"Backstroke of the West" is a well-known mistranslation of the movie Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith. It gained fame due to its unintentionally hilarious English subtitles, which were poorly translated from the Chinese version of the script. Here are some of the best and most memorable lines:

1. "Do not want!" Translation of Darth Vader's dramatic "Nooo!" at the end.
2. "The front is a lemon avenue, and you will do it." Obi-Wan Kenobi giving questionable directions or advice.
3. "You are a big! Big what?" An awkward moment when General Grievous is intimidating.
4. "Smelly boy, the Supreme Society!" A garbled attempt at addressing Anakin and the Jedi Council.
5. "The geography that I stands compares you superior." Obi-Wan trying to express superiority during the duel.
6. "Your level is high, the geography also strong!" Anakin retorting in the climactic fight.
7. "He is in my behind." A mistranslation of a line about someone being nearby.
8. "Force! The door opened!" Capturing the mystical essence of the Force... sort of.
9. "Send these troopseseseses to enter the flower name." Utter nonsense from a battle scene, showcasing the chaotic translation.
10. "The Presbyterian Church is not satisfied." A mistranslation of dissatisfaction with the Jedi Council.

These lines have become legendary in internet culture, with fans embracing the absurdity and humor of this botched translation.

Poster

This was an effort long hours occupy. After the unfortunate take down of Backstroke of the West, I decided to revisit the remaster and create a version as close to the original as possible in as high quality as possible. This version is far better than the original extended edition that I made. I will be revisiting the extended edition with these same upgrades very soon, and that will be the ultimate version of Backstroke of the West (in my opinion). This version is specifically for preserving the original vision. This can be found at the same link as the Extended Edition. So, you don't need to ask for a new link.

Sources (in order of usage)

Video

- Schorman's HDTV Preservation

Audio

- 2020 Blu-Ray 7.1 Mix

- Original Dub Recordings

- Sound Effects Pulled from YouTube (Lightsabers, Footsteps, Courscant Traffic Ambience, etc.)

- Revenge of the Sith Soundtrack

- Schorman's HDTV Preservation (5.1 Dolby Digital EX Track and 2.0 Backstroke of the West Track)

Subtitles

- Original Backstroke of the West Subtitles

- Schorman's HDTV Preservation (Backstroke of the West PGS Track)

Video Editing

I used an HDTV preservation as the source because it's the same exact cut of the movie as the DVD (except in HD obviously). So, this means there is no moss on top of the huts on Kashyyyk, the transition at 02:02:18 doesn't have a wipe, the clones don't have any dialog when they ambush on Utapao, and more. The subsequent Blu-Ray releases were also slightly cropped. So, the HDTV preservation is the most accurate to the DVD while still being in HD. I completely remade the opening crawl sequence with more accurate fonts, animations, sizing, and coloring. I also added everybody who was credited on IMDB into the credits.

Audio Editing

I used the 2020 Blu-Ray mix because it's 7.1. I only used the 5.1 Dolby Digital EX Track to cover up the clone dialog that was added during the Utapao ambush. I kept as much of the original sound effects as I could, but I did have to insert a lot of new sound effects. For some scenes, I rebuilt the entire soundtrack from scratch. Something that I noticed after starting this project is that, in the dub recordings, Allah Gold says "Is an airship that that slowness crawl along." However, in the original 2.0 mix, he says "Is an airship that slowness crawl along." I spoke with u/TheThirdGathers and confirmed that Allah Gold's line in the 2.0 mix was a mistake and not a creative choice. So, the full line has been restored. There are a few other discrepancies between the performances and the subtitles. I tried to fix these by rearranging the lines, but I couldn't get it to sound right. So, I left the rest of them as is. I actually ended up mixing the 7.1 down to 5.1 because 5.1 is a more common format that's more compatible.

Subtitle Editing

All I did for the subtitles was remove the opening crawl translation.

Chapter Markers

I created the chapter marker titles using a combination of Google Translate, the original DVD chapter titles, and lines from the movie. For the fight scenes, I just replaced the character names with their Backstroke of the West counterparts. For example, the "Obi-Wan vs. Anakin" chapter marker was changed to "Ratio Tile vs. Allah Gold." It was mostly just whatever felt right.

Alternate Audio Tracks

- 7.1 AAC

As I said, 7.1 is not a very common format, and it makes the music sound really quiet in a lot of scenes. I'm not sure if the channels are not labeled correctly or something, but mixing it down to 5.1 just sounded better to me. However, I do want to provide the full 7.1 mix in case anybody has a setup that might work with this.

- Original 2.0 AC3

This track is the original 2.0 mix. This was sourced from Schorman's HDTV Preservation.

Alternate Subtitle Tracks

- Original Subtitles [PGS]

These are the original subtitles that still include the translations for the opening crawl. These were sourced from Schorman's HDTV Preservation.

Bonus Features

- Trailer

- Heroe's Ground Rebeled - HD Remaster

- DaVinci Resolve Project Files

- GIMP Poster Artwork Project Files

Miscellaneous Notes

If you watch this through the Google Drive player, it will default to the original 2.0 mix because it's 2 channel, and that's what Google Drive prefers. So, to hear the remastered mix, you will need to actually download the file.

Since this version is a preservation, you can actually use MKVToolnix to mux these audio tracks with whatever version of Revenge of the Sith you want. So, you should be able to mux this with the 4K Blu-Ray if you have that, or you could mux it back into Schorman's HDTV Preservation for the most accurate Backstroke of the West experience (because it has the original opening crawl).

Although I've spent a lot of time on this project, I'm almost certain there are mistakes. So, please let me know if something doesn't sound right, and I will try to fix it.

Logo

Stills

Accurate Font and Sizing

Accurate Font, Sizing, and Animation

No Moss

Original Creators Credited

Notice: You must watch the version (seen here on https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rb4VZX9p8pr6DIC9myYqwTrwaE2f1T91/view) in its entirety before you can answer this question

While I'm all fine with doing a different version of Backstroke, I think it should probably be distinguished from, and not simply replace, the original. As tonally it is quite different. What would people like to call this version? How about:

Backstroke of the West, Depraved Edition

We have been waiting a long time for Backstroke's return! Now, the Good Elephant has dropped it from his airship! (The link is https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rb4VZX9p8pr6DIC9myYqwTrwaE2f1T91/view?usp=sharing ) Aside from the familiar footage and dialogue, there will be new surprises that the previous video lacked. Watch it in full to hear and see them!

Important thing to note: if you see the name Avey Nosilla, it is me — the video’s new restorer, extender, and uploader