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Topic	The SephG Top 250 [movies] - Topic II: the top 75
Nelson_Mandela 06/27/19 12:49:17 PM #72:	#46. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3c/SW_-_Empire_Strikes_Back.jpg Dir: Irvin Kershner Genre: Science Fiction, Adventure Year: 1980 Here we go! I hope this leads to a lot of discussion, as I love the Star Wars OT tremendously and my rankings of the films have vacillated since I was a little kid. But right now, Empire (one of the 50 greatest films ever) ranks #2 in the OT for me. But let's talk about what makes it great. A New Hope was a relatively simple story amidst a grand backdrop. After its theatrical success, this was Lucas's opportunity to bring that grandiosity to the main story, and they succeeded in leaps and bounds. Everything about Empire is bigger--but also darker. Anyone who's seen the Plinkett reviews will know this already, but Empire functions as a second act to the larger trilogy itself, meaning that this is where our heroes are generally at their lowest points in the series. But that's a perfect way to establish how huge of a fight it will be for the rebellion to take down the empire. What else can I say about Empire? It introduced new elements into the Star Wars universe that (unlike the ewoks) were hugely successful in giving the series more color and depth. You have some deeper philosophical musings on the Force, the first appearances of Yoda, the Emperor, Boba Fett, and others. And, of course, the most iconic twist in movie history. It's something I wish I could have experienced in theaters without growing up with the Luke/Vader spoiler, because I cannot imagine how insane that must have been. --- "A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25 "Sephy's point is right."~ Inviso <cite>Nelson_Mandela posted [p:923922147] in The SephG ... [t:77811548]...</cite> <quote>#46. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3c/SW_-_Empire_Strikes_Back.jpg Dir: Irvin Kershner Genre: Science Fiction, Adventure Year: 1980 Here we go! I hope this leads to a lot of discussion, as I love the Star Wars OT tremendously and my rankings of the films have vacillated since I was a little kid. But right now, Empire (one of the 50 greatest films ever) ranks #2 in the OT for me. But let's talk about what makes it great. A New Hope was a relatively simple story amidst a grand backdrop. After its theatrical success, this was Lucas's opportunity to bring that grandiosity to the main story, and they succeeded in leaps and bounds. Everything about Empire is bigger--but also darker. Anyone who's seen the Plinkett reviews will know this already, but Empire functions as a second act to the larger trilogy itself, meaning that this is where our heroes are generally at their lowest points in the series. But that's a perfect way to establish how huge of a fight it will be for the rebellion to take down the empire. What else can I say about Empire? It introduced new elements into the Star Wars universe that (unlike the ewoks) were hugely successful in giving the series more color and depth. You have some deeper philosophical musings on the Force, the first appearances of Yoda, the Emperor, Boba Fett, and others. And, of course, the most iconic twist in movie history. It's something I wish I could have experienced in theaters without growing up with the Luke/Vader spoiler, because I cannot imagine how insane that must have been. --- "A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25 "Sephy's point is right."~ Inviso</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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