Review of Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

It's no secret that Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope is the most utterly quotable film in history. It's very cheesy too but the innovative use of technology and a wide cast of interesting character makes it so irresistible. I mean, how many imitators have we had? Were any better? No, not even the sequels / prequels. Yea, you heard me, this is the best installment in the series and always will be.

Granted, I never understood the obsession and the cult fan following and I find them to be, in the words of The Joker, boring, I nevertheless enjoyed every little aspect of it and imbibed every scene it had to offer. It introduced us to so many characters that they have a become permanent staple in pop-culture. I mean, take a look at Darth Vader. Has a villain been parodied as much as poor Ol' Vader here? Then we have Chewbacca. Truth be told, I found him annoying and him being a talking character would've been much more interesting. But of course, my most, most favourites are C-3PO & R2-D2, two of the most lovable droids in droids-history. I mean, have non-human characters been this funny and likable? No, we don't get much of that nowadays!

Anyway, on a more less pleasing note, I would like to say this: Even though it's very entertaining it lacked lyricism and rhythm. It was like as if the word ACTION was suddenly shouted and everyone, whether prepared or not, just sprang into action. It could've done times better. Also, that damn Stormtrooper Effect (word coined by Roger Ebert). It was so embarrassing to watch. I mean, everyone does stupid things in their movies but this was too much. In conclusion, this film felt like it was scrubbed and polished but with a rather light hand but still, a kick-ass movie.

Just like Transformers started an unhealthy obsession among teenage males in Megan Fox, Star Wars started a solid, unshakable fan-following and obsession around the world, no age limit. I don't like taking things to the extreme and always found the games, cartoons and comics to be uninteresting. I think I'll just stick to the movies, thank you!

9.0/10