Why i stopped loving star wars.

Rating: 9/10 (19 September 2002)

This used to be my favorite film as a child, and it IS perfect for young boys (how many U-rated films have this much action?) but watching it now I can see that it is flawed. The plot is simple mythology with a futuristic sheen and the effects are superb BUT as a film it spelled the start of an era of big budget action pictures where effects (with Lucas' Industrial Light and Magic leading the way) too often replace characterization. The acting is a triumph of gusto and delivery over script-writing and though it remains one of the most important films of the 20th century, it simply isn't the same as when I watched it as an innocent 8 year old.