Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983)

Directed by: Richard Marquand | 130 minutes | action, adventure, fantasy, science fiction | Actors: Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Peter Mayhew, Sebastiaan Shaw, Ian McDiarmid, Frank Oz, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, Alec Guinness, Kenny Baker, Michael Pennington, Kenneth Colley

It remains a strange phenomenon why the (old) ‘Star Wars’ films have become so successful and popular. In fact, the films are very superficial, the characters stereotypical clichés and in the meantime the special effects are already quite dated. With the boom in special effects, fans still continue to put the old films on a pedestal and find the new films from spiritual father George Lucas downright inferior to the first space trilogy from the early 1980s. why?

Simple, Star Wars is pure childhood sentiment for many people! In fact, the films are nothing more than exciting boys’ books about the underdog, Luke Skywalker, who becomes what he wanted to be: a brave hero who stands up for the good. In addition, he makes great friends, Han Solo, Yoda and Obi wan Kenobi, and overcomes the evil, Darth Vader. If you know how to package everything in a smoothly told story full of appealing characters, then you’ve got gold in your hands.

The charm of ‘Star Wars’ is the sheer fun of the series and the well-designed atmosphere of the space universe. Everything is nice and clear: the bad guys wear masks – the heroes don’t, the bad guys shoot red laser beams, the heroes green and so on. In addition, as mentioned, the packaging is also important. The films are all beautiful to watch and the epic soundtrack by John Williams only reinforces that. It’s no different in the case of ‘Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi’.

Also in this film the highlights consist of the spectacular dogfights in space and the exciting duels with the counterpart of the old-fashioned sword, the lightsabers. It would be a shame to reveal too much about the storyline and the characters. ‘Star Wars’ is difficult to describe, you have to experience it. The power, or Force if you will, lies in the appealing story and the overwhelming atmosphere and appearance of the films. This mix delivers a boyhood dream come to life that you will enjoy full of pleasure. Provided you are open to it of course.