Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

1980 second Star Wars movie.
==First watch as an adult (25th December 2016)==
===Format===
At home, alone
===Journal===
Having just watched Rogue One and A New Hope, Christmas 2016 rolled around and thought it would be fun to watch Empire Strikes Back.
It seemed a lot more epic and dramatic than A New Hope. I really enjoyed the characters and the pacing. It's widely considered the best of the Star Wars films, and I can see that it's got more of something that A New Hope lacked, but I think that's because A New Hope had kind of a smaller scale. It was a simpler film, a space fantasy standalone. Empire was gearing up to make that into a trilogy.
Next, Return of the Jedi!
===Rating===
1
==Second watch as an adult (June 2019)==
===Format===
At home, alone
===Journal===
I was planning my trip to Skellig Michael for the end of July 2019, when I got the urge to rewatch the original trilogy. I was trying to get a feel for how the original trilogy was written and perceived as it came out.
Empire is I guess the movie that really fleshed out the original conception of Star Wars, adding important elements to the music, characters and lore. As a movie it's darker, more complex, cleverer I guess. I love the Yoda reveal. I like how it doesn't have another Ultimate Weapon to destroy and the conflict naturally progresses from the first movie (the Empire was not destroyed and it makes sense it would strike back).
I think perhaps I prefer the first movie though, in a way. I like its simplicity. But opinions change.
===Rating===
1
Category:1980s films
Category:Science fiction films
Category:Fantasy films
Category:Space opera films
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