GroundBreaking for Its Time

Rating: 7/10 (18 January 2020)

Films throughout the years have been defying and recreating cinematic standards by going the extra step to further immerse it's audience in new and exciting worlds. They create stories that stretch out imagination, and characters that we can fall in love with in only a few short hours. StarWars A New Hope has rightfully taken its place a revolutionary film that will forever have a place in peoples hearts.
I appreciated how authentically they portray human struggles. Often in movies it is very easy to play on the audience's "suspension of disbelief", making tasks seem easier for the characters than they actually would be in real life. However this movie does a great job of telling a new futuristic story with characters that feel like your everyday, normal people. People who have struggles, flaws, and events that help lead them to who they are meant to be. Luke doesn't just pick up a lightsaber and know instantly what he has to do. He learns it, and he is always second guessing himself. Things like that really allow the audience to connect with the character.
One thing that really bothered me about this film though was the lightsaber duel between Obi and Vader. It honesty was just them walking in a circle with an occasional side-strike by either opponent. That being said, I also get that CGI wasn't developed enough at the time to have the lightsabers move too much, but still. I felt like Obi's death was unnecessary and anti-climatic.
I also thought that it was a bit odd Luke spent more time morning over the death of Obi than his aunt and uncle who raised him from birth.
Overall it was a great film! I had a great time watching it with my friends and seeing how far along we have come in the quality of movies!