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Topic	SaveEstelle/LeonhartFour in Different Houses: Rise of Skywalker Edition [SELF]
LeonhartFour 01/08/20 5:07:04 PM #441:	#1. Episode VI: Return of the Jedi The Good: It's a good conclusion to the original trilogy that manages to wrap up all the lingering plotlines and questions from the first two movies. It has its share of poignant moments with Yoda's death and Vader's deathbed repentance, proving that Luke was right all along. The final act of the movie is as good as it gets in Star Wars. By the time it's finished, I'm feeling satisfied and content with how everything has played out. It does exactly what you want the last part of a trilogy to do, but it's able to do so without overextending itself or ruining the pacing. The Bad: In some ways, Episode VI almost kinda feels like a precursor to what George Lucas would do with the prequels with too much cutesy silly stuff, like the Ewoks (and I like the Ewoks!). He also made a lot of missteps with the Special Edition updates, like the musical number in Jabba's Palace. Boba Fett perhaps get the most ignominious death in cinematic history. It kinda feels like Han really has nothing to do after they rescue him, so he strangely turns into a comic relief character (a good one, but nevertheless!). Perhaps the greatest troll job Lucas has perpetrated in the updated versions is adding a random "NOOOOOOOOOO" to Darth Vader's back and forth at the end before choosing to save Luke. It's just like, why? But perhaps the worst part was changing Anakin's Force Ghost into Hayden Christensen, whom Luke wouldn't recognize as his father, and it almost kind of justifies Obi-wan and Yoda's view that Anakin died when he became Darth Vader. It's just bad, and sometimes it's hard to tell if George Lucas is bad at what he does or great at what he does. The Best: Luke, Vader, and the Emperor in the throne room is the high point of the entire series. I love everything about it, and it's the main reason Return of the Jedi is my favorite Star Wars movie. Luke struggling with the Dark Side within him (it wasn't something they invented in Last Jedi, people...!) as he tries to turn Vader back to the good side is phenomenal. That look on Luke's face when he chops off Vader's hand for some poetic justice and realizes that he's well on his way down the same path as his father is excellent. The Emperor just has a fantastic performance and so many of his lines are well delivered and memorable. It was a really interesting twist that Luke needed Vader to turn back to the good side in order to defeat the Emperor. He doesn't outright challenge him or beat him. He activates pacifist mode and appeals to Vader's paternal instincts, and it somehow worked! That took a heck of a lot of faith in a person who honestly didn't deserve it, and it's really cool that it all paid off. --- http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/080/145/638.png https://imgur.com/WqDcNNq <cite>LeonhartFour posted [p:932645559] in SaveEstell... [t:78260246]...</cite> <quote>#1. Episode VI: Return of the Jedi The Good: It's a good conclusion to the original trilogy that manages to wrap up all the lingering plotlines and questions from the first two movies. It has its share of poignant moments with Yoda's death and Vader's deathbed repentance, proving that Luke was right all along. The final act of the movie is as good as it gets in Star Wars. By the time it's finished, I'm feeling satisfied and content with how everything has played out. It does exactly what you want the last part of a trilogy to do, but it's able to do so without overextending itself or ruining the pacing. The Bad: In some ways, Episode VI almost kinda feels like a precursor to what George Lucas would do with the prequels with too much cutesy silly stuff, like the Ewoks (and I like the Ewoks!). He also made a lot of missteps with the Special Edition updates, like the musical number in Jabba's Palace. Boba Fett perhaps get the most ignominious death in cinematic history. It kinda feels like Han really has nothing to do after they rescue him, so he strangely turns into a comic relief character (a good one, but nevertheless!). Perhaps the greatest troll job Lucas has perpetrated in the updated versions is adding a random "NOOOOOOOOOO" to Darth Vader's back and forth at the end before choosing to save Luke. It's just like, why? But perhaps the worst part was changing Anakin's Force Ghost into Hayden Christensen, whom Luke wouldn't recognize as his father, and it almost kind of justifies Obi-wan and Yoda's view that Anakin died when he became Darth Vader. It's just bad, and sometimes it's hard to tell if George Lucas is bad at what he does or great at what he does. The Best: Luke, Vader, and the Emperor in the throne room is the high point of the entire series. I love everything about it, and it's the main reason Return of the Jedi is my favorite Star Wars movie. Luke struggling with the Dark Side within him (it wasn't something they invented in Last Jedi, people...!) as he tries to turn Vader back to the good side is phenomenal. That look on Luke's face when he chops off Vader's hand for some poetic justice and realizes that he's well on his way down the same path as his father is excellent. The Emperor just has a fantastic performance and so many of his lines are well delivered and memorable. It was a really interesting twist that Luke needed Vader to turn back to the good side in order to defeat the Emperor. He doesn't outright challenge him or beat him. He activates pacifist mode and appeals to Vader's paternal instincts, and it somehow worked! That took a heck of a lot of faith in a person who honestly didn't deserve it, and it's really cool that it all paid off. --- http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/080/145/638.png https://imgur.com/WqDcNNq</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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