CAST: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, James Earl Jones, Billy Dee Williams
DIRECTED BY: Irvin Kershner
"Luke, I am your fahzah"
Yes, I know what you're gonna say, "Elisa, how the hell have you not seen all of the Star Wars movies by now?". Well, that's a great question...which I really don't know how to answer. I guess over the years I've had many opportunities to immerse myself in this franchise, as so many other people have, but I chose to do other things...like watch slasher flicks. I HAVE however seen the entire second trilogy of Star Wars films, all of which blew ass except for the last 45 minutes of Revenge of the Sith. That could possibly be a contributing factor...
Anyway, today I made the decision to watch the second, or technically fifth installment of the Star Wars franchise. One thing that bugs me about franchise films is that they are very predictable. Since the story lines are very much advertised and replicated in pop culture, you already know what's going to happen (thank you Family Guy) so it's just a matter of watching how it happens I guess.
This specific episode begins in the land of Hoth, which is not only an Ice World, but is also where every creature looks like something out of The Neverending Story. Aside from that, Hoth serves as a sort of hide out/command center for the Rebel forces (the good guys) from the Empire (the bad guys). OK so, their little hide out is discovered by Darth Vadar (voice of James Earl Jones--no one really cares who's actually in the suit) so the good guys try to escape. Shit hits the fan, Luke, instructed by Obi Wan Kenobi, sets off to find the "Master Jedi" who will teach him the way of the Jedi. While that's going on, Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) and Han Solo (Harrison Ford), who have ongoing intense sexual frustration between each other throughout the entire film, along with Cewbacca and C 3po (no sexual frustration there, more like bosom buddies), are trying to avoid Darth Vadar in the Millenium Falcon. To sum this up, Luke stumbles upon Yoda, greatest Star Wars character ever, who at first is skeptical of Luke, but ends up training him anyway. Lando something or other (Billy Dee Williams) sets up Han and gets them all kidnapped by Vadar, not to mention gets Han carbon froze and sent off to Jaba the Hut, but later helps the rest of them escape. Luke fights Vadar, loses his hand, and finds out that Vadar is his father. That's a lot of baggage for like 5 minutes.
You're left with wondering at the end of the film, what happened to Han Solo, is Darth Vadar going to die at some point, what the hell is Yoda, and what does Luke REALLY think about Vadar being his father. As you can see, it's really hard for me to criticize this film. I mean, Star Wars is Star Wars. There's nothing like it and it is unique in it's own right. A lot of people put the Star Wars and Star Trek franchises side by side, but I think that's pretty stupid because they are two totally different levels. Soon I will watch the 3rd and final installment and develop more of a summary of the complete series once I have all my info correct. Since Family Guy hasn't come out with a parody of Return of the Jedi, i'm sort of in the dark about the whole conclusion of this epic tail. Although I have a feeling that Darth Vadar doesn't prevail...
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