How many henchmen can Vader kill?
OK, here goes. I have never watched Star Wars. I am a twenty-four-year-old man/child who, somehow, avoided seeing the Star Wars films. Actually, that’s not quite accurate, I did watch The Phantom Menace at the cinema - maybe that explains it. So, in order to catch up with, what seems like, the rest of the planet, I managed to catch the second film on my Sky box (having seen most of the first one the previous week - I did not review that due to not seeing the whole movie).
Star Wars, for any other cultural hermits out there, is an intergalactic action/adventure franchise that began in the late 1970s, when pioneering special effects man George Lucas wrote a sci-fi story based around an evil empire that wants to control the galaxy, and the fight by the rebels to stop them. Mark Hamill plays Luke Skywalker, leader of the rebels, whose journey in this film sees him find the legendary Jedi warrior Yoda, who will teach him how to use the Force for good (the force being some kind of cosmic connection to the galaxy which allows superpowers).
Meanwhile, the evil Darth Vader and his Empire are on the hunt for Skywalker, and happen upon their rebel base. A spaceship chase ensues, as Vader attempts to take down the Millennium Falcon - piloted by Skywalker’s close buddies.
It’s a thrilling and brilliantly made film, one that puts together momentous special effects with compelling characters and a thoughtful two-prong storyline. The action sequences are where the film is most effective, creating highly tense moments and awesome stunts.
Regardless of the franchise’s status as, arguably, the most iconic sci-fi films of all time (I’m sure I just heard a ghost whisper “Harry Potter”), it must be said that The Empire Strikes Back is still a compelling and thrilling watch, an enduring sci-fi classic that renders modern action/adventures impotent.
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