A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...

Rating: 8/10 (16 September 2018)

Here it is, the game-changing, impeccable soap opera that evolved into arguably the most beloved and successful franchise of all time. The story follows Luke, a waif who lives a peasant's life on the desert planet Tatooine, along with his uncle and aunt in the middle of vast dunes of sand. He is very keen to leave the planet in favor of an academy on another planet, like his friends, but reluctantly agrees to assist his uncle with the next harvest. But when he comes in touch with Obi Wan Kenobi, a Jedi knight living in exile, he is thrown into the seemingly eternal bout between the evil Empire, controlled with a firm grasp by the ferocious Darth Vader, and the brittle resistance lead by Princess Leia, that prevents the Empire from casting its brooding shadow over the entire galaxy.
Star Wars is aswarm of assorted characters and planets spread out over the vastness of the galaxy. Among the most memorable characters is the impudent and cocky Han Solo, the growling thicket of a creature that is Chewbacca and of course the inseparable droids, the very formal and eloquent, but quite coward C3PO and the adorable and naive R2-D2. And most importantly it introduces one of the most fearsome, haunting villains to date: Darth Vader. No other movie has left such an unquestionable imprint on cinema, not only from a solely artistic point of view, but also by introducing the concept of a franchise that exists beside the screen. Whereas Jaws introduced the blockbuster, Star Wars truly established it. And you will have remarkable trouble attempting to find a movie that still is as relevant and popular to this day as this one .