| Title | The Phantom Menace | Attack of the Clones | A New Hope | The Empire Strikes Back | Return of the Jedi |
| Bad Feelings | Obi-Wan | Anakin | Luke, Han | Leia | C3P0, Han |
| Chase scene | Pod racers | Pretty much the whole film | None | Asteroid field | Hoverbikes |
| Climactic Battle | Thing blown up in sky to eliminate threat on ground | Things on ground blown up before they can reach sky | Threat in sky blown up directly | None | Thing blown up on ground to eliminate threat in sky |
| Lightsabre Duel | Sith Lord strikes down Jedi, then another Jedi throws Sith Lord down shaft | Sith Lord cuts off Jedi's hand, then runs away | Sith Lord strikes down Jedi. No one falls down shaft, despite shaft's proximity. | Sith Lord cuts off Jedi's hand, then Jedi falls down shaft | Jedi cuts off Sith Lord's hand, then Sith Lord throws another Sith Lord down shaft |
| Ending Celebration | Big victory parade with music | Clone army mobilizes | Formal award ceremony where the heroes get medals | Heroes escape with lives; Luke puts comforting hand on Leia's shoulder | Galaxy-wide party with airshow and fireworks |
| One-Terrain Planets | Desert planet, City planet (NB: Naboo has more than one terrain type) | City planet, Water planet, Desert planet, Rock planet (also Naboo again) | Desert planet, "That's no" moon | Ice planet, Swamp planet, Gas planet | Desert planet, Swamp planet (briefly), Forest moon |
| Vader's Kids | Darth Vader is revealed to be C-3P0's father | No revelations | No revelations | Darth Vader is revealed to be Luke's father | Darth Vader is revealed to be Leia's father |
| The Tatooine Coincidence | Nearest Federation-free planet where they can refuel | No real coincidences, but they do go back there | Just happened to be flying past when Vader caught up | None | Han's worst enemy happens to live there |
| Boba? | No | Yes | Special Edition only | Yes | Yes |
| Biggest Complaint | Jar Jar | Anikin putting the moves on Amidala | Special effects look dated | Nothing gets resolved; obviously just a set-up for the next film | Ewoks |