A brilliant film from the start to finish. George Lucas' creative vision is sometimes questioned, but not where the original trilogy is concerned.
You can see why this took the world by storm and continues to enthrall people, myself included, many decades later, not to mention having spawned ten other films and a half-dozen TV series', with no signs of it ever slowing down, either.
I remember watching this for the first time, my mind blown. The classic good versus bad, Rebellion versus Empire, Sith versus Jedi story. Darth Vader is a villain worthy of the name, the Death Star is a monstrosity, Luke Skywalker is the perfect hero, Han Solo is the the rogue with the heart of gold who ends up saving the day, and there are so many other great characters, iconic one-liners and great action.
(The final clash between the Empire and the Rebel Alliance fighter pilots is surely one of the best action sequences ever.)
So good. So much fun.
You can see why this took the world by storm and continues to enthrall people, myself included, many decades later, not to mention having spawned ten other films and a half-dozen TV series', with no signs of it ever slowing down, either.
I remember watching this for the first time, my mind blown. The classic good versus bad, Rebellion versus Empire, Sith versus Jedi story. Darth Vader is a villain worthy of the name, the Death Star is a monstrosity, Luke Skywalker is the perfect hero, Han Solo is the the rogue with the heart of gold who ends up saving the day, and there are so many other great characters, iconic one-liners and great action.
(The final clash between the Empire and the Rebel Alliance fighter pilots is surely one of the best action sequences ever.)
So good. So much fun.