10 Huge Movie Plot Twists That Make No Sense

2. The Empire Strikes Back

The Twist

Just in case you're somehow aware of the most famous plot twist in popular culture, here it is: after spending the entirety of the first part of George Lucas' space saga believing the menacing villain Darth Vader killed his father, our hero Luke Skywalkerlearns at the end of the sequel that Vaderishis father.

This was back in 1980, at the time it was widely regarded as the most amazing twistever. Back in the day when spoilers simply weren't a thing, no one saw this coming, and its massive impact is one of the reasons why it's become such a huge part of the pop culture landscape.

Empire's twist isone of the iconic movie moments that transcend normal limits, and isso well known that you can quote the dialogue even if you've never seen the actual movie. Similarly, it's so famous and beloved that hardly anyone stops to think that it doesn't actually make any sense.

But thenGeorge Lucas didn't know Vader was Luke's father when he was writing the original Star Wars, so the it's to be expected that not everything will tie up neatly.

Why It Doesn't Work

The problem is that the last-scene twist makes the all powerful Vader look like a fool...

Firstly, how does Vader not find Luke until Luke comes to him? Hisson is living peacefully on Tatooine in A New Hope, but he's hardly incognito. He's living on Vader's home planet, with Vader's family, andwith his last name. Are we supposed to believe his fatherwas totally unaware of this?

Of course, there's always the argument that Vader did not want his son involved in galactic military machinations, but...well, he chops off Luke's hand, he blows up Leia's home planet, he's not exactly in the running for any father of the year awards. It's hard to believe he had any particular concerns for the welfare of his offspring.

That being the case, he either ignores the potential threat of his son or assumes the fact that there's a kid who looks like him and shares his name is a total coincidence. It just doesn't make sense for someone as supposedly powerful as Darth Vader to think like that. He deserved having his Death Star blown up just for being incompetent.