I finally watched Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. The first thing I have to say is that I can’t agree with people who hate the Ewoks. I think people despise them so much for making the Stormtroopers look completely pathetic (by
aiding in fighting them, and being a contributing factor to the Rebel Alliance destroying the Death Star), but still, look at this face and tell me you hate it.
But I think most people do anyway. Another thing about this movie is that there were some genuinely sad moments. Obviously,
Yoda’s death was a little sad, but
all the events after Darth Vader turns Luke in to Palpatine would have to be the saddest scenes of the movie. Luke is trying to fight against his hate and anger and urge to turn to the Dark Side, and
when he does, Palpatine almost kills him before Darth Vader sacrifices himself to save Luke. Luke
removing Darth Vader’s helmet while he says it’s too late for him is
the saddest moment. I think the prequels will make that moment have even more effect. It becomes heartwarming at the end of the movie, when
everyone is celebrating the Death Star’s second destruction, and Luke sees Obi Wan, Yoda, and now, Anakin. That was the perfect place to end the movie.
At first I thought this would be the weakest movie because I thought the fight scenes on Endor dragged on for too long, but no, this is the second best one. That makes the ranking for the original trilogy:
A New Hope - 8/10
Return of the Jedi - 8.5/10
The Empire Strikes Back- 9/10 (I know this isn’t the same one I gave it before, but I’m changing it anyway)
Now I have to mentally prepare myself for the prequels. Not because I think they’ll be terrible, but because I don’t think I want to watch them just yet and be closer to the sequels. Those are the ones I have no faith in.