The start to an epic adventure

Rating: 9/10 (2 January 2020)

A New Hope will forever go down in history as the start of one of the greatest cinematic adventures of all time. This movie is everything - from characters, to character development, to the introduction of John Williams' famous score, to crafting a great conflict between the protagonist and antagonist.
The character development of Luke Skywalker in this movie alone shows nothing less than great storytelling. At the start of this movie, Luke just wanted to go to the "Tosche Station to pick up some power converters!", and by the end of the movie he's using the force to help destroy the greatest weapon of all time: "That's no moon. It's a space station."
While I was not alive in 1977, I can only imagine the audiences reaction after seeing this gem of a film. It has lived on from generation to generation, and still generates awe inspiring wonder from a story told "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...."
Final grade: Easily a 9/10