Irvin Kershner's unequivocal masterpiece, The Empire Strikes Back is both the perfect sequel to George Lucas' A New Hope and the greatest film in the franchise. Though supplemented by immaculate pacing, phenomenal visuals, and a riveting narrative, the greatest strength of The Empire Strikes Back is its development of the characters introduced in Lucas' A New Hope. While Harrison Ford's Han Solo and Carrie Fisher's Princess Leia discover their love aboard the Millenium Falcon as they desperately flee the Empire's…
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Return of the Jedi 1983
Although Richard Marquand's Return of the Jedi is occasionally at odds with its own narrative, the film's beautiful portrayal of the saga's core themes of redemption, friendship, family, and courage captures the essence of the original trilogy with extraordinary grace. While these themes are most apparent in the interactions between Mark Hamill's Luke Skywalker, James Earl Jones' Darth Vader, and Ian McDiarmid's Emperor Palpatine, they are not absent in Harrison Ford's Han Solo and Carrie Fisher's Princess Leia who, despite…
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Lost in Translation 2003
Lost in Translation's intimate exploration of loneliness and melancholy is the most honest and human in all of cinema. While the film's success in exploring these themes is due largely to Bill Murray and Scarlet Johansson's remarkably meditative performances (which I believe to be the best of both their careers), Coppola's hypnotic direction and Acord's dreamy cinematography enrich both characters through their depiction of the film's Japanese settings, which are used to delve even deeper into each character's sense of…
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi 2017
Rian Johnson's The Last Jedi delivers all of the spectacular visuals and riveting action that audiences have come to expect, but it is the film's incisive critique of heroism and failure that solidifies it as one of the greatest installments in the Star Wars franchise. While Mark Hamill's Luke Skywalker, Daisy Ridley's Rey, and Adam Driver's Kylo Ren deftly expand the scope of the saga's themes through their excellent performances and intriguing interactions, The Last Jedi is not without significant…
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