The YouTube channel The Beauty Of makes exquisite videos using the most memorable shots from film history. They combine them with highlights from each respective film’s musical scores. They’ve made videos of this nature for The Lord of the Rings, David Lynch’s films, and of course, Star Wars. After all, the Star Wars films have given moviegoers some of the most iconic images in all of cinema history. Their The Beauty of Star Wars video captures the epic quality of the saga, using composer John Williams’ iconic music. You can watch the full The Beauty of Star Wars video right here:
The Beauty of Star Wars begins with Anakin Skywalker’s transformation into Vader from Revenge of the Sith. It then ends with his son Luke looking at the binary sunset in A New Hope. The montage focuses solely on the nine Skywalker Saga films, so no Rogue One or Solo included. Although, they do have a separate video for Rogue One on their channel. We appreciate that instead of more well-known Star Wars themes from Williams, the video uses the underrated “Across the Stars” from Attack of the Clones. That piece of music is Anakin Skywalker and Padme Amidala’s love theme, and it rarely gets a lot of appreciation.
There’s also a lot of lightsaber action in this video. From Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon vs. Maul, to Rey vs. Kylo, we’re reminded of all the epic Jedi battles. We’re also reminded of some of the stunning planetary vistas of the saga, like Bespin, Coruscant, and Crait. And, of course, good old Tatooine shows up too. A lot of folks throw the term “modern mythology” around to describe various movie series. But this video reminds us that when it comes to the universe George Lucas created, it really is our modern mythology. For similar videos celebrating other films, check out The Beauty Of YouTube channel.
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