in 1977 , something never though possible happened .
the film star wars was released , with extraordinary , never seen before techniques of special effects .
the film set a new standard for special effects in film .
not only did it set a standard for the special effects , it set a standard for film itself .
the plot is one of the most creative i heard ever .
the legend of star wars starts long ago with the jedi .
the jedi were warriors who were wiped out by the dark side .
darth vader is the leader of the dark side .
ben obi - wan kenobi , played by sir alec guinness , was one of those jedi who is still alive today .
darth vader was once a jedi , until he turned to the dark side .
years after the killing of the jedi , darth vader is still around causing trouble .
r2-d2 and c-3p0 are both what we call " driods " , or robots that are of assistance to humans .
while an attack on the ship that princess leia , played by carrie fisher , is aboard , she inserts a message to r2-d2 , who is also on the ship .
to obi - wan kenobi pleading for help .
the princess is captured by vader , but r2-d2 and c-3p0 get away on an escape pod that eventually lands them on the remote planet of tatooine .
the jawas , or small creatures who sell droids , pick r2-d2 and c-3p0 up to sell .
they are bought by luke skywalker 's ( mark hamill ) family .
while luke is cleaning the droids , the message from princess leia is found .
luke finds this obi - wan kenobi , and learns that obi - wan was a friend of luke 's father , who is now dead .
luke also learns his family was a jedi .
after luke 's family is killed by tropps from the dark side , ben decides to put luke through training to stop the dark side and destroy them once and for all .
ben wants to create a new jedi .
first , the two must find princess leia and serve her .
han solo , played by harrison ford , and his sidekick chewbacca , played by peter mayhew , are consulted about providing a ship to complete the tasks necessary .
after meeting up with leia , the film really picks up .
luke continues his training as a pilot and to become a jedi , ben kenobi confronts darth vader , and many other interesting events occur
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star wars is an amazing epic .
the plot is so original and amazing , i can not believe it .
the special effects , especially for its time , are wonderful and realistic .
the space scenes in particular are the most fun to watch .
the ships flown by all are very unique and creative .
the costumes are also out of this world .
the scenery is so different from anything i have ever seen before
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there are a variety of different very memorable set pieces that will stay with me forever .
the entire premise of star wars is amazing .
the creatures and droids that we see throughout the film are one of a kind .
even the human characters are different .
every character is extremely likable and different from characters from other sci fi films .
the acting on everyone 's part is great , especially that of sir alec guinness 's .
even though the concept is not realistic at all , it is pulled off very nicely .
the acting , setting , effects , costumes , and sound make it work .
if any of these were messed up , star wars would have come off as one huge joke .
the ending works very well , and left it very open to the sequels that came afterward .
in early 1997 , a special edition of star wars was released .
the film was re - mastered so it looked better than it did in 1977 .
a few creatures were added here and there , and even an entire deleted scene with han solo and jabba the hutt ( seen in return of the jedi ) was added to the film .
think that 's enough ?
on may 19 , 1999 , star wars episode i : the phantom menace will be released , followed by two more films that will reveal what went on before a new hope .
with this , star wars is bound to become the greatest tale told in our time .
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