Every Star Wars Movie Ranked

The Empire Strikes Back it vividly captures love, loss, pain and fear, even for a child who was unaware of these emotions. (Lines like “I know” and “I’m your father” have stuck with me my whole life.) Characters like Han, Leia, and Luke represented the best of us. They were not just heroes, they were, for so many millions of people, real life people who could feel anguish, fear or uncertainty. This movie put these characters through incredibly difficult challenges, but there was always hope, until the stunning final image of Luke, Leia, R2-D2, and C-3P0 watching the Millennium Falcon fly off in search of Han. Sure, Luke kisses Han. her sister for the second time, but this movie represents the perfect Star Wars the film can do.

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