After 15+ hours of Stars Wars viewing in 10 days, one prevailing thought has put a Darth Vader death grip on my mind: Star Wars is a masterful normalization of the abnormal. I quickly learned almost everything I thought I knew over the last 29 years was wrong. Watching these films I often whispered to myself “do you understand how stupid you were not watching this years ago?” If you do not audibly gasp in awe when the Millennium Falcon soars into the picturesque red clouds of Bespin in Empire Strikes Back, and again when Luke’s hanging among them waiting for his ride out of there, blink twice. Watching these films on a widescreen, 4K TV made me giddy like a teenager every time I would see all the colors of this universe. The second most surprising thing I was never told about Star Wars is how absolutely beautiful it is. I like fun, don’t you? I have seen the light, and it’s gorgeousĮven if you Star Wars purists who bashed the prequels did not like watching some of the films, I’m sure you loved looking at all of them like I did. The Empire Strikes Back, my second favorite of the bunch, has the more expansive scope and better talent, but Episode III has more fun. Even Yoda, the character my friends and I joked was a geriatric, feces-colored ragdoll, had me imitating sword swiping in the air trying to will him to defeat the chancellor. How is a film with non-stop action, the most profound dialogue from George Lucas, and the saddest end to a lightsaber fight in Star Wars history not the best one? Revenge of the Sith has it all. Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith - Trailer
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