Rogue One What was your reaction the first time seeing the Vader hallway scene?

I'm not an expert on the character, but I would think there are limits to what he can do! In Empire, he had only Han Solo to worry about, whereas in Rogue One, he was parrying the bolts of several shooters. Could he have disarmed them all at once? Well, if the answer is yes, then why couldn't he have done the same at Echo Base? Those snowtroopers are obsolete!

 

I didn't see it coming at all. Once the breathing started, I got so excited. I just can't really use any other words other than feeling the menace of Vader as the poor Rebel troops try to complete their mission.

 

I was in awe. It was the best moment I've ever seen in a movie, Star Wars or not.

 

Darn right!!

 

The only way I was spoiled going into the film was I had heard about the Tarkin/Leia CGI stuff. After Organa gave us the "I'd trust her with my life" line, I knew she was showing up at some point. Once the Rogue One team ate it on Scarif, all I could focus on was that Leia would make an appearance, soon. Vader made me forget about her, for a while.

 

I didn't have a reaction lol. Once the hallway turned dark, I knew Vader was coming. I didn't have much emotions at all. I wasn't freaking out or crying or screaming inside my head. I was experiencing the scene like.. normal. :/ I had more hype when the rebel fleet jumped out of hyperspace, that really surprised me. I feel really emotion-less when obvious scenes appear like that. For example, Han Solo's death in TFA or Vader's slaughter here, I already knew it was coming. I'm really weird. xD

 

Well - to be fair - that scene was also incredible

 

Yeah those poor Rebels, cannon fodder to be wiped out by the master.

 

Awe and fear

My favorite scene in the film, for the simple fact it made Vader truly frightening again.

 

I was spoiled about it before hand so I wasn't surprised at all.
Still thought it looked cool though.

 

I don't recall. It was later than I expected it would be before going in but it was kind of expected that they would do something along these lines.

Obviously it's like something right out of the prequels in terms overall effect especially with the choir.

For those who unlike myself have had trouble reconciling Anakin and Vader as being the same it might have helped them that Vader is now Anakin right out of ROTS.

The other thing is in some respects I wish it had been some of the Rogue One crew instead of the no name crew. Jyn or Chirrut being the last cut down would have been quite effective.

In terms of Vader overall it's interesting to see the weaker Vader of R1 compared to the far stronger one of ROTS who battled Obi-Wan but who is more in control.

 

fear, followed by awe, followed by invigoration. mainly because he is an unstoppable force of death and rage, and "there is no escape." it reminds me of dreams in which an enormous tsunami is coming, this wall of water, and i just stare at it in awe, as dream me knows there's no running from that.

i kind of experienced the scene from the pov of the men in the hall, and just that helpless feeling that you're going to die, this unstoppable thing will kill everyone and there is nothing you can do.

i keep comparing it with jyn and cassian on the beach before the death star sears them from existence.

 

Yeah, that kind of brings me back to something I said in another thread soon after RO came out. I talked about how moved I was by the sacrifice of those rebel troopers. We've already seen the sacrifice of the named and nameless characters of the Rogue One crew, but in this scene we also see these nameless troopers of the Rebel Alliance die at the hand of Darth Vader, also making the ultimate sacrifice to play their part in this effort to stop the Empire's new superweapon. We actually see them go from "help us!" when the door gets jammed and won't open, to "take it!" as they realize they are already done for, and the most important thing now is just getting those plans into the hands of someone on the other side of that door, so that the plans can get on to another ship and get out of there. I still get chills when that trooper yells "take it!". So that's effectively another side of my reaction to this scene; part of it is a direct reaction to Vader. The other part of it is a reaction to what these troopers say and do in this situation.

 

Nail on the head. That's why I reject assertions that it's only gratuitous fan service. It's a powerfully scripted and visualized scene, and an inspiring extension of the Rogue One crew's sacrifice. Some of the best Star Wars ever put on screen.

 

When I saw this Vader scene for the first time, I felt nothing but pure delight. It's fascinating to see villains be portrayed to be so powerful and terrifying.

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I will be the exception in saying that I have never liked the scene, in spite of the fact that RO is my second favorite SW film. The scene strikes me as uncharacteristic of Darth Vader. In the 1977 film he entered Leia's ship after the main fighting was over, and he did the same thing in ESB when he arrived on Hoth.

 

I agree 100%. For me, the nameless rebel crew are as important as the main characters. In a way, the point is that not only Jyn/Cassian&Co. had to sacrifice themselves.... everyone is making a sacrifice, sometimes the ultimate sacrifice, and they are basically comparable, even if we never got to know these poor guys.

 

In both of those cases, I wouldn't say "the main fighting was over" as much as I would say "the initial resistance had been defeated". Vader has confidence in his troops to get that first part done, but he's neither lazy or scared. However, the main difference between the RO scene and the ANH scene, for example, is that in RO he is THIS CLOSE to getting those plans and preventing this mess from getting any worse. He comes very close, but fails. In ANH, they need to take control of the ship (see "the initial resistance had been defeated" above), but after that point it's more of a "solving a mystery" kind of situation; the rebels got the plans already, so now Vader and his troops need to figure out where they are, what they did with them, etc. Vader killing everyone in his path doesn't make sense for that situation.

 

True, but to be fair, the situations are different.

In ANH, he had already taken control of the ship and had Imperials scanning for escape pods, so it’s not like he was in a hurry board it.

In ESB, he had to wait for the team to destroy the defense perimeter so his ship would be clear for landing. And his priority was just destroy the Rebel base as well as locate the Falcon that could lead him to Luke, which he succeeded in both accounts.

In RO, he arrived when the battle was over and Rebels were already fleeing. And he is just told one of the ships had received some Imperial data. So there was a bit more urgency in boarding that vessel.

But truly, Vader has always acted a little different in every single movie he appeared. If he also acts a bit differently in RO, I wouldn't say that is uncharacteristic of him - more that, it's another layer to his character that we haven't seen before.

 

Darth "always keep 'em guessing" Vader

 

I think that is one of the best selling points of Vader as a villain, is that you never know what he going to do next. He is very unpredictable and keeps changing his MO as he pleases. As says to Lando, “I have altered the deal, pray I don’t alter it any further.” Not to mention he is the guy who gave us the most mind-blowing line and character motivation in movie history.

And that is part of the charm of the Vader’s scene in RO. Nobody saw that coming. People knew he was going to be in the movie, that he may or may not had a badass in it, but when it came, and the way it came, it still took people by surprise. So in that way, it felt very "Vader".

 

Yup, and he continued that pattern for the rest of his life. Nobody, including Palpatine, saw that "that's it, I'm killing him!" move coming in ROTJ. Even Luke, who was pinning all his hopes on that outcome, didn't know if his appeals to the good in Vader would actually work.

 

I went into Rogue One completely blind. No trailers, no anything except when Star Wars posted a screenshot of Jyn (didn't know her name at the time) on their Facebook page.

The first time I saw the last Vader scene, I was already overwhelmed with how awesome the movie was and in shock from the emotional story climax. When the last Vader scene was playing, I was just in complete overload, like I was getting electrocuted but couldn't move anymore.

 

Wait, are you also camped out outside Edwards' house? If so, where? I'm near the vegetable garden in the back.