salmanalfarisi-81574 "Return of the Jedi" is an underrated series from "Star Wars" franchise and disliked for some people. Some people also love it but it didn't change the fact that this is the worst of all. Well, anything that people compared is better than "The Last Jedi" which people assume that most of them said it. For me, "Return of the Jedi" seems to have a fatal drop from the story and the plot. This is more of a cartoonish where maybe some people complained about the previous series because of their children. Honestly, "Return of the Jedi" is one of my most favorite series of franchises. No matter people say of "The Empire Strikes Back" or anything that people agree that is the best "Star Wars," this one is my favorites both when I first watched it and when I watched for the second times.The first opening scene opened with a battleship shot scene same as in the original, "A New Hope." A long short story, "Return of the Jedi" was set after Han Solo was captured by a bounty hunter Boba Fett and sold into the black market in Tatooine, Jabba the Hutt. The first opening scene opened with the second death star where Darth Vader as the first introduction along with John Williams' The Imperial March, Darth Vader's powerfully theme as if Darth Vader had become one of the huge Empire of the army and the whole planets are afraid of its existence. This is the slowest introduction to Luke Skywalker which seems like it's forced when Princess Leia and Chewbacca meet again with Han Solo. This scene wants to jump directly into the conclusions and therefore, viewers would be immediately introduced by the main spotlight, Luke Skywalker. Now, Luke is no longer a child who always lets his emotions or innocent children who didn't really understand knowledge but Luke is one of the most badass Jedi. The scene where Boba Fett, which he is one of my favorite characters when I playing video games, feels ridiculous and it instantly turned off. In fact, Boba Fett is one of the characters most appreciated by everyone, both fans of "Star Wars" and casual ones.The film is also more focused on an emotional conflict between Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker, how he had to persuade him to turn into the light side. The film will also introduce Palpatine as the person behind everything. When I first watched this film, I didn't feel that Darth Vader was even bowing to Palpatine which it was certainly stronger than Darth Vader. Keep in mind, this movie was directed by Richard Marquand along with Lawrence Kasdan and George Lucas as the writers. There are a lot of staff changes which it undergoes renewals. Although's like that, "Return of the Jedi" combines two narrative styles from its previous series so that a red wire you should need to understand the previous series before watching this movie. Unlike "Revenge of the Sith," this is a finale which determines how the "Star Wars" universe would come to "The Force Awakens" and "The Last Jedi.""Return of the Jedi" feels they lower its tone in this episode. This is more like a classic story of a great war which it makes that as the main point. In addition to some epic saga such as space battles and lightsabers, I just wonder why many people hate Ewok. Jar Jar Binks being hated for several reasons, but Ewoks? I only saw a bunch of teddy bears who were so happy to do their own party just for fun. However, this is also what makes "Star Wars" feel different from others. The battle on the Endor planet between Ewoks and Stormtrooper feels like a cartoon. These Ewoks are so easily beat the Stormtrooper using any natural things such as rocks, logs, and other classic traps. This also seems to me that the climax scene when Luke Skywalker opened the Darth Vader's mask who was dying. It just felt broken and emotionless. Maybe because some parents who complained, it finally degraded the circumstances to be more humorous and brighter than in "The Empire Strikes Back" dark and psychological atmosphere.The lightsaber final one on one fight between Luke and Vader isn't really interesting and looks natural, with a normal choreography. More precisely, there is no choreography. But, their emotions are so teary and became a magnificent cover from the battle between the light and dark side. The film also wants to raise a nostalgia or intertextuality feeling in this movie such as a friendly encounter between Han Solo, Leia, and Chewbacca as it seems to be charming. Looking back at the desert land from the Tatooine planet is also one of the ways to start the "Star Wars" saga and it 's like a hometown after a long misadventure. The story confession also feels like it has no impact on the previous series in terms of emotion without a strong intensity. Although like that, this film still gives a beautiful visual effect such as one of my favorite is the chasing scene at the Endor planet and the last mission destroying the second death star. Admiral Ackbar's "it's a trap" quote is one of the reasons why this movie is so memorable even many thoughts are made into a pop culture in it. Take the example of "Family Guy.""Return of the Jedi" seems to come out from a pretty disappointing for the storytelling style which seems like childish and cartoonish. Unlike the previous series, Richard Marquand as a director also added one that made this film more interesting in terms of cinematography and visual effects. With the conclusion that connects a line from the previous two series, "Return of the Jedi" is like a happy ending movie which isn't too pretentious but can be one of the main conclusions. The John Williams 'score is amazing in this movie especially when the Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker's theme songs are put together into a single score. However, "Return of the Jedi" became one of my most favorite of all series, no matter what people said, this one takes the whole cakes.

Nominahorn I just finished re-watching all six Lucas-era Star Wars films in episode order (I-VI) with the commentary and want to give my reviews of each film. Let me preface by saying that I am a lifelong Star Wars fan who grew up with the original trilogy and literally have no memory of a time in my life before SW. As such, I am not going to be totally unbiased in my reviews, but I will try to be somewhat objective.A year after Luke's fateful confrontation with Vader, his father, he and the rest of our heroes (including Lando now) are back on his home planet of Tatooine to try and free Han from his carbonite prison in the clutches of Jabba the Hutt. Afterwards they reunite with the Rebel fleet, now much larger and more powerful than ever, where they plan a strike to destroy a second Death Star being constructed under the direct supervision of Emperor Palpatine. The resulting mission climaxes with a dramatic confrontation between Luke, his father, and the emperor to decide the fate of the Skywalkers, the Jedi, and that of the entire galaxy.Coming to the end of the saga is always such a bittersweet experience for me. I know that RotS was the last one made, but watching this movie is when it really hits me that George Lucas will not be making any more movies like this. The SW saga has had such a treasured place in my heart for my entire life, and the pale imitations that Disney keeps pooping out are more of a reminder of something I can't have any more of (new SW material) than any actual consolation. That said, this is unfortunately a rather flawed movie. I think it's the most inconsistent in quality of the six movies, with very high high points but a lot of mediocre stuff as well. Lucas really tied his hands by not resolving anything in ESB, especially by leaving the Han Solo cliffhanger, which leads to the awkward situation where the first act of this movie is not really related to the overall plot. As such, the whole story here feels disjointed and not smooth. Let's get into it.THE GOOD-All the scenes with Vader, the Emperor, and/or Luke are really the core of this movie and what saves it from mediocrity. I'm constantly impressed by Palpatine's skill at manipulating people. Even though Luke KNOWS he is being manipulated, he still can't control himself. And sure, part of that is the Skywalker impulsiveness, but major credit goes to Palpatine for being so good at what he does. -As a kid, the final space battle is really why I loved this movie. To see how far the ILM team came in just 6 years is very impressive, because the scale of that battle is something they could only imagine when ANH was made, and it probably pushes the limit of what can realistically be done without cgi.-It's really satisfying to see Luke finally as a fully-powered Jedi. The way he completely dismantles Jabba's private army hearkens back to Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan being utterly unstoppable against the battle droids in Episode I.-I know I've mentioned it several times before in other reviews, but Ben Burtt's sound design is just fantastic. The sounds of the speeder bikes in particular are something that has always stuck with me for how cool and unique they sound. -The choral music that comes in during the final part of the duel between Vader and Luke is amazing and gives me goosebumps every time.-There are some strong Messianic themes associated with both Luke and Anakin. Luke has come to redeem the sins of Anakin the same was Christ did for Adam. Anakin and Adam both chose themselves and their selfish and prideful desires over doing what was right. Luke, son of Anakin, and Christ, son of Adam, make the opposite choice, choosing self-sacrifice over evil, thus redeeming the sins of their fathers. But in the end it is Anakin, conceived of a virgin, who ultimately destroys death (Palpatine) and restores life (bringing balance to the Force)--sacrificing his own life to do so before being reborn in the Force. So in a way he plays both Adam and Christ in this particular Messianic tale.-I know this isn't a popular opinion, but I absolutely love that the DVD/bluray version has Force ghost Anakin played by Hayden Christensen. There's something so powerful about seeing him the way he was before he defiled his soul with evil--smiling and happy with his old friends and mentors again. It gets me in the feels every time.THE BAD-The entire first act on Tatooine. The only benefit of it is that it establishes Luke as a full-on and very powerful Jedi now. Aside from that, it serves no real purpose for the plot.-Boba Fett's inglorious end.-The Ewoks. They bog down the story and it's not really believable to see them beating the Imperial troops. It was an interesting idea to try and parallel them with Germanic tribes beating the Roman Empire, but the execution was ruined by the fact that they are 2 foot tall teddy bears. -Death Star rehash. I get that this is the way Lucas originally wrote it and that the Death Star stuff was moved to ANH just in case that was the only movie made, but once it became clear that the whole trilogy was getting made, he should have come up with something different for this movie rather than just doing that again.-I don't like the special edition diegetic music at all. Give me back the Yub Yub song, please.-I also don't care for the beak they put on the Sarlacc. Overall, the special edition changes were definitely not a improvement for this film.THE UGLY-It's a little odd that Palpatine doesn't struggle at all when Vader picks him up. He just like "Yep, this is my life now" as he gets tossed down the shaft.-The look of betrayal by Vader when Palpatine tells Luke to kill him (great job by David Prowse portraying that shocked reaction without any facial expressions or dialogue to work with). It's the exact same look Dooku gives Palpatine when he tell Anakin to kill him. I really don't know what Vader thought would happen when he brought Luke to the Emperor. He knows there can be only two Sith at a time, so either he was hoping Luke would kill Palpatine (no indication given of that in this movie) or that Palpatine would kill Luke (in which case why bother capturing him). My only conclusion can be that Anakin is just not very bright at all. Which retroactively make Vader much less cool than we used to think he was. He really does seem like a tragic Shakespearian character in the end, a fool like Othello who wasn't smart enough to see how Iago was manipulating him the whole time and his lack of perception and critical thinking was what undid him. The difference between him and Othello is that the latter is a pawn all the way to the end, while Anakin seizes some small measure of agency by killing his Iago at the end. However, much like with the Shakespeare play, I think it's possible that the SW saga can be interpreted in such a way that the villain is actually the protagonist and the supposed hero is merely a pawn in his game. Throughout the saga, it is Palpatine who always is in control and proactive in pushing forward his own goals. He has almost all the agency in these movies and thus in many ways he is the protagonist, just like Iago.

jellyminded By far the greatest episode in the saga! Great story, acting, creatures and amazing ending to the franchise!..... pre Disney ;)

valimar-88352 This is a very good movie and worthy successor to the legendary A New Jope and and magnificent triumph of The Empire Strikes Back. However, it is not quite as good as its predecessors, even though it is inconceivable that one could watch and enjoy those two films and then not see Return of the Jedi.The good:1. Jabba the Hutt. Yes, he's obese, slimy, nasty and gross. But he also helps to flesh out the Star Wars universe (no pun intended) by showing us that there is more than one type of evil here, and the Sith and Imperials aren't the only bad guys our heroes have to contend with.2. Boba Fett. I wrote a review of The Empire Strikes back and forgot to mention this fan favourite. Shame on me. However, there is more of Mr. Fett in this movie. He appears to meet an ignominious end, but I have it on good authority he escaped.3. Obi-Wan is a liar? I won't give away the spoiler even here, but certainly in this movie we begin to realize that while the Jedi are on the side of good, they are not saints and are not above deception to achieve their goals. And that is certainly true of Obi-Wan himself. This actually sets us up to find the events of the Prequel Trilogy less shocking but more palatable than they otherwise might have been. 4. The Battle of Endor in space: tremendously exciting and suspenseful. It is all practical special effects and frankly they are superior to the CGI effects of the Prequel Trilogy space battles.5. The Emperor: a stunning and chilling performance, which reveals the bigger bad and ultimate evil behind Darth Vader all along. "Do not underestimate the Emperor, or suffer your father's fate you will." Luke ignores this advice of Yoda, and soon comes to regret it.6. Darth Vader's redemption; one of the most dramatic and suspenseful moments in cinematic history, and ultimately one of the most emotionally rewarding.The indifferent:1. Luke and Leia are twins. I would say this is cool except...one can't help but think of that one scene in The Empire Strikes Back. "I guess you don't know everything about women yet." And then...ewww...only now do we realize the ewww factor between Luke and Leia ever after.The bad:7. The Ewoks. OK, as a kid I loved the Ewoks. Watching again as an adult, I still think they are cute. But for them to go from just assisting the Rebels in their infiltration of the Imperial base on Endor, to actually defeating an entire legion of the Emperor's finest elite Stormtroopers using stone age technology? Oh dear...I'm afraid that's just completely silly, to the point that I almost feel like Graham Chapman's colonel from Monty Python's Flying Circus should march into the battle and say "Stop that! This whole scene is completely silly!" (Bonus points if you get that reference.)In conclusion - overall this is a worthy conclusion to the Original Trilogy, and certainly emotionally satisfying, but it doesn't quite hit the high points of its predecessors.