Great ending to a brillent Saga Contains Spoilers

Rating: 10/10 (2 December 2001)

***********If you haven't seen ROTJ read this review with caution******* `What can you say about the final installment in the greatest saga since the bible.' Other then that it is truly one of the greatest pieces in cinema's history. Although I like to consider the saga as one great movie, Return of the Jedi is got to be my favorite Episode in the series. After Empire Strikes Back the Star Wars saga is at a crossing point, the rebels are showing signs of defeat, but have been strong enough to survive. It's difficult tell how they are going to defeat an empire so big. Like most films it's usually a crack shot chance that is thought up miraculously by the main character. George Lucas knew better then to follow with a random luck victory. The movie starts with two druids (C3PO, R2D2) entering Jabba's Palace; slowly Laia and Luke also show up to rescue Han. Luke goes to Jabba's Palace and fights off from being a nasty animal's meal twice.
The group splits up and go their own ways, Luke goes back to Degabath to get questions, find out that he has a sister (Laia), accepts Darth Vader as his father, and watches the greatest Jedi ever (Yoda) die. The others head for Home One to plan for an attack on the empire, Lando Calrissian has offer to lead the attack on the Death Star 2, while Han has volunteered for the Endor mission. While enlisting his crew, Luke comes back and joins Han's mission. During this briefing Mon Monmeth explains the planning to destroy the empire and what great knowledge and sacrifices went into conceiving the plan. Han, Luke, Laia, and Chewy take a military squad and a stolen shuttle to land on the forest moon. The story unfolds brilliantly as the group of rebels, create an alliance with small seemingly harmless creatures. As mission on folds Luke tells Laia about their family ties and convinces her that he most surrender to Darth Vader. We think the alliance is making a surprise attack on the second Death Star but as Lord Vader brings his son before the Emperor we realize that the Emperor himself has set up the whole invasion. The Rebels are caught off guard and go into survival mode. After Han and his crew get captured the ewoks and Chewie use primitive tactics against the overbearing machinery of the empirical forces. Like the Revolutionary War and Vietnam the gorilla warfare destroys the superior power enemies. Luke thinking that the Rebels are hopeless lets his anger out and forms a duel with his father Darth Vader a.k.a. Anakin Skywalker. After Vader announces that his sister will be the next target that he will lure into joining the dark side if Luke refuses to join; Luke uses all his strength and hatred to strike down Vader cutting off his hand.

Then only of the greatest scenes in motion picture history occurs, Luke looks down at his mechanical hand and then looks at his father whose hand he just cut off. With facial expressions and classical music we the audience knows exactly what Luke is thinking. That Luke is becoming his father it's at that point Luke has become a Jedi Knight and he refuses to be turned or to fight anymore. The emperor doesn't change his heart, he send lightning bolts at Luke's. Just has Han destroys the shield on Endor Luke cries out to have his father save him. Then out of nowhere Darth Vader picks up the emperor and chucks him down a silo. I won't even get into the end your just going to have to figure out how the ending is absolutely brillent yourself. This shouldn't be very hard; if you haven't seen Return of the Jedi walk down to your local video store and rent this masterpiece, but I warn you if you say you haven't seen it someone is going to start laughing at you.