Astounding

Rating: 10/10 (19 December 2019)

The Empire Strikes back is the best Star Wars film ever made, it takes all that was great (which is all of it really) about "A New Hope" and expanded on that lore and those characters organically, and methodically, Lucas and Kershner giving their blood, sweat and tears to bring to life one of the greatest blockbusters of all time, again. Larger than life battles such as the Hoth invasion and the final lightsaber duel between father and son strike this film home and being bigger and better than the original, with a darker and more brooding villainous plot that leads into the third chapter of the saga, it keeps viewers entertained and captivated. The story beats aren't forced and each character is given time to become fully realized, even side characters like the bounty hunter Boba Fett, who doesn't need a lot of dialogue for us to know his intentions. "A New Hope" is us being introduced to the force, while Empire Strikes Back sees us believing in the power of the force, through characters like Yoda and Ben Kenobi, and the all too real Luke who struggles with the belief, we are transported to this galaxy and I definitely don't want to leave any time soon.