I think its kind of easy to look at the original ‘Star Wars’ and take it for granted. Its a little rickety by modern film standards, but this alongside movies like ‘Jaws’ helped essentially bring the Hollywood system back from the brink of literal death. And even to this day, rewatching this film for the GOD knows how many-th time. Its kind of easy to see why.
For clarity, ever since I managed to get ahold of the HD ‘Despecialized’ versions in the early to mid 2010’s (Versions that attempt to restore the film as closely as possible to their original theatrical premier iterations after Lucas basically tweaked, upgraded and altered the film with near enough every single home and theatrical release this had) The ‘Despecialized’ versions have been my go to for rewatches.
And…honestly? what is there to say really…it’s ‘Star Wars’ Often imitated, rarely equalled its near enough the perfect blend of JUST the right elements on almost every front, to create something that…for the time was genuinely a form of revolutionary cinematic recycling.
The scripts well paced, doesnt overstay its welcome, has near seamless transitions between the act structures. It balances dark themes with a lighter and genuinely comedic tone at times. It isnt afriad to be silly, witty or charismatic. The characters all have a degree of depth, nuance and come across as sincerely genuine and likeable.
The directions near enough perfect, as is direction of the cast. The cine is rock solid utilizing technology that, for the time was in and of itself a marvel.
The casting is LITERALLY perfect, the editings razor, the scoring…a delight.
I dont really have much more to say other than that. Its a damn fun film thats maybe a *little* creaky by 21st century standards. But I figure this Lucas Kid is gonna go places if he keeps this kind of thing up!
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