Over eleven films, Star Warsis a global phenomenon with a massive fandom. That fandom is some of the most rabid and opinionated to ever exist, and that includes those of us who write about it. With Episode IX on the immediate horizon, I’ve gone back and watched the entire saga in timeline order to prepare for The Rise of Skywalker. That process reminded me that I love a film saga that has some of the most cringe-worthy moments and terrible dialogue ever on tape. So I did what all good writers do. I got a piece of paper and decided to jot down my choice for the five worst scenes throughout all eleven films. We’ll start with an honorable mention. Buckled in? Good. Punch it, Chewie!
Honorable Mention: The snub of Chewbacca, Episode IV: A New Hope
This may not be the worst scene, but it’s the worst omission in history. Chewbacca is a big dude, so he’s pretty hard to miss. His role in the events of A New Hope were pretty significant. So how could they have missed him in this ceremony? The final scene at the Star Wars “Oscars” finds our Walking Carpet snubbed on stage. George Lucas has addressed this, saying:
“Chewbacca wasn’t given a medal because medals don’t really mean much to Wookiees. They don’t really put too much credence in them. They have different kinds of ceremonies.”
George Lucas
In the end, he tried to live up to his moniker by sacrificing himself for the Resistance, but by that point in the movie, it was too little, too late. All I could think of him at that point was an angry old dude drinking green milk straight from a sea cow teat. From this point on, all his exploits were dead to me.
However, the best line from all of Star Wars was uttered in this movie, and it’s the truest thing ever spoken in our galaxy far, far away. I remembered thinking this leaving the theater after The Last Jedi ended:
“This is not going to go the way you think.”
Luke Skywalker
It sure didn’t. You ain’t just-a whistlin’ Dixie there, my friend.
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