- 05/07/2025
Remember when Rey and Kylo kissed for no reason??
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00:00From jarring CGI taking you out of the moment entirely, to kisses that made your heart sink
00:06instead of flutter, there's just no erasing these unfortunate scenes from your mind.
00:11The undeniable Gareth here from WhatCultureStarWars and here are 10 Star Wars Scenes Everyone Wishes
00:17They Could Unsee
00:1810. Background Stormtroopers Detract From The Action
00:23Obi-Wan Kenobi
00:24Make no mistake, Deborah Chow and Disney brought more than their fair share of excellence
00:29to the Star Wars streaming service party with this year's Obi-Wan Kenobi.
00:34But even with some outstanding performances and a rather gripping tale being told, there
00:39was still no escape in the fact fans were taking in an epic story that unfortunately had to
00:44be brought to life on a TV budget.
00:46Never was this more evident than during Part 4's detour to the Fortress Inquisitorious
00:51when Kenobi and Tala Durith attempt to sneak off the near base with a young Leia Organa.
00:56On top of the majority of the Imperial forces either looking like they were jarringly added
01:00in during post-production, a quick glance at the stormtroopers occupying the background
01:04during this sequence depicts the platoon seemingly walking straight at a window for some reason.
01:10Clearly, the idea here was to simply make the setting feel as busy as possible, but the
01:14lack of thought and attention put into something as simple as the logic behind the direction
01:18a background brigade are heading in ultimately ends up detracting from what should have been
01:23an otherwise daring escape sequence.
01:269. Rey and Kylo kiss
01:28Episode 9, The Rise of Skywalker
01:30There's nothing wrong with pumping a little love into this galaxy far, far away in the slightest.
01:35Just look at the whirlwind romance experienced by the unlikely lovers that were Han Solo and
01:40Leia Organa.
01:41However, what separates this OG romantic story from some of the other less celebrated instances
01:46of Star Wars lovin' is the fact that Solo and Organa's relationship felt organic, charming,
01:52and logical based on the circumstances offered up.
01:55The same most definitely could not be said for the jarring development of passion that concluded
01:59Ben Solo's big-screen journey in The Rise of Skywalker.
02:03After spending much of the sequel trilogy at odds with one another and rarely even offering
02:07up an ounce of sexual tension, Rey and a soon-to-be-dead Ben share a quick smooch on the back
02:12of the latter reviving the former post-Palpatine pulverizing.
02:16With just about everyone recoiling at this odd smooch from the get-go, it came as little
02:20surprise to see Disney attempt to backtrack on the kiss in the film's official novelization,
02:25classing it more as a kiss of gratitude.
02:27But that still couldn't erase the fact that this locking of lips was about as bizarre as
02:31it was unearned.
02:348. Happy Life Day, Star Wars Holiday Special
02:37While the original trilogy cast looking as though their souls are escaping their bodies, and a
02:42surreal cooking show sequence are just a few of the other minutes of Star Wars Holiday
02:46Special fans would like to have back.
02:48It's the Life Day main event that steals the unwanted show.
02:52Coming together to celebrate the aforementioned Wookiee holiday while surrounded by said furry
02:56race, all dressed in bizarre red cloaks, Chewbacca, Luke, Leia, Han, C-3PO and R2-D2 all take
03:02a moment to celebrate at the Tree of Life before the princess begins to let loose a celebration
03:07song.
03:08Yep, it's as insanely cringy and painful as it sounds on paper.
03:12But props to Carrie Fisher for smashing the vocals here, even if the lyrics of to live,
03:16to laugh, to dream, to grow, to trust, to love, to be, have haunted fans' nightmares
03:21ever since.
03:237. A Vesper Gang Backs Up Boba, The Book of Boba Fett
03:27While Disney most definitely have not been afraid to take a few risks when bringing their
03:32small screen corner of the galaxy far, far away to life over the last few years, a few of
03:36the more out-there occurrences found housed within the Book of Boba Fett in particular
03:40didn't quite land with the masses in the way Jon Favreau and the gang were hoping.
03:44Specifically, the introduction of a set of hover-vespa-boasting youths during Episode 3
03:48caused quite the stir online upon the Divisive Chapter's debut.
03:52And while it's worth noting that excessively colourful vehicles and 50s-inspired aesthetics
03:56aren't exactly new in this galaxy far, far away, some were quick to blast the arrival
04:01of the Power Ranger scooters and subsequent Tatooine chase sequence has not been Star Wars.
04:06But Boba star Temura Morrison himself seemed entirely unfazed by this largely negative response
04:12to the vibrant youngsters and their rides, explaining,
04:14they brought a lot of colour to it, I thought.
04:16They were great, we're working hard.
04:196. That Incestuous Kiss Episode 5 The Empire Strikes Back
04:24After laying a seemingly innocuous smacker on Luke Skywalker's cheek during their attempts
04:29to flee the Death Star in A New Hope, Leia Organa doubles down on her fondness for planting
04:33her lips on the Jedi in training in The Empire Strikes Back's opening stages.
04:38And while this was clearly little more than a way of stirring up some jealousy within an
04:42onlooking Han Solo at the time, the eventual revelation of Leia being very much Luke's
04:46long-lost sister left most fans sharing a similar look as the one sported by the smuggler.
04:51With George Lucas very much making it up as he went along despite what the creator would
04:54have you think, it's most likely the initial plan wasn't to have Leia eventually be revealed
04:59as the highly anticipated Other referenced by Yoda in Episode 5.
05:03And even if it was, that would mean Lucas was absolutely fine with showcasing a few bites
05:07of incest in the lead-up to the reveal, which makes the entire scenario even more uncomfortable
05:12doesn't it?
05:135.
05:14De-Aging the Galaxy
05:16Constantly improving technology is aiding those folks producing the latest Star Wars
05:21adventures in pushing the boundaries as to what is actually possible to bring to life
05:25on our screens.
05:26And while this galaxy's simply stunning space skirmishes have become even more impressive
05:30by the project for the most part, the utilizing of everyone's seemingly new favorite CGI toy in
05:36the form of digitally de-aging actors hasn't quite set this space-aged world on fire.
05:41Sure, seeing the likes of Peter Cushing and Carrie Fisher be both brought back to life
05:45and thrown into a time machine, respectively, in their heavily CGI'd Rogue One appearances
05:49as Grand Moff Tarkin and Princess Leia was interesting at a glance, but no amount of groundbreaking
05:54technology in the world could erase the disturbing feelings conjured up when taking in an entirely
05:59unnatural age-down performance that is primarily brought into being via a computer.
06:04But with Luke Skywalker also getting in on the de-aged action on the Mandalorian as of late,
06:09don't expect Disney to back away from this consistently jarring deep fake tool anytime soon.
06:144.
06:16NOOOOOO
06:17Episode 3 Revenge of the Sith
06:19After years of giddily anticipating what the moment Darth Vader officially stumbled into the world
06:25in his iconic cyborg form for the very first time would actually consist of, George Lucas had one
06:30hell of a surprise waiting for his passionate Darth devotees. Hot on the heels of being incinerated
06:35by old pal Obi-Wan Kenobi on Mustafar and seemingly dispatching his missus in a fit of rage,
06:40a recently turned Anakin Skywalker is kitted out with new bionic legs and a rather noisy life
06:45support machine and with fans the world over gripping their cinema seats as they awaited the very
06:49first utterances to tumble out of this legendary face covering's grills and almost instantly
06:54infamous scene was born. Upon being told a lie by his new master about him being responsible for
07:00Padme Amidala's death on the fiery planet, Vader breaks free from his restraints and unleashes
07:05his despair in the form of crushing the surroundings with the Force and letting loose a melodramatic
07:10NOOOOOO for good measure. Far from announcing the biggest bad in the galaxy with an almighty bang,
07:15this cyborg Vader debut acted as simply another prequel beat better left forgotten.
07:203. The Jedi Rocks Rendition Episode 6 Return of the Jedi
07:25The musical presence felt in George Lucas' flicks has played host to some of the galaxy's
07:30many highs and lows. And unfortunately, despite iconic tunes like the ones heard in A New Hope's
07:36Mos Eisley Cantina, and the great many legendary themes produced by the likes of John Williams over
07:41the years, proving that Star Wars can get things very much right on the music front, Return of the Jedi's
07:45revised Jabba the Hutt concert sits as a painful reminder of how soul-crushingly wrong Lucas & Co.
07:51could also get their musical occurrences. During one of his many special edition revisits to his
07:56original trilogy, Lucas decided that the already questionable Laptee neck performance seen within
08:01Jabba's palace at the start of Return of the Jedi needed both a CGI and musical overhaul. Replacing the
08:07tune with the far more excruciating Jedi Rocks monstrosity, a number of digital editions were also added to
08:13the mix, in the form of singer-sized snoodles being pointlessly CGI'd up, and a grisly backing
08:18screamer most could have done without being exposed to over the course of their lives.
08:232. Anakin and Padme Get Intimate Episode 2 Attack of the Clones
08:27Despite all of George Lucas, Natalie Portman, and Hayden Christensen's best intentions, the record
08:32will always show that this particular prequel tale of forbidden love became the galaxy's most infamous
08:37damp squib. And while it's hard to land on just one prequel-loving moment that fans could have
08:41likely done without, with Skywalker's distaste of sand and Amidala's declaring of her lover breaking
08:47her heart amidst the flames, both ranking pretty high in the cringe-inducing list of love, both of
08:52these moments pale in comparison to the pair's hilariously intense exchange in the darkness on Naboo.
08:58Everything from a rather creepy Jedi Padawan claiming he's in agony being so close to his love,
09:02to Padme confessing that the couple would be living alive if they kept their lover's secret,
09:06were enough to leave most reaching for their popcorn buckets for all the wrong reasons.
09:10That being said, it can't have exactly been easy having to redub the entire flick due to noisy
09:14cameras, as recently revealed by Ewan McGregor, with both lovebirds likely having to conjure up their
09:19forced attempt at some verbal chemistry almost entirely within a recording booth some time
09:24after shooting said flickering fire scene.
09:271. That's Solo Origin – A Star Wars Story
09:32Disney's attempts to spin off the galaxy's favorite rebellious smuggler got off to perhaps the most
09:36frustrating of starts humanly possible back in 2018. Before blasting into how the lovable Han Solo
09:42became best buds with a certain towering wookie, or forged part of his iconic legacy during a
09:47legendary making of the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs, someone thought it would be a simply
09:51outstanding idea to have the character made Legend by Harrison Ford be christened his immortal
09:56moniker in the most ridiculous of circumstances in the film's opening stages. Upon being asked by an
10:01Imperial officer who Han's people were as he attempted to sign up to the Empire, the old and
10:06Ehrenreich younger iteration of the future General would declare that he doesn't have any and is
10:10alone. Feeling somewhat cheeky in the moment, said officer then quips back by branding him,
10:15Han Solo.
10:18What made Solo such a captivating presence in the first place was the aura of mystery that
10:23accompanied him out of the gates, and said aura was effectively proton torpedo to smithereens from the
10:28off here. Thanks to a pointless branding and film in general, Disney and Force fans would rather have
10:33struck from the record.
10:36And that's our list! Know of any other Star Wars scenes everyone wishes they could unsee?
10:40Let us know all about them in the comments section right down below, and do not forget to
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10:46I have been Gareth from WarCultureStarWars, thank you very much for watching this video today,
10:50may the Force be with you, and hopefully I'll see you very very soon!
10:54Bye bye!
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