The best of the trilogy

Rating: Null/10 (31 August 1999)

***** The second installment of the Star Wars trilogy is pure cinematic magic .While "A New Hope" will always be the first , Episode V precedes it in every aspect of moviemaking . Luke,our innocent ,wet-behind the ears farmboy is now been replaced with a seasoned war veteran ,a commander in the virtuous Rebellion , the small resistance pursuing its war against the tyrannical Empire, led by the infamous Darth Vader, among others .When Their new base is located , The rebels flee into the depths space, Luke traveling to a mysterious destination at the behest of Ben Kenobi, in search of "Yoda" a supposed jedi master, while Han Solo, Princess Leia and the rest of the gang escape to the floating metropolis of Cloud city in seek of asylum . Unlike the first, which maintained a cheerful and light-hearted mood throughout, ESB is so much darker in tone that it seems like its set in a completely different universe of emotion altogether .Its sinister in its much closer examination of Vader , his obsession with luke, and the boundless methods hes willing to employ in his pursuit , touching and spiritual in its portrayal of the force to would-be-jedi Skywalker, and heartfelt and emotional in its thrilling climax {which I dare not reveal}and the scenes that follow . ESB is a true epic , surpassing expectations and becoming another classic.