Timeless classic, and forever will be

Rating: 10/10 (15 April 2020)

Star Wars is a movie that like many others, I have grown up watching. It is my childhood movie. It has stood the test of time for a little over 4 decades, and I believe forever will. To me, Star Wars is not just a movie, it's an experience. A wondrous mesmerizing experience that features nothing but pure escapism and tons of memorabilia that is still highly influential in Hollywood to this day. Among all the memorabilia featured is extraordinary. The set pieces, easy quotes, memorable heroes and villains, sound effects, all down to the tee of just about everything lovable about a particular film being of such a high degree of likability! Even I can't describe how much is memorable because just about everything and more is!
The storytelling is simple and effective, as is the writing. However, the set pieces, planets, starships, etc. I think are meant to stand out greater than any of that. And that's not a bad thing! As I said, Star Wars is an experience. It's meant to be taken in, enjoyed, and the set pieces are an integral part of that. And to this day, are some of the most striking, elegant, and grandest set pieces I've ever seen, and are beautifully convincing. I could say they go hand in hand with the whole atmosphere which has such a lasting impact on one individual such as myself to last a lifetime. The action is wildly entertaining, engaging, and exciting and throughly enjoyable. Featuring a timeless Laser sword fight, laser blaster shootouts, and starship battles. Pure sense of fun for me and I could watch it over and over again, and I still do of course, and that in itself is a huge sense of escapism that I aforementioned that the film has, as well as a great respect and understanding of.
On paper, nome of the characters may seem entirely appealing, and I'll admit the acting might be considered below average to some people, but they are highly memorable, but onscreen they completely steal my heart away. Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker are undoubtedly a timeless hero and villain pairing. Darth Vader is one of the few movie villains that have stuck with me to this day, and standout as one of the most memorable villains in Hollywood to date. He's classic and original. His costume and voice are simply unforgettable. Among other characters, there's the classic black and white costumed Stormtrooper army, Carrie Fishers unforgettable Princess Leia, Harrison Fords charismatic Han Solo, Anthony Daniels and Kenny Baker's delightful C-3PO and R2-D2 who are 2 very outlandish and standout droids in movies to this day. There's also Peter Mayhew as the walking carpet Wookie, and Alec Guinness's intriguing Obi Wan Kenobi. It also features one of John Williams most stellar music scores and themes right after Steven Spielberg's Jaws.
Star Wars is also a classic representation of good vs. evil. The good guys are the Jedi, and the bad guys are the Sith. The colors that represent their opposing sides, the blue and red "lightsabers" for the Jedi and Sith retrospectively, amazingly represent that, as does the classic binary sunset which features brilliant cinematography during that scene, as does most of the film.
It is also about courage, hope, and inspiration and a fulfillment of one child's dreams and sense of things we only thought were possible in dreams. It is one of the monumental reasons of remembrance of my childhood to this day, and stands forever as an unforgettable film experience to me. It's a classic indeed. A landmark on Hollywood and sci fi filmmaking. And it totally redefined all of it. And in the best of ways something could ever influence something.