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The Empire Strikes Back: The Star Wars Saga
The Empire Strikes Back is the Best of the Star Wars Saga The Star Wars saga is one of the most successful film franchises of all time. Star Wars is loved and cherished by people all over the world, and has become a pop-culture phenomenon. Since 1977, George Lucas has released a total of six films in his epic space opera that deals with the age old battle of good versus evil. There is much debate about which film is the best of the saga, or which trilogy is better. If you peruse the old world wide web on this subject, you will see quite a few fans proclaiming that The Empire Strikes Back, the fifth film, is the best film in the saga. I am one such fan who subscribes to this belief. The Empire Strikes Back is the one film to find the perfect balance in …show more content…
I like the computer generated effects in the prequel trilogy, but they over power the films and detract from the story a bit. The visuals and special effects in the Empire Strikes Back compliment and enhance the story. The planets in this movie are stunning. They were created with loving detail and you believe they are real, rather than sets. The most impressive setting in this film, or any of the films for that matter, is Cloud City. The sun set in Cloud City is what you find in Colorado, wonderful hues of blue, orange, red and purple. For the longest time, viewers only caught brief glimpses of this beautiful sunset due to technology restraints on the set. This changed 1997 when Lucas released an updated version of the film, one that better captured his original vision. With the help of new digital technology, he was able to knock down walls and add windows to Cloud City, allowing the beautiful sunset to shine through. The space scenes in this film look slightly dated compared to the prequel trilogy, but nothing in any of the films compares to the asteroid chase scene in The Empire Strikes Back.
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