The Galacitc Game Changer

Rating: 6/10 (9 March 2015)

***Warning! Spoiler Informatio...(Nevermind)***
After Interviewing with every possible production company on the planet, George Lucas pitched his "Space Opera" script to 20th Century Fox. The absolute bare minimum of capital was pledged , and in 1977 Star Wars was released.
Luke Skywalker is an orphan farm boy, raised by extended family. Completely unaware of his true identity he comes of age in short fashion. After the brutal Empire murders his Aunt and Uncle, He enlists in the rebellion , with training from a mysterious Jedi. Ben(Obi-Wan) Kenobi (Sir Alec Guinness) , and mentor ship from a rogue smuggler Han Solo (Harrison Ford).
A magnum opus for the genre of Science Fiction, in its own right Star Wars was released as a stand alone.
It was not till shortly afterwords its writer George Lucas realized it was one of many. Sequel or no Sequel, Star Wars instantly transformed the cinematic world, Becoming the highest grossing film ever made, until topped by E.T.(1983).
The acting of a relatively unknown cast (at the time) , is spearheaded by the talents of Sir Alec Guinness and Peter Cushing. Cushing an actor himself publicly criticized in his early career for "squandering his considerable talent on the untenable genre that is Fantasy and Horror film". I can only hope who ever wrote that saw the movie.
The Effects were revolutionary though fairly basic for today's crowd. they are how ever a foundation that has quietly worked to create a new breed of film stock (both visually and auditory). As nothing was done with computers in this time the modeling department was understandably "out of this world".
The Writing is precise and at the same time morphic. A brilliant blend of inter-cultural interpersonalism that survives political trending and popular opinion shifts. What appears to be a simple space epic , yields a cultural consciousness shift that is still felt today.
There is a reason everyone has seen it. If, by chance you have not , do.
Three Stars(of 5.)