Return of the Jedi

Rating: 8/10 (21 September 2015)

Return of the Jedi is the final installment in the original Star Wars trilogy. It is a very important chapter in the story, we meet the Emperor for the first time and we see Luke trying to bring Vader back to the good side, and the struggle within.
Unfortunately we also meet one of the things I hate the most about Star Wars: the Ewoks. I hate them. I hate them so much. The Ewoks represent the first time George Lucas did something not for the sake of plot, but to sell toys and stupid cartoons that kids would watch because kids would love the cuddly little bears. OK, when the Emperor says something like "There is a legion of my best troops on Endor" and they just get taken down by little bears with pointy sticks and rocks, that just doesn't make any sense now does it? They are taking down trained soldiers with the greatest military technology in the galaxy (including AT-STs)?!? are you kidding me? However, some of my favorite scenes in the entire saga are in Jedi, such as the Sarlacc Pit sequence and the final confrontation between Vader and Luke. Jedi is, unfortunately, a flawed film. Even without the Ewoks this movie has some mistakes. Just to mention them quickly, the dark tone of Empire is gone. Instead, it is replaced with light hearted tone for children. The idea of a second Death Star is retarded and the movie uses a lot of blue screen that was not used in the previous films and the effects in those scenes simply do not hold up anymore. As much as I love the look of Jabba and his palace, the entire sequence with Jabba lasts like 40 minutes and really has nothing to do with the real story. You know, the Star Wars. Some great iconic things happen because of Jabba but it kind of makes the movie stall. Han Solo should have died in Empire. He was just the damsel in distress in Jedi and has nothing to do in the movie. The whole scene where they are are being held captive by the Ewoks and C3PO tells the story of the last films makes the movie stall. Leia changes her outfit like 7 times in the movie so it could appeal to younger girls and sell toys. Yoda's death feels abrupt and Obi Wan's ghost sitting down to tell Luke a story is so stupid. The movie is filled with expository dialogue and a prime example is in the opening of the movie when C3PO says "Oh look it's Captain Solo. And he's still frozen in carbonite." So stupid. Oh yeah and Boba Fett's death is so stupid.
Jedi is a movie that is heavily flawed but still has some great moments and I simply cannot disregard it because of that.