So watched the last/first movies this weekend. Sadly it was the latest edition with some changes. Really, the edition from 1997 is mostly no problem, that one I even watched when they showed them in the cinemas in the 90's. Here we have when R2-D2 hides in a cave from the sand people and they have digitally put in rocks before the opening making you question how he was able to get in there from the beginning. The other scene is the infamous "Han Shot first" where they digitally moved Hans head to make it plausible that Greedo shot first, which wasn't the case. Overall it's a good movie, but when I look at it... it's kinda boring. For some reason even though things happen and moves the plot along it feels slow. All I wait for is the lightsaber duels and the space battles. And then we have the character of Luke Skywalker, who my father don't like at all. No patience, stubborn and not listening to others and so on. Which we both agreed on seemed to be a family trait. Although, in his defence I had to bring up that Luke at least did all those decisions in order to save and help everyone else, compared to Anakin Skywalker who mostly did it to further himself and so on. The whole trilogy actually has better character motivations and arcs. Just look at Han Solo is set out to be greedy and only thinking of himself, but he actually redeems himself by his actions and in the end do the right thing. The music is also something that is still really good.
The second movie and according to some the best movie in the series. Personally I don't know, yet again it feels so slow at times. Besides the Battle of Hoth and the Lightsaber duel at the end it's just slowly building up the end. Maybe it's the dialog that is rather simple even though it gets it message out. Also, looking at it the music overall feels rather subdued, like it only plays at certain key moments in the scenes and otherwise feel rather silent. Other things that feel rather strange is the AT-AT (the giant snow walking imperial machines) that seems to be rather worthless in battle since they just walk straight forward with the least of mobility.
To me this was the best Star Wars movie as a kid. It had the best space battle and lightsaber duel, it has a good ending and the music is at its best. The characters as well end with strong arcs that redeems their fault in earlier movies. Solo takes the lead of a strike team as he has been humbled, Calrissian proves his worth both in freeing Solo in the beginning and leading the attack on the Second Death Star while Luke battles his own inner demons while fighting Vader and the Emperor. Only thing that bothers me is that it feels like an unfinished story when he is able to turn his father to the good side again. Why? I get it was seeing his son being destroyed by the Emperor, but this is Darth Vader who we have seen kill people without thought in two movies past. He even more or less killed his wife if we take the Revenge of the Sith into account so why was it impossible to let Luke die? Was it some back-story I missed? Another problem with the final scenes is that the final moment before Vader turns on the Emperor has lost some of its impact when they added a monologue shouting No! No! taking away the inner conflict. Really sad to butcher it. Then we have the Ewoks. I was never bothered by them. I even remembering the animated series about them and I have seen parts of one of the Ewoks movies. But they show a problem with the series that gets to me. Different languishes. The Ewoks, Wookies, the Huts and so on speak there own languish, that they don't always translate or use subtitles for meaning I don't get what they say. Realistic probably, but the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings movies knew to subtitle all Tolkiens languishes (with exception of the dwarven I believe). The only reason it has it making C-3PO useful for the audience.
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