What can I say about "Star Wars" by George Lucas and not sound redundant. So many have written reviews of this film that mine seems so benign by comparison.
Even after all these years I still get excited as the music starts and the blue writing starts scrolling up the screen. I'm not thrilled by the newer flashier versions of the originals. Granted CGI (computer generated imagery) helped enhance the films a bit with a few things here or there. I guess I love the feeling I had watching the originals as a child with child like wonder. I didn't care if the planet blew up correctly or the fact that some creatures in the background weren't there. I just remember the feeling of being taken away to a fantastical place, where I cared for Luke Skywalker, Leia, Han Solo and I wanted to see them succeed.
Granted "Star Wars" wasn't the best film to showcase Alec Guinness who was best known from "The Bridge over the River Kwai" but it secured him into the hearts of millions around the world who will forever know him as Obi Wan Kenobi. My only plea is go see some of Alec Guinness' other work. He really is a brilliant British actor.
One of the things that I think makes "Star Wars" stand out is the fact that John Williams wrote the score. When most films of the 1970's were done by Synthesizer, John Williams used an orchestra. The result? One of the most famous pieces of music to date. Who can forget the theme song. Even now years later I can sit here and hum the theme song, Darth Vaders theme, etc.
The main thing that stands out is the mythology of "Star Wars." How a young protagonist, who wants to rebel against his guardians is thrown into a war that isn't his own but finds he's a main piece on the chess board. You end up caring for these characters who at the beginning didn't know anything about. You cheer for Luke Skywalker as he grows and matures, you root for Han Solo the bad boy with a heart of gold. You understand that Leia is in a place of power and wants to help save the Galaxy.
"Star Wars" will forever be one of my favorite films in that I can pop it in and be transported again to a place that is familiar and happy that I knew as a child.
-A-
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