Disclaimer: Contains spoilers!
Plot Summary: The Death Star is being rebuilt under the guidance of the Emperor himself as the rebels prepare for one final fight against the Empire.
Review: As with the last two SW films, Jedi has all the same perks: excellent music, impressive special effects, fun action and setpieces, and our legendary characters come to their final conclusions as well as the introduction of new characters like the first view of Jabba the Hut (I do not count that ANH add-on). But there is just a slight dip in the quality of storytelling here that makes things feel amiss. I don't know if it's because the expectations were so high or because it's so hard to bring closure to everything in a way that will please all fans. Obviously the Ewoks annoyed the hell out of a lot of fans, but I must stress, contrary to popular belief, they did NOT beat the Empire. They merely helped the rebels win ONE battle. Other than the Ewoks, just about everything else is on a grander scale than the previous films. The dogfights are bigger with so many tie fighters and rebel fighters flying about. I did think it was dumb how easy the super star destroyer was killed though! The resolution to our characters come full circle as Yoda dies telling Luke he will be the last jedi if he can defeat Vader. Han and Leia finally get together, and we find out Luke and Leia are siblings. And after an epic lightsaber duel, Luke defeats Vader, Vader redeems himself by killing the Emperor, and the Death Star is destroyed by Lando. We even have Leia in the infamous, sexy slave bikini! What more could you ask for? All of this results in a fitting end to one of the most cherished movie franchises in history. Honestly, everyone should have watched these movies by now as the original trilogy is mandatory film viewing in my opinion. I even watched the trilogy a few times over the years in basic schooling so I don't know how anyone alive has not seen these films!
Notable Moment: The final duel between Luke and Vader. The music playing when Luke goes berserk is probably the best in the franchise.
Final Rating: 10/10
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