By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 12, 2019 7:30 am EST
— Jon Lee Brody (@JonLeeBrody) November 12, 2019
But that restoration of the nostalgia comes at the small price of another tweak to the infamous Han and Greedo confrontation. The scene that has been changed countless times with every remaster and re-release — maybe Han shot first, maybe Greedo, maybe both — and it received another tweak with the Disney+ 4k remaster. This time, it’s unclear who shot who, because Greedo drops dead in a sparks-filled explosion, but not before getting in the last word.
Oh my god. This is not a joke. pic.twitter.com/RMkh7Blg7D
— Star Wars Visual Comparisons (@StarWarsVisComp) November 12, 2019
The newest edit of the scene actually comes courtesy of George Lucas himself, who made the change before he sold Lucasfilm to Disney in 2012, Vanity Fair reports. In this scene, Han and Greedo shoot at the same time, but Greedo gets the final word: “Maclunkey.” It’s not translated in the newly edited scene, but according to /Film writer Bryan Young, it roughly translates in Huttese to, “This’ll be the end of you.” At least its meaning is much cooler than how it sounds.
But not all new changes are bad — Disney+ debuted a new Lucasfilm intro that starts with the classic logo before fading into a montage of iconic helmets and droids, including Darth Vader, R2-D2, C-3PO, and the newest resident of the galaxy far, far away, the Mandalorian.
lucasfilm created a new intro for star wars and I’m not sure what it means but I kinda love it?? pic.twitter.com/RcwK4IDVW0
— Aaron (@aaronfraggle) November 12, 2019
What do you think of the new and old changes that Disney+ is bringing to the Star Wars films?
