Watch ‘Jakku: First Wave’, A ‘Star Wars’ Short Film That Makes You Feel Bad For Stormtroopers
Posted on Wednesday, September 21st, 2016 by Ethan Anderton
Throughout the original Star Wars trilogy, Stormtroopers were considered nothing but faceless henchman with poor aim who could be dispatched with quickly without a second thought. However, Star Wars: The Force Awakens changed our thinking a bit by making one of our new heroes a defected Stormtrooper who just couldn’t bring himself to kill in the name of the First Order. Now a new Star Wars short film goes the extra mile by actually making us feel for these white-armored soldiers.
Jakku: First Wave is a simple but affective short film put together by Benjamin Eck focusing on a small group of Stormtroopers who have a few moments to themselves inside an Imperial walker just before a door opens and sends them right into the battle of Jakku. It has the feel of a scene from any given war drama, and it packs a pretty powerful emotional punch.
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