A Long Time Ago ..

Rating: Null/10 (12 December 2015)

The film that changed it all.
"Star Wars" is the pinnacle and holy grail of all geek films, it was an unexpected atomic bomb in the 70s and revolutionized film making and is still changing the way we view and make cinema until today. Although it isn't a "Godfather" or a "Citizen Kane", it certainly is a tremendous achievement in film making in terms of visual effects along with a simple plot about a Flash Gordon adventure with some Sci-Fi thrown in and it blows 1977 and our minds until today.
There's not much to say about the plot of this story because I'm sure almost everybody knows it. It's about the story of Luke Skywalker, an orphaned boy in Tatooine awaiting for adventure. He then gets 2 droids which brings him into the middle of a crisis between the rebellion and the empire. Luke then meets Obi-Wan Kenobi, which then led them to meet Han Solo and a whole new simple yet familiar adventure to save the princess occurs.
It's amazing how all of this came together, it created a universe so vast and rich and inspired more than what the universe had. It inspired a generation and the future generation. The visual effects and the then unknown light saber battles were groundbreaking. The practicality of the effects back then even at the start of the film through the text scrawl were breathtaking. Each and every meticulous detail brought a whole fandom together to make a 2-3 page Wookiepedia page about it. The music and the soundtrack remain iconic until this day, from Binary Sunset to the Imperial March. This film also brought countless pop culture references that never fail to satisfy fans.
As for the flaws for this film, you could say the Stormtrooper's aim, or maybe the plot holes discovered after several years (the droids escaping, etc) (prequel plot holes), (or maybe even the special editions). But you could also say, that these things have little to no effect to how the film holds up, in fact it even adds to it. This film, as said by JJ, is a mystery box, there is a mysterious twist and turn you don't know about and you get more invested and intrigued into the story as they establish it. This is the beauty of the film, and it's the beauty of each and every other movie it inspired.
As the Force Awakens nears its release, Star Wars will live on to a new generation, and this film will always be remembered for changing everything.