VOTD: New Documentary Relives The Battle Of Endor From ‘Return Of The Jedi’
Some film franchises and television shows have a large enough mythology and universe that entire encyclopedias (or more commonly Wikis today) have been written in an attempt to chronicle every facet of the world that some of our favorite stories unfold.Star Wars, Star Trek, Game of Thrones, Lostand more all have expansive and rich histories.
Now a new web series fromMachinimais diving into some of the milestone moments of our favorite films and TV shows withReal Fake History. Created in the style of aHistory Channelshow orKen Burnsdocumentary, these documentary shorts examine the fictional wars, events and stories of films and television. The first episode has just gone live taking a look at the pivotalBattle of Endor, the fight which brought down the Empire, inReturn of the Jedi.
Watch Real Fake History’s Battle of Endor after the jump!
As expected, Real Fake History employs the use of talking heads to give some perspective to the fake history being recapped. In this case, a couple of rebel soldiers who were also inside the Millennium Falcon with General Lando Calrissian and co-pilot Nien Nunb. As you can see, it wasn’t easy-going for these two soldiers, since they were unable to speak Sullustan, and thus unable to understand anything Nunb was saying during the battle.
While I like the idea of getting the everyman perspective of people involved in the battle who weren’t our brave, main heroes like Han Solo, Princess Leia or Luke Skywalker, I can’t help but think this would be a little funnier if it were in the hands of people at Funny or Die. Still, it’s a pretty amusing piece of work, and it gets the job done.
There will be a new episode ofReal Fake Historyevery week for the next nine weeks, so stay tuned for recaps of The Battle of New York City fromThe Avengers, Disaster on Klendathu fromStarship Troopersand The Battle of Castle Black fromGame of Thrones. We’ll be posting new episodes ofReal Fake Historyas they become available so stay tuned for more.
What else would you like to see Real Fake History tackle in the future?
