# Darth by Darthwest **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 18, 2016, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darth-by-darthwest/755078 "2016-05-18T12:53:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Fool\_in\_the\_Rain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8491ac/32.png) [@Fool\_in\_the\_Rain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fool_in_the_Rain)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2016, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darth-by-darthwest/755078/1 "2016-05-18T12:53:13Z")
A friend sent this to me. French video editor melds North by Northwest with Star Wars in a fun 5 minute video of the plane scene from North by Northwest. I take no credit for this. > [@](#): > > “Darth by Darthwest”-“Vador aux trousses” > Starring: Cary Grant > Music by Bernard Herrmann (“North by Northwest”) > Characters and Films created by Alfred Hitchcock and George Lucas. > Films used: “North by Northwest”, “Star Wars” episodes IV, V, VI, VII. > Special thanks to C3PO,R2D2 & BB8! > Edited and Directed by Fabrice Mathieu VIMEO LINK: [https://vimeo.com/166006200?lite=1](https://vimeo.com/166006200?lite=1) ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2016, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darth-by-darthwest/755078/2 "2016-05-18T13:04:40Z")
That was pretty awesome! ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2016, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darth-by-darthwest/755078/3 "2016-05-18T13:32:52Z")
“He’s shooting wamp rats where there aint no wamp rats.” ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2016, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darth-by-darthwest/755078/4 "2016-05-18T14:41:27Z")
That’s pretty cool! ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2016, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darth-by-darthwest/755078/5 "2016-05-18T16:10:47Z")
The possibility of successfully navigating a cornfield is approximately 3,720 to 1. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2016, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darth-by-darthwest/755078/6 "2016-05-18T17:55:02Z")
I’ll be the voice of dissent. Sure, technically it was well done, but I thought the ending was dumb. Where’d the Millenium Falcon come from, why did it show up, and why did it show up THEN? And the way it shot down the tie fighter was too rushed. The staging didn’t make sense. Everything after 4:07 was a mess, IMO. In the original movie, no one was meeting Kaplan/Thornhill at the crossing (except the killer). He stole a truck and escaped on his own. Bringing the 'falcon into it changes the narrative for no real necessity. ---
**Author:** ![Fool\_in\_the\_Rain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8491ac/32.png) [@Fool\_in\_the\_Rain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fool_in_the_Rain)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2016, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darth-by-darthwest/755078/7 "2016-05-18T19:17:16Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > I’ll be the voice of dissent. > > Sure, technically it was well done, but I thought the ending was dumb. Where’d the Millenium Falcon come from, why did it show up, and why did it show up THEN? And the way it shot down the tie fighter was too rushed. The staging didn’t make sense. Everything after 4:07 was a mess, IMO. > > In the original movie, no one was meeting Kaplan/Thornhill at the crossing (except the killer). He stole a truck and escaped on his own. Bringing the 'falcon into it changes the narrative for no real necessity. I will say, you do live up to your name! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2016, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darth-by-darthwest/755078/8 "2016-05-18T21:56:01Z")
Yeah, nice “but” … The robot doesn’t really come/interact/go at all like the man in the original. That really set things up. Showing “people” nearby ruins the desolate feel of the original. When we get our first good look at the fighter, the near wing is much larger than the far one. I thought it was odd to have such unbalanced wings. But then as it turned, they magically evened out. At that distance, the difference in wing size between the near and far one wouldn’t be noticeable. And stuff coming/going in odd ways near the end. Why go to all this trouble and get so many noticeable goofs? ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2016, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darth-by-darthwest/755078/9 "2016-05-18T22:14:36Z")
Yeah, it was OK, but the 3PO sequences looked the most garish and didn’t amount to anything but continuous cutaways, so that set the dodgy tone. I think it would’ve played better if they hadn’t used him at all.