My Star Wars Trilogy review
Star Wars: This movie is about a group of rebels starting a war against the Galactic Empire, they gain the upper hand when they stole blueprints of their ultimate weapon called the Death Star. That was short-lived when the empire catches them but two of their droids managed to escape with the blueprints. The two droids meet a young man name Luke Skywalker who gets caught up in their affair. So, they have to figure out how they're going to rescue the princess and get the blueprints to the rebel base before the Death Star is up and running.
This movie is a good example of how to tell a familiar story differently! It's a space opera version of the coming-of-age story. I can see why that movie was so popular in the 70's because there's no other movie like this before. This movie is not only about oppression, rebellion and finding your place in the world. You can argue that the movie deals with spirituality vs materialism. What makes the force different from other superpowers is that it doesn't make you invincible and you don't have complete control of it. I like the world-building in this movie, it doesn't tell us everything but just enough to get us interested. Also, this movie can be funny at times. The characters are the best part of this movie because there is someone for everyone to latch on to.
Luke Skywalker is a young man who works on the farm, but he wants more out of life, but he can't do to his Aunt and Uncle. The movie uses him as the viewer's eyes and ears. The only problem I have with him is that he doesn't have a strong reaction when tragic things happen to him for the most part. To be fair the movie doesn't give him time to process that.
Han Solo is a smuggler who is self-center. That's what I like about him, I mean he isn't self-center in an arrogant way plus it's played for laughs.
Ban Kenobi is a wise mentor of Luke who has history with Luke's father. He teaches Luke about the ways of the Jedi and the force. I'm impressed with how he uses stealth and the force in this movie, it makes me wonder what was he like in his prime?
Princess Leia is one of the best female characters because she isn't a helpless damsel in distress. She's also sassy and can be commanding. The only issue I have with her is what is she a princess of?
C-3PO and R2-D2 (the droids that are part of the rebellion.) serve as comic relief and giving exposition. C-3PO is unless, for the most part, I mean what's the point of having a droid that can speak different languages if it's not useful in this movie?
Darth Vader (the main villain) is a man of mystery, we do get bits of his backstory from Ban, but we don't know how he ended up in that suit. Vader is a hands-on villain. My beef with him is that he feels like a subordinate at times, why!?!
One of the problems I have with this movie is that we don't know how this war started because of that we don't know if we're rooting for the right side. Also, the movie has head-scratching moments. All in all, this is one of those movies that will stand the test of time. I would recommend it if you like space adventures.
Rating = Worth Seeing
Intro: I can't be the only one who didn't buy the twist in the movie. Sorry, I'm getting ahead of myself. Star Wars the Empire Strikes back: This movie takes place after the destruction of the Death Star and the rebels are now hiding from the empire on the ice plant called Hoth. After the empire found them Luke, Han and Princess Leia have to spit up. Luke goes to the planet Dagobah to Meet Master Yoda to train him to become a Jedi. Luke's training gets interrupted when he learns that Han and Leia are captured by Darth Vader, so he has to decide if he's going to save them or continue his training?
This movie did what a sequel should do that is expand on the previous film. The movie has world-building, character development and we learn more about the force. This movie is also more serious than the last film however it still has humor. What can I say about the plot twist it's the best part of the movie, I mean no one saw it coming. It was done so well that soap operas milk the twist to death. I like the way this movie ended because it's ended in a way where people want to see how things will play out in the next film.
Luke is struggling with his Jedi training due to him being impatient.
We see Han warming up to the rebels however he's having a hard time with being a part of the rebellion due to his debt to Jabba the hunt. Han is also struggling with sexual tension I mean feeling for Princess Leia which creates some funny moments between the two.
I don't have much to say about Princess Leia because the movie hasn't done a lot with her. I don't like that the movie use her for a love triangle because it doesn't seem to develop her.
Lando Calrissian is a friendly ladies man who knows Han. That's my gripe with him if Han doesn't trust him then why does he consider him a friend? Plus, it gave away that he could become a problem.
Yoda is a wise Jedi master who teaches Luke the ways of the Jedi and the force. Also, I love the way he test Luke to see if he's ready to become a Jedi because you didn't see it coming.
Darth Vader feels more like the main bad guy in this movie than in the last movie. Yes! We see that he's under the command of the emperor, but they have one conversation and he isn't by Vader's side telling him what to do. Vader is ruthless in this movie, he's dropping bodies left and right when his subordinates screw up.
The problem I have with this movie is the twist was foreshadowed in the movie. Also, some of the jokes don't hold up. With all that said this is a good follow-up that will blow you away.
Rating = Treasure chest
Intro: (This was my reaction to one of Leia's new outfits.) Whoa! I thought these movies are for kids. Star Wars Return of the Jedi: Luke and the gang try to infiltrate Jadda's palace so they can rescue Han Solo. After that, the rebels learn that the empire is building a new Death Star and the emperor is there to see it get rebuilt. This Death Star will be hard to destroy because it's protected by an energy shield and the shield generator is on another plant. On top of that Luke doesn't know what to do with Vader after learning the truth about him. So, Luke has to decide if he's going to kill Vader or save him? Plus, the rebels have to take out the shield generator and stop the empire once and for all.
This movie wasn't as good as the last two films because I was disappointed with some of the things in the movie. For example, the gang trying to rescue Han for Jabba feels like filler and the way Luke and the others went about rescuing him is stupid. Speaking of Jabba he's also disappointing I mean he didn't pose much of a threat to the group. When did the Empire start building a new Death Star? This is where not knowing how much time has passed in between films becomes a problem. I'm not crazy about the climax in the movie because it's them trying to destroy another Death Star we've already seen this. I wish the climax would take place at the emperor's home planted, doing that would give us something different.
Another thing that bugs me about this movie is the title, Luke isn't a Jedi and what is he returning to? Some people will find it hard to swallow that the Ewoks can give Storm Troopers (the empire's foot soldiers.) trouble. We get another twist in this movie however it wasn't as good as the last one because it was foreshadowed.
Luke is almost a stoic character in this movie and his force abilities seem to improve and he learned from his mistakes.
Yoda is underused in this movie.
I don't like what we learned about Princess Leia because it seems like it was done to eliminate the love triangle.
Darth Vader is also conflicted with what to do with Luke and the choices he made in his life.
The emperor is a manipulative instigator. Beyond that, I was let down by him because Vader talks about him like he's more dangerous than him, but I didn't get that vibe from him.
I do like that this Death Star is harder to destroy than the last one because that help raise the stakes. I don't mind the Ewoks because they represent the lesson Luke learn in the last film. There is a scene that explores the dark side of the force. I'm fond of the idea that Yoda and Obi-Wan are not so noble because it makes the conflict in this movie not so clear-cut. Overall, this may be the weakest movie in the trilogy but it's a nice wrap-up to this trilogy.
Rating = Worth Seeing
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