10 Alternate Scenes That Completely Change Famous Movies

10. Why Obi-Wan Lied - Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi

Darth Vader revealing that he is actually Luke's father is one of the most iconic twists in cinema history. However, it also raised one of the franchise's biggest unanswered questions. Why did Obi-Wan lie and tell Luke that Vader killed his father?

That question was originally meant to be answered in Return of the Jedi. In a deleted bit of footage (one that was thought to be completely lost until a few years ago), Luke asks a dying Yoda why Ob-Wan lied about his father. Yoda responds by saying "Obi-wan would have told you long ago had I let him…".

It's only a single line of dialogue, but it's one that adds a whole lot to the film. Instead of trying to cook up some nonsense about Obi-Wan meaning "dead" in a spiritual sense, fans now had a much simpler and easier explanation for his actions, he was just carrying out his the wishes of his boss.

More importantly, the scene also adds a new layer of moral complexity to the film. The unambiguously good Yoda is turned into a darker figure, one who was willing to trick Luke into murdering his own father because he was worried that, if he knew the truth, the conflicting emotions would mess with his training.