I grew up with the 2004 editions, with the Victory Celebration song at the end, as opposed to Yub Nub. I vastly prefer the Victory Celebration, I think it's one of Williams' best works, and a perfect way to end the trilogy.
What are your thoughts on the two? Which do you prefer?
I'd love to see a version that combined the two: Yub Nub at the beginning when they're first celebrating with the Ewoks. Then fade into victory celebration as they show the rest of the galaxy and hold it for the rest of the movie.
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shareJust curious if the same people who are upset that they changed the ending to a less Ewok-centric ending, are the same people who hate the Ewoks and claim they ruined this movie? That would be a very interesting venn-diagram.
I prefer Victory Celebration. Aside from being less annoying, it shows the scope of the Rebel's victory, and how much what happened on this remote, mostly unsettled moon will impact the entire galaxy. And aside from the music, there are noticeable differences in the shots of the party on Endor. The original tends to linger on a shot for longer. For example, when Luke arrives we see him hug Leia for longer, then walk over to hug Han. In the newer version, we see him hug Leia, then there's a cut to Lando regaling Chewie with how got out of the Death Star, then to Luke hugging Han. By moving quicker between shots, we get more scenes of the celebration and more interactions between main and minor characters. Not only do we see Wedge with Luke and Chewie, Lando's first mate is there as well as Admiral Ackbar.
The really think the only reason anyone would prefere Yub Nub, is out of nostalgia, or hatred of any updates Lucas may have done, even ones that were ok.
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I’ve always like Yub Nub. One of my favorite pieces of the whole saga.
shareThey should have left the song in.
Add some celebration scenes if you have to, but don't mess with yub nub.
WEEESA FREEEEE!!!
shareThe new music is great, Yub nub feels like a pre school sing along
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