The movie that shook the world!

Rating: Null/10 (13 April 2007)

The world of cinema has never been the same since George Lucas brought this film to the screen. It has had more impact on the world than any movie. It has become a living icon of story-telling to an entire generation and since it's release it has been the standard by which all epic blockbuster movies are measured.
The original three films - most often referred to as the "original trilogy" - "Star Wars", "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi" introduced us to a world - "far, far away" but it became the very human element that millions identified with through the classic myth motif. Its images and symbols have bridged across cultures, its characters become house-hold words.
I will never forget the first time I saw the opening frame of the spaceships crossing the screen in the first film and I will never experience another moment in the theatre like I did when in ROTJ, one of cinema's most recognized villains gave up his lust for power, discarded his evil past and once again found compassion through the love of his son who refused to abandon faith in him, to sacrifice himself to save his son and the galaxy. When Vader picked up the Emperor and threw him to his doom to save Luke - the entire theatre that I was sitting in that day, erupted with applause - the sound was deafening and like I have never before since experienced.
George Lucas has given the world of cinema a great gift with his ground-breaking special effects technology and has set free imaginations and inspired countless film-makers since. His company Industrial Light and Magic (ILM) have broaden the scope of film-making to enormous heights, making nothing impossible to be seen on the screen; the boundaries, if any, are limited to only our imaginations.
The Star Wars film saga may be over now, but it will live forever.