solving the "who is Jabba" mystery way too early. but at least it gave us the line "Jabba, you are a wonderful human being."

The Emperor is the top baddie. They talk about him during the conference meeting where Vader chokes one guy. Moff Tarkin is the head of the Death Star and one of the Emperor's top military commanders. You hit it on the head, Vader isn't military, he's more like the Emperor's attack dog, or lead henchman. Lord Vader is technically not military, more like the Speaker of the House (lol).

In case you missed it, Coby I've watched a few New Hope reactions. You did a fantastic job, this was really fun watching it with you. Also, don't be afraid of watching popular movies. We watch you because we trust you and your taste in these movies. So be at ease, and May the Force be with you. 😘

The thing to remember is Star Trek is our galaxy we are searching outward. Star Wars is an entire other galaxy and these events happened along time before The Milky Way Galaxy and we are learning of these tales. The crawl at the begining of all Star Wars movies are the 3 act structure in reverse order telling what each section is about lol.

Thank you for not smiling or laughing when R2 got zapped by the Jawa. When I saw the movie, way back then in the theater, half the audience laughed. Even at 61 years old, the 15 year old me still cringes inside...

coby + star wars? priceless

One of my favorite Sci Fi movies ever made! It was nominated for 10 Oscars including Best Picture but won for Best Visual Effects Best Film Editing Best Costume Design Best Production Design Best Sound Editing Best Sound Effects Best Original Score. It made $777 million dollars ($2 billion dollars today) against a $10 million dollar budget. Believe it or not, the cancelled 1975 DUNE adaptation was one of the major inspirations for the movie, as well as the western and samurai films.

I still get goosebumps when I watch the Trench Run scene.

"No one's sad that he died?" It's especially jarring when you know that he saved Leia's life multiple times when she was a little girl and they had adventures together, and she just DGAF that he's dead.

OH YES. You made my day Coby!!

So, I've seen a lot of these, as anyone on a channel that hasn't seen it, eventually gets there, but Coby, I have to say this is probably my favorite first time reaction to A New Hope. I thought about it for a bit before typing this, but you did an amazing job. Brava!

I think this was the first reactor that went in knowing about the Special Edition additions. Always love seeing new reactions to Star Wars.

When this came out I was 7 and living in Paris. In France they dub movies so my parents took me and my friend Taylor to an undubbed late night screening. I was blown away. I felt that I had been allowed to see a movie for adults and it was all I talked about for months. Now it is quaint but I can still remember the feeling of awe I had 47 years ago.

It was a delight watching with you. I'm gonna have to sign up for more...

George Lucas really spent some time trying to make this an old fashioned hero's journey. He studied Joseph Campbell's work on old myths and the elements that make them up. He also clearly took inspiration from Japanese samurai films. Akira Kurosawa's "The Hidden Fortress" in particular. If you watch it, you'll immediately see where C-3PO and R2-D2 came from. 😄 The exact relationship between Luke and his uncle and aunt is made clear in the prequels. Clearly, you already know that you're watching a revised version. I don't mind it as much as others. The effect of the stun ray on princess Leia in the beginning was as it always was, I think. Maybe cleaned up a little. However, the entry into the Mos Eisley spaceport was greatly expanded, clearly to make it look like a city. There was no overhead view in the original, and we saw very few buildings. I'm not sure if there was some model work, or if it's all CGI. Clearly, all the creatures who populate the streets are CGI. And you weren't the only one who got confused about who was getting blown up in the final battle. Denis Lawson played Wedge, the other remaining pilot, but when he saw the movie, he saw an explosion that he thought was his death, so he was surprised to be asked to come back for The Empire Strikes Back. 😊

33:33 "I Wanna Know Who Played Chewie" The actor who played Chewbacca was Peter Mayhew, who at the time of this movie's release had been working at King's Cross Hospital as an orderly

Now, you MUST watch "Hardware Wars"! It was the first Star Wars parody. George Lucas loved it.

24:15 Jabba was not only updated for this scene. In the original he hadn't even had his appearance in person until episode VI. It's a shame that in the 1990s they suddenly decided to give his character away this early. Thereby they took nearly all the mystery from a great villain.

Carrie Fisher was 18 during the making of this movie. Harrison Ford and Carrie had a fling while making this movie.

When Luke retracks the targeting computer and the drums start rumbling i get massive goosebumps

"Do we go to earth?" That was answered just before the title of the movie: "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away."

Fantastic job. Thanks for doing these!

Here we GOOOOOOOO!!!!!! Oh, and a light saber vs your fingernails....you'd win 'hands' down every time.

A New Hope 1977 is my favourite Star Wars film.Also personally I think Coby and The Golden-Haired Girl are the two prettiest girls on this channel.

I remember watching this at the movies when I was a kid. The opening scene where the Imperial Star Destroyer fills the screen, blew me away.

WTF im speechless Coby never watch Star wars? Welcome to our Universe of Star Wars this is going to be awsome watching Coby discover all the characters and storys. Cant wait for more. Great reaction like always.

Inside R2-D2 there was also an actor, Kenny Baker!!

The Star Wars comics depicted scenes that weren't in the released version, pretty cool to see the artists' interpretations of the script for things they hadn't seen. The Biggs scenes especially. Those big $1 comics were like GOLD back then, I know some of you will remember that 😁

I remember looking forward to this the day of its first showing in the UK. A few friends and I queing up at our small local cinema back in 1977, almost at the front of the queue. Got the drink chocolate and popcorn. Sat near the middle of the cinema and was totally blown away by the whole film. The storyline, the special effects like we'd never seen before. Then there was the tension as the Death Star got closer and closer to the Rebel Base on Yavin 4 (I think it was Yavin 4). Seeing it at the cinema was the best, seeing it at home on VHS was second best. Thank god for George Lucas. Watching your video brings back so many great memories, thanks for that.

I celebrated my 6th birthday the day after this was released in 1977 and my Mom took me to see it several times when it came to my hometown. I instantly loved everything about it. I had posters on my walls, the official Star Wars storybook, and the score to the film on vinyl. And I still have a copy of it on vinyl. Amazing to listen to. I also have the DVD's of all three films as they were originally released in 1977, 1980 and 1983. I prefer watching those to the ones with the added CGI and scenes. Not that I mind watching those, but I still like watching them as they were originally released. Loved your reaction to this and I am looking forward to your reactions to The Empire Strikes Back and Return Of The Jedi.

Best thing you will ever do in your life! Once you finish the original trilogy you will be hooked! Then watch the prequels. OH MY GOD!

The guy playing Darth Vader is played by a Scottish actor. George Lucas didn't want to use his voice, so they got James Earl Jones to do the voice. Darth means Dark and Vader means Father.

This is now one of my favorite videos I’ve ever watched. Star Wars is and has always been a huge part of my life; it’s been a comfort in times of despair and a beacon of (a new) hope in my life as a husband, father, teacher, and writer. Watching you experience the original film brought me so much joy; I’m not exaggerating when I say it was truly moving. I know these films backwards, forwards, and behind the scenes, but seeing you witness it all for the first time brings all the magic I’ve loved since I was a little kid right back. Thank you for this! It’s aaaaalmost as much fun as sharing these movies with my daughter for the first time! I can’t wait to continue watching your first journey through that galaxy far, far away. May the Force be with you!

I liked that you notice the music theme(like in Indiana Jones) and i Hope you will watch the rest. I envy you watching this for the first time🤩

Which planet 🌍 hasn’t heard of this universal 🎥 movie?

I've always loved playing beloved movies for my family and friends and watching their emotions running through the films. I have surprised myself though, with how much joy I just got out of watching a stranger experience this movie for the first time..... It's kind of made my day.

One of the reasons I love classic Star Wars is because, albeit set in space, it's a pure fantasy story. Think about it: a hermit wizard gives a young farm boy a magic sword and recruits him to help rescue a princess from a dark lord's castle. :p

You are far too young to understand but in 1977, this movie was absolutely groundbreaking. The special effects, practical though they were, were like nothing anyone had ever seen. It was a true cultural phenomenon and those of us who were around to see it in '77were forever changed by it.

The swipe scene transitions are actually kind of brilliant: Given how unfamiliar the audience was with this kind of movie, setting, etc, the swipes subtly tell the audience "This is somewhere different", and not merely a different point of view at the same location. Maybe it's unnecessary, especially for modern audiences, but I'm sure it helps.

As a 7 yr old in 1977 this transformed my outlook on life. It was so beyond anything else it was that crazy

So happy to see you wearing a shirt from MY film! :)