Alex Valentino is longtime fan of comics, movies, cartoons and more who uses his production and writing background to inform the internet.
Summary Retcons get a bad rap when it comes to movie sequels, but there are many instances in which the storytelling technique actually adds to an existing film rather than detracting from it. A "retcon" refers to any element of a story that is retroactively changed or explained to make sense, usually done by sequels in reference to their previous entries.
In the previous film, when Ben Kenobi talks about Luke's father, all he can tell him is that they fought alongside each other, and Vader was the one to kill him. It's doubtful that Lucas had the idea of Anakin metaphorically killing himself to become Darth Vader in mind when conceiving the very first Star Wars film. Thus, the revelation of The Empire Strikes Back is technically a retcon, and one of the most wildly successful ones ever put forth in a movie sequel.
8 The Other Halloween Sequels Never Happened Halloween Close The timelines of the Halloween series is among the most confusing set of sequels ever created in cinema history. The films went from briefly being an anthology series in Halloween III: Season of the Witch to an extensive series of Michael Myers-focused sequels before being rebooted by Rob Zombie.
6 Apollo Creed Had An Illegitimate Son Creed Close In the Rocky movies, Apollo Creed held an interesting position. While he provides Rocky with his main rival in the first film, Carl Weathers' charismatic performance clarified that Apollo Creed was the idealized picture of an American athlete, and is ultimately an honor for Rocky to lose to.
4 The Death Star’s Design Flaw Was Intentional Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Close It's hard to find fault in the perfectly closed loop of a hero's journey that is Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope. If there's one glaring plot hole the original Star Wars film struggles with, however, it's the gross oversight in engineering the Death Star's manufacturers had.
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